The Best Episodes Written By Roy Clarke

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   #1 - The Father Christmas Suit

   S0:E112/25/1991

   Hyacinth has bought Richard a Father Christmas outfit for him to wear when distributing gifts to the old people at the Church Hall. Against his will, Richard puts on the outfit, but after having one too many sherries with Emmett, he is unable to fulfil the deed, hence Elizabeth puts on the outfit and pretends to be Richard.

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   #2 - 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.

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   #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.

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   #4 - 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.

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   #5 - 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!

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   #6 - 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!

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   #7 - 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!

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   #8 - St. Albert's Day

   S2:E74/19/1981

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

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   #9 - The New Suit

   S2:E43/22/1981

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

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    #10 - The Reluctant Traveller

    S2:E23/8/1981

    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!

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    #11 - Arkwright's Mobile Store

    S2:E53/29/1981

    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.

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    #12 - Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls

    S2:E33/18/1981

    Arkwright once again is struggling to sell goods that no-one wants to buy. His marketing genius comes to the fore as he tries to shift the surplus stock, namely fig biscuits and toilet rolls with messages printed on them.

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    #13 - Laundry Blues

    S2:E13/1/1981

    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!

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    #14 - Shedding At The Wedding

    S2:E64/5/1981

    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!

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    #15 - An Errand Boy by the Ear

    S3:E13/21/1982

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

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    #16 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid

    S3:E64/25/1982

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

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    #17 - The Man From Down Under

    S3:E54/18/1982

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

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    #18 - Duet for Solo Bicycle

    S3:E34/4/1982

    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!

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    #19 - The Ginger Men

    S3:E23/28/1982

    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.

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    #20 - How to Ignite Your Errand Boy

    S3:E44/11/1982

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

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    #21 - Horse-Trading

    S4:E29/8/1985

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

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    #22 - Soulmate Wanted

    S4:E19/1/1985

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

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    #23 - Happy Birthday Arkwright

    S4:E59/29/1985

    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.

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    #24 - The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel

    S4:E610/6/1985

    Arkwright tries all manner of things in order to get himself into Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's bedroom, including the use of a ladder and a box of chocolates. Meanwhile Granville takes to wearing tights on his head.

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    #25 - The Housekeeper Caper

    S4:E39/15/1985

    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!

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