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Open All Hours (1976)

7.9 4 seasons 25 episodes Ended

Comedy

Open All Hours is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke, starring Ronnie Barker as penny-pinching corner-shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, and David Jason as his nephew and assistant Granville. The programme originated as a 1973 episode of Barker’s comedy anthology Seven of One, and later ran for 26 episodes; the first series broadcast on BBC2, the remaining three series broadcast on BBC1.

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Seasons & episodes

Soulmate WantedSep 1, 1985 · 30m

Granville decides it's high time he did something about his single status and places an advert in the lonely hearts column. He actually get…

Horse-TradingSep 8, 1985 · 30m

Arkwright has a rival: corner shop owner Mr Gupta, so he sends Granville undercover – in a sari – to check him out. Arkwright believes he c…

The Housekeeper CaperSep 15, 1985 · 30m

Arkwright believes that he can make Nurse Gladys jealous if he has a live-in housekeeper. This only succeeds in attracting the attention of…

The Errand Boy ExecutiveSep 22, 1985 · 30m

Anxious to impress boutique girl Stephanie ('with a P-H!'), Granville passes himself off as a young executive, claiming that Arkwright is h…

Happy Birthday, ArkwrightSep 29, 1985 · 30m

Nurse Gladys and Granville play a trick on Arkwright, persuading the shopkeeper that a man representing the Good Shopkeepers' Guide is in t…

The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys EmmanuelOct 6, 1985 · 30m

Ever persistent to worm his way into Nurse Gladys' bedroom as well as her affections, Arkwright finds that flattery and chocolates are no u…

Cast

Ronnie BarkerAlbert Arkwright

David JasonGranville

Lynda BaronNurse Gladys Emmanuel