| Actor |
Crew |
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| Director |
Sydney Lotterby; Sidney Lotterby |
| Producer |
Sydney Lotterby; Sidney Lotterby |
| Writer |
Roy Clarke |
| Musician |
Max Harris |
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| Plot |
| Ronnie Barker stars as Arkwright, the stuttering grocer, in the first series of this cornershop comedy. Arkwrights urge to take money from his customers by fair means or foul is second only to his need to prevent his nephew, Granville, from discovering a world beyond the clang of the shop bell... And of course, his consuming passion for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel.All six episodes:Full of Mysterious Promise"Why don't we get engaged before we both grow a moustache?" Whats more fruitless - Arkwrights pursuit of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, or his attempt to sell tins of food without labels?A Mattress on WheelsArkwrights always been dead against getting a van, until Granville points out the advantages of taking a lady friend for a drive...A Nice Cosy Little DiseasePerhaps a nice cosy little disease on Arkwrights part would be the thing to attract the ministrations of a certain district nurse?Beware of the DogA local crime wave scares the wits out of an already security-obsessed Arkwright - theres nothing for it, the shop has to be fortified!Well Catered FuneralHis best friend's funeral tests Arkwrights generosity to a painful degree.Apple and Self ServiceSlow apples sales lead to a self-service experiment for the cornershop.Originally transmitted 20/02/76 - 26/03/76 |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Television; Comedy |
| Studio |
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BBC Worldwide Ltd |
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| Series |
Open All Hours |
| Movie Release Date |
1976 |
| Country |
 USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
175 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Episodes
& Features |
| Episode 1 |
Pilot Episode
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.
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| Episode 2 |
Full Of Mysterious Promise
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.
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| Episode 3 |
A Mattress On Wheels
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!
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| Episode 4 |
A Nice Cosy Little Disease
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.
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| Episode 5 |
Beware Of The Dog
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!
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| Episode 6 |
Well Catered Funeral
Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!
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| Episode 7 |
Apples And Self Service
Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.
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Features |
Scene Access
Production Notes
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Pilot Episode "Open All Hours" |
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| Edition Details |
| Edition |
1 Disc Series |
| Region |
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2 |
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4 |
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| Screen Ratio |
 1.33 |
| Format |
DVD |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| Barcode |
5014503114022 |
| Release Date |
9/30/2002 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital |
| No. of Discs/Tapes |
1 |
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| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
416 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
1/24/2004 |
| Store |
amazon.co.uk |
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