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Open All Hours

Release

20 Feb 1976

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC One

Overview

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.

Series 1

Air Date:21 Feb 1976
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Seasons

4 Seasons and a Special Season

Specials

Specials

Series 1

Series 1

Series 2

Series 2

Series 3

Series 3

Series 4

Series 4

Full of Mysterious Promise

Stuttering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, assisted by his much put-upon nephew Granville, runs the corner shop in a Doncaster suburb, boasting that it's open all hours. When not pursuing Gladys Emmanuel, the district nurse who lives opposite the shop, Arkwright is ever on the lookout to save money, such as buying a load of fire-damaged tinned food. Unfortunately, the damage means that all the labels have come off so nobody knows exactly what they're meant to be buying.

Runtime:30m
Air Date:21 Feb 1976Available

Episodes of Series 1

6 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
S1 E1