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American Reacts to Open All Hours Series 1 Episode 1
I react to Open All Hours series 1 episode 1. They seem to have tightened things up from the pilot episode and the dynamics for this show are killer.
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@tomwinder4402 2 года назад

Ronnie Barker added the stutter, it wasn't scripted, he thought it made the character funnier, he was a genius. Also I always find it funny the these same actors were in Porridge but David Jason played an old man and Ronnie Barker played a younger man. Great reaction video, I have seen this episode many times but it always makes me laugh more with your infectious laugh.

@themisspultone 2 года назад

Ronnie Barker was a genius. This was one of the few shows the entire family (mom, dad, lil bro, n me) would voluntarily sit down and watch together. We all loved this show.

@theliquor6423 2 года назад

He actually got complaints about the stuttering at first and was in two minds about doing it until he received a letter from a family of stutterers Saying how wonderful it was to see it on TV and how he's had them howling ever since because they now spend their time setting each other up for their individual stutters. I thought that was pretty cool and more people should know👍

@redfog42 2 года назад

The cast was top notch

@darthdmc 2 года назад

He also added the death trap till.

@ianm42yt 2 года назад

The characters Arkwright and Nurse Gladys have obviously known each other since childhood which is why they can talk to each other as they do. The same is true for the characters in 'The Last of the Summer Wine' which makes the interaction between the old men and the wives and widows so natural and funny.

@petersymonds4975 2 года назад

The little white car that Nurse Gladys uses is a Morris Minor provided by the NHS for her. A very common car in the 50’s and 60’s, a traditional vehicle for midwives and district nurses. I had one van version for a few years when I was a Lineman with Post Office Telephones (now British Telecomm). Both the midwives and district nurses in my village had them. When the police got mobilised rather than using bikes they started using Morris Minors, painted white with a light blue coloured front wings, we called these Panda Cars. The corner shop was a UK institution before we had supermarkets and were everywhere. My maternal grandad had one in the village from the 1920’s to his death in the 1950’s, my dad took over the business then. All shops had the delivery bikes like Granville’s, the local butcher still has one and uses it for decoration.

@scottjackson1812 2 года назад

A true great Classic. Ronnie Barker was a complete genius, his timing and characters was just second to none. He remains one of my favourites along with Porridge and only fools and horses of course. David Jason is brilliant too. As you said the dynamics of the characters even the minor roles still add so much to the show. Doesn't matter how many times I have see them they make me laugh just as hard as if it was the first time watching. So well written and performed.

@Poshfrocknfluffyslip 2 года назад

This series just kept improving. The characters were so well written and superbly played; even the minor characters. Another well loved series featuring Ronnie Barker (with David Jason playing a smaller role) is Porridge. Equally well written and beautifully played.

@rickybuhl3176 2 года назад

Chuffed to see this being kept alive and having new people coming to it. Great reaction as always bud..

@j0hnf_uk 2 года назад

Trust me, this series gets better and better as it progresses. You're in for a real treat.

@7BearBrown 2 года назад

It'a garbage

@capcompass9298 10 месяцев назад

You spelt 'garage' wrong.@@7BearBrown

@daveofyorkshire301 2 года назад

Another of Ronnie Barkers roles is Norman Stanley Fletcher in "Porridge", based in prison but it's a comedy like this...

@Elkfazer1 2 года назад

Out of all the 70's sitcoms, I think Porridge comes out on top, the banter between Godber & Fletch is classic stuff.

@daveofyorkshire301 2 года назад

@@Elkfazer1 It's a great snapshot of the time and society that fostered that humour.

@Mike-James 2 года назад

Being an old Yorkshire man, I remember, there used to be corner shops on every other street and guys who ran them with the same outlook on life, opening early and closing late.

@705johnnyboy 2 года назад

one thing i miss that handy corner shop 1minute walk to get beer when i ran out

@tomhayes4782 2 года назад

The actual shop is in Balby, Doncaster

@jamieross3563 2 года назад

What I love about the use of the stutter for comedic effect, is that it is only ever used for sort of play on word jokes, or to create temporary misunderstandings....at no point is he ever mocked for having a speech impediment, they never make fun of the stutter itself. I believe Ronnie actually received a letter from a family of people who all stuttered and they praised his portrayal and found it funny and not offensive

@rogueuniversities6866 2 года назад

Granville clearly mocks him

@jamieross3563 2 года назад

@@rogueuniversities6866 well, he certainly makes light of the misunderstandings caused....maybe I worded myself badly. I just mean that Arkwright is still a respected and important member of the community, his impediment is not held against him or makes him disrespected in anyway

@capcompass9298 10 месяцев назад

W'with humour.@@rogueuniversities6866

@Chris_GY1 2 года назад

Roy Clarke who wrote Open All Hours also wrote Last of The Summer Wine (location filming in Holmfirth, Yorkshire) Britain’s longest running sitcom 37 years from 1973-2010 starring Kathy Staff as Nora Batty (Mrs BBBBB Blewitt in Open All Hours) Open All Hours (location filming in Doncaster, Yorkshire) ran for four series airing in 1976, 1981, 1982 & 1985, it returned in 2013 starring Sir David Jason, Lynda Baron Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Stephanie Cole Mrs Featherstone.

@Lex-Hawthorn Год назад

We here in Australia got about 2 episodes of Last of the summer wine, and that was about 15 yrs ago. Then not a damned thing, but we did get 20 odd yrs of the BILL. I was a little pissed off about this, as LOTSW was brilliant. I believe most of it was destroyed by bloody yuppies, saving on Tapes at the BBC. I wish i could get a hold of it all. Cos lots of it has been taken from YT as well.

@peterjackson4763 Год назад

@@Lex-Hawthorn LotSW was not destroyed. The complete collection available as a very large box set.

@steverpcb 2 года назад

The Beautique hair salon in Balby, South Yorkshire, was used as the exterior of the grocery store in the show. The series continues after the death of Ronnie Barker as 'Still Open All Hours' with Granville running the shop for another 6 or more seasons.

@adrianbellamy5060 2 года назад

I never new that

@capcompass9298 10 месяцев назад

It's old hat.@@adrianbellamy5060

@zetectic7968 2 года назад

Classic! Roy Clarke wrote Last of the Summer Wine which has great character interactions.

@themisspultone 2 года назад

Last of the Summer Wine :) to grow old disgracefully, to retire become a grandfather and promptly revert to being 7 again :D

@HTID-ff9ll 2 года назад

Beware of the infamous Nora batty!!!

@Si_Mondo Год назад

@@HTID-ff9ll Compo took no notice of such danger!

@michealbohmer2871 Год назад

He also did "Keeping up Appearances", another gem with Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet!) and the long suffering Richard. Then, of course, there were the relatives and the neighbours. Another brilliant show. TV used to be so good, now it's just all chaff.

@ignachioelsmith9053 2 года назад

😂 Great episode. So glad you're enjoying it. It's nice for me, having watched Open All Hours many times, to laugh along with someone seeing it for the first time! 👍

@amnril 2 года назад

This show is so 1970’s, reminds me of my childhood and yes, I watched it back then. The actors are so good. Glad you appreciate the humour.

@Aw-zc2lt 2 года назад

It's like watching these for the first time when getting EBs perspective. They did a sequel recently called Still Open All Hours which works surprisingly well considering Ronnie Barker passed away and the bygone setting of a corner shop. It's a great tribute to the original if you come across it. Have you seen A Touch of Frost with David Jason. It's a crime drama and contrasts with this but it shows how Jason can just slip into completely different characters. It's surely a skill he developed from working with Ronnie B. Peter Kay was inspired by Ronnie Barker too and that's clear to see if you watch his sitcoms.

@sallygoater4657 2 года назад

Essentially what this show reveals is an insight into an era of values in a pedestrian backwater in the North of England circa 50's made in the 70's with a 'nod and farewell' To gentler times and traditions to make way for times/technologies that ensured their cultural extinction. It is a beautiful sweet and sour rendition of how life "trotted along" in a World where people were the centre. I miss it. Love from UK

@missyotsuba8508 2 года назад

Ronnie Barker... One of the greatest wordsmiths in the business.

@hiramabiff2017 2 года назад

Yet again E.B has stuck a smile on my face. My Granddad had a grocers shop and I have faint memories ( with the help of old photos ) of living above the shop very similar to Arkwrights. I could never understand why my old dad never watched Open All Hours, especially with so many good memories of our time at the shop and living on the coast. Took me years to work out why, but as I am old myself now I get it. It was to heartbreakingly realistic to him to be reminded of a time in life sorely missed & long gone. I admire E.B and enjoy this channel so much.

@wolfie5 2 года назад

Mrs Blewitt - customer in shop played by Kathy Staff - star of Last of the Summer Wine - another of Britains best sitcoms - it ran for years set around 3 old guys and their mischief and she played Nora Batty - with her wrinkled stockings :)

@livestocknetwork320 2 года назад

The late Kathy Staff...

@Upemm 2 года назад

My most favourite comedy of the era . Not withstanding that I,m around that age myself now, doing daft stuff. 😂

@neilgayleard3842 2 года назад

Nora Batty.

@AndrewHalliwell 2 года назад

She was also in Crossroads

@livestocknetwork320 2 года назад

@@AndrewHalliwell Doris Luke...

@lynneivison5773 2 года назад

It is really brilliantly played by all of them.

@craigflebu-swainson5195 2 года назад

Love this series, very happy you are reacting to it. As always your laugh is great.

@DeadEyeJedi 2 года назад

My favourite bit about comedy like this is the environment. It seems a fair number of modern comedies are set in expensive houses or mansions about people who earn more per month than I do in a year, whereas this was a nice, 'homely' comedy, characters who looked like people you would actually meet in that area at that time, it's no surprise that David Jason went on to star in Only Fools and Horses, they both have that 'feel' about them.

@theliquor6423 2 года назад

Absolutely buzzing you got onto this mate! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did growing up! Keep it coming, we love you over here me old china 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇲✌

@treadingtheboards2875 2 года назад

The shop used for the exterior shots is a hair salon that went of a summer holiday break whenever they were filming, all the windows and doors were replaced and the interior was changed. The interior was of course in a studio, but it still needed to be seen from the outside. It is still being used for the sequel, "Still Open All Hours" with Granville now running the shop, almost all the original cast are still in it. with the exception of Ronnie Barker who had passed away. Oh, and the cash register is also in the new series. It is one of my favourite shows.

@sarakirk9542 2 года назад

Hiya! Open All hours is just fantastic and is such a classic series. Arkwrights tightfistedness is brilliant and you are drawn into his character and stutter. David Jason is the best side kick and know he hated being the little feed for Ronnie. Still it worked a charm. Kathy Staff (Mrs Blueit) was in another tv series by Roy Clarke Last of The Summer Wine as Nora Batty. She’s just awesome in episode and this show. As is Maggie Ollerenshaw (Mavis) who cannot make up her mind on things and a great character in the series. That till was made like that for real to try and make it feel like it wants to take fingers off. Like Arkwright wanting money put away asap lol

@leehallam9365 2 года назад

Kathy Staff who plays Mrs Blewett, who you will be glad to hear she was regular for the first half of the shows run, was most famous for playing Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine. That sitcom ran for 37 years and was also written by Roy Clarke. It is about three old men wandering around the small Yorkshire town of Holmfirth, getting into trouble. About 30 years ago I actually served Kathy Staff in a shop. She was quite memorable. 🤣

@richt71 2 года назад

Took me back to my childhood as this used to be on the tv early evening when my family would be having our dinner. It has jokes at all levels so makes great family viewing. Ran a very long time and then revived with Granville having taken over!

@cliffcrabtree4359 2 года назад

Great reaction again EB. This is a British classic.

@andrewjohnson388 2 года назад

Ah ...nice family times watching this show every week years back when comedy was fun, Ronnie Barker was great in all his stuff he did. and others, great period for comedy.

@TurnFullCircle 2 года назад

Quite ironic an American reminded me (an Englishman) how superb ‘open all hours’ is….I was lucky enough to have watched this with my mum and dad first time around…truly a classic. Thank you very much for your review… cheers…

@lynneivison5773 2 года назад

It is also a bit of history - real money, tills - my goodness I remember shops like that.

@Ingens_Scherz 2 года назад

Funny thing about this show was that there were literally years between each series (season) because the two of them - Jason and Barker - were so busy working on other things. E.g.: The pilot was shown in 1973 but the first series wasn't made until 1976. The second series didn't appear until 1981 - without any cancellation. That has to be some kind of record.

@johnirwing2571 2 года назад

Even after all this time still a great series. Ronnie Barker was in another classic - Porridge where he plays a cynical street wise convict with David Jason as an occasional role playing an older character. David Jason’s tour de force in comedy is in “Only Fools and Horses” both these I think you would enjoy as they both derive the comedy from interpersonal relationships.

@nigeljohnson9820 2 года назад

This is a very British comedy, which depends on a lot of cultural references from a time gone by, I am surprised that an American appreciated the references. The hayday of the English corner shop was most probably in the 1960s to the 1970s, some of the non politically correct language dates back to that period.

@TheEclecticBeard 2 года назад

There are some references, most regional to the locality that will go over my head. But situations, inferred things, and universal things are easier to catch. There are some things, that having jumped down the rabbit hole of looking at life and culture in the UK I'm more keen to pick up on than I might have a few months ago but by and large there is a lot to be gleaned that though it might be a local reference the situation translates universally and are funny regardless.

@nigeljohnson9820 2 года назад

@@TheEclecticBeard the character of the small shop keeper of the period is strangely true to life. These little shops were common place, until the big supermarkets put most of them out of business. The BBC has made a number of comedies over the years, which, while being very funny, also capture a truth about the period they represent. For an Englishman of a certain age, I can't help but feel a little nostalgia for that time. There are little details of observation that show the quality of the writing, like the unlabeled tins, the chalk solution used to write on the shop windows, and the naive sales strategy of charging slightly more than double the price for two items than one, and making it sound like a bargain. These little shops used to stock almost everything, from hardware to groceries, from shoe polish and methylated spirit to fresh fruit. The eclectic mixture of goods sold, ment these little shops had a unique, but not unpleasant, smell (odour) of polished wooden counter tops, leather, tea, spices and fresh fruit, liquorice and aniseed sweets. If you go looking for them, some of these little corner shops still survive.

@johnfrancis2215 2 года назад

In the factories I worked the office's were referred to as the corner shop because of all the gossiping that went on in them

@nigeljohnson9820 2 года назад

@@johnfrancis2215 the corner shop was always one element of the social network that bound a small community together. The intimacy of the small space, the relatively slow service, with the shopkeeper collecting the shopping for each individual shopper, gave time for the customers to talk, it is very different to the anonymity provided by today's big supermarkets. Unlike the superstores, the customers had nothing to do but wait to be served. Time they spent talking and getting to know each other. In the small shop, customers tended to gather in a group, rather than a queue, waiting for the call "Next". I suspect that part of the nostalgia for this period, is to do with the loss of this community connection. The shopkeepers of those days knew their customers, and greeted them by name, adjusting stock to match what the regulars liked to buy. It was good business to treat customers as friends. Some even exchanged Christmas presents. I know, I grow up in a small shop, owned by my farther.

@clivesilk3501 2 года назад

I’ve been to that shop in balby Doncaster! Open all hours is such s much loved classic British series .. we used to watch it as kids in the 80’s ! If you like this try a series called Clarence that Ronnie barker starred in and wrote .. ❤️

@The-Underbaker 2 года назад

"She's playing hard to get and he's just hard." lol

@groundhoglife 2 года назад

Brilliant series, reminds me of a little shop that used to be around the corner from my house when I was growing up during the 70’s.The couple that owned it were as tight as Arkwright, they would slice the ham that thin you could read a newspaper through it 😆

@snafufubar 2 года назад

Same sort of shop by my grandparents house. Old style have everything corner shop where you could even buy 1 cigarette.

@themisspultone 2 года назад

Think everyone who grew up 60s-70s knew an Arkwright :D. Not sure what EB would call him, but I do think Arkwrights exist the world over

@pauln0371 2 года назад

The programme was filmed in Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The shop was real but it was a Hairdressers..

@Larkstream 2 года назад

I love lots of the classic comedy shows. There's so many that are pure genius but this and porridge are up there with my favourites. Ronnie Barker was amazing.

@rickywest2022 2 года назад

This was my favourite show as a kid I still watch it today 40 something years later and still love it just as much

@lynette. 2 года назад

One of my favourite comedies as you say such strong characters. So well written and acted.

@Soccerates 2 года назад

Great series. One I loved as a kid, even if it was on re-runs. Porridge has been mentioned a few times and I highly recommend it. There was a spin-off of that series, called "Going Straight", where Ronnie Barker's character came out of prison. Just to fill a few old-school British lingo in for you - Charabanc/Charabang - An early type of open-top coach, at first horse-drawn, which gradually evolved into the modern buses. VAT Inspector - Value Added Tax - a tax placed upon retail goods. Tuppence - Two Pence - "I wouldn't give you tuppence for his kidneys" Threpence - Three pence. "There's threpence on that bottle".

@niklar55 2 года назад

Ronnie Barker was a superb character actor. Sad loss when he died. .

@paulmurphy5648 2 года назад

I have seen OaH many times over the years and know what will happen before it does but I still laugh at this beautiful of its' era comedy. Alan, please, please, pretty please with knobs on, review ALL the episodes. Your brilliant, infectious laugh will increase my enjoyment many times over...

@markkettlewell7441 9 месяцев назад

Ronnie Barker was a genius of comedy. He was great as Fletcher in Porridge too 😅

@dalvirsingh162 2 года назад

I love your reaction videos, keep up the good work. Please do the whole series. Much love from 🇬🇧

@mycustardlove4168 2 года назад

My absolute favourite sitcom of all time, seen them 100s of times over and I never get fed up, live not far away from the shop filming location in balby Doncaster, go there often. Was lucky enough to see David Jason while they were filming the new series there.

@PsyQoTexxXas 2 года назад

The amount of time,thought and intelligence that went into making these shows compared to popular American shows is insane. They probably wrote a whole season of 90210 in the time it took to write one episode. Thanks for exposing me to some culture for a change

@TheEclecticBeard 2 года назад

Dude I love these shows. I've got one tomorrow (will get an announcement here but will have to watch on Dailymotion) that is one of the most brilliant pieces of political tv and it's just the first episode.

@tomwinder4402 2 года назад

@@TheEclecticBeard Oh, is that a Yes Minister reaction incoming? Love it.

@Aw-zc2lt 2 года назад

That's a good point actually. Phoenix Nights and Fawlty Towers for example stretched to just 2 series and left it on a high.

@bobblebardsley 2 года назад

@@TheEclecticBeard If you can find it (and it's not what you're already talking about here) try Drop The Dead Donkey. It was 1990s so a different era but they would write parts of the script and film those scenes within about 24-48 hours before the show aired, so you were watching a pre-recorded sit-com that referred to that week's headline news events. I'm not sure if that's completely unique but it's pretty ambitious and it ran for most of the 90s on that basis.

@eddhardy1054 2 года назад

Ronnie B was our greatest comedy actor and David J wasn't far behind. Excellent choice EB.

@janetdear6429 2 года назад

😂 you really love my old favourites, another great video thanks 💖😁

@mattymoowhite 2 года назад

Same writer Roy Clarke did "last of the summer wine" ... UK 's longest running sitcom.

@ASavageEye 11 месяцев назад

One of the things I love most about this is you cannot even tell the inside of the shop is a separate stage from outside scenes. The outside scenes were shot in front of what was actually a hair salon with a fake "shop front" that could be taken off and stored away between shooting seasons. They couldn't afford to buy areal building or build an entire street set so they "rented" the front of the salon from a friend of the producer ( at least I think it was the producer ). The show was deemed a risk by the production company and had a very small budget but it turned out to be very popular. Another small tidbit....the very first "episode" was actually part of a series of one-off's called 'Seven of One' that Barker had written a few years before. These one-off's also included episodes of a number of other comedy shows but the only other one to make it into full production was the hilarious Porridge.

@rozhunter7645 2 года назад

You laughing is hilarious, Ronnie Barker was my dad’s absolute favourite and that’s the way he used to laugh too

@Sorarse 2 года назад

David Jason (Granville) went on to play a very much loved character from UK TV in the comedy series Only Fools and Horses.

@ivanwilmore7469 2 года назад

Another classic; still on as Still Open all Hours with David Jason running the shop. Kathy Staff (Mrs Bluett) was in many comedies including Last of the Summer Wine; also with Michael Bates in the first two series

@straightouttacontext2134 2 года назад

Not only a show for the ages...but a show for all ages... that's the genius 😁

@anitahargreaves9526 2 года назад

Needed a laugh, didn't realise how much. Thank you o bearded one. 🇬🇧 ✅

@cyberdan42 2 года назад

Been waiting for this. Great entertainment, both the show and enjoying it with you.

@ClassicWorld19 2 года назад

So glad you're reacting to this!

@andresilva8444 2 года назад

Thank you for the laughs!

@VincitOmniaVeritas. 2 года назад

Thank you EB. My favourite comedy of all time. Have watched the 3 series over the years over 100 times. Ronnie Baker was and still is a legend and he nurtured David Jason who played the iconic Del Boy. Amazing amazing 🤩

@chriscaminarides623 2 года назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed the pilot and this first official 1st episode... This is a truly classic British comedy - they don't make them like they used to. Just like 'Allo 'Allo, the characters grow and many new ones come in to the mix as you watch the episodes in order... I hope you get to watch more and more episodes and enjoy our comedy with the finest - Ronnie Barker God bless him always...xxx

@stephenhumphrey7935 2 года назад

I can't wait for EB to get round to watching the episode about the Jamaican ginger cake. I think that's the funniest episode in the whole series.

@Sameoldfitup 2 года назад

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?” ― Tennessee Williams.

@ggenie7489 2 года назад

Ronnie Barker used to have a house in the town I come from, legend says some of the ideas for this came from a little shop a few streets away. How true it is I do not know, I know he sold his house when the council built a leasure centre too close for his liking. There are certainly enough characters around this town to inspire comedians though.

@lesliecompton4061 2 года назад

and the shop on the corner had the infamous till too and the lady that ran it was very similar to how the main Ronnie played the character

@HTID-ff9ll 2 года назад

There are so many British comedies as good as this or better. Only fools and horses, porridge, dad's army, the good life, one foot in the grave to name only a few. Hope to see you react to others as well 😉

@markscouler2534 2 года назад

One foot in the grave, only fools and father Ted are my favourites

@capcompass9298 10 месяцев назад

Steptoe & Son.@@markscouler2534

@ManxAndy 2 года назад

Hey EB…..how you doing, Ronnie and David two icons of British TV comedy , Open all Hours is the pinnacle of true down to the earth comedy genius…..the writing was only surpassed by the characters being played by these absolute comedy hero’s 👍🇮🇲💪😀

@elaineshakeshaft2830 2 года назад

Love Open All Hours😂😂❤🇬🇧

@michealbohmer2871 Год назад

Thanks mate! I absolutely love this show, I've watched the entire series many times over the years and I still laugh me guts out! Now, it's even better watching you react to it with your big, jolly and infectious laugh. This is a winner!!

@hagar6359 2 года назад

thanks for taking the time to see the great british comedies of the 70s, Ronnie Barker was fantastic in this Porridge and many more. I stil watch these rather than the new stuff, this has class. Not sure if you have seen the Two Ronnies clip - the four candles, it was voted the best comedy sketch ever I think in the UK. It really is funny. If you haven't seen it please check it out. Keep watching these classics mate, they will keep you smiling!

@iseeolly9959 Год назад

Ronnie B is the greatest actor ever, we were so lucky to have him on our earth. xx

@donaldcrawford3596 Год назад

His portrayal as W Churchill,s butler, was a classic.

@jimcook1161 2 года назад

No! It isn't time to get a new till! :) As you watch the other episodes EB, you'll find out that the till (cash register) is just as much a cast member as Ronnie Barker, David Jason and Lynda Baron. Arkwight and Granville are terrified of it!

@markkettlewell7441 9 месяцев назад

Granville (David Jason) went on to become one our legendary comedy actors) 😅

@timtam6442 2 года назад

You have to remember that when this was first broadcast in the UK, there were only three tv channels to watch. That’s why they got huge viewing figures are formed part of British culture

@gowdsake7103 2 года назад

But also because what we saw wasnt watered down to the dross we get now shows were well made

@paulhanson5164 2 года назад

The modern version that they are still making is also brilliant, Granville is now as old and tight fisted as Arkwright. Its called Still Open All Hours, its well worth a watch.

@darkwarrior6465 2 года назад

The character gastric in that is spitting image of my father in-law 🤣🤣

@huwgriffith1138 2 года назад

Roy Clarke the writer of the series wrote another classic, Last Of The Summer Wine.

@MrGremlin69 2 года назад

I used to watch this with my Dad God rest him

@50001mick 2 года назад

The best thing about this show is how Ronnie Barker dresses. Also the look of the shop from outside. The look is based on his father, the outfit to how the shop looks.

@johnfrancis2215 2 года назад

Roy Clarke never put a foot wrong as far as I'm concerned, keeping up appearances, last of the summer wine are two more of his sit comm's, hope you Americans enjoy some classic British humour

@wolfie5 2 года назад

Shows how old this is when advert in the shop said 6 1/2 pence for an item :) Great classic. Ronnie Barker and David Jason who went on to do Only Fools and Horses - voted Britains best ever sitcom

@TheEclecticBeard 2 года назад

Yeah, my next purchase is the Only Fools and Horses Boxed set.

@MaNNeRz91 2 года назад

Have you seen the newer series?

@TheEclecticBeard 2 года назад

Have not.

@chriscaminarides623 2 года назад

@@TheEclecticBeard The new series is called 'Still Open All Hours'.... Granville now older and with grey hair has taken over the shop as Arkwright has passed away, and he has adopted Arkwright's ways... So good but you can't beat the original...

@terryoconnor5262 2 года назад

Aye the old farthings etc, I noticed the price in the window was 2lb of Brussels sprouts for 15pence, I don’t remember those times myself as I’m only 27 but my late father loved this show and I watched it through with him a few years ago, steptoe and son is another good one 🤣👍

@Rufus1531 2 года назад

Ronnie Barker was a total genius. I have all of his stuff on dvd. Porridge is absolutley brilliant aswell. I have seen them so many times, but they never get old or any less funny! Great react video.

@FiniteRich 2 года назад

oh this is a classic series, i remember it so fondly the till, the stutter, nurse gladys, the prayer at the end of each episode, brilliant stuff

@Womberto 2 года назад

His stutter also adds a bit of vulnerability to an otherwise quite pompous character. One of the main differences I think between UK and US shows is that the UK ones are absurd realism whereas the US ones are real absurdism.

@helenorrin7537 2 года назад

Nicely put.

@jacoolckers6465 2 года назад

I still need to watch "Still Open All Hours". The series with Granvil running the shop.

@capcompass9298 10 месяцев назад

Even listening to the opening trumpet, I got nostalgic - a bike left unattended. Tell kids taday, they'd never believe ya.

@SomeYouTubeGuy Год назад

When this came out the people who didn't stutter were apparently outraged and wrote many a letter to the BBC but those who did stutter loved how he portrayed the character. I had a shocking stutter as a child, thankfully much improved now and I have always loved the way he uses it.

@donaldcrawford3596 Год назад

Granville, what a career, and a pilot to add to his long career.

@Dave.Thatcher1 2 года назад

Two of Britains best Comedic actors, but this series left me cold!

@anthonyhamilton8007 2 года назад

You should check out porridge about a habitual criminal behind bars, fletcher played by Ronnie barker,best thing he ever done in my opinion,😛

@ste.6026 2 года назад

Fun fact is that I grew up only a few streets away (Balby Doncaster South Yorkshire) at the time this was being filmed, the shop at least, it was an hairdressers... Nice choice, this really is a classic...

@andrewcoates8906 2 года назад

During the banter Arkwright mentioned people from Bradford having to go to Pakistan to find work, this is actually the complete reversal of the sourcing solution that took place when the textile industry was faced with a shortage of workers in the mills during the late 50’s and 60’s. At the time these immigrant workers saved the mills, but unfortunately some of them have returned to their home land and set up their own textile industry and undercut their former employers who have since had to close their own business down, due to being priced out of the industry. As a result Bradford (my hometown) has now become renowned for high unemployment and a very mixed ethnicity in its population.

@bagpuss121 2 года назад

One Of The Greatest Series Ever .

@anthonyhaylock6655 2 года назад

The actually script was genius but Ronnie Barker and David Jansen are both brilliant in their roles as the boss and the lowly worker

@helenbailey8419 2 года назад

There is a shop in the town I live in with two old cash registers which the lady has called Arkwright and Granville.

@stuprecious9782 2 года назад

The Till (Cash Register) became the running gag and has entered into British cultural history; as has Arkwright and Granville.

@petermicklethwaite6281 2 года назад

This was filmed in Balby a suburb of Doncaster. The shop is actually a Hair dressers.

@jackietomkinson933 2 года назад

Do watch the entire series not to review all but watch in your leisure time and the series that followed Still Open All Hours is also good. Although Ronnie Barker had passed away he still gets mentioned in almost every show. I love this series as it reminds me of my childhood in the 1960's and '70's when these shops existed. Even the shop keepers would give us kids a smack round the ears if we said something not to his liking.

@dejanbrice8774 2 года назад

Aw yes! You have reached the pinnacle of humour now!

@MarkMcLT 2 года назад

Here's a fun fact... At 1:17, theres a sign on the window for "Kia Ora Drinks." Kia Ora is New Zealand Maori for "hello."

@timglennon6814 2 года назад

The stutter was an accident apparently. Barker apparently shuttered during a rehearsal. Barker apologised and the producer liked it, so he carried on with it.