"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"
"in August 2017 by Ben Elton. Elton's lecture focused on the future of the British sitcom. Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker, (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ""Porridge"", ""The Two Ronnies"", and ""Open All Hours"". Barker began acting in repertory theatre and decided he was best suited to comic roles. He had his first success at the Oxford Playhouse and in roles in the West End including Tom Stoppard's ""The Real Inspector Hound"". During this period, he was in"
"Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker, (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ""Porridge"", ""The Two Ronnies"", and ""Open All Hours"". Barker began acting in repertory theatre and decided he was best suited to comic roles. He had his first success at the Oxford Playhouse and in roles in the West End including Tom Stoppard's ""The Real Inspector Hound"". During this period, he was in the cast of BBC radio and television comedies such as ""The Navy Lark"". He got his"
"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"
"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 reserve price. 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). The show's theme tune is a song"
"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"
"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"
"January 2016, David Jason revealed that a third series would be produced in 2016. The series began airing on 26 December 2016. The series returned for a fourth series, beginning on 28 December 2017. The series returned for a fifth series, beginning on 7 October 2018. 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)."
"it was actually Barker's co-star from ""Open All Hours"", David Jason who was responsible for the sound effects. Jason confirmed this in his 2013 autobiography. One episode featured Ronnie Corbett as the diminutive yet domineering Queen Victoria and Barker as her browbeaten son ""Edward, Prince of Wales"" (in reality the future King Edward VII was known to his family as ""Bertie""), which was a parody of the recent TV series starring Timothy West. On August 7th 2015 it was announced that a stage version was being produced by The Ministry of Entertainment. This was adapted by Lee Moone and included"
"Hours"" (BBC) and starring Barker as the miserly proprietor of a corner shop. Four series of ""Open All Hours"" were made from 1976–85. He featured in Barker's ""Porridge"" (BBC), a prison comedy, as the elderly Blanco in three episodes. Jason also appeared with Barker in various disguises in ""The Two Ronnies,"" including providing the ""raspberry"" sound effect for ""The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town."" Jason starred in London Weekend Television's ""Lucky Feller"" (1975–76), written by Terence Frisby and produced by Humphrey Barclay. About two brothers in South-East London, the series was in many ways a forerunner to ""Only"
"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"
"died of cancer in 1992 at the age of 75. Teddy Turner (actor) Joseph Edward Turner (13 June 1917 – 29 August 1992) was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian who played dustbin man Chalky Whiteley in the soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". He also played the part of the similarly named farmer Bill Whiteley in ""Emmerdale"" from 1989 to 1991. In the late 1970s he played the part of Mrs. Pumphrey's manservant Hodgekin in ""All Creatures Great and Small,"" Gordon in ""Open All Hours"" and subsequently the part of Banks in the popular 1980s sitcom, ""Never the Twain"". He also"
"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"
"earlier decision and produced a third series of ""Porridge"", as well as a film adaptation. It was followed by the spin-off sitcom ""Going Straight"" which focused on Fletcher after his release from prison. While not as popular as ""Porridge"", Barker again won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment Performance. Plans to further the show were ended when Barker's co-star Richard Beckinsale died of a heart attack in 1979 aged 31. With repeats of ""Open All Hours"" earning high ratings on BBC One, the BBC commissioned a further series of the show in 1981, with another two made as well as"
"was written by Roy Clarke, who also wrote ""Open All Hours"" for Barker, plus successful sitcoms ""Last of the Summer Wine"" and ""Keeping Up Appearances"". However, only one series was made and neither Evans nor the premise had the chance to develop any further. The series is now available on Region One DVD and on Region Two DVD as part of ""The Ultimate Ronnie Barker DVD Collection"". The Magnificent Evans The Magnificent Evans is a 1984 BBC situation comedy written by Roy Clarke and starring Ronnie Barker, Sharon Morgan and Myfanwy Talog. Ronnie Barker played Welsh photographer Plantagenet Evans, a"
"featured the Ronnies as newsreaders, reading spoof news items. This gave rise to the catchphrase at the end of each show: ""Corbett:"" That's all we've got time for, so it's ""Goodnight"" from me. ""Barker:"" And it's ""Goodnight"" from him. ""Both:"" Goodnight! Apart from Corbett and Barker, several actors from television appeared multiple times in the series, most notably John Owens and Claire Nielson, who appeared in twenty-one and seventeen episodes respectively throughout the series. Other frequent performers include April Walker, John Rutland, Michael Redfern, Jenny Logan, Alec Bregonzi, Carol Hawkins, Dilys Watling, Joyce Windsor, Julia McKenzie, Barbara New, Ian Gray,"
"the show's first four seasons, he was credited as a guest star, but beginning with season five's ""Prick Up Your Ears"", he has been credited as a main cast member. Other recurring cast members include Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson; Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson; John G. Brennan as Mort Goldman and Horace the bartender; Carlos Alazraqui as Jonathan Weed; Adam Carolla and Norm Macdonald as Death; Lori Alan as Diane Simmons; and Phil LaMarr as Ollie Williams and the judge. Fellow cartoonist Butch Hartman has made guest voice appearances in many episodes as various characters. Also, writer Danny Smith"
"television break with the satirical sketch series ""The Frost Report"" in 1966, where he met future collaborator, Ronnie Corbett. He joined David Frost's production company and starred in ITV shows including a short film. After rejoining the BBC, Barker found fame with the sketch show ""The Two Ronnies"" (1971–1987), with Ronnie Corbett. He starred in the sitcoms ""Porridge"", its sequel ""Going Straight"" and ""Open All Hours"". He wrote comedy under his own name, though for much of his written material after 1968 he adopted pseudonyms (including ""Gerald Wiley"") to avoid pre-judgments of his writing talent. He won a BAFTA for"
"Teddy Turner (actor) Joseph Edward Turner (13 June 1917 – 29 August 1992) was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian who played dustbin man Chalky Whiteley in the soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". He also played the part of the similarly named farmer Bill Whiteley in ""Emmerdale"" from 1989 to 1991. In the late 1970s he played the part of Mrs. Pumphrey's manservant Hodgekin in ""All Creatures Great and Small,"" Gordon in ""Open All Hours"" and subsequently the part of Banks in the popular 1980s sitcom, ""Never the Twain"". He also made occasional appearances in Last of the Summer Wine. He"
"Charlotte Barker Charlotte Barker (born 1962) is a British actress. Born in Willesden, London, Barker is the only daughter of Ronnie Barker and Joy Tubb. As an actress she worked mostly in theatre. Her television debut came in the film ""Frankie and Johnnie"" (1985). The same year she appeared in episodes of the television sitcoms ""Open All Hours"" (with her father) and ""Fresh Fields"", then in 1987 she was in the film ""Wish You Were Here"" and also in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel. Other parts came in ""The Widowmaker"" (1990) and the crime series ""Maigret"" (1992) with"
"one showcase. Barker also made a surprise appearance on April 1, 2015 for an April Fools' Day switch where he took Drew's place at the show's intro. He hosted the first one bid and pricing game of that day before handing the hosting duties back to Drew. He also appeared during the showcase of that episode. Barker married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Jo Gideon, on January 12, 1945. They remained married for 36 years until her death, on October 19, 1981, from lung cancer. They had no children, and Barker has not remarried. However, he was involved in a"
"""Open All Hours"" has a stutter, which sometimes gets him into trouble. His nephew mocks him for it. On ""South Park"", a physically disabled character named Jimmy Vulmer suffers a severe stutter that has been used to comic effect on the show especially when he is delivering the punchline of a joke or to make otherwise inoffensive words sound offensive. The character Jeremy, from the late 1960s TV series ""Here Come the Brides"" and played by Bobby Sherman, is another example of a fictional stutterer on TV. Actor Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" for"
"research to be conducted in order to sway the belief of impact the relationship between bilingualism and stuttering has. Jazz and Eurodance musician Scatman John wrote the song ""Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)"" to help children who stutter overcome adversity. Born John Paul Larkin, Scatman spoke with a stutter himself and won the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Annie Glenn Award for outstanding service to the stuttering community. Fiction character Arkwright from the British sitcom ""Open All Hours"" stammered and much of the series' humour revolved around this. Recurring character Reginald Barclay from the ""Star Trek"" television franchise and the"
"to my writing career."" In the popular TV comedy series ""The Two Ronnies"", Ronnie Barker played Smiley along the lines of Alec Guinness' portrayal in a sketch called ""Tinker Tailor Smiley Doyle"". This was a joint send-up of ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" and ""The Professionals"" TV series, with Ronnie Corbett playing a bungling version of Martin Shaw's Doyle. Barker's Smiley provides the brains to the brawn of Corbett's Doyle and actually comes out the better. He is shown as something of an obsessive tea drinker. The sketch guest-starred Frank Williams from ""Dad's Army"". The name of Smiley's enemy Karla can"
"Larry Gelman Larry Gelman (born November 3, 1930) is an American film and television character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the US TV series ""The Bob Newhart Show"" and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of ""The Odd Couple"". He also made numerous appearances as Dr. Hubie Binder in the US TV series ""Maude"" and as officer Bernstein on ""Eight Is Enough"". He played Max as a regular member of the cast of the sitcom ""Needles and Pins"", which ran for 14 episodes in the"
"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,"
"of British sitcom. Well-remembered series include John Cleese and Connie Booth's farcical ""Fawlty Towers"" (1975, 1979), John Esmonde and Bob Larbey's self-sufficiency comedy ""The Good Life"" (1975–78). ""Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"" (1973–74), a sequel to the earlier show, surpassed the original, while the same writers (Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais) provided Ronnie Barker with his most successful sitcom vehicle, ""Porridge"" (1974–77). Barker also starred (along with David Jason) in the very popular ""Open All Hours"" (1973, 1976–85), written by Roy Clarke. Clarke's long-running ""Last of the Summer Wine"" began in 1973 and ended in 2010, becoming the"
"the real-time strategy games """" and """". Larry Gelman Larry Gelman (born November 3, 1930) is an American film and television character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the US TV series ""The Bob Newhart Show"" and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of ""The Odd Couple"". He also made numerous appearances as Dr. Hubie Binder in the US TV series ""Maude"" and as officer Bernstein on ""Eight Is Enough"". He played Max as a regular member of the cast of the sitcom ""Needles and Pins"","
"Robert Karvelas, who played Agent Larabee on ""Get Smart"", played Freddie Butler, who was in seven episodes. He is always chronically confessing to other people's crimes, and consistently manages to drive Lennie, George, and Higgenbottem and Captain Andrews crazy. When he appears, Lennie usually exclaims, ""Just what I can't stand right now, Freddie Butler!"" NBC had exceptionally high hopes for the series after it performed well with test audiences. However, it failed to find a large enough audience because it aired Saturday nights at 8:00pm -- right up against the highest-rated show on television, CBS's ""All in the Family"". (Originally,"
"and in 1980 they appeared in the short-lived NBC variety show ""The Big Show""; the two were glad the show did not last as they objected to the use of canned laughter by the American networks. Following the success of ""The Two Ronnies"", the BBC let Barker decide what he wanted to do. ""The Two Ronnies"" took up one third of a year to produce, allowing time for Barker and Corbett to do a solo project each. Barker opted to produce some sitcom pilots shown as part of 1973's ""Seven of One"". Two of these pilots, ""Open All Hours"" (written"
"Radio 4s Afternoon Play strand, James played 17-year-old schoolboy David in a Paul Magrs play. David is followed by, and falls in love with, an alien called Lawrence. Lawrence is a noveliser from Verbatim 6, a species that is also featured in Margs' Big Finish audio book 'Find and Replace' and 'Ringpullworld'. James Baxter (actor) James William Baxter (born 3 August 1990) is an English stage and TV actor best known for his roles as Jake Doland in ""Emmerdale"", Leroy in ""Still Open All Hours"" and Jesus in Red Dwarf. Baxter was born and brought up in Sunderland, Tyne and"
"a live audience. Jeremy & his wife stayed with Cross at his home in Newcastle on the night of the event. In September 2017, Tim Healy invited Cross on set of Still Open All Hours, a British sitcom based on the original Ronnie Barker Open All Hours Comedy TV Show. They were recording the Christmas special in Scarborough. Cross performed for the cast and crew, including Sir David Jason. In October 2017, Rothbury Auction House sold a vintage dressing screen that once belonged to Rod Clements who is a band member of Lindisfarne (band) and he wrote the folk hit"
"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"