American Reacts to Open All Hours Pilot Episode
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- American Reacts to Open All Hours Pilot Episode
In this video I react to the pilot episode of Open All Hours.
Original Video: • Open All Hours - Pilot
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It was based on a shop a mile from where I grew up, it sold everything, including individual cigarettes, and yes it was open all hours, 6-midnight thereabouts, ran by one man, old Mr Riddeford
There was just something about those shops, even now I can sense it.
good old sunny donny
We had one of those round our way, too: I think a lot of places did. Vanished, or all but, these days, sigh.
@@franl155 As much as I have tried, I just can´t make a Cheese roll the way they did.
@@davehagi9883 down hill ?
David Jason called Ronnie Barker "The Governor" because of his brilliant comic acting
If you are going to learn comedy, timing, and how to write dialogue.
I cannot think of anyone better than Ronnie Barker to learn from.
It must have been amazing being on set with him.
@@richieb7692 David Jason learned well from him. you can see that as he played the lead roll in only fools and horses
And of course, when Ronnie Barker retired, he declared David the new Governor and nobody has taken the title since.
Sheer brilliance...Ronnie Barker is quite probably the greatest comedy actor the UK has ever produced. The accents, timing, wordplay, expressions. My favourite for sure...how many people could act having a stutter like that and remember their lines?
@@richieb7692 spot on!
Ronnie Barker is a comic genius there has been no one like him just brilliant
It’s good to see a young DelBoy.
In the sequel series “still open all hours” Young Granville is the shop owner.
Like many British sit-coms, there was always a bit of sadness mixed in with the huge amounts of laughter. Usually after a series or two, there'd be something heartfelt and meaningful added. It happened on numerous sit-coms. Ronnie was great in this and, grand actor that he was, kept up that stutter when in character as if it was real.
Agreed, the best sitcoms appealed to all your senses, mixing humour and pathos so you could experience both ends of the spectrum - Open All Hours, Porridge, Only Fools and Horses, Dads Army, Steptoe and Son are just some that come to mind.
@@GSD-hd1yh Stephen Fry did a great O/P on the difference between British and American humour. Pathos featured prominently in his analysis. Particularly when it was portrayed by working class characters. Pricking the pomposity of the upper classes was also mentioned. See: Python's upper class twit of the year. British humour punched up, whereas the US wisecracking sarcastic approach was to punch down.
There's no hero as such just central characters. Very really someone who isn't very flawed, often exaggerated versions of someone you might knew.
And a healthy dab double entendre and no respect for authority.
A blonde walked into a bar and asked for a double entendre so the barman gave her one.
@@lizcollinson2692
Part of Ronnie Barker's 1973 anthology series "Seven of One". Where he tried out 7 new characters. Then developed 2 of them into the Open All Hours and Porridge TV series.
Please give the first episode of Allo Allo a try, I guarantee you will freaking love it. It is one of the best sitcoms ever made.
Seconded. Absolutely brilliant.
I agruu, Ello Ello is a mist excelont shoe
@@backtoearth1983 ha ha, Thit mode my life out load.
ello ello I will say this only once!
Indeed, i mentioned this on his Dad's Army video. Hilarious show.
seems like a miracle this not getting blocked by the BBC, haven't seen it for years!
You can watch all of them through you tube
@@neilgilbert6798 whole episodes? didn't know that! I thought bbc blocked everything, more so with whole episodes! Will take a look, thanks.
@@jontaylor1587 and on the buses aswell as love thy neighbor witch you can watch one after the other just mint programs
@@neilgilbert6798 damn straight I grew up in that era! cue blaky's laugh!
@@jontaylor1587 The only episode on RUclips which isn’t in full is Soulmate Wanted, the first episode of the forth series.
Loved that trip down memory lane!
Yootha Joyce, who played the lady with the pram, is in Man About The House and a spin off from that George and Mildred, more comedy classics!!
George & Mildred is a definite for reacting to!
Indeed, Yootha Joyce, another comic master.
Believe it or not George and Mildred had cult status in Spain of all places and being bi- lingual I could follow the programme and the dubbing into Spanish was quite good considering the difference in culture and humour !! Also when Yootha Joyce passed away, Spanish tabloids had her on all their front pages.
I loved George & Mildred 😂⭐️💎🏴
Love George and Mildred
David Jason starred in a few episodes of porridge as an older prisoner, he went on to be the iconic Del Boy in only fools and horses as well as a detective in a programme called frost, he now has returned to his roll of Granville in still open all hours. Oh and he voiced Danger Mouse.
Wasn't it call....A touch of Frost?
He voiced Count Duckula too and The BFG (big friendly giant)from the animated movie
Add Darling Buds of May and A Bit Of A Do
And Skullion in Tom Sharpe's Porterhouse Blue.
This show was absolutely superb. Both actors also starred in Porridge. Both have legendary resumes.
I had never seen the pilot. Didn't realise Nurse Gladys was originally Irish 😂😂
And younger, worked better as an older one.
With a Welsh name!
@@highpath4776 it definitely made their relationship more realistic. Plus, Lynda Baron was just magnificent. As were the other faces that popped up in the series. Kathy Staff, John Challis, Stephanie Cole, Elizabeth Dawn etc.
And written by Roy Clarke. One of this countries all time greats.
Nurse Gladys was played by Sheila Brennan in the pilot. Keith Chegwin makes an appearance at 26:36 too.
Ronnie b proves once again he is a comedy genius, can't think of any one to match him to be honest 👍🏴❤️
Definitely 👍
Ronnie Barker ..will never be another like him.. genius!!!.
Dude, your laugh should be made available on prescription for depression. It would cure anyone. You always put out awesome content.
It could be an early morning alarm if you can record the audio and loop it.
This was filmed in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The next town over from my hometown of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
This (the pilot) was filmed in London, pretending to be Yorkshire. When it became a proper series it was filmed in Doncaster.
Greetings from Sheffield.
@@backtoearth1983 Double greetings from Sheffield :)
This was real interesting for me. I've seen the show plenty of times on tv over the years but I've never seen this pilot episode. So it's cool to see what's the same and what's different.
David Jason(Granville)is in a series called The Darling Buds of May.It is gentle,funny,kind and uplifting..One for you to watch with your family.
Oh ya. Catherine zeta Jones was in that.😵
ah that program is concentrated english summer. cant help but love it.
@@cyrus2728 it would be great if it could be bottled or something. Nice summers evening, lovely dry scrumpy cider and good company. Mmmmmm. Nostalgia 👍
David Jason as (inspector) Frost a Cop Drama, just as comic in timing in a world of murder and kidnap.
@@highpath4776 frost is awesome very dark in places. Reminds me of cracker with robbie coltrane (hagrid from harry potter).
Porridge is another great sitcom. Ronnie B really shows off not just his comedic talents but also his acting. You wouldn't be disappointed either.
It's warm and wholesome comedy. Lovely characters that you immediately like and can relate to. It makes it funnier to see them interact and react.
Hahahaha I always thought it was warm and wholesome too when I forst saw it as a little kid. Then I grew up and realised what a dirty old man Arkwright actually is LOL
@@Minotaur1975 But you still wouldn't describe this as a dirty comedy though, right?
What still astounds me is Ronnie Barker's versatility. The Two Ronnies (Four Candles), Porridge, Open All Hours - his writing and character acting were second to none.
It’s great that you can appreciate such a British vintage comedy, most these days wouldn’t get it.
It's only when coming back to see this through someone else's eyes that I really appreciate how clever the script is and how impeccable Ronny Barker's delivery.
Loving you're Yorkshire rose on the wall it's my home town Yorkshire lol
❤👍
Mine too, gods own back garden 🪴 I’m from Leeds West Yorkshire
You have just answered my question. Was going to ask if it was the York rose, greetings from the other side of the Pennines!
White Rose of Yorkshire
I noticed the Yorkshire flag too in the 'St. Nazaire raid' review. Greetings from Leeds, West Yorkshire.
The rest of this series was exceptional, it evolves from here, only getting better. Possibly one of the best TV shows ever made.
it always amazed me how Ronnie Barker could just put on a convincing and humorous stutter effortlessly when playing Arkwright
The pilot was part of a series of one-offs called 7 of 1 where Ronnie Barker played seven different characters. From them seven they made series from two of the pilots, this and Porridge (which was called something else in the pilot but I can't remember at the moment). The nurse in the series was a different actress (Lynda Barron) and wasn't played as an Irish but Yorkshire like the rest of the cast. Grenville was Arkwright's nephew not his son, in the series they mention Grenville's mother as Arkwright's sister but his father is unknown but mentioned as being Hungarian. Arkwright's stutter was Ronnie Barker's idea and they wasn't completely comfortable with it as they thought they might get complaints from people who actually stuttered or stammered. But it turned out that they actually loved it and Ronnie in his autobiography said that one day he received a letter and when he saw the start stating that they came from a family of stutterers he said his heart sank. He read on and the writer of the letter said that they love the show and found it the funniest comedy ever. Edit: Just remembered a couple of other facts. The little boy that Arkwright serves is Ronnie Barker's real life son. The actor who comes in for the ice lolly is Keith Chegwin who went on to be a presenter.
Prisoner and Escort was the Porridge pilot.
I thought that was Lynda Barron, just doing a bad Irish accent but apparently it is not. Very similar. Did you notice the young boy with the frozen Zoom was the DJ Keith Chegwin?
@@RobinHartJones it isn't Lynda Barron in this pilot, it's Sheila Brennan
@@RobinHartJones Yeah the actress in the pilot and Lynda Barron do look amazingly similar, if I hadn't heard that it was a different actress I would have sworn it was Lynda.
@@madabbafan Lynda and Sheila look so similar it is easy to think they are the same. to me anyway :P
Watched this reaction several times. I love the fact you get the humour. Classic family comedy.
Thanks
And this is just the start ha ha... my favourite programme of all time that with Porridge... he was a superb actor! sorely missed.
One of my favourite comedy series, along with Porridge and my number 1 show, Last of the Summer Wine, also by Roy Clarke like Open All Hours
Sky's Gold channel might as well be renamed the Roy Clarke channel with the number of series that came from him. Keeping up appearances is also another great Roy Clarke classic.
Loved this SO much - gosh - 1972! The fashions! Oh my goodness! Also, the young girl may be working at the petrol station - it wasn't self serve back then ;)
Absolutely love Open All Hours. You got to watch more as it gets funnier.
This was filmed in Doncaster, South Yorkshire; it's in Balby specifically.
I actually used to walk by this shop on the way to school as a kid and my Dad lives pretty much round the corner from it now....In fact in some of the recent "Still open all hours" episodes you can actually see his car.
The shop is actually a hairdressers in real life.
@@yamatim3167 yeah the one on Lister Avenue
Hi mate great video as usual very entertaining, you need to see more episodes of this, Ronnie Barker was a comic genius of his age. Anyway thanks for taking the time to produce this video for our entertainment, take care from a fan across the pond.
That trere Granville is none other than David Jason! You have seen him falling through the bar in the only fools and horses clip. He learned his craft beside the master that was Ronnie Barker!
SIR David Jason to us mere plebs!
There was also the detective/police program ''Frost'' with David Jason, wasn't there?
They’ve also rebooted the show, it’s now still open all hours I believe with Granville now running the shop
@@eirebhoy132 But not as good....
@@margaretnicol3423 and let's not forget he was also the world's greatest secret agent, Danger Mouse and one of his enemies, Count Duckula.
Watch porridge. You’ll split your sides. David Jason’s in that too for a bit. He plays an old inmate
When I first saw Blanco Webb I didn't realised it was Jason.
I had his biography as a talking book. It said a lot of his success was this difference between him and other starting-out young actors: he could tell the difference between playing a man of thirty and a man of sixty; others just played "old".
They had to come up for the egg word to keep it realistic and landed on “Naff Off”. I still use it.
dont forget the follow up ( going straight )
@@georgehogg3615 I remember that. It didn’t do well
I used to watch that with my Nan back in the day.
Ronnie Barker was a true genius.
Great writer.
Great actor.
My favourite show next to porridge, the stutter is a running joke and he actually had a family of stutterers write a letter saying how wonderful it was to see and that they now spend hours setting each other up by asking for things etc...
Sir, it is a pleasure reliving the classics through your eyes. Your reactions are the best and will become future classics in their own right. Thank you.
26:35 Enter a very young Keith Chegwin.
BTW - Jackie Pallow was an all in wrestler of the 60s & 70s.
Keith knocked on my door back in the Big Breakfast days.
No way I was answering and talking shit in front of millions live on TV.
He saw my curtain twitch, then grabbed my nextdoor neighbour instead.
Just finished reading Sir David Jason’s latest book. He’s 80 now.
Two British comedy legends. Ronnie Barker and David Jason.
The 1970s and 1980s were the golden age of UK sitcoms.... Great actors (Ronnie Barker and David Jason in this one) with great writers providing the funniest scripts and stories.....
Classic British Comedy & this series only gets better. Written by Roy Clarke who also wrote something like 20 series of Last of the Summer Wine, I'm sure you would like that as well. Ronnie Barker trained as an actor in Repertory Theatre that how he can portray so many characters.
Also look out for Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads also written by the writers of Porridge.
31 seasons, 295 episodes of Summer Wine. Plus 41 episodes of Still Open All Hours, and loads of other shows. Still writing at 91!
Theme tune to the Likely Lads -
Oh, what happened to you
Whatever happened to me
What became of the people we used to be
Tomorrow's almost over
Today went by so fast
It's the only thing to look forward to, the past
There was a time when time didn't matter
Only the time of day
And livin' was livin' in hope
Which would never pass away
Worry was a Monday morning
When weekend was done
Fear was the fear of bein'
What we had become
Oh, what happened to you
Whatever happened to me
And what became of the people we used to be
Tomorrow's almost over
Today went by so fast
It's the only thing to look forward to, the past
You say I'm a fool in a fool's paradise
Lettin' my life slip away
Waitin' with my head in the clouds
Lookin' for a sunny day
Never go back to tell me
It's the worst thing you can do
But I must go back till I find out
Where it is I'm goin' to
Oh, what happened to you
Whatever happened to me
What became of the people we used to be
Tomorrow's almost over
Today went by so fast
It's the only thing to look forward to, the past
Oh, what happened to you
Whatever happened to me
What became of the people we used to be
Oh, what happened to you
Whatever happened to me
And what became of the people
Definitely Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads. Really well observed comedy.
EB, you know I don't like to ask for requests but you will love this if you go with how the characters work together Ronnie B masters the stutter and gergergranville looking for love plus the very angry cash register along with the regular customers. Glad you laughed buddy they are legends. Take care mate ✌️🇬🇧✌️🇺🇸🍻🍻
This is the third time I’ve watched this today. I watched it this morning, then Kid reacted to it, then you. Just need Squirrel to give me the hat trick of reactors. 😆
“people like it white”
“BALLS!”
Every episode from the four series are on RUclips.
Omg, the perfect day.
Seven of One is a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, Seven of One is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Whilst most of the pilots were not developed any further, Prisoner and Escort was chosen to be developed into a series and became Porridge (1974-1977, while Open All Hours also became a series.
I loved watching this as a kid along with only fools and horses and porridge... it was indeed comedy gold, great reaction..x😁
I watched the whole episode along with you although of course, being a brit I've seen it before. Your already aware of the legend that is Ronnie Barker and now your aware of the legend that is David Jason (gggg.. Granville) A. K. A delboy from only fools and horses.
Its lovely to see our classic t.v. being appreciated by our cousins across the pond and by your good self.
It's a good sign that you enjoyed this episode. You should watch a couple more, because the pilot was just about the least funny episode of all! When the series got going, it was even better.
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Old fashion comedy gold, so glad you understood it and found it funny! I've seen it many times and still laughed my ass off. Watch some more episodes as the characters unfold it just gets funnier .
This was my nan's favourite programme everything had to stop for half an hour
Rip gran we all miss you 😘
Thanks for reacting to this as It’s a blast from the past that I’d almost forgotten about. I was very surprised it had come to fruition in 1973 because I’d never heard of iOpen All Hours until the 1980s.I’ll have to get back into it now.
Oh its so good to hear you laugh.Can't wait to see you react to Porridge.
At school we used to trip eachother up by saying 'Ger, ger, ger, ger, ger Gladys Emer, emer, emer, emer Emmanuel'. 🤣
Thank you so much. I thought i'd seen every episode of Open All Hours several times but never remember ever seeing this one. The series got even funnier as the characters developed. In the full series the actress who played nurse Gladys was replaced by the brilliant and more buxom Linda Barron and she lost the Irish accent, and many jokes were leveled at her ample decolatage. Other characters who came into the shop regular were added the best being Mavis who could never make up her mind. A series Still Open All Hours started airing a few years ago and Granville now old has inherited the shop. I hope you get to see more episodes as this comedy just got better and better.
Granville was Arkwright's nephew. Also Nurse Gladys was only Irish in the pilot episode,.in the main series a new actress played her part with a Yorkshire accent.
Funny how her accent changes from Irish to Welsh throughout...
I've never seen the pilot before !
Wonder what other gems I've missed from the first few series.
you know I was thinking how much Gladys had changed, now I know why.
this is one of the best series from the BBC in the UK, regularly got 20million plus viewers in its heyday, do you realise Granville is David Jason who plays del boy trotter in only fools and horses
Ronnie Barker - A true genius who could write many funny things! - Ronnie Barker also incorporated the stutter in his role as Arkwright, it wasn't actually part of the script!
Please do more of these, they get even better as the series progresses. They both 'settle in' to their characters and the interaction gets even better!
David Jason was 33 when he first played Granville, in the Pilot he is 25 but in series one Granville is supposed to be 19.
I'm excited to see you watch more of this Alan. It's my favourite sitcom of all time along with Porridge.
Brilliant series, I definitely recommend you watch all the early episodes. There was a shop just like this where I lived in the uk in the 70’s and the owner was just like Arkwright 😆
Great choice! I missed the full series when they first ran. If (as it seems) you like this 'northern' English humour, you might like to take a look at "Last Of The Summer Wine" which ran for many years (1973 til 2010) when possible.
Few funny episodes in there. Defo 😆
Roy Clarke who wrote this also did last of the summer wine another Yorkshite based comedy.
A true legend!
Brilliant, thanks for watching and enjoying this with us. This show is so funny and one of the best. All the cast are just great, Glady's Emmanuel character is cast as another person in future episodes and she only gets funnier. I'll look forward to your next episode if you decide to continue with them. Keep making us laugh with you
I had to go check this, the actress here (Sheila Brennan) looks more like Lynda Baron than Lynda Barron does!
You might not want to watch it until much later but at the 2003 BAFTA Awards, Ronnie Barker presented the 'Fellowship' (Lifetime Achievement) Award to David Jason and if you can find Barker's speech and Jason's acceptance speech, especially once you've watched them together in Open All Hours and Porridge, it's quite special.
They are uncle and nephew.Arkwright had a sister,Granville is her son.
Well, they will be. I don't think they make that clear in the pilot
"There's more to life than possessions"
"Oh, been watching BBBBBBC2 have you?
I forgot that fuel stations all had waitress service in the seventies. I'd never seen this episode before, and now I've seen it twice in one day after bxkid7's version kicked it off earlier. Thanks, EB for ejecting your trademark laugh in just the right moments. Your timing is as sharp as Ronnie B's! I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Same here :)
We had a petrol pump attendant at the garage where I worked in 1987. She was very flirty so it was clear to see why they employed her.
All part of the service, I'm sure.
greatest classic comedy it so gets better enjoy all the episodes its worth the effort ..loving the background growing..good one mate
You also want to check out 'Last of the summer wine'. Ronnie B wasn't in it, but it was written by Roy Clarke who also wrote this. It's about the antics and misadventures of three old retired men and the situations they get themselves in to. Set in a Yorkshire village, it ran for 31 series over 37 years and was the world's longest running sitcom.
Don't forget that Mrs Scully was Yootha Joyce who went on to be Mildred in "George and Mildred" another classic British sitcom
At the time this was made it was widely praised for raising the awareness of stuttering. This comedy was brilliant. Also a gentle comedy Ronnie Barker was in is "Clarence" He really is a comic genius with not only acting but his writing under a pseudonym that wasn't known until his later years. Incredible
My aunty lived round the corner from where the rest of the series were filmed, in real life the shop is a hairdressers, Lister Avenue in Balby, Doncaster
Ronnie Barker and David Jason, what a combo! Love the Yorkshire Rose behind you by the way.
Ronnie Barker actor and a comedy genius in that there’s no doubt total legend of UK comedy
In open all hours you really must find the episode where after years of trying Arckright finally talks Gladis Emanuel into going away for the weekend with him.
Proves what a real skinflint he really is. Prepare to have aking ribs
Yes that was a good episode, but my personal favourite was the Mobile Store one 😂!
is that the one where they were going out and they tied his trousers on the back of the car to dry??? that was hilarious.
One off my favourite UK comedy's. A classic. Thank you. 👍😂
Loved this such a good old fashioned laugh. 🤣
They made a few changes for the first series of six episodes, including the shop: it's in Doncaster, Yorkshire and is owned by the BBC and still being used today for filming! The first series was filmed in 1976 as both Barker and Jason were too busy with other projects. David Jason reprised his role of Granville in 2012 in 'Still Open all Hours', filming of which is going on right now in the UK. Its shocking that its 48 years since the pilot show and still funny. The writer is Roy Clarke, a proud Yorkshireman and brilliant observer of human nature!
Ronnie Barker died in my local village in a care home and his ashes are in a local crematorium. He use to to own an antique shop not far from where I work I still wish I had been in to see him.
The pilot was made a few yrs before the series with a few differences with a different actress as Nurse Gladys and the location of the shop
Theres a follow on show called "still open all hours" with Granville in charge working with his son who is the total opposite of Granville. the shows recent from the last 7 yrs
Porridge and Open All Hours started off as 30 minute comedies in the "seven of one" series. These two were picked up and both commissioned into brilliant series in their own right
The outdoor scenes were filmed in my home suburb of Balby in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. They used the old houses that were built around the period of WW2. There's only a few streets like these that still exist. There's an industrial estate just around the corner.
There was someone in the back,with a piece of string attached to the till draw,with the sole job of closing it at random times,their reactions at the till closing is real,as they genuinely didnt know when the draw would close.
The Till closes much more viciously in later episodes, and even although you know it is going to happen it is still very funny.
That was pure joy. I hope you get to see more.
Glad you reacted to this. My father was a big fan of Ronnie Barker, who he considered a comic genius and I'm sure a young David Jason learnt a lot by working with him. I haven't seen this since I was about 10 year old, watching with my parents when we only had one or two channels in NZ. Revisiting it today, I see how much of the comedic innuendo went completely over my head! No wonder Dad thought it was funny while Mum thought it was a bit grubby!
It's a favorite from my youth. Still side-splittingly funny. Timing, dialogue, chemistry between the main actors it all worked. I don't think the 'Murricans could do it, this style of comedy.
There is another Ronnie Barker series that is rarely mentioned but is also brilliantly funny in an understated way. It is called " Clarence " and he plays a Mr Magoo type almost blind character . Well worth checking out .
Another RB classic although to be honest there was a lot of shopkeepers and pub landlords of this ilk at one time. You haven't met his penny pinching yet this series is going to have you in tears and what wonderful versatility he had. David Jason (only fools and horses fame) was a wonderful partner in this. A bit like Harold Steptoe, unable to escape his fathers clutches and constantly dreaming of better things.
Superb comedy this. Two British legends - Ronnie Barker and David Jason
He actually was smart enough to fold the cloth before repeating wiping and spitting .
This was brought to the USA as OPEN ALL NIGHT, starring George Zundza in 1981. It aired on Saturday nights, but only lasted 12 episodes. It's too bad, because it was actually very funny.
EB, David Jason, who played Granville, came back years later in the remake as the shop owner. Both were tremendous series.
The Jackie Palo reference was about a northern wrestler of the 60's early seventies. You summed it up. GOLD!
Jackie, he was famous for that particular move too. ( British All-In Wrestlers - Jackie and Shirley (crabtree)) . Shirley Crabtree( Big Daddy) , alas killed a younger wrestler , in the 'splash' move that went wrong - I dont know if the moves were rehearsed or the contestants just used to it. think the chaps name was Matt - he was the son of the home-help that used to do the cleaning for my grandmother , lived in SW London/Surrey borders.
Northern? Well Islington is north of the river.🤣
Jackie Palo mr T V
That shop was actually a ladies hairdressers in real life.
Ronnie Barker somehow came up with the idea of a stutter for the main character -and it worked really well.
Arkwright's only wish was to spend some romantic time with his sweetheart, nurse Gladys Emmanuel - but he was often thwarted by her (particularly owing to the fact that "her mother" was in the house etc. Nurse Gladys drove a typical car for district nurses in the past, a Morris Minor. Arkwright was as tight with money as a ducks rear end (and that's watertight!).
A brilliant comedy series, extremely well written and acted. A great favourite..
Never get tired of watching open all hours. One of the best.
@Eclectic Beard Reactions - Realize that he only put the news on to make sure his watch was set to the right time. That was how the BBC would preceed the news on the radio in those days by having timing beeps.
Seven of One is a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, Seven of One is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Open All Hours along with Prisoner and Escort went on to be television series Open All Hours and Porridge.
The other one worth a look has Barker as Oliver Hardy and Roy Castle as Stan Laurel.
Brilliant old British classic