Ended

Open All Hours

Created by: Roy Clarke

7.9 57

1976

30m

4 seasons

Comedy

Open All Hours is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke, starring Ronnie Barker as penny-pinching corner-shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, and David Jason as his nephew and assistant Granville. The programme originated as a 1973 episode of Barker’s comedy anthology Seven of One, and later ran for 26 episodes; the first series broadcast on BBC2, the remaining three series broadcast on BBC1.

Seasons

Series 4

Series 3

Series 2

Series 1

Cast

Albert Arkwright

Nurse Gladys Emmanuel

Mrs Delphine Featherstone

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Helen Cotterill

Gordon Stackpool

Mrs Jardine, Posh Customer

Howard Crossley

Man in Car, Milk Round Supervisor

Gillian McClements

Used Car Salesman

Graham Armitage

Man from Matlock Mutual Protection Society

Shirley Steedman

Reginald Barratt

Hard of Hearing Man

Michael Redfern

Woman Wanting Firelighters

Matthew Scurfield

Man from Bus Stop

Frances Goodall

Bridget Ashburn

Mrs Whittington

Man Looking for Directions

David Thackwray

Frank Marlborough

Man Whose Tyres Were Let Down

Girl Who Answers Advert

Christine Ozanne

Mr Albert Gupta

Black Lead Customer

Charlotte Barker

Little Old Lady

Howard Lew Lewis

Windscreen Smear Customer

Barbara Ashcroft

Cash Register Salesman

Woman Outside Shop (uncredited)

Woman Outside Shop (uncredited)