by - written on 19/03/10 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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** Open All Hours ** Ronnie Barker is possibly one of the greatest comedy actors and writers of the last half century. It is hard to imagine where we would be without him. From his list of wonderful characters to his giving a helping hand up to other people who would go on to be big stars in their own right like David ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/03/10 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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Open all hours is one of my favourite comedy comedy series. It was very popular when shown in the 80s. It stars genius Ronnie Barker as shop keeper Archwright and his put apon nephew Granville who is the shop delivery boy, cleaner and general dogs body. This part is played brilliantly by a very young and pre only fools David ... Read the complete review
by - written on 14/03/09 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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I absolutely adore Open All Hours. Being a fanatic Sir David Jason fan, i thought i would flick through his back catalogue a couple of years back and came across this one. Starring the late Ronnie Barker and Only Fools And Horses star, Sir David Jason. Way back in 1976 was the first episode of four series. The legend ... Read the complete review
by - written on 02/03/09 (Very useful, 192 readings)
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Open All Hours is the classic UK comedy that made the now legend that is David Jason. He really could not struggle to do well performing along side the late great Ronnie Barker. The show is based upon a tight money grabbing corner shop owner called Arkwright (Barker) and his shop assistant Granville (Jason) and there trials and ... Read the complete review
by - written on 28/10/08 (Very useful, 82 readings)
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Open All Ours is a gentle sit-com, set in a time when supermarkets were still not that common; most of us then would do our shopping in local shops trekking from the butchers to the bakers to the greengrocers, all within walking distance of our homes. In the series, the late and much-missed Ronnie Barker played Arkwright, one ... Read the complete review
by - written on 12/08/08 (Very useful, 15 readings)
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With 2 of Britains greatest ever comedy actors Open All hours should have been a masterpiece. Sadly although occasionally funny it never really climbed above the level of an extended sketch. Although written by the very capable Roy Clarke for once the gentle home spun humour did not fully fire together. Clarke would have more success ... Read the complete review
by - written on 30/04/08 (Very useful, 82 readings)
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As a huge fan of 70's / 80's comedies, Open All Hours has got to be one of the finest comedies that hit our screens, and has been repeated and shown on cable television over and over again, and we never fail to get fed up of it. As I have got older I have found myself laughing even more at these hilarious programs that never fail to make ... Read the complete review
by - written on 30/04/08 (Useful, 75 readings)
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This is a wonderful comedy that also serves to highlight the talents of two of this countries finest comic character actors in the guise of David Jason and Ronnie Barker. They had already worked togther in Porridge before this show however where in porridge Barker was clearly the main character while Jason only appeared in three or four ... Read the complete review
by - written on 06/02/08 (Useful, 61 readings)
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Open all hours is a bbc situation comedy, there were only around 30 episodes of this program ever produced and every one of them is fantastically funny. Open all hours story is based around a little corner shop in yorkshire, Albert played by the hillarious ronnie barker is a middle aged man with a stammer in his speach which ... Read the complete review
by - written on 11/01/08, updated on 11/01/08 (Very useful, 140 readings)
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Open All Hours is a sitcom starring British comedy geniuses Ronnie Barker and David Jason. (Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses) This sitcom run for four series, the first in 1976, and a further three between 1981 and 1985. In all 26 episodes were produced. This wasn't the first time Barker and Jason had appeared in a ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/10/07 (Useful, 72 readings)
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This was the second comedy show that paired Ronnie Barker and David Jasonand while in Porridge Jason role was a minor one as the old prisoner Blanko in Open All Hours the two were on a much more even footing and shard the top billing. Set in a small corner shop Barker plays the tight fisted corner shop owner who counts every ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/12/02, updated on 29/12/02 (Very useful, 223 readings)
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Not too long ago British comedy was in my opinion streets ahead of game. TV shows that are still popular today were in their heydays and Christmas specials were just that SPECIAL! In the modern era of Friends and Sex in the City good old fashioned clean living humour such as Open All Hours and Only Fools and Horses are being overlooked. ... Read the complete review
by - written on 12/06/01, updated on 12/06/01 (Very useful, 392 readings)
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Yet another fine comedy series starring Ronnie Barker which may not be quite up to the standard of Porridge but is still better than most of the current crop of sitcoms. The series is currently being repeated on UK Gold on a Saturday evening with three episodes being shown back to back. Ronnie Barker stars as the stuttering ... Read the complete review
