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	Production for series one began in August 2014, exterior filming started on 15 September and location work was completed on 26 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/video-open-all-hours-filming-starts-in-doncaster-1-6840950\|title=Video: Open All Hours filming starts in Doncaster\|work=[[Doncaster Free Press]]\|date=15 September 2014\|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/open-all-hours-filming-set-to-end-in-doncaster-1-6864168\|title=Open All Hours filming set to end in Doncaster\|work=[[Sheffield Star]]\|date=26 September 2014\|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref> Interior scenes were recorded in front of a studio audience from 10 October until 21 November 2014 at Teddington Studios.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://m.pinewoodgroup.com/production/still-open-all-hours-series-1\|title=Still Open All Hours Series 1\|work=[[The Pinewood Studios Group]]\|date=15 September 2014\|accessdate=25 November 2014}}</ref>		Production for series one began in August 2014, exterior filming started on 15 September and location work was completed on 26 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/video-open-all-hours-filming-starts-in-doncaster-1-6840950\|title=Video: Open All Hours filming starts in Doncaster\|work=[[Doncaster Free Press]]\|date=15 September 2014\|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/open-all-hours-filming-set-to-end-in-doncaster-1-6864168\|title=Open All Hours filming set to end in Doncaster\|work=[[Sheffield Star]]\|date=26 September 2014\|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref> Interior scenes were recorded in front of a studio audience from 10 October until 21 November 2014 at Teddington Studios.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://m.pinewoodgroup.com/production/still-open-all-hours-series-1\|title=Still Open All Hours Series 1\|work=[[The Pinewood Studios Group]]\|date=15 September 2014\|accessdate=25 November 2014}}</ref>

	The show later returned for a second series, beginning on 26 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Chuckle-Brothers-Swansea/story-26728178-detail/story.html\|title=The Chuckle Brothers: To me, to you... to Swansea!\|publisher=South Wales Evening Post\|date=19 June 2015\|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1885/still_open_all_hours_series_2_confirmed/\|title=Still Open All Hours series 2 confirmed\|work=[[British Comedy Guide]]\|date=12 September 2015\|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref> with production starting in September 2015. Exterior scenes were shot on location from 14–24 September 2015.~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2019}}~~ Interior scenes were recorded before a studio audience at [[Pinewood Studios]] from 9 October until 20 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/still-open-all-hours-to-be-filmed-at-world-famous-pinewood-studios-1-7488057\|title=Still Open All Hours to be filmed at world famous Pinewood Studios\|author=Burke Darren\|work=[[Doncaster Free Press]]\|date=30 September 2015\|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>		The show later returned for a second series, beginning on 26 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Chuckle-Brothers-Swansea/story-26728178-detail/story.html\|title=The Chuckle Brothers: To me, to you... to Swansea!\|publisher=South Wales Evening Post\|date=19 June 2015\|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1885/still_open_all_hours_series_2_confirmed/\|title=Still Open All Hours series 2 confirmed\|work=[[British Comedy Guide]]\|date=12 September 2015\|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref> with production starting in September 2015. Exterior scenes were shot on location from 14–24 September 2015. Interior scenes were recorded before a studio audience at [[Pinewood Studios]] from 9 October until 20 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/still-open-all-hours-to-be-filmed-at-world-famous-pinewood-studios-1-7488057\|title=Still Open All Hours to be filmed at world famous Pinewood Studios\|author=Burke Darren\|work=[[Doncaster Free Press]]\|date=30 September 2015\|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>

	In January 2016, [[David Jason]] said a third series would be produced during the year. The series began airing on 26 December 2016.<ref name="return2">{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/david-jason-confirms-still-open-7215294 \| title=David Jason confirms Still Open All Hours will return and reveals his Hollywood dream \| publisher=The Mirror \| date=20 January 2016 \| accessdate=21 January 2016}}</ref> Production started in September 2016 with on location for exterior scenes being shot in Balby Doncaster from 12 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-12/david-jason-to-return-for-new-series-of-still-open-all-hours-on-bbc1\|title=David Jason to return for new series of Still Open All Hours\|last=Staff\|first=Radio Times\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|date=12 September 2016\|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> [[Lynda Baron]] could not reprise her role as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel as the scheduled production dates clashed with Baron's current contract with ''[[EastEnders]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/709858/Still-Open-All-Hours-third-series-WITHOUT-Nurse-Emmanuel\|title=Still Open All Hours third series WITHOUT Nurse Emmanuel\|last=Crockery\|first=Claire\|work=[[Daily Express]]\|date=12 September 2016\|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>		In January 2016, [[David Jason]] said a third series would be produced during the year. The series began airing on 26 December 2016.<ref name="return2">{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/david-jason-confirms-still-open-7215294 \| title=David Jason confirms Still Open All Hours will return and reveals his Hollywood dream \| publisher=The Mirror \| date=20 January 2016 \| accessdate=21 January 2016}}</ref> Production started in September 2016 with on location for exterior scenes being shot in Balby Doncaster from 12 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-12/david-jason-to-return-for-new-series-of-still-open-all-hours-on-bbc1\|title=David Jason to return for new series of Still Open All Hours\|last=Staff\|first=Radio Times\|work=[[Radio Times]]\|date=12 September 2016\|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> [[Lynda Baron]] could not reprise her role as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel as the scheduled production dates clashed with Baron's current contract with ''[[EastEnders]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/709858/Still-Open-All-Hours-third-series-WITHOUT-Nurse-Emmanuel\|title=Still Open All Hours third series WITHOUT Nurse Emmanuel\|last=Crockery\|first=Claire\|work=[[Daily Express]]\|date=12 September 2016\|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>
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	===Filming locations===		===Filming locations===
	[[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\|Lister Avenue in [[Balby]] is used for the filming of '' Still Open All Hours''; 'Beautique'<!--actual spelling for the real life shop--> (sic) on the right, doubles as Arkwright's]]		[[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\|Lister Avenue in [[Balby]] is used for the filming of '' Still Open All Hours''; 'Beautique'<!--actual spelling for the real life shop--> (sic) on the right, doubles as Arkwright's]]
	The exterior shots reused the original shop from the series, on Lister Avenue in [[Balby]], a suburb of [[Doncaster]]. The shop had to be extensively redressed (for both programmes) to resemble a traditional corner shop, as it has been a hair salon known as Beautique since 1962. This process took two days, before filming on location for three consecutive days.~~{{citation needed\|date=December 2019}}~~ The hair salon "Beautique" is listed on Google Maps as "Arkwright's."		The exterior shots reused the original shop from the series, on Lister Avenue in [[Balby]], a suburb of [[Doncaster]]. The shop had to be extensively redressed (for both programmes) to resemble a traditional corner shop, as it has been a hair salon known as Beautique since 1962. This process took two days, before filming on location for three consecutive days. The hair salon "Beautique" is listed on Google Maps as "Arkwright's."

	The studio recordings for the 2013 special were recorded at [[Dock10 (television facility)\|Dock10]] at [[MediaCityUK]]. For the first series, [[Teddington Studios]] were used and the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth series were all recorded at [[Pinewood Studios]].		The studio recordings for the 2013 special were recorded at [[Dock10 (television facility)\|Dock10]] at [[MediaCityUK]]. For the first series, [[Teddington Studios]] were used and the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth series were all recorded at [[Pinewood Studios]].

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{{short description|BBC television sitcom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Still Open All Hours Title Card.jpg
| caption = Opening titles
| genre = [[Comedy]]
| creator = [[Roy Clarke]]
| writer = Roy Clarke
| director = Dewi Humphreys
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[David Jason]]
* [[James Baxter (actor)|James Baxter]]
* [[Lynda Baron]]
* [[Stephanie Cole]]
* [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]
* [[Brigit Forsyth]]
* [[Johnny Vegas]]
* [[Kulvinder Ghir]]
* [[Geoffrey Whitehead]]
* [[Sally Lindsay]]
* [[Tim Healy (actor)|Tim Healy]]
* [[Sue Holderness]]
* [[Dean Smith (actor)|Dean Smith]]
* [[Archie Panjabi]]
* [[Nina Wadia]]
* [[Katie Redford (actress)|Katie Redford]]
}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 6
| num_episodes = 41
| list_episodes = List_of_Still_Open_All_Hours_episodes
| producer = [[Gareth Edwards (producer)|Gareth Edwards]]
| location = [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10 studios]] (2013) [[Teddington Studios]] (2014-2015) [[Pinewood Studios]] (2015—)
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = [[BBC Studios]] Comedy Productions
| distributor = [[BBC Studios]] [[2entertain]] [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] (Australia, home video)
| channel = [[BBC One]]
| picture_format = 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
| audio_format = Dolby Digital 5.1
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|12|26|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|12|20|df=y}}
| preceded_by = ''[[Open All Hours]]''
| related = ''[[Seven of One]]''
}}

'''''Still Open All Hours''''' is a British sitcom created for the [[BBC]] by [[Roy Clarke]], and starring [[David Jason]] and [[James Baxter (actor)|James Baxter]]. It is the sequel to the sitcom ''[[Open All Hours]]'', which both Clarke and Jason worked on throughout its 26-episode run from 1973 to 1985, following a 40th Anniversary Special in December 2013 commemorating the original series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a521620/sir-david-jason-to-star-in-open-all-hours-christmas-special.html|title=Sir David Jason to star in 'Open All Hours' Christmas special|last=Goodacre|first=Kate|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=7 October 2013|accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref> The sitcom's premise focuses on the life of a much older Granville, who now runs his late uncle's grocery shop with the assistance of his son, continuing to sell products at higher prices alongside seeking to be with his love interest.

Unlike the original series, the cast for ''Still Open All Hours'' includes a more regular group of characters and additional side-plots. It has featured the return of [[Lynda Baron]], [[Stephanie Cole]], and [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]] as their characters from ''Open All Hours''. Although the special received poor reviews, it attracted positive viewing figures, with the sitcom airing a total of 41 episodes across six series to date.

==Premise==
Like ''Open All Hours'', the sitcom is set within a small grocer's shop in the suburb of [[Balby]], within [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], and focuses on the life of [[Granville (Open All Hours)|Granville]] ([[David Jason]]) – now much older and the shop's owner, having grown into the same sort of person as his late uncle Arkwright was by learning from him his many ways of selling to customers. Assisting him in running the shop is Leroy ([[James Baxter (actor)|James Baxter]]), Granville's son by one of his previous girlfriends, who maintains a rather robust love life with several girls but struggles to cope with the work and sales approach of his father, much as Granville did with Arkwright.

Like his late uncle, Granville maintains a love life with the sweet but absent-minded Mavis ([[Maggie Ollerenshaw]]) who loves him in return, but finds his path to her often blocked by her sister Madge ([[Brigit Forsyth]]), a miserable woman who does not like men and chooses to keep Mavis from following a relationship with Granville. Both are regular customers of the shop, alongside others from the neighbourhood onto whom Granville tries to offload products which he has bought and had little success selling on under their original identity and price.

==Characters==
{{Main|List of Open All Hours characters}}

===Granville===
{{Main|Granville (Open All Hours)|l1=Granville}}
Since ''Open All Hours'', having lived his youth as a nice but shy and awkward man who struggled with shop life, Granville has changed into a more toned-down version of his uncle Arkwright. Thanks to his uncle's training he now exhibits a similar habit of selling goods at inflated prices, fabricating stories to sell useless and/or unsaleable items to hapless customers, and keeping a close watch on the money he spends – often through employing the use of a special money belt that causes slight issues and embarrassment at times. During his uncle's training Granville engaged in relationships with several girlfriends, in which a fling in Blackpool resulted in the procreation of his son Leroy, whom he was left in charge of by the boy's mother. Following his uncle's death Granville inherited the shop, which he runs alongside Leroy, often teasing his son over the identity of his mother – secretly concealing the fact that he knows who it is – while subjecting him to practical jokes and teaching him some of the tricks that Arkwright taught him. In ''Still Open All Hours'' he maintains a belief that his uncle lives on through the shop's till, often referring to it as Arkwright in later episodes, because of its propensity to open or close suddenly at times for various reasons (such as when there is mention of spending considerable money on something). Arkwright's framed portrait on the wall sometimes tilts when spoken to. 2 episodes had Arkwright's ghost turning lights on and off (Series 1, Episode 6) and again in a 2015 Christmas Special. (Series 2, Episode 1)

Like his uncle, Granville has a love interest of his own in Mavis, a woman he met during his youth and whom he still fondly loves. Unlike his uncle, Granville must struggle to be with Mavis since the end of her previous marriage, due to her sister Madge desiring to keep them apart. To try to distract Madge and hopefully remove her as an obstacle, Granville spends his time grooming one of his regulars, Gastric, into becoming Madge's love interest. In later episodes he also finds himself trying to stop the advances of widow Delphine Featherstone, one of his uncle's customers to whom he accidentally sent a love note that was meant for Mavis, by persuading fellow widower Wilburn Newbold to enter a relationship with her and maintain it, despite Mrs Featherstone's presence unnerving him.

===Leroy===
Leroy was born to a mother who his father met during a fling in Blackpool, but who he does not know about, despite Granville secretly knowing who she is; although his mother is talked about during the first series, including a visit by her to see Leroy, references about her become rare and non-existent in later episodes. Left in his father's care by his mother at a young age, Leroy suffers similar issues to those that Granville faced in his youth, such as having to be up early to open the shop, being on the receiving end of his father's practical jokes, and handling the deliveries of purchases to customers. Unlike his father Leroy maintains an active social life with many young women, most having boyfriends that they don't mind ignoring to spend time with him (much to his father's dismay) while displaying a firm dislike of his father's penchant for unloading products he buys cheaply but cannot sell. By the fourth series, Leroy becomes committed to winning the affection of a local librarian, despite her values and her vegan lifestyle.

===Main/Recurring Characters===
{| class="wikitable planrowheaders" style="width: 80%; margin-right: 0;"
|-
!rowspan="2" width="25%"|Character
!rowspan="2" width="25%"|Played by
!colspan="6” width="40%"|[[List of Still Open All Hours episodes|Series]]
!rowspan="2" width="10%"|Episode count
|-
! [[List of Still Open All Hours episodes|1]]
! [[List of Still Open All Hours episodes|2]]
! [[List of Still Open All Hours episodes|3]]
! [[List of Still Open All Hours episodes|4]]
! [[List of Still Open All Hours episodes|5]]
! [[List of Still Open All Hours episodes|6]]
|-
!colspan="12”|Main Characters
|-
| [[Granville (Open All Hours)|Granville]] || [[David Jason]] || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|41}}
|-
| Leroy || [[James Baxter (actor)|James Baxter]] || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|41}}
|-
| Mrs Featherstone || {{sortname|Stephanie|Cole}} || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|41}}
|-
| Mavis || {{sortname|Maggie|Ollerenshaw}} || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|41}}
|-
| Madge || {{sortname|Brigit|Forsyth}} || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|41}}
|-
| Eric Agnew || {{sortname|Johnny|Vegas}} || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|40}}
|-
| Gastric || {{sortname|Tim|Healy|dab=actor}} || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|40}}
|-
| Cyril || {{sortname|Kulvinder|Ghir}} || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|40}}
|-
| Kath Agnew || {{sortname|Sally|Lindsay}} || colspan="6" {{yes2|}} || {{center|36}}
|-
| Wilburn Newbold || {{sortname|Geoffrey|Whitehead}} || colspan="1" {{no|}} || colspan="5" {{yes2|}} || {{center|31}}
|-
| Mrs Hussein || {{sortname|Nina|Wadia}} || colspan="4" {{yes2|}} || colspan="2" {{no|}} || {{center|22}}
|-
| Beth || Katie Redford || colspan="3" {{no|}} || colspan="3" {{yes2}} || {{center|17}}
|-
| Nurse Gladys || {{sortname|Lynda|Baron}} || colspan="2" {{yes2|}} || colspan="4" {{no|}} || {{center|13}}
|-
| Ruby || [[Sophie Willan]] || colspan= "4" {{no|}} || colspan= "2" {{yes2|}} || {{center|11}}
|-
| Mrs Rossi || [[Sue Holderness]] || colspan= "4" {{no|}} || colspan= "2" {{yes2|}} || {{center|10}}
|-
| Willis ||[[Dean Smith (actor)|Dean Smith]]|| colspan= "5" {{no|}} || colspan= "1" {{yes2|}} || {{center|7}}
|-
| Jasmine ||[[Archie Panjabi]]|| colspan= "5" {{no|}} || colspan "1" {{yes2|}} || {{center|4}}
|-
|}

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Still Open All Hours episodes}}
{{:List of Still Open All Hours episodes}}
Forty-one episodes of ''Still Open All Hours'', all written by Roy Clarke, have been produced for the BBC. The show began airing on 26 December 2013 with an anniversary special of original series, ''Open All Hours'' All episodes had a running time of 30 minutes. Between ''Open All Hours'' and ''Still Open All Hours'', there have been a total of 67 episodes and ten series broadcast between 1973 and 2019.

==Production==
===Series development===
''Still Open All Hours'' was first broadcast on 26 December 2013, with Jason reprising his role of Granville from ''Open All Hours''. The new one-off episode written by Clarke showed Granville now running the shop with his son Leroy (played by [[James Baxter (actor)|James Baxter]]), after inheriting it from Arkwright.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24426296|title=Sir David Jason back for Open All Hours Christmas show|publisher=BBC News|date=7 October 2013|accessdate=8 October 2013}}</ref> Clarke wrote the script in two weeks, and production began in October 2013. The exterior scenes were filmed at the original location at Lister Avenue in [[Doncaster]] from 18 to 20 November 2013. The interior scenes were recorded on 3 December 2013 at [[Dock10 (television facility)|dock10 studios]] in [[City of Salford|Salford]] in front of a studio audience. A 30-minute documentary accompanying the show's return, entitled ''Open All Hours: A Celebration'', aired on 27 December 2013, the day after the new episode was broadcast, on BBC One.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03n2r55|title=Open All Hours: A Celebration|publisher=BBC|date=15 December 2013|accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/open-all-hours-special-could-lead-to-new-series-1-6252817#.Uosq2FKRTlA.twitter|title=Open All Hours special could lead to new series|publisher=[[Doncaster Free Press]]|date=19 November 2013|accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/breaking-new-version-of-open-all-hours-will-be-filmed-in-doncaster-1-6129435|title=BREAKING: New version of Open All Hours will be filmed in Doncaster|publisher=[[Doncaster Free Press]]|date=9 October 2013|accessdate=13 October 2013}}</ref>

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|publisher=BBC News|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-01-30/still-open-all-hours-series-confirmed|title=Still Open All Hours series confirmed|last=Glanfield|first=Tim|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref> The controller of BBC comedy commissioning, Shane Allen, said: "The resounding success of the Christmas revival showed the huge and enduring audience affection for this much-loved classic. Roy has done a terrific job of updating the characters whilst keeping what was warm-hearted and enjoyable about the world of the original series."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jan/30/bbc-still-open-all-hours-david-jason|title=BBC commissions full series of Still Open All Hours|last=Plunkett|first=John|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=30 January 2014}}</ref>

Production for series one began in August 2014, exterior filming started on 15 September and location work was completed on 26 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/video-open-all-hours-filming-starts-in-doncaster-1-6840950|title=Video: Open All Hours filming starts in Doncaster|work=[[Doncaster Free Press]]|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/open-all-hours-filming-set-to-end-in-doncaster-1-6864168|title=Open All Hours filming set to end in Doncaster|work=[[Sheffield Star]]|date=26 September 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref> Interior scenes were recorded in front of a studio audience from 10 October until 21 November 2014 at Teddington Studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.pinewoodgroup.com/production/still-open-all-hours-series-1|title=Still Open All Hours Series 1|work=[[The Pinewood Studios Group]]|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=25 November 2014}}</ref>

The show later returned for a second series, beginning on 26 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Chuckle-Brothers-Swansea/story-26728178-detail/story.html|title=The Chuckle Brothers: To me, to you... to Swansea!|publisher=South Wales Evening Post|date=19 June 2015|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1885/still_open_all_hours_series_2_confirmed/|title=Still Open All Hours series 2 confirmed|work=[[British Comedy Guide]]|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref> with production starting in September 2015. Exterior scenes were shot on location from 14–24 September 2015.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Interior scenes were recorded before a studio audience at [[Pinewood Studios]] from 9 October until 20 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/still-open-all-hours-to-be-filmed-at-world-famous-pinewood-studios-1-7488057|title=Still Open All Hours to be filmed at world famous Pinewood Studios|author=Burke Darren|work=[[Doncaster Free Press]]|date=30 September 2015|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>

In January 2016, [[David Jason]] said a third series would be produced during the year. The series began airing on 26 December 2016.<ref name="return2">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/david-jason-confirms-still-open-7215294 | title=David Jason confirms Still Open All Hours will return and reveals his Hollywood dream | publisher=The Mirror | date=20 January 2016 | accessdate=21 January 2016}}</ref> Production started in September 2016 with on location for exterior scenes being shot in Balby Doncaster from 12 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-09-12/david-jason-to-return-for-new-series-of-still-open-all-hours-on-bbc1|title=David Jason to return for new series of Still Open All Hours|last=Staff|first=Radio Times|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=12 September 2016|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> [[Lynda Baron]] could not reprise her role as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel as the scheduled production dates clashed with Baron's current contract with ''[[EastEnders]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/709858/Still-Open-All-Hours-third-series-WITHOUT-Nurse-Emmanuel|title=Still Open All Hours third series WITHOUT Nurse Emmanuel|last=Crockery|first=Claire|work=[[Daily Express]]|date=12 September 2016|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>

David Jason announced that a fourth series would be produced in 2017.<ref name="return3">{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/14/only-fools-and-horses-reboot-sir-david-jason-says-he-would-play-del-boy-one-last-time-6381461/ | title=Only Fools And Horses reboot? Sir David Jason says he would play Del Boy one last time | publisher=The Mirror | date=14 January 2017 | accessdate=9 February 2017}}</ref> Recording began in September 2017 with David Jason seen on location in Doncaster with co-star Tim Healy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/david-jason-unrecognisable-sports-bushy-11165965|title=David Jason is unrecognisable as he sports bushy beard for new sitcom series|date=13 September 2017}}</ref> The series began airing on 28 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/tv-legend-david-jason-mrs-11836202|title=TV legend David Jason: Mrs Brown's Boys is too rude for family audiences | publisher=The Mirror | date=11 January 2018 | access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> Interior scenes were recorded at Pinewood Studios in front of a live studio-audience on 7, 14, and 21 October and on the 4, 11, 18, and 24 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/still_open_all_hours_2016|title=Still Open All Hours shows and tours|last=Staff|first=BBC Shows and tours|work=[[BBC]]|date=12 September 2016|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>
In early 2017 a fourth series was commissioned with production beginning in August 2017. On location exterior scenes for the fourth series commenced on 11 September 2017 in Doncaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/pictures-still-open-all-hours-filming-gets-underway-in-doncaster-but-not-at-arkwright-s-shop-1-8749226|title=PICTURES: Still Open All Hours filming gets underway in Doncaster – but not at Arkwright's shop | publisher=Doncaster Free Press | date=12 September 2016}}</ref> For the original special and the first three series, all episodes were filmed in front of a studio audience. Series 4 was, by contrast, filmed on a closed set and screened to an audience for recording of a laughter track, due to cast availability problems.
Series 5 and 6 continued in this vein.

In January 2018, it was announced the show will return for a fifth series late 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/tv-legend-david-jason-mrs-11836202|title=TV legend David Jason: Mrs Brown's Boys is too rude for family audiences | publisher=The Mirror | date=11 January 2018 | access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> The fifth series was officially confirmed on 2 May 2018, with filming due to commence in the summer. On 21 December 2018, the BBC confirmed a sixth series that was commissioned for transmission in late in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/still-open-all-hours-6|title=Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One in 2019 for a sixth series|publisher=BBC Media Center|date=21 December 2018|access-date=29 December 2018|language=en-GB}}.</ref>

===Filming locations===
[[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|Lister Avenue in [[Balby]] is used for the filming of '' Still Open All Hours''; 'Beautique' (sic) on the right, doubles as Arkwright's]]
The exterior shots reused the original shop from the series, on Lister Avenue in [[Balby]], a suburb of [[Doncaster]]. The shop had to be extensively redressed (for both programmes) to resemble a traditional corner shop, as it has been a hair salon known as Beautique since 1962. This process took two days, before filming on location for three consecutive days.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} The hair salon "Beautique" is listed on Google Maps as "Arkwright's."

The studio recordings for the 2013 special were recorded at [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10]] at [[MediaCityUK]]. For the first series, [[Teddington Studios]] were used and the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth series were all recorded at [[Pinewood Studios]].
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==Broadcast and reception==
The special was broadcast on BBC One on 26 December 2013 and received 9.43m (39.9% of the audience) viewers according to overnight figures and was the most watched programme on that day.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Rigby|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a540642/still-open-all-hours-tops-boxing-day-ratings-with-94m.html|title=Still Open All Hours tops Boxing Day ratings with 9.4m|publisher=Digital Spy|date=27 December 2013|accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref> Final viewing figures showed that it was watched by 13.07m and was the most watched programme for that week.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/dec/27/still-open-all-hours-largest-audience-boxing-day|title=Top 30s|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=27 December 2015|date=27 December 2013|last1=Sweney|first1=Mark}}</ref> It received generally poor reviews from critics. Will Dean of ''[[The Independent]]'', referencing Arkwright's trademark stutter, called it "a w-w-worthy effort" but criticised the attempt to revive the show without [[Ronnie Barker]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Will|last=Dean|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/still-open-all-hours-review-it-was-a-wwworthy-effort--but-theres-only-one-arkwright-9026351.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/still-open-all-hours-review-it-was-a-wwworthy-effort--but-theres-only-one-arkwright-9026351.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Still Open All Hours review: It was a w-w-worthy effort – but there's only one Arkwright|publisher=The Independent|date=26 December 2013|accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref> who had died in 2005. Ben Lawrence of ''[[Telegraph Media Group|The Telegraph]]'' said it "felt like a relic of another era" criticising the jokes and Jason's performance.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Lawrence|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10537092/Still-Open-All-Hours-BBC-One-review.html|title=Still Open All Hours, BBC One, review|publisher=The Telegraph|date=26 December 2013|accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref> Jacob Mason, writing on the ''[[Radio Times]]'' website, described the show as "warmly nostalgic", whilst others noted it as "a fitting tribute to Ronnie Barker".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/547385/David-Jason-Still-Open-All-Hours-Christmas-series|title=David Jason on Open All Hours: 'It was very emotional to return to the old hunting ground'|first=Kirsty|last=Nutkins|accessdate=13 December 2020|date= 20 December 2014|work=[[Daily Express]]}}</ref>

==DVD releases==
Although filmed and broadcast in High-definition, no Blu-ray releases have been announced. Series 1 and the 2013 Christmas Special was released on DVD on 2 February 2015 by [[2 entertain]]. Series 2 was released on 1 February 2016. Series 3 was released on 13 February 2017. Series 4 was released on 19 February 2018. Series 5 was released on 7 January 2019. Series 6 was released on 6 January 2020.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|DVD Title
!rowspan="2"|No. of Discs
!rowspan="2"|Special features
!rowspan="2"|No. of Episodes
!colspan="2"|Release Dates
|-
!Region 2
!Region 4
|-
| style="background:#96EEA9; width:1px;"|
|'''[[Still Open All Hours#Series 1 (2014-15)|Series 1]]'''
|1
|2013 Christmas Special
|7
|2 February 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Still-Open-all-Hours-Christmas/dp/B00RCYDMJ8/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1419349139&sr=1-2&keywords=still+open+all+hours|title=Still Open All Hours Series One + 2013 Christmas Special [DVD]|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=23 December 2014|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref>
|24 June 2015
|-
| style="background:#008D96; width:1px;"|
|'''[[Still Open All Hours#Series 2 (2015-16)|Series 2]]'''
|1
|2015 Christmas Special
|6
|1 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Still-Open-All-Hours-DVD/dp/B019QFAXEW|title=Still Open All Hours: Series Two + 2015 Christmas Special [DVD]|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=23 December 2015|accessdate=29 December 2018}}</ref>
| TBA
|-
| style="background:#BC73FF; width:1px;"|
|'''[[Still Open All Hours#Series 3 (2016-17)|Series 3]]'''
|1
|2016 Christmas Special
|7
|13 February 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NBNAPHN/ref=sr_1_19?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1482514168&sr=1-19&keywords=still+open+all+hours|title=Still Open All Hours: Series Three + 2016 Christmas Special [DVD]|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=23 December 2016|accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref>
| TBA
|-
| style="background:#270487; width:1px;"|
| '''[[Still Open All Hours#Series 4 (2017-18)|Series 4]]'''
|1
|2017 Christmas Special
|7
| 19 February 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Still-Open-All-Hours-DVD/dp/B0789YFT5V|title=Still Open All Hours: Series Four + 2017 Christmas Special [DVD]|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=23 December 2017|accessdate=29 December 2018}}</ref>

|TBA
|-
| style="background:#FF5F5F; width:1px;"|
| '''[[Still Open All Hours#Series 5 (2018)|Series 5]]'''
|1
|2018 Christmas Special
|7
| 7 January 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Still-Open-All-Hours-DVD/dp/B07KZ47L2H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546096857&sr=8-1&keywords=still+open+all+hours|title=Still Open All Hours: Series Five + 2018 Christmas Special [DVD]|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=23 December 2018|accessdate=29 December 2018}}</ref>
|TBA
|-
| style="background:#00B7EB; width:1px;"|
| '''[[Still Open All Hours#Series 6 (2019)|Series 6]]'''
|1
|2019 Christmas Special
|7
| 6 January 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Still-Open-All-Hours-DVD/dp/B07ZPL94TM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=still+open+all+hours+series+6&qid=1573064171&sr=8-1|title=Still Open All Hours: Series Six + 2019 Christmas Special [DVD]|work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|date=6 November 2019|accessdate=6 November 2019}}</ref>
|TBA
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{IMDb title|id=3425318|title=Still Open All Hours}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|still_open_all_hours}}.
* {{Epguides|StillOpenAllHours}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519111154/http://picasaweb.google.com/lez.briddon/FamousePlacesArkwrightsShop/photo#5087838304152135906 Image of Arkwright's shop in April 2007]

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