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.

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Series 4, Episode 3 - The Housekeeper Caper

Arkwright advertises for a live-in housekeeper. It doesn't succeed in getting Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous but does tempt the "Black Widow", the formidable Mrs Feathermore...

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 15th September 1985
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

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Saturday 21st May 2011 11:15am Gold
Tuesday 9th August 2011 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 9th August 2011 2:00pm Gold
Monday 10th October 2011 1:20pm Gold
Monday 10th October 2011 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 9th February 2012 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 9th February 2012 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 13th June 2012 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 13th June 2012 6:20pm Gold
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Monday 16th July 2012 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 16th October 2012 12:20pm Gold
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Friday 1st February 2013 7:40pm Gold
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Sunday 10th March 2013 9:40am Gold
Sunday 19th May 2013 6:20pm Gold
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Tuesday 27th August 2013 11:30am Gold
Tuesday 27th August 2013 4:40pm Gold
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Saturday 12th October 2013 12:40pm Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2014 12:30pm Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2014 7:20pm Gold
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Friday 23rd May 2014 10:20pm Yesterday
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Monday 23rd February 2015 3:45pm BBC2
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Saturday 27th June 2015 5:20pm Drama
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Tuesday 19th April 2016 12:55pm Gold
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Tuesday 20th September 2016 10:15am Gold
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Thursday 10th November 2016 10:10am Gold
Thursday 10th November 2016 3:55pm Gold
Monday 5th December 2016 2:30pm BBC2
Tuesday 7th February 2017 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 14th June 2017 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 15th June 2017 3:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 24th June 2017 5:00pm Drama
Tuesday 4th July 2017 1:10pm Gold
Tuesday 4th July 2017 5:50pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd August 2017 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd August 2017 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd August 2017 10:35am Gold
Thursday 24th August 2017 9:50am Gold
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Tuesday 30th July 2019 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 30th July 2019 7:35pm Gold
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Wednesday 9th October 2019 6:35pm Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2020 9:00am Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2020 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2020 7:00pm Gold
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Monday 8th June 2020 9:20am Gold
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Thursday 10th September 2020 8:40pm Gold
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Tuesday 15th December 2020 11:40pm Yesterday
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Saturday 6th February 2021 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 25th February 2021 12:35am Yesterday
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Wednesday 10th November 2021 9:15am Gold
Wednesday 10th November 2021 2:00pm Gold
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Saturday 11th December 2021 12:20am Yesterday
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Sunday 15th May 2022 8:40pm Yesterday
Monday 27th June 2022 8:55am Gold
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Wednesday 31st August 2022 9:40am Gold
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Sunday 30th October 2022 8:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 5th November 2022 8:40am Gold
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Wednesday 30th November 2022 8:15am Gold
Wednesday 30th November 2022 7:20pm Gold
Saturday 17th December 2022 10:00pm Yesterday

Cast & crew

Cast
Ronnie Barker Albert Arkwright
David Jason Granville
Lynda Baron Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
Barbara Flynn The Milk Woman
Stephanie Cole Mrs Featherstone
Guest cast
Frances Cox Mrs. Parslow
Sandra Voe Mrs. Bickerdyke
Patricia Kane (as Pat Kane) Little Old Lady
Joe Belcher Shopfitter
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
John Jarvis Editor
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Tim Gleeson Production Designer
Max Harris Composer

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