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Open All Hours is a BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke and starring Ronnie Barker as a miserly shop keeper and David Jason as his put-upon nephew who works as his errand boy.

First Aired

1976-02-20
Last Aired

1985-10-06
Creator

Roy Clarke
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

4
Episodes

25
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

nurse workaholic fiancé bicycle northern england uncle yorkshire working class miser customer nephew errand boy shopkeeper cash register sitcom workplace comedy

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1. Full Of Mysterious Promise

Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labe...More

Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labels! He then tries to foist them off onto his customers.Less

30mins 1976-02-20

2. A Mattress On Wheels

Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a...More

Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van. Granville hopes that a mattress in the back of it will help his love life - and maybe Arkwright's, too!Less

30mins 1976-02-27

3. A Nice Cosy Little Disease

Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention o...More

Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who he feels has been neglecting him.Less

30mins 1976-03-05

4. Beware Of The Dog

After a bungled burglary on his premises, Arkwright decided the time is right for a guard dog for the ...More

After a bungled burglary on his premises, Arkwright decided the time is right for a guard dog for the shop. However, instead of a real dog, he tries to fool everyone with just the sound of a dog! Meanwhile, Granville thinks he could be the father of Maureen's baby, Eric!Less

30mins 1976-03-12

5. Well Catered Funeral

Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully...More

Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!Less

30mins 1976-03-19

6. Apples and Self Service

Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.

Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.Less

30mins 1976-03-26

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Cast

Ronnie Barker

David Jason

Granville

Barbara Flynn

Lynda Baron

Shirley Steedman

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Stephanie Cole

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Reviews for Open All Hours

A Review by Geronimo1967

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-02-23

It took the BBC a couple of years after the end of "Porridge" to find another suitable sitcom for the considerable talents of Ronnie Barker,... read more

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A Review by CinemaSerf

It took the BBC a couple of years after the end of "Porridge" to find another suitable sitcom for the considerable talents of Ronnie Barker, and so in 1976 they reunited him with producer Sydney Lotterby and "Last of the Summer Wine" creato...