Open All Hours
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.
Seasons
1. Full Of Mysterious Promise
Air Date: 1976-02-20
Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labels! He then tries to foist them off onto his customers.
2. A Mattress On Wheels
Air Date: 1976-02-27
Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van. Granville hopes that a mattress in the back of it will help his love life - and maybe Arkwright's, too!
3. A Nice Cosy Little Disease
Air Date: 1976-03-05
Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who he feels has been neglecting him.
4. Beware Of The Dog
Air Date: 1976-03-12
After a bungled burglary on his premises, Arkwright decided the time is right for a guard dog for the shop. However, instead of a real dog, he tries to fool everyone with just the sound of a dog! Meanwhile, Granville thinks he could be the father of Maureen's baby, Eric!
5. Well Catered Funeral
Air Date: 1976-03-19
Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!
6. Apples and Self Service
Air Date: 1976-03-26
Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.
1. Laundry Blues
Air Date: 1981-03-01
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, having seen Granville struggling with the washing, tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine. Arkwright has to come up with a plan so that she thinks he has done as she requests. He gets Neville to drop off a new machine, sneak round the back of the shop and take it away again, leaving behind a second-hand machine instead!
2. The Reluctant Traveller
Air Date: 1981-03-08
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night away at a hotel. Little does she know that the hotel is round the block! Whilst they are away, Granville is entertaining the milk-woman. Arkwright also has a problem with an over-tight money belt!
3. Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls
Air Date: 1981-03-18
Arkwright once again is struggling to sell goods that no-one wants to buy. He therefore tries a special promotion to get rid of the goods, namely fig biscuits and toilet rolls with messages printed on them.
4. The New Suit
Air Date: 1981-03-22
Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.
5. Arkwright's Mobile Store
Air Date: 1981-03-29
In a bid to prove to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel that he means to expand his business, he buys a van so that Arkwright's Stores can have a mobile store.
6. Shedding At The Wedding
Air Date: 1981-04-05
Arkwright goes to a wedding with Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. His suit smells of mothballs and he has to hang his trousers out of Gladys' car to air them. After his trousers are blown away and run over by a tractor, he has to borrow her trousers!
7. St. Albert's Day
Air Date: 1981-04-19
Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.
1. An Errand Boy by the Ear
Air Date: 1982-03-21
The customers are upset by Granville continually being dragged around by the ear by Arkwright
2. The Ginger Men
Air Date: 1982-03-28
Once again Arkwright has overstocked on goods. This time he has a consignment of Ginger Cake to get rid of. By pretending that it has aphrodisiac properties, he hopes to sell the lot.
3. Duet for Solo Bicycle
Air Date: 1982-04-04
A grocer's bike with a squeaky wheel is definitely ruining Granville's attempts to woo the girls, especially Wendy who suffers the embarrassment of being escorted by Granville and his squeak!
4. How to Ignite Your Errand Boy
Air Date: 1982-04-11
Granville is tasked with making home-made firelighters, an essential ingredient being his shredded disco shirt.
5. The Man From Down Under
Air Date: 1982-04-18
Arkwright has a rival for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's attention, as a visitor from Australia returns to his old stomping ground.
6. The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid
Air Date: 1982-04-25
Granville gets rid of his old image by wearing shades and snappy threads, complete with a ""medallion"" made out of a cocoa tin lid.
1. Soulmate Wanted
Air Date: 1985-09-01
Granville advertises for female company and ends up with more than he can handle.
2. Horse-Trading
Air Date: 1985-09-08
Arkwright smugly offloads a lot of clothes-horses to an rival Asian shopkeeper. However, when his rival starts making large profits using the clothes-horses as bait for customers, he makes Granville dress up as an Asian woman so that he can buy the clothes-horses back.
3. The Housekeeper Caper
Air Date: 1985-09-15
Arkwright decides that to make Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous, he will advertise in the local paper for a live-in housekeeper. Unfortunately he is not prepared for Mrs Delphine Featherstone applying for the position!
4. The Errand Boy Executive
Air Date: 1985-09-22
Granville takes a fancy to Stephanie (""with a p-h"") who works in a boutique. He pretends that he is a young executive and that Arkwright is his assistant. Needless to say, Arkwright does not agree with this role-reversal.
5. Happy Birthday Arkwright
Air Date: 1985-09-29
Arkwright is on the alert after Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Granville tell him that a man from the ""Good Shop Guide"" is visiting shops in the area. It is only a ruse by Granville and Nurse Gladys to teach Arkwright a lesson in good manners. Nurse Gladys dresses up as a man and is on the receiving end of some very polite behaviour from Arkwright.
6. The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
Air Date: 1985-10-06
Arkwright tries all manner of things in order to get himself into Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's bedroom, including the use of a ladder and a box of chocolates. Meanwhile Granville takes to wearing tights on his head.
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Rating
7.9/10
Release Date
1976-02-20
Episodes
25 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
