"is often referred to as a ""youth"" or ""young lad"", even though Granville is well into his adult years. 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. Twenty-six episodes of ""Open All Hours"", all written by Roy"
"also starred in the play ""Screamers"" at the Warehouse Theatre. Since 2014, Ollerenshaw has provided the voice of Henrietta (UK/US) in the British television series ""Thomas & Friends"". She also voiced the role of The Queen in ""Little Princess"". Maggie Ollerenshaw Margaret Ollerenshaw (born 8 October 1949) is an English actress, known for playing the role of Mavis in the BBC sitcom ""Open All Hours"" (1981–82) and its sequel ""Still Open All Hours"" (2013–present). Her other television credits include ""First of the Summer Wine"" (1988–89), ""The House of Eliott"" (1992) and ""Lovejoy"" (1993–94). She played Mrs. Violet Clegg in the"
"Maggie Ollerenshaw Margaret Ollerenshaw (born 8 October 1949) is an English actress, known for playing the role of Mavis in the BBC sitcom ""Open All Hours"" (1981–82) and its sequel ""Still Open All Hours"" (2013–present). Her other television credits include ""First of the Summer Wine"" (1988–89), ""The House of Eliott"" (1992) and ""Lovejoy"" (1993–94). She played Mrs. Violet Clegg in the short-lived series, ""First of the Summer Wine"" and she became a more familiar television face after starring in ""The House of Eliott"", as Florence Ranby, a dour Victorian and head of the Eliott workroom, who died in a tragic"
"Lynda Baron Lilian Baron (born 24 March 1939), known professionally as Lynda Baron, is an English actress and comedian, best known for playing Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC comedy series ""Open All Hours"" (1976–1985) and its sequel, ""Still Open All Hours"" (2013–2016). From 1993 to 1997, she played Auntie Mabel in BBC children's programme ""Come Outside"" and in 2006, she starred as Linda Clarke in ""EastEnders"", before returning from 2008 to 2009 and again in 2016. Baron was born in Urmston, Lancashire. She was originally trained as a dancer at the Royal Academy of Dance. Early in her career,"
"Sarah and Morgan. Lynda Baron Lilian Baron (born 24 March 1939), known professionally as Lynda Baron, is an English actress and comedian, best known for playing Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC comedy series ""Open All Hours"" (1976–1985) and its sequel, ""Still Open All Hours"" (2013–2016). From 1993 to 1997, she played Auntie Mabel in BBC children's programme ""Come Outside"" and in 2006, she starred as Linda Clarke in ""EastEnders"", before returning from 2008 to 2009 and again in 2016. Baron was born in Urmston, Lancashire. She was originally trained as a dancer at the Royal Academy of Dance. Early"
"Barbara Flynn Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray; 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series ""A Family at War"" (1970–72). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy ""Open All Hours"" (1981–85), Jill Swinburne in ""The Beiderbecke Trilogy"" (1985–88), Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series ""A Very Peculiar Practice"" (1986–88), Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama ""Cracker"" (1993–95), and Mrs. Jamieson in ""Cranford"" (2007–09). In her own words, she tends to play ""feisty, strong women"". Flynn was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex."
"Barbara Flynn Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray; 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series ""A Family at War"" (1970–72). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy ""Open All Hours"" (1981–85), Jill Swinburne in ""The Beiderbecke Trilogy"" (1985–88), Dr. Rose Marie in the BBC series ""A Very Peculiar Practice"" (1986–88), Judith Fitzgerald in the ITV drama ""Cracker"" (1993–95), and Mrs. Jamieson in ""Cranford"" (2007–09). In her own words, she tends to play ""feisty, strong women"". Flynn was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex."
"Open All Hours Open All Hours is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which premiered 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. A sequel, entitled ""Still Open All Hours"", was created in 2013. The setting is a small grocer's shop in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The owner, Arkwright (Ronnie Barker), is a"
"organ donation from Asians in Britain. Nina Wadia Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is a British actress, known for playing Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", Mrs Hussein in the ""Open All Hours"" spin-off ""Still Open All Hours"", and for starring in the hit BBC Two sketch show ""Goodness Gracious Me"". Additionally, Wadia played an important role in the Hindi-language romantic comedy ""Namaste London"" (2007). Wadia was born in Bombay, India, and is of Parsi ancestry. She has an older brother and older sister, but both her parents are now deceased. When Wadia was nine years old;"
"Open All Night (TV series) Open All Night is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from November 28, 1981 to March 5, 1982. The show centered on Gordon Feester (George Dzundza) and his oddball family who lived and worked in a convenience store. Despite a similar title and a similar setting of an all-night grocery store, it has no connection to the British series ""Open All Hours"". Jay Tarses was co-creator, writer, co-star and occasional director of the show. Cassandra Peterson (better known for her Elvira persona) made a guest appearance on one episode. David Letterman also made a"
"Glynn Edwards, Joan Sims, Keith Chegwin, Leslie Dwyer, Robin Parkinson, Sam Kelly, Christopher Biggins, Richard O'Callaghan, Yootha Joyce, David Jason, and Avis Bunnage in supporting roles. The series was released on BBC DVD in 2005. Whilst most of the pilots were not developed any further, ""Open All Hours"" and ""Prisoner and Escort"" were successfully developed into full series. ""Open All Hours"" was developed into a sitcom of the same name and a later sequel named ""Still Open All Hours"", while ""Prisoner and Escort"" became ""Porridge"", which led to a spinoff series called ""Going Straight"" in 1978 and a feature film"
"Still Open All Hours Still Open All Hours is a British sitcom created by Roy Clarke for the BBC set in Balby, Doncaster, starring David Jason. 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. Like the original series, the story focuses on the life of Granville as he continues to run his uncle Arkwright's shop, with the assistance of his son Leroy, while seeking to be with his love interest. Unlike"
"Stephanie Cole Patricia Stephanie Cole, OBE (born 5 October 1941) is an English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile television roles in shows such as ""Tenko"" (1981–1985), ""Open All Hours"" (1982–1985), ""A Bit of a Do"" (1989), ""Waiting for God"" (1990–1994), ""Keeping Mum"" (1997–1998), ""Doc Martin"" (2004–2009), ""Still Open All Hours"" (2013–present), ""Man Down"" (2014–present) and as Sylvia Goodwin in ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (2011–2013). She won Best TV Actress at the 1992 British Comedy Awards for her role in ""Waiting For God"" and won Best Comedy Performance at the 2012 British Soap Awards for her"
"mother and brother have all appeared in ""Coronation Street"". Theatre credits include: ""Tinker Bell"" in ""Peter Pan"" at The Lowry, Salford, ""Rita, Sue and Bob Too"" (play) at the Theatre Royal, St Helens, ""The Crimson Retribution"" as part of the 24:7 Theatre festival, ""Once in a House on Fire"" at The Lowry, Salford. and ""JB Shorts 8 & 14"", Real Life Theatre Company Manchester. Emily Fleeshman Emily Fleeshman (born 26 December 1986) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Nikki in ""Still Open All Hours"" and Sally in ""Moving On"". She is the daughter"
"Gilly Coman Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom ""Bread"". She also appeared in ""Scully"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Brookside"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""Springhill"" and ""Emmerdale Farm"" and in the BBC sitcom ""Open All Hours"". She played Marigold Lockton in ""The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous"" (1997), the TV adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel. Coman died of a suspected heart attack on 13 July 2010 at her mother's grave in Church of the Resurrection and All Saints, Caldy, Wirral, Merseyside. She is survived by"
"Emily Fleeshman Emily Fleeshman (born 26 December 1986) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Nikki in ""Still Open All Hours"" and Sally in ""Moving On"". She is the daughter of actor David Fleeshman and actress Sue Jenkins, the sister of actor Richard Fleeshman and her sister Rosie Fleeshman is also an actress. Along with her parents, she is a founder of The Actors' Lab, an acting school based at MediaCityUK, Salford. and a patron of the . In 2016, she was announced as an E3 Business Awards North West finalist for the Young"
"a singer in the 1966 serial ""The Gunfighters"". She appeared in front of the cameras as Captain Wrack in the 1983 serial ""Enlightenment"", and again in 2011 in ""Closing Time"" as Val. Baron is best known for playing Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the popular BBC sitcom ""Open All Hours"" with Ronnie Barker and David Jason which ran for four series in 1976, 1981 to 1982 and in 1985, and was subsequently voted eighth in Britain's Best Sitcom in 2004. In the 1970s and 1980s, Baron co-starred in the ITV sitcom ""Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!"" and the forgotten BBC sitcom"
"Nina Wadia Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is a British actress, known for playing Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", Mrs Hussein in the ""Open All Hours"" spin-off ""Still Open All Hours"", and for starring in the hit BBC Two sketch show ""Goodness Gracious Me"". Additionally, Wadia played an important role in the Hindi-language romantic comedy ""Namaste London"" (2007). Wadia was born in Bombay, India, and is of Parsi ancestry. She has an older brother and older sister, but both her parents are now deceased. When Wadia was nine years old; she moved to Hong Kong. Wadia"
"& Order"". Mattson co-authored the cook book ""Soap Opera Café : The Skinny on Food from a Daytime Star"". And from June 1996 until March 1997, she had a cooking show on Lifetime, called ""The Main Ingredient"". ""Oops! — California Digital Newspaper Collection."" ""Oops! — California Digital Newspaper Collection"". Consair- California Digital Newspaper. Web. 1 June 2016. Robin Mattson Robin Mattson (born June 1, 1956) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the daytime soap operas ""General Hospital"", ""Santa Barbara"", and ""All My Children"". Mattson made her daytime debut as troubled teen Hope Bauer on"
"thirty years after they first appeared together in a production of ""Richard II"" at the Bristol Old Vic. Cole is an Ambassador for the medical charity Overseas Plastic Surgery Appeal. Stephanie Cole Patricia Stephanie Cole, OBE (born 5 October 1941) is an English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile television roles in shows such as ""Tenko"" (1981–1985), ""Open All Hours"" (1982–1985), ""A Bit of a Do"" (1989), ""Waiting for God"" (1990–1994), ""Keeping Mum"" (1997–1998), ""Doc Martin"" (2004–2009), ""Still Open All Hours"" (2013–present), ""Man Down"" (2014–present) and as Sylvia Goodwin in ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (2011–2013). She"
"Elvia Allman Elvia Allman (September 19, 1904 – March 6, 1992) was a character actress and voiceover performer in Hollywood films and television programs for over 50 years. She is best remembered for her semi-regular roles on ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" and ""Petticoat Junction"" and for being the voice of Walt Disney's Clarabelle Cow. Her mark in TV history is also ensured by her memorable performance as the stern, no-nonsense boss in the classic ""I Love Lucy"" candy factory episode ""Job Switching"" with a repeat appearance as Nancy Graham the reporter in the 1955 episode ""The Homecoming"". Allman was born September"
"guest appearance, and made a sly reference to his daytime talk show, which was canceled a year before. Open All Night (TV series) Open All Night is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from November 28, 1981 to March 5, 1982. The show centered on Gordon Feester (George Dzundza) and his oddball family who lived and worked in a convenience store. Despite a similar title and a similar setting of an all-night grocery store, it has no connection to the British series ""Open All Hours"". Jay Tarses was co-creator, writer, co-star and occasional director of the show. Cassandra Peterson"
"also played the elderly, paranoid and morose customer Mrs Delphine Featherstone, nicknamed ""The Black Widow"", in the BBC comedy ""Open All Hours"". Mrs Featherstone was the only rival to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel for the affections of shopkeeper Arkwright, played by Ronnie Barker (who had recommended her to play the part after seeing her in ""Tenko""), although she was attracted to him only because she liked his stingy ways. Arkwright was scared of her advances and often hid when he saw her approaching the shop. Cole was actually only in her early forties when she took the role; playing characters much"
"same year, determined not to be remembered only as Fletcher, Barker opted to end ""Porridge"" after three series and instead focused on the second pilot ""Open All Hours"", alongside David Jason. Barker starred as Arkwright, a money-grabbing, stuttering shopkeeper. Arkwright's stutter was not in the script; Barker was inspired to use it by Melvyn's performance and use of a stutter in a 1955 play the two performed at the Palace Theatre called ""Hot Water"". ""Open All Hours"" aired one series in 1976 on BBC Two but was not renewed due to low ratings. As a result, Barker backtracked on his"
"Ellen Wheeler Ellen Jayne Wheeler (born October 9, 1961 in Glendale, California) is an American actress, director and producer. She has appeared in several soap operas, including ""Another World"" and ""All My Children"". In 1986, she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for her work as twins Marley and Vicky Love Hudson on ""Another World"". In 1988, she won another Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Cindy Parker Chandler on ""All My Children"". Wheeler's character was one of the first characters with AIDS on daytime"
"Madge (Brigit Forsyth), a miserable woman who does not like men and chooses to keep Mavis from following a relationship with Granville. Both are regulars to the shop, alongside others from the neighbourhood whom Granville tries to offload products onto, which he has bought and had little success to sell on. Since ""Open All Hours"", having lived his youth as a nice, yet shy and awkward man who struggled with shop life, Granville has changed into a more toned-down version of his uncle Arkwright, who thanks to his uncle's training, now exhibits a similar manner of selling goods at inflated"
"Up All Night (TV series) Up All Night is an American sitcom created by Emily Spivey that ran on NBC from September 14, 2011 to December 13, 2012. The show stars Christina Applegate, Will Arnett, Jennifer Hall, Luka Jones, and Maya Rudolph. The series follows Reagan (Christina Applegate), a producer on her best friend Ava's (Maya Rudolph) talk show, and Chris (Will Arnett), Reagan's supportive, stay-at-home husband, as they try to adjust to life with their newborn baby Amy. The second season focuses on the cancellation of Ava's talk show, and Chris starting a business with Reagan's brother Scott (Luka"
"her husband, Phil, a photographer, her three sons and one daughter. She had a heart condition and was scheduled for a pacemaker operation. Gilly Coman Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom ""Bread"". She also appeared in ""Scully"", ""Coronation Street"", ""Brookside"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""Springhill"" and ""Emmerdale Farm"" and in the BBC sitcom ""Open All Hours"". She played Marigold Lockton in ""The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous"" (1997), the TV adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel. Coman died of a suspected heart attack"
"Alexandra Hay Alexandra Lynn Hay (July 24, 1947 – October 11, 1993) was an American actress of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a native of Los Angeles, and graduated from Arroyo High School in El Monte. Hay's first credited role was in an episode of ""The Monkees"", ""Monkee Mother"" (episode 27, original airdate March 20, 1967). Her career continued with small roles in the 1967 movies ""Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"" and ""The Ambushers"". In the former, she portrayed a carhop who takes an ice cream order from Spencer Tracy’s character. In 1968, she co-starred in the romantic comedy"
"Kelly Ripa Kelly Maria Ripa (; born October 2, 1970) is an American actress, dancer, talk show host, and television producer. Ripa portrayed Hayley Vaughan on the ABC daytime soap opera, ""All My Children"", between 1990 and 2002. She is the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show, ""Live! with Kelly and Ryan"", in various formats since 2001. She also played Faith Fairfield on the ABC sitcom, ""Hope & Faith"", from 2003 to 2006. Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, own a New York-based production company, Milojo. In 2014, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" named her one of the Most Powerful People"
"(born February 24, 2003).. Kelly Ripa Kelly Maria Ripa (; born October 2, 1970) is an American actress, dancer, talk show host, and television producer. Ripa portrayed Hayley Vaughan on the ABC daytime soap opera, ""All My Children"", between 1990 and 2002. She is the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show, ""Live! with Kelly and Ryan"", in various formats since 2001. She also played Faith Fairfield on the ABC sitcom, ""Hope & Faith"", from 2003 to 2006. Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, own a New York-based production company, Milojo. In 2014, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" named her one of"
"Milk and Honey (film) Milk and Honey is a Canadian drama film, released in 1988. The film stars Josette Simon as Joanna Bell, a young woman from Jamaica who takes a job in Toronto as a nanny for a wealthy couple (Tom Butler and Fiona Reid), in the hope of permanently immigrating to Canada with her son David (Richard Mills). The cast also includes Lyman Ward, Djanet Sears, Leonie Forbes, Errol Slue, Charles Hyatt, Jackie Richardson, Robert Wisden and Diane D'Aquila. The film was written by Glen Salzman and Trevor Rhone, and directed by Salzman and Rebecca Yates. The film"
"Jen Pringle Jen Pringle (born 12 October 1983, in York, England) is an English television presenter and actress. Pringle is a continuity presenter on ""Milkshake!"", the early-morning programming block for young children, and ""Shake!"", the Sunday morning block for older children, on Channel 5. Pringle joined Milkshake! on the 22 April 2006. She joined Shake on 2 September 2009. Pringle also voices characters in the television shows Angelina Ballerina, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom And Peppa Pig. Pringle is best known for being a bit bonkers and enthusiastic, especially on live TV. Pringle was born in York, and grew up"