Open All Hours (Season 4)

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 1973 episode of Barker’s comedy anthology Seven of One, and later ran for 26 episodes; the first series broadcast on BBC2, the remaining three series broadcast on BBC1.

Soulmate Wanted (Episode 1) 8.5
Writer: Roy Clarke
Air date: 1985-09-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Granville decides it's high time he did something about his single status and places an advert in the lonely hearts column. He actually gets a result but of course he feels he has to lie about himself to the girl in question and presents himself as a yuppie. Leave it to his beloved uncle to ruin it for him.
Horse-Trading (Episode 2) 9.5
Writer: Roy Clarke
Air date: 1985-09-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Arkwright has a rival: corner shop owner Mr Gupta, so he sends Granville undercover – in a sari – to check him out. Arkwright believes he can get one over on his rival by selling him a load of genuine Yorkshire clotheshorses but he has reckoned without Gupta's business skills.
The Housekeeper Caper (Episode 3) 8.5
Writer: Roy Clarke
Air date: 1985-09-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Arkwright believes that he can make Nurse Gladys jealous if he has a live-in housekeeper. This only succeeds in attracting the attention of Mrs Featherstone, the Black Widow herself!
The Errand Boy Executive (Episode 4) 8.5
Writer: Roy Clarke
Air date: 1985-09-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Anxious to impress boutique girl Stephanie ('with a P-H!'), Granville passes himself off as a young executive, claiming that Arkwright is his junior assistant. Unsurprisingly, his uncle is less than happy with this idea.
Happy Birthday, Arkwright (Episode 5) 8.5
Writer: Roy Clarke
Air date: 1985-09-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Nurse Gladys and Granville play a trick on Arkwright, persuading the shopkeeper that a man representing the Good Shopkeepers' Guide is in the area, awarding bonuses to shops whose staff show extra courtesy. Gladys goes undercover as a male inspector and visits, where she is greeted with unusual civility.
The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel (Episode 6) 9.0
Writer: Roy Clarke
Air date: 1985-10-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ever persistent to worm his way into Nurse Gladys' bedroom as well as her affections, Arkwright finds that flattery and chocolates are no use. But he's got a cunning plan to use Granville to impersonate a burglar, wearing a stocking mask to scare Gladys so that Arkwright can come running... into her room.