Written by Roy Clarke and produced by Sydney Lotterby
What's It All About, Then?
Open All Hours made the Top Ten for Britain's Best Sitcom (or the BBC's Best Sitcom, depending on your opinion). Here's my review of the programme, broadcast on 6 March 2004.
Transmission Dates
Pilot: 25 March 1973 (BBC2 Sunday 8.15pm)
Series 1: 20 February-26 March 1976 (BBC2 Friday 9pm)
Series 2: 1 March-19 April 1981 (BBC1 Sunday 7.15pm)
Series 3: 21 March-25 April 1982 (BBC1 Sunday 7.15pm)
Special: part of The Funny Side of Christmas, 27 December 1982 (BBC1 Monday 8.05pm)
Series 4: 1 September-6 October 1985 (BBC1 Sunday 7.15pm)
Main Cast
Arkwright: Ronnie Barker
Granville: David Jason
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel: Lynda Baron
Mrs Blewitt: Kathy Staff
Mavis: Maggie Ollerenshaw
Milkwoman: Barbara Flynn
Mrs Featherstone: Stephanie Cole
Julie: Helen Cotterill
