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Still Open All Hours. Granville (David Jason). Copyright: BBC
Still Open All Hours

Still Open All Hours

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2013 - 2019
  • 41 episodes (6 series)

Update of classic 1970s/80s sitcom Open All Hours, starring David Jason as Granville, now the owner of Arkwright's grocery store. Also features James Baxter, Stephanie Cole, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Brigit Forsyth, Johnny Vegas and more.

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Still Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Leroy (James Baxter), Granville (David Jason). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2013 - 2019
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
41 (1 pilot + 6 series)
Stars
David Jason, James Baxter, Stephanie Cole, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Brigit Forsyth, Johnny Vegas, Kulvinder Ghir, Tim Healy and more
Writer
Roy Clarke
Director
Dewi Humphreys
Producers
Alex Walsh-Taylor, Sarah Hitchcock, David Jason and Gareth Edwards
Companies

Sir David Jason heads the cast as Granville, who has inherited a grocery shop from his beloved but miserly Uncle Arkwright. Granville now runs the shop with his son Leroy, a cheerful, good looking lad with more female admirers than Granville ever had. Granville sees him as the shop assistant but he sees himself as the head of IT.

Granville has brought up Leroy himself, with the help of a lot of the local women, after he arrived on the doorstep as the surprise result of a one night stand in Blackpool 25 years ago.

The show follows a day in the life of the shop and its customers including (retired) Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, and 'the black widow' - aka Mrs Featherstone.

We watch Granville's antics as he comes up with new schemes to make money and continues his pursuit of old flame Mavis under the beady eye of her sister Madge.

Additional details

Also known as
  • SOAH (Acronym)
  • Open All Hours - Again (Working title)
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Music arranged by Michael Storey, based on Max Harris's original Open All Hours theme.

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 26th December 2013 at 7:45pm on BBC One
Next repeats
  1. Series 6, Christmas Special: Tuesday at 11:20am on U&Gold
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • Dock 10 (MediaCityUK) - Pilot
  • Teddington Studios - Series 1
  • Pinewood Studios - Series 2 and 3
  • Doncaster - Location filming. The shop itself is Beautique Salon at 34 Lister Avenue (Link)
  • BBC Radio Theatre - Series 4 - 6 screenings
  • Alexandra Palace Theatre - Additional Series 6 screenings

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