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	\| company = [[w:BBC\|BBC]]		\| company = [[w:BBC\|BBC]]
	\| distributor = [[w:BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]] <br /> [[w:2entertain\|2entertain]] <br />[[w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC]] (Australia, home video)<br />[[w:Warner Home Video]] (US, home video)		\| distributor = [[w:BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]] <br /> [[w:2entertain\|2entertain]] <br />[[w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC]] (Australia, home video)<br />[[w:Warner Home Video\|Warner Home Video]] (US, home video)
	\| channel = {{Plainlist\|		\| channel = {{Plainlist\|
	* [[w:BBC Two\|BBC2]] <small>(1973–1976)</small>		* [[w:BBC Two\|BBC2]] <small>(1973–1976)</small>

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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:Lister Avenue in Balby (a suburb of Doncaster in the North of England), used for the exterior shots on the BBC television sitcom Open All Hours.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Lister Avenue in [[Balby]], where exterior shots were set with 'Beautique', the shop used as Arkwright's, on the right.]]		[[File:Lister Avenue in Balby (a suburb of Doncaster in the North of England), used for the exterior shots on the BBC television sitcom Open All Hours.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Lister Avenue in [[w:Balby\|Balby]], where exterior shots were set with 'Beautique', the shop used as Arkwright's, on the right.]]

	===Series development===		===Series development===

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	\| Nurse Gladys Emmanuel\|\| [[Lynda Baron]] \|\| colspan="4" {{yes2\|}} \|\| {{center\|26}}		\| Nurse Gladys Emmanuel\|\| [[Lynda Baron]] \|\| colspan="4" {{yes2\|}} \|\| {{center\|26}}
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	\| Milk Woman \|\| [[Barbara Flynn]] \|\| colspan="1" {{no2\|}} \|\| colspan="3" {{yes2\|}} \|\| {{center\|11}}		\| Milk Woman \|\| [[w:Barbara Flynn\|Barbara Flynn]] \|\| colspan="1" {{no2\|}} \|\| colspan="3" {{yes2\|}} \|\| {{center\|11}}
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	\| Mrs Featherstone \|\| [[Stephanie Cole]] \|\| colspan="2" {{no2\|}} \|\| colspan="2" {{yes2\|}} \|\| {{center\|10}}		\| Mrs Featherstone \|\| [[w:Stephanie Cole\|Stephanie Cole]] \|\| colspan="2" {{no2\|}} \|\| colspan="2" {{yes2\|}} \|\| {{center\|10}}
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	\| Mrs Blewett \|\| [[Kathy Staff]] \|\| colspan="2" {{yes2\|}} \|\| colspan="2" {{no2\|}} \|\| {{center\|7}}		\| Mrs Blewett \|\| [[Kathy Staff]] \|\| colspan="2" {{yes2\|}} \|\| colspan="2" {{no2\|}} \|\| {{center\|7}}
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	\| Mavis \|\| [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]] \|\| colspan="1" {{no2\|}} \|\| colspan="2" {{yes2\|}} \|\| colspan="1" {{no2\|}} \|\| {{center\|7}}		\| Mavis \|\| [[w:Maggie Ollerenshaw\|Maggie Ollerenshaw]] \|\| colspan="1" {{no2\|}} \|\| colspan="2" {{yes2\|}} \|\| colspan="1" {{no2\|}} \|\| {{center\|7}}
	\|}		\|}

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	{{short description\|British sitcom}}		{{short description\|British sitcom}}
	~~{{For\|the album by The Hamsters\|w:Open All Hours (album)}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2021}}~~
	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	\| image = Open All Hours title card.jpg		\| image = Open All Hours title card.jpg
	\| alt = 1976 title card. The series title appears over an aerial shot of the corner shop.		\| alt = 1976 title card. The series title appears over an aerial shot of the corner shop.
	\| genre = [[Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[w:Sitcom\|Sitcom]]
	\| creator = [[Roy Clarke]]		\| creator = [[w:Roy Clarke\|Roy Clarke]]
	\| developer =		\| developer =
	\| writer = Roy Clarke		\| writer = Roy Clarke
	\| director = [[Sydney Lotterby]]		\| director = [[w:Sydney Lotterby\|Sydney Lotterby]]
	\| starring = {{Plainlist\|		\| starring = {{Plainlist\|
	* [[Ronnie Barker]]		* [[Ronnie Barker]]
	* [[David Jason]]		* [[David Jason]]
	* [[Lynda Baron]]		* [[Lynda Baron]]
	* [[Stephanie Cole]]		* [[w:Stephanie Cole\|Stephanie Cole]]
	* [[Barbara Flynn]]		* [[w:Barbara Flynn\|Barbara Flynn]]
	* [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]		* [[w:Maggie Ollerenshaw\|Maggie Ollerenshaw]]
	* [[Kathy Staff]]}}		* [[Kathy Staff]]}}
	\| theme_music_composer = Joseph Ascher		\| theme_music_composer = Joseph Ascher
	\| opentheme = "[[Alice, Where Art Thou?]]"		\| opentheme = "[[w:Alice, Where Art Thou?\|Alice]]"
	\| endtheme = "Alice, Where Art Thou?"		\| endtheme = "Alice, Where Art Thou?"
	\| composer = [[Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]		\| composer = [[w:Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
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	\| num_episodes = 26		\| num_episodes = 26
	\| list_episodes = List of Open All Hours episodes		\| list_episodes = List of Open All Hours episodes
	\| executive_producer = [[James Gilbert (producer)\|James Gilbert]] <small><br />(pilot episode)</small>		\| executive_producer = [[w:James Gilbert (producer)\|James Gilbert]] <small><br />(pilot episode)</small>
	\| producer = Sydney Lotterby <small><br />(1973–1985)</small>		\| producer = Sydney Lotterby <small><br />(1973–1985)</small>
	\| editor =		\| editor =
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	\| camera =		\| camera =
	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
	\| company = [[BBC]]		\| company = [[w:BBC\|BBC]]
	\| distributor = [[BBC Worldwide]] <br /> [[2entertain]] <br />[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC]] (Australia, home video)<br />[[Warner Home Video]] (US, home video)		\| distributor = [[w:BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]] <br /> [[w:2entertain\|2entertain]] <br />[[w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC]] (Australia, home video)<br />[[w:Warner Home Video]] (US, home video)
	\| channel = {{Plainlist\|		\| channel = {{Plainlist\|
	* [[BBC Two\|BBC2]] <small>(1973–1976)</small>		* [[w:BBC Two\|BBC2]] <small>(1973–1976)</small>
	* [[BBC One\|BBC1]] <small>(1981–1985)</small>}}		* [[w:BBC One\|BBC1]] <small>(1981–1985)</small>}}
	\| picture_format = [[PAL]]		\| picture_format = [[w:PAL\|PAL]]
	\| audio_format = [[Monaural\|Mono]]		\| audio_format = [[w:Monaural\|Mono]]
	\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1973\|3\|23\|df=y}}		\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1973\|3\|23\|df=y}}
	\| last_aired = {{End date\|1985\|10\|06\|df=y}}		\| last_aired = {{End date\|1985\|10\|06\|df=y}}
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	'''''Open All Hours''''' is a [[British television]] [[British sitcom\|sitcom]] created and written by [[Roy Clarke]] for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which aired in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985. The programme developed from a [[television pilot]] broadcast in [[Ronnie Barker]]'s comedy [[anthology series]], ''[[Seven of One]]'' (1973). ''Open All Hours'' ranked eighth in the 2004 [[Britain's Best Sitcom]] poll.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sitcom/winner.shtml Britain's Best Sitcom:Top Ten], URL accessed 2 December 2006.</ref> A sequel, entitled ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'', began airing in 2013.		'''''Open All Hours''''' is a [[w:British television\|British television]] [[w:British sitcom\|sitcom]] created and written by [[w:Roy Clarke\|Roy Clarke]] for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which aired in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985. The programme developed from a [[w:television pilot\|television pilot]] broadcast in [[Ronnie Barker]]'s comedy [[w:anthology series\|anthology series]], ''[[Seven of One]]'' (1973). ''Open All Hours'' ranked eighth in the 2004 [[w:Britain's Best Sitcom\|Britain's Best Sitcom]] poll.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sitcom/winner.shtml Britain's Best Sitcom:Top Ten], URL accessed 2 December 2006.</ref> A sequel, entitled ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'', began airing in 2013.

	==Premises==		==Premises==

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	'''''Open All Hours''''' is a [[British television]] [[British sitcom\|sitcom]] created and written by [[Roy Clarke]] for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which aired in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985. The programme developed from a [[television pilot]] broadcast in [[Ronnie Barker]]'s comedy [[anthology series]], ''[[Seven of One]]'' (1973). ''Open All Hours'' ranked eighth in the 2004 [[Britain's Best Sitcom]] poll.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sitcom/winner.shtml Britain's Best Sitcom:Top Ten], URL accessed 2 December 2006.</ref> A sequel, entitled ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'', began airing in 2013.		'''''Open All Hours''''' is a [[British television]] [[British sitcom\|sitcom]] created and written by [[Roy Clarke]] for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which aired in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985. The programme developed from a [[television pilot]] broadcast in [[Ronnie Barker]]'s comedy [[anthology series]], ''[[Seven of One]]'' (1973). ''Open All Hours'' ranked eighth in the 2004 [[Britain's Best Sitcom]] poll.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sitcom/winner.shtml Britain's Best Sitcom:Top Ten], URL accessed 2 December 2006.</ref> A sequel, entitled ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'', began airing in 2013.

	==~~Premise~~ ==		==Premises==
	The setting is a small grocer's shop in [[Balby]], a suburb of [[Doncaster]] in [[South Yorkshire]]. The owner, [[Arkwright (Open All Hours)\|Arkwright]] ([[Ronnie Barker]]), is a middle-aged miser with a stammer and a knack for selling. His nephew [[Granville (Open All Hours)\|Granville]] ([[David Jason]]) is his put-upon errand boy, who blames his work schedule for his lacklustre social life.		The setting is a small grocer's shop in [[w:Balby\|Balby]], a suburb of [[w:Doncaster\|Doncaster]] in [[w:South Yorkshire\|South Yorkshire]]. The owner, [[Arkwright (Open All Hours)\|Arkwright]] ([[Ronnie Barker]]), is a middle-aged miser with a stammer and a knack for selling. His nephew [[Granville (Open All Hours)\|Granville]] ([[David Jason]]) is his put-upon errand boy, who blames his work schedule for his lacklustre social life.

	Across the road lives Nurse Gladys Emmanuel ([[Lynda Baron]]), largely occupied by her professional rounds, and her elderly mother. Arkwright longs to marry Gladys, but she resists his persistent pressures. In later episodes it is explained that the two have been engaged for many years but have been unable to go through with a wedding due to the advanced age of her mother, for whom she cares at home, as well as the mutual loathing between her mother and Arkwright. Though short-tempered with her fiancé, she is concerned for his and Granville's welfare.		Across the road lives Nurse Gladys Emmanuel ([[Lynda Baron]]), largely occupied by her professional rounds, and her elderly mother. Arkwright longs to marry Gladys, but she resists his persistent pressures. In later episodes it is explained that the two have been engaged for many years but have been unable to go through with a wedding due to the advanced age of her mother, for whom she cares at home, as well as the mutual loathing between her mother and Arkwright. Though short-tempered with her fiancé, she is concerned for his and Granville's welfare.

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	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	{{Main article\|List of Open All Hours episodes}}		{{Main article\|List of Open All Hours episodes}}
	Twenty-six episodes of ''Open All Hours'', all written by [[Roy Clarke]], were produced for the BBC. The show began airing in 1973 with the pilot episode and ended in 1985 after the fourth series. All episodes have a running time of 30 minutes.		Twenty-six episodes of ''Open All Hours'', all written by [[w:Roy Clarke\|Roy Clarke]], were produced for the BBC. The show began airing in 1973 with the pilot episode and ended in 1985 after the fourth series. All episodes have a running time of 30 minutes.

	===''Still Open All Hours''===		===''Still Open All Hours''===

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Still Open All Hours

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	===''Still Open All Hours''===		===''Still Open All Hours''===
	{{main\|Still Open All Hours}}		{{main\|Still Open All Hours}}
	A sequel, entitled ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'', was created in 2013 by original writer Roy Clarke and featuring several original cast members, including [[David Jason]], [[Lynda Baron]], [[Stephanie Cole]] and [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]. On 30 January 2014, the BBC commissioned ''Still Open All Hours'' for six new episodes beginning on 26 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25963719\|title=Still Open All Hours commissioned for full series\|work=BBC News\|date=30 January 2014\|access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref> and has ~~so far{{when\|date=October 2021}}~~ run for six series.		A sequel, entitled ''[[w:Still Open All Hours\|Still Open All Hours]]'', was created in 2013 by original writer Roy Clarke and featuring several original cast members, including [[David Jason]], [[Lynda Baron]], [[w:Stephanie Cole\|Stephanie Cole]] and [[w:Maggie Ollerenshaw\|Maggie Ollerenshaw]]. On 30 January 2014, the BBC commissioned ''Still Open All Hours'' for six new episodes beginning on 26 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25963719\|title=Still Open All Hours commissioned for full series\|work=BBC News\|date=30 January 2014\|access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref> and, as of 2019, has run for six series.

	''Open All Hours'' and ''Still Open All Hours'', has run for a total of 67 episodes across ten series.		''Open All Hours'' and ''Still Open All Hours'', has run for a total of 67 episodes across ten series.

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	Granville is shy and awkward, but kind. His priorities differ from those of his uncle. He always feels that life is passing him by. Occasionally, people from Granville's past come into the shop. To Granville, who is ever saddled with his shop duties and bearing his uncle's belittling, their lives seem richer and more fulfilling.		Granville is shy and awkward, but kind. His priorities differ from those of his uncle. He always feels that life is passing him by. Occasionally, people from Granville's past come into the shop. To Granville, who is ever saddled with his shop duties and bearing his uncle's belittling, their lives seem richer and more fulfilling.

	When Granville has a fling with the milkwoman (played by [[Barbara Flynn]]), his uncle is unsupportive.		When Granville has a fling with the milkwoman (played by [[w:Barbara Flynn\|Barbara Flynn]]), his uncle is unsupportive.

	===Main===		===Main===

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	===Series development===		===Series development===
	The shop is based on a little store called L E Riddiford in [[Thornbury, Gloucestershire\|Thornbury]], [[Gloucestershire]]. Roy Clarke visited this small town whilst travelling and was said to have fallen in love with the shop layout and its owner, Len Riddiford.		The shop is based on a little store called L E Riddiford in [[w:Thornbury, Gloucestershire\|Thornbury]], [[w:Gloucestershire\|Gloucestershire]]. Roy Clarke visited this small town whilst travelling and was said to have fallen in love with the shop layout and its owner, Len Riddiford.

	Ronnie Barker proposed that Arkwright should have a stammer, and this was written into the character. Barker also co-created the premise of the dangerous till. In the series, the shop's antiquated till has a drawer that tends to snap shut suddenly. Even though this terrifies Granville and Arkwright, Arkwright refuses to replace the till due to the cost of a replacement, and because he believes it discourages burglars. By the time of ''Still Open All Hours'', it is suggested that the till is now haunted by Arkwright's ghost as it sporadically opens and closes violently at the mere suggestion of Granville spending money.		Ronnie Barker proposed that Arkwright should have a stammer, and this was written into the character. Barker also co-created the premise of the dangerous till. In the series, the shop's antiquated till has a drawer that tends to snap shut suddenly. Even though this terrifies Granville and Arkwright, Arkwright refuses to replace the till due to the cost of a replacement, and because he believes it discourages burglars. By the time of ''Still Open All Hours'', it is suggested that the till is now haunted by Arkwright's ghost as it sporadically opens and closes violently at the mere suggestion of Granville spending money.

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	===Filming locations===		===Filming locations===
	[[~~Image~~:openallhours 1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, [[Arkwright (Open All Hours)\|Arkwright]] and [[Granville (Open All Hours)\|Granville]]]]		[[File:openallhours 1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, [[Arkwright (Open All Hours)\|Arkwright]] and [[Granville (Open All Hours)\|Granville]]]]
	The exterior shots were shot on Lister Avenue in [[Balby]], a suburb of [[Doncaster]]; South Yorkshire. The shop itself is a hairdresser's salon, which closed for a Summer break during each year the series was being filmed by the BBC. The same location is used for the sequel series ''Still Open All Hours''. The pilot episode (featured in the series ''[[Seven of One]]'') used a shop front on the western intersection of Drayton Avenue and Manor Road in Ealing, London for exterior filming.		The exterior shots were shot on Lister Avenue in [[w:Balby\|Balby]], a suburb of [[w:Doncaster\|Doncaster]]; South Yorkshire. The shop itself is a hairdresser's salon, which closed for a Summer break during each year the series was being filmed by the BBC. The same location is used for the sequel series ''Still Open All Hours''. The pilot episode (featured in the series ''[[Seven of One]]'') used a shop front on the western intersection of Drayton Avenue and Manor Road in Ealing, London for exterior filming.

	In the first series, Nurse Gladys lives at 34 Lister Avenue. This is changed to 32 from the second series.		In the first series, Nurse Gladys lives at 34 Lister Avenue. This is changed to 32 from the second series.

	The local council considered demolishing the shop used in ''Open All Hours''. A fan created a web site to garner support for preserving it. The shop was to be auctioned in [[Leeds]] on 24 November 2008, and was expected to fetch between £120,000 and £130,000; however, all bids fell short of the [[Reservation price\|reserve price]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4769568.stm Famous TV shop faces demolition] BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 April 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a134909/open-all-hours-shop-to-be-auctioned.html\|title='Open All Hours' shop to be auctioned\|work=Digital Spy\|date=7 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7747527.stm\|title=Open All Hours shop fails to sell \|publisher=BBC\|access-date=25 November 2008 \| date=25 November 2008}}</ref>		The local council considered demolishing the shop used in ''Open All Hours''. A fan created a web site to garner support for preserving it. The shop was to be auctioned in [[w:Leeds\|Leeds]] on 24 November 2008, and was expected to fetch between £120,000 and £130,000; however, all bids fell short of the [[w:Reservation price\|reserve price]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4769568.stm Famous TV shop faces demolition] BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 April 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a134909/open-all-hours-shop-to-be-auctioned.html\|title='Open All Hours' shop to be auctioned\|work=Digital Spy\|date=7 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7747527.stm\|title=Open All Hours shop fails to sell \|publisher=BBC\|access-date=25 November 2008 \| date=25 November 2008}}</ref>

	Three years earlier, a different sort of auction commemorated the programme. The BBC donated, to the [[British Stammering Association]], two of the false moustaches worn by Ronnie Barker in the series. The BSA auctioned the moustaches at their London conference in September 2005, shortly before Barker's death.		Three years earlier, a different sort of auction commemorated the programme. The BBC donated, to the [[w:British Stammering Association\|British Stammering Association]], two of the false moustaches worn by Ronnie Barker in the series. The BSA auctioned the moustaches at their London conference in September 2005, shortly before Barker's death.

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	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
	\| company = [[w:BBC\|BBC]]		\| company = [[w:BBC\|BBC]]
	\| distributor = [[w:BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]] <br /> [[w:2entertain\|2entertain]] <br />[[w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC]] (Australia, home video)<br />[[w:Warner Home Video]] (US, home video)		\| distributor = [[w:BBC Worldwide\|BBC Worldwide]] <br /> [[w:2entertain\|2entertain]] <br />[[w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC]] (Australia, home video)<br />[[w:Warner Home Video\|Warner Home Video]] (US, home video)
	\| channel = {{Plainlist\|		\| channel = {{Plainlist\|
	* [[w:BBC Two\|BBC2]] <small>(1973–1976)</small>		* [[w:BBC Two\|BBC2]] <small>(1973–1976)</small>