Peterhead Porridge: Tales from the Funny Side of Scotland's Most Notorious Prison

James Crosbie was Britain's most wanted man in 1974. With a successful business and an enviable Lifestyle the seemed to have everything going for him - until he got bored with his life and turned to armed robbery. He ended up in Peterhead Prison, doing time with some of the hardest, and funniest, men in crime. Peterhead Porridge is a remarkable account of the people he met: people like the Saughton Harrier, who escaped from prison by dressing up as a runner, complete with running vest and number, and joining in as a race went by. Another escapee, Tweety Pie, was so called because when he flew the coop he had a nasty case of jaundice. Then there was Square Go, the prison warder who was always up for a fight. And discover the practical jokes that were the trademark of Glasgow's Godfather Arthur Thompson and what really happened when someone poured their porridge over his head in the breakfast queue. Funny, sad and at times barely believable, Peterhead Porridge is a unique insight into the other side of prison life.