Open All Hours
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1973 - 1985
- 26 episodes (4 series)
Mean-yet-loveable northern shopkeeper Arkwright is allergic to spending money - much to the trouble of his put-upon nephew and sole employee Granville. Stars Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron, Kathy Staff, Maggie Ollerenshaw and more.
- Series 3, Episode 1 repeated Sunday 6th April at 7:35am on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 2,469
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1973 - 1985
- Channels
- BBC 1, BBC 2
- Episodes
- 26 (1 pilot + 4 series), plus 1 short special
- Stars
- Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron, Kathy Staff, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Barbara Flynn and Stephanie Cole
- Writer
- Roy Clarke
- Director
- Sydney Lotterby
- Producer
- Sydney Lotterby
- Company
Ronnie Barker stars at Albert Arkwright, the penny-pinching northern shop keeper, working his nephew Granville (David Jason) like a slave, and trying to press his amorous - if not a little pathetic - advances upon Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, played by Lynda Baron.
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Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
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- Seven Of One: Open All Hours (Pilot)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme music is a brass band arrangement of "Alice, Where Art Thou?" by Joseph Ascher, performed by Max Harris.
Website links
- BBC Comedy Guide
A guide to the series from the BBC. - Screen Online
Another guide to the series. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 25th March 1973 at 8:15pm on BBC Two
- Next repeats
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- Series 3, Episode 1: Sunday 6th April at 7:35am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 1: Monday 7th April at 3:20am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 1: Monday 7th April at 7:10am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 2: Monday 7th April at 7:45am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 2: Tuesday 8th April at 7:10am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 3: Tuesday 8th April at 7:40am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 3: Wednesday 9th April at 7:10am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 4: Wednesday 9th April at 7:40am on U&Gold
- Series 3, Episode 4: Thursday 10th April at 7:10am on U&Gold
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 3rd February 2025 at 1:20pm on U&Gold - Series 1, Episode 5
- Thursday 30th January 2025 at 2:40pm on U&Gold - Series 3, Episode 6
- Thursday 30th January 2025 at 10:40am on U&Gold - Series 3, Episode 6
Recording details
- Lister Avenue (Doncaster) - Arkwright's shop location. (Link)
- Ealing - Pilot episode.