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Open All Hours

1976–1985 · 4 seasons

A gentle, cosy half-hour of verbal sparring and small-shop scheming, easy to dip into and quietly comforting.

Created by: Roy Clarke
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron

Overview: 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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Created by: Roy Clarke
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
greed
family
love
class
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Roy Clarke
Written by: Roy Clarke
Starring: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron, Barbara Flynn, Stephanie Cole, Kathy Staff, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Frances Cox
Music: Max Harris
Length: 4 seasons, 25 episodes, 30 min each
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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