Ronnie Barker was at the top of his game when he was making the sitcom, "Open All Hours." He added a new comic character to his increasing gallery in the form of stuttering shopkeeper Arkwright. He never spent much money if it wasn't necessary and tended to treat his employee - his nephew Granville - as a slave most of the time. He was courting the local nurse, Gladys Emmanuel but showed no inclination toward marrying her (it would cost him too much money). In spite of the above, Arkwright was a likable character and the viewers soon took to him. The sitcom lasted for four seasons and they are mostly very funny. The episodes usually revolved around Arkwright's corner shop, trying to make Granville a better worker and the attempts at wooing nurse Gladys. Each episode began at the crack of dawn as the shop opened and finish as the shop closed. For the closing scene, Arkwright would be musing to himself over the day's highlights as he would be taking his stock indoors. Ronnie Barker recorded a separate voice-over. David Jason gives great support in one of his first regular television roles.
Review of Open All Hours
