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The Best Episodes of Open All Hours Season 3

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 1 - An Errand Boy by the Ear
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    #1 - An Errand Boy by the Ear

    S3:E1

    There are protests when Arkwright is caught dragging Granville around by his ear. Whilst Arkwright reasons that this is what errand boys are for, the customers choose to differ and force Arkwright to improve his nephew's lot in life.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  2. Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 2 - The Ginger Men
    8.3/10(116 votes)

    #2 - The Ginger Men

    S3:E2

    When Arkwright finds himself with a surplus of Jamaican Ginger cakes, he tries various marketing ploys to sell them off, but hits the jackpot when he claims that the cakes contain drugs, leading customers fighting to get at them.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  3. Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 3 - Duet for Solo Bicycle
    7.6/10(97 votes)

    #3 - Duet for Solo Bicycle

    S3:E3

    When a posh man arrives for directions, Arkwright is concerned that Nurse Gladys is seeing another whilst Granville's love life is also suffering. It is bad enough that when he accompanies Wendy, he only has a bike with which to impress her — but the bike has a squeak, which he can't get rid of.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  4. Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 4 - How to Ignite Your Errand Boy
    7.8/10(100 votes)

    #4 - How to Ignite Your Errand Boy

    S3:E4

    Arkwright considers yet another money-making scheme. Everybody seems to want fire-lighters in the winter so he can save cash by making his own — or rather getting Granville to make them in the shed at the back... with explosive results.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  5. Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 5 - The Man from Down Under
    8.0/10(108 votes)

    #5 - The Man from Down Under

    S3:E5

    Arkwright learns that a former beau of Nurse Gladys' is returning from Australia, where he emigrated a couple decades ago to make his fortune. Naturally, Arkwright is disheartened to think that Gladys might be tempted by her old flame and sets about to take drastic action with the man he believes to be his rival.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  6. Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 6 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid
    8.0/10(104 votes)

    #6 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid

    S3:E6

    Fed up with tank-tops and shop pinnies, Granville decides to court a cool image. He gets a pair of shades and a nice fashionable shirt, but all that stops him from being the archetypal medallion man is a medallion. Perhaps a cocoa tin lid can provide a substitute.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"An Errand Boy by the Ear" is the best rated episode of "Open All Hours" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 3/21/1982. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Ginger Men".