Open All Hours
Created by Roy Clarke
On BBC One
A warmly comic British sitcom built on the affectionate friction between a miserly shopkeeper and his long-suffering nephew, set in a working-class Yorkshire corner shop.
Open All Hours is a British television sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke, starring Ronnie Barker as penny-pinching corner-shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, and David Jason as his nephew and assistant Granville. The programme originated as a 1973 episode of Barker’s comedy anthology Seven of One, and later ran for 26 episodes; the first series broadcast on BBC2, the remaining three series broadcast on BBC1.
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Questions people ask
Is Open All Hours easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 97% of series.
Is Open All Hours scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.
Is Open All Hours violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Open All Hours sad? Barely. Less sad than 88% of series.
Does Open All Hours leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Like Open All Hours
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Open All Hours
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Open All Hours, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Open All Hours, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Open All Hours, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
