The Best Episodes of Open All Hours Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(153 votes)

   #1 - Full Of Mysterious Promise

   S1:E12/20/1976

   Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labels! He then tries to foist them off onto his customers.

   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke
2. 

   7.8/10(120 votes)

   #2 - A Mattress On Wheels

   S1:E22/27/1976

   Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van. Granville hopes that a mattress in the back of it will help his love life - and maybe Arkwright's, too!

   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke
3. 

   7.9/10(120 votes)

   #3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease

   S1:E33/5/1976

   Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who he feels has been neglecting him.

   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke
4. 

   8.1/10(118 votes)

   #4 - Beware Of The Dog

   S1:E43/12/1976

   After a bungled burglary on his premises, Arkwright decided the time is right for a guard dog for the shop. However, instead of a real dog, he tries to fool everyone with just the sound of a dog! Meanwhile, Granville thinks he could be the father of Maureen's baby, Eric!

   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke
5. 

   7.9/10(105 votes)

   #5 - Well Catered Funeral

   S1:E53/19/1976

   Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!

   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke
6. 

   8.0/10(109 votes)

   #6 - Apples and Self Service

   S1:E63/26/1976

   Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.

   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke

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   Director:Sydney Lotterby

   Writer:Roy Clarke
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