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The Best Episodes Written By Roy Clarke

Every TV Episode Written by Roy Clarke Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Roy Clarke Ratings Summary

"The Boy Friend" is the best rated episode written by Roy Clarke. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Harold Snoad. It aired on 10/15/1995 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Full Of Mysterious Promise".

  • The Boy Friend
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - The Boy Friend

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/1995

    Hyacinth sings to her hearts content when discovering Emmett's latest musical The Boyfriend is in production. Meanwhile Daddy is once again back in the war and guarding Onslow’s house with a sharp object.

    Director: Harold Snoad

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Full Of Mysterious Promise
    10.0/101 votes

    #2 - 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

  • A Mattress On Wheels
    10.0/101 votes

    #3 - 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

  • A Nice Cosy Little Disease
    10.0/101 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Beware Of The Dog
    10.0/101 votes

    #5 - 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

  • Well Catered Funeral
    10.0/101 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Apples and Self Service
    10.0/101 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Laundry Blues
    10.0/101 votes

    #8 - Laundry Blues

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/1981

    Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, having seen Granville struggling with the washing, tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine. Arkwright has to come up with a plan so that she thinks he has done as she requests. He gets Neville to drop off a new machine, sneak round the back of the shop and take it away again, leaving behind a second-hand machine instead!

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • The Reluctant Traveller
    10.0/101 votes

    #9 - The Reluctant Traveller

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/1981

    Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night away at a hotel. Little does she know that the hotel is round the block! Whilst they are away, Granville is entertaining the milk-woman. Arkwright also has a problem with an over-tight money belt!

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls
    10.0/101 votes

    #10 - Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/18/1981

    Arkwright once again is struggling to sell goods that no-one wants to buy. He therefore tries a special promotion to get rid of the goods, namely fig biscuits and toilet rolls with messages printed on them.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • The New Suit
    10.0/101 votes

    #11 - The New Suit

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/1981

    Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Arkwright's Mobile Store
    10.0/101 votes

    #12 - Arkwright's Mobile Store

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/1981

    In a bid to prove to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel that he means to expand his business, he buys a van so that Arkwright's Stores can have a mobile store.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Shedding At The Wedding
    10.0/101 votes

    #13 - Shedding At The Wedding

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/1981

    Arkwright goes to a wedding with Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. His suit smells of mothballs and he has to hang his trousers out of Gladys' car to air them. After his trousers are blown away and run over by a tractor, he has to borrow her trousers!

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • St. Albert's Day
    10.0/101 votes

    #14 - St. Albert's Day

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/1981

    Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • An Errand Boy by the Ear
    10.0/101 votes

    #15 - An Errand Boy by the Ear

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/1982

    The customers are upset by Granville continually being dragged around by the ear by Arkwright

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • The Ginger Men
    10.0/101 votes

    #16 - The Ginger Men

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/28/1982

    Once again Arkwright has overstocked on goods. This time he has a consignment of Ginger Cake to get rid of. By pretending that it has aphrodisiac properties, he hopes to sell the lot.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Duet for Solo Bicycle
    10.0/101 votes

    #17 - Duet for Solo Bicycle

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/1982

    A grocer's bike with a squeaky wheel is definitely ruining Granville's attempts to woo the girls, especially Wendy who suffers the embarrassment of being escorted by Granville and his squeak!

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • How to Ignite Your Errand Boy
    10.0/101 votes

    #18 - How to Ignite Your Errand Boy

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/1982

    Granville is tasked with making home-made firelighters, an essential ingredient being his shredded disco shirt.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • The Man From Down Under
    10.0/101 votes

    #19 - The Man From Down Under

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/1982

    Arkwright has a rival for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's attention, as a visitor from Australia returns to his old stomping ground.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid
    10.0/101 votes

    #20 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/1982

    Granville gets rid of his old image by wearing shades and snappy threads, complete with a ""medallion"" made out of a cocoa tin lid.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Soulmate Wanted
    10.0/101 votes

    #21 - Soulmate Wanted

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1985

    Granville advertises for female company and ends up with more than he can handle.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Horse-Trading
    10.0/101 votes

    #22 - Horse-Trading

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/1985

    Arkwright smugly offloads a lot of clothes-horses to an rival Asian shopkeeper. However, when his rival starts making large profits using the clothes-horses as bait for customers, he makes Granville dress up as an Asian woman so that he can buy the clothes-horses back.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • The Housekeeper Caper
    10.0/101 votes

    #23 - The Housekeeper Caper

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/1985

    Arkwright decides that to make Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous, he will advertise in the local paper for a live-in housekeeper. Unfortunately he is not prepared for Mrs Delphine Featherstone applying for the position!

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • The Errand Boy Executive
    10.0/101 votes

    #24 - The Errand Boy Executive

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/1985

    Granville takes a fancy to Stephanie (""with a p-h"") who works in a boutique. He pretends that he is a young executive and that Arkwright is his assistant. Needless to say, Arkwright does not agree with this role-reversal.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke

  • Happy Birthday Arkwright
    10.0/101 votes

    #25 - Happy Birthday Arkwright

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/1985

    Arkwright is on the alert after Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Granville tell him that a man from the ""Good Shop Guide"" is visiting shops in the area. It is only a ruse by Granville and Nurse Gladys to teach Arkwright a lesson in good manners. Nurse Gladys dresses up as a man and is on the receiving end of some very polite behaviour from Arkwright.

    Director: Sydney Lotterby

    Writer: Roy Clarke