Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Gladys Emmanuel (Lynda Baron), Granville (David Jason), Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC
Open All Hours

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.

Episode menu

Series 3, Episode 6 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid

Granville decides to get cool. He's got the open necked shirt and the shades, but where's a poor errand boy going to find a medallion?

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 25th April 1982
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Thursday 4th August 2011 9:20am Gold
Thursday 4th August 2011 2:00pm Gold
Wednesday 5th October 2011 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 5th October 2011 8:40pm Gold
Sunday 23rd October 2011 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 29th January 2012 8:20pm Gold
Monday 6th February 2012 1:20pm Gold
Monday 6th February 2012 7:20pm Gold
Friday 8th June 2012 1:00pm Gold
Friday 8th June 2012 6:20pm Gold
Friday 13th July 2012 1:00pm Gold
Friday 13th July 2012 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 11th October 2012 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 11th October 2012 6:20pm Gold
Sunday 30th December 2012 5:20pm Gold
Monday 31st December 2012 10:10am Gold
Monday 28th January 2013 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 29th January 2013 12:20am Gold
Sunday 12th May 2013 6:20pm Gold
Monday 13th May 2013 9:40am Gold
Monday 12th August 2013 11:55am Gold
Monday 12th August 2013 5:20pm Gold
Monday 7th October 2013 12:20pm Gold
Monday 7th October 2013 7:00pm Gold
Monday 3rd February 2014 11:50am Gold
Monday 3rd February 2014 6:40pm Gold
Wednesday 14th May 2014 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 15th May 2014 5:00pm Gold
Friday 16th May 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
Saturday 17th May 2014 8:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 14th August 2014 8:20pm Gold
Friday 15th August 2014 5:20pm Gold
Monday 17th November 2014 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 18th November 2014 12:00pm Gold
Friday 6th February 2015 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 7th February 2015 2:55pm Gold
Friday 20th February 2015 2:30pm BBC2 Scot
Friday 20th February 2015 3:45pm BBC2
Thursday 11th June 2015 7:00pm Gold
Friday 12th June 2015 1:20pm Gold
Saturday 20th June 2015 5:20pm Drama
Tuesday 27th October 2015 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 28th October 2015 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 31st October 2015 8:20pm Gold
Sunday 1st November 2015 2:15pm Gold
Friday 18th December 2015 4:00pm Gold
Saturday 19th December 2015 9:20am Gold
Sunday 20th December 2015 9:00pm Yesterday
Monday 21st December 2015 7:00pm Yesterday
Monday 11th April 2016 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 13th April 2016 11:40am Gold
Thursday 19th May 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Friday 20th May 2016 9:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 15th September 2016 10:10am Gold
Thursday 15th September 2016 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 1st November 2016 10:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 2nd November 2016 8:00pm Yesterday
Friday 25th November 2016 2:15pm BBC2
Sunday 8th January 2017 4:45pm Gold
Monday 30th January 2017 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 1st June 2017 9:40pm Yesterday
Friday 2nd June 2017 4:20pm Yesterday
Monday 5th June 2017 7:20pm Gold
Saturday 17th June 2017 5:00pm Drama
Friday 28th July 2017 1:40pm Gold
Friday 28th July 2017 6:20pm Gold
Sunday 20th August 2017 9:00am Gold
Sunday 20th August 2017 5:00pm Gold
Monday 16th October 2017 10:00pm Yesterday
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Wednesday 21st February 2018 9:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 12th June 2018 12:20am Yesterday
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Wednesday 29th August 2018 11:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 30th August 2018 9:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 21st November 2018 10:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 11th April 2019 12:20am Yesterday
Thursday 11th April 2019 10:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 12th June 2019 10:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 13th June 2019 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 25th July 2019 2:25pm Gold
Thursday 25th July 2019 7:35pm Gold
Friday 4th October 2019 1:50pm Gold
Friday 4th October 2019 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 17th December 2019 11:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 18th December 2019 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 30th January 2020 9:00am Gold
Thursday 30th January 2020 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 30th January 2020 7:00pm Gold
Monday 11th May 2020 11:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 12th May 2020 9:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 3rd June 2020 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 3rd June 2020 1:00pm Gold
Monday 6th July 2020 11:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 7th July 2020 9:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 12:20am Yesterday
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 10:20pm Yesterday
Wednesday 9th September 2020 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 10th September 2020 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th October 2020 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 13th October 2020 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 13th October 2020 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 27th October 2020 10:55pm Yesterday
Wednesday 28th October 2020 9:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 30th January 2021 8:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 24th February 2021 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 24th February 2021 1:40pm Gold
Wednesday 24th February 2021 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 14th July 2021 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 14th July 2021 12:40pm Gold
Wednesday 14th July 2021 6:00pm Gold
Sunday 1st August 2021 9:40pm Yesterday
Friday 20th August 2021 8:00pm Gold
Monday 8th November 2021 9:00am Gold
Monday 8th November 2021 1:40pm Gold
Monday 8th November 2021 6:00pm Gold
Friday 10th December 2021 11:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 11th December 2021 8:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 13th March 2022 9:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 23rd June 2022 8:50am Gold
Thursday 23rd June 2022 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 19th October 2022 7:35am Gold
Sunday 23rd October 2022 8:40pm Yesterday
Monday 24th October 2022 7:00am Gold
Monday 24th October 2022 1:55pm Gold
Friday 18th November 2022 7:00am Gold
Friday 18th November 2022 2:00pm Gold
Wednesday 30th November 2022 8:55am Gold
Saturday 10th December 2022 7:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 6th May 2023 8:30am Gold
Sunday 7th May 2023 7:25am Gold
Tuesday 30th May 2023 9:55am Gold
Tuesday 30th May 2023 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 30th May 2023 7:00pm Gold
Friday 26th January 2024 10:00am Gold
Friday 26th January 2024 1:20pm Gold
Friday 26th January 2024 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2024 10:00am Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2024 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2024 6:00pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Ronnie Barker Albert Arkwright
David Jason Granville
Lynda Baron Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
Barbara Flynn The Milk Woman
Guest cast
Helen Cotterill Julie
Tony London Youth
John Bleasdale Dennis
Mollie Maureen Old Woman
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Mike Jackson Editor
Howard Dell Editor
Tim Gleeson Production Designer
Max Harris Composer

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