Open All Hours

Synopsis

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 Air Date: 1976-02-20

Last Air Date: 1985-10-06

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 25

Created By: Roy Clarke

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Ronnie Barker as N/A
David Jason as Granville
Barbara Flynn as N/A
Lynda Baron as N/A
Shirley Steedman as N/A
Maggie Ollerenshaw as N/A
Stephanie Cole as N/A
Emrys James as N/A
Kathy Staff as N/A
Mike Kelly as Delivery Man

Seasons

Specials (1973) - (2 Episodes)

Series 1 (1976) - (6 Episodes)

Series 2 (1981) - (7 Episodes)

Series 3 (1982) - (6 Episodes)

Series 4 (1985) - (6 Episodes)

Specials (1973)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Open All Hours (Pilot) (1973-03-25)

Episode 1 of the Ronnie Barker anthology series of pilots, Seven of One. Granville tells Arkwright that he's been told that Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's car has been seen parked outside another man's house every night. Arkwright is consumed by jealousy and worries about it all day. That evening, Arkwright decides to tackle Nurse Gladys about her nocturnal visits. He pretends to have hurt his arm and goes to visit her. She sees through his ruse and gives him something unpleasant to drink. He finally tells her what he's really come about. She explains that she's been visiting her sister and there's nowhere to park her car outside her sister's house. Granville takes a fancy to a young lady petrol pump attendant. He bemoans the fact that he has to use a shop bike when he'd rather have a van to drive. He's also depressed about the fact that working all hours in the shop doesn't leave him any time for a social life.
Ep. 2: Open All Seasons (1982-12-27)

One of numerous short sketches from various sitcoms and sketch shows of the time, each interspersed with the repartee of host Frank Muir in this one-off special, The Funny Side of Christmas. It is Christmas morning, and we learn that Granville and Arkwright are invited to Nurse Gladys's house for dinner. Granville is looking forward to it, but Arkwright's anticipation is tempered by the knowledge that Gladys's mother will be there.