7.5/10140 votes#1 - Full Of Mysterious Promise
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/1976
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
7.8/10113 votes#2 - A Mattress On Wheels
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/1976
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
7.8/10111 votes#3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/1976
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
8.0/10112 votes#4 - Beware Of The Dog
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/1976
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
7.9/10100 votes#5 - Well Catered Funeral
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/1976
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
8.0/10104 votes#6 - Apples and Self Service
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/1976
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
The Best Episodes of Open All Hours Season 1
Every episode of Open All Hours Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Open All Hours Season 1!
Open All Hours is a BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke and starring Ronnie Barker as a miserly shop keeper and David Jason as his...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Full Of Mysterious Promise" is the best rated episode of "Open All Hours" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 2/20/1976. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Mattress On Wheels".