RIP Nurse Glady's. I will do a binge of these episodes now, right through the seasons. What a great comedy. All made before I was born. Todays comedy comes nowhere close to classics like this

@lewissmith3896

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@antonyevans9772

2 жыл бұрын

Here for the same reason. God bless ms Baron

@frankthestagman

2 жыл бұрын

Rip nurse BRILLENT actress 🙏

@donleemacandrew777

Жыл бұрын

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@donleemacandrew777

Жыл бұрын

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Absolute comedy gold... the good old days.. legends like the late Ronnie barker... absolute godfathers of comedy...thanks for uploading these fantastic treasures of yesteryear... a brilliant cast... genius writing and nostalgia at its best!!😅

Oh man, I'm so happy I found this. My dad and me used to watch this back in the day. Thank you for having this up.

A fond remnant of a bygone era when the world still made sense and flowed at a gentler, more gracious pace. I'd happily forgo all my "digital toys" to leave the cesspool of 2023 to go back in live in the 70s and early 80s again.

@paulmartin3962

Жыл бұрын

👍

@LTLT900

9 ай бұрын

Yes me too.

@anteeker

8 ай бұрын

I couldn`t agree more. I think it`s the digital toys and technology that makes 2023 such a swampy cesspool to begin with.

@Jordan-zd2tx

8 ай бұрын

You're lucky you got to grow up in this era. I was born in the 90s and can only look back and wish I'd been born earlier

@SamuelBlack84

4 ай бұрын

Take me back to the 90s

I was brought up with this comedy. An early part of my childhood. RIP Ronnie. You're still sadly missed.

I'm an American who loves British humor. I actually feel sorry for people who don't get it.

Ronnie Barker and David Jason are both comic geniuses 👍

@adammoore442

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@JaniceWright-rv9oj

11 ай бұрын

​@@adammoore442 🎉 😂

@robertBuckinghamB-uh5nx

5 ай бұрын

Here here‼️

@tashaimpressions

4 ай бұрын

I agree

@tashaimpressions

4 ай бұрын

I do an impression on my channel of Arkwright!

I remember as a kid my mum watching this in the 70s and over 40+yrs later I'm now watching them so good this programme is

@cheekymonkey7734

Жыл бұрын

Almost 50 year mush

@fikent5252

Жыл бұрын

And here I am in 2022 still enjoying it immensely. All my Father ‘s side came from Yorkshire. My sister & I spent all our school holidays with Nana & Grandad in Huddersfield that had corner shops just like this, Monday market & the Rag & Bone man. Geez, wonderful memories !!!!!

@sharonmacmillan3272

Жыл бұрын

This wasnt the 70s Ronnie was doing the two ronnies then

@ginagina9720

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to Google it because I’m sure open all hours started in the 70s! But I remember the two Ronnies also but no matter what they were both great 👍 shows

@ginagina9720

Жыл бұрын

The 1st episode was aired in 1976 on bbc 2!

Ronnie Barker was able to make Albert Arkwright a miserly and irascible yet lovable character. He was a brilliant comedic actor.

@roohamm2456

3 жыл бұрын

I never knew his name was Albert!! ty for that tidbit of Intel! Still watching thru this Covid nightmare!

@stoner7144

3 жыл бұрын

I never knew what Arkwrights first name was! TY😊

@victoriajayne2350

2 жыл бұрын

Kush DigwaJ

@mikeriordan6940

Жыл бұрын

I've always wondered what his first name was

I keep watching them, never tire of this humour.

@bocjagne2878

4 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only one who did lol

My dad watched this show and Are you Being Served. Last of the Summer Wine for years, I grew up enjoying these shows too😊

What a gre-gre-gre-great show. ❤

@jameslewis6444

2 жыл бұрын

It's not a show

@boboften9952

Жыл бұрын

" Grenville fetch your cloth "

Master Ronnie Baker and his apprentice David Jason! Brilliant pair

I'm living in a country far from home. l get homesick but this epic show takes me back to my childhood. God bless you all.

I'm a Yank and this program is most def a top drawer and feel good times in history. Thank you to the entire cast.

@andywainwright1516

3 жыл бұрын

Check out 'Dinnerladies' with the legendary but now sadly departed Victoria Wood.

@loretta_3843

Жыл бұрын

I remember this being on tv when I was a kid here in Australia. With the net, I go months without watching the tv these days. How times change - it's rare to even find little stores like this anymore, amazing how much can change in a lifetime!

@flybobbie1449

Жыл бұрын

My American cousin said it was her husband's favourite show on BBC America. Although sometimes he asked her to explain some things as her mother was my English aunt.

@nomad8024

Жыл бұрын

Definitely watch Only Fools and Horses

@somethingbright4268

Жыл бұрын

Only fools and horses is a must watch if u enjoy this.

Still as funny as ever. So much better than a lot of modern programs.

@Jimarillion

Жыл бұрын

I like these old shows because they feel and look at lot more real. The modern, polished sets just sing fake to me.

@petermainwaringsx

Жыл бұрын

And you can hear every word they say, unlike most of the audio on present day TV. It proves there is nothing wrong with my ears, it's the sound quality!

@francesbernard2445

17 күн бұрын

I agree. In my opinion BBC is tops when it comes to knowing what writers and directors to hire for producing sitcom series.

@fly9wheel

11 күн бұрын

Much better than all the modern programmes

I remember as a kid we had three shops like these about a mile apart on the corner selling everything from penny sweets to tobacco bread and cakes Ronnie Barker and David Jason both comedy gold why cannot they make similar programs today beats me

One of the best TV series from UK.

I quite miss Ronnie Barker sadley missed and always remembered for being very funny always enjoyelbe

It was always so funny watching David Jason playing an 19 year old, while knowing full well that he was 38 years old when the series started and 45 when the series ended.

@np100

Жыл бұрын

I think in one of the first episodes he said he was 25.

@miroslavtomic7038

Жыл бұрын

@@np100 And in some others he mentioned he was 19. As usual in sitcoms, ages of characters change as time goes by without any explanation or sense. But, one way or another, Granville was alot younger than David Jason was.

@roohamm2456

Жыл бұрын

Never knew his real age while he was in this role- never knew how he came to be Granville at his age. They were an absolute incredible comedy team!! 😎

@annazaman9657

Жыл бұрын

He didn't look 19 so wasn't fooling anyone

@miroslavtomic7038

Жыл бұрын

@@annazaman9657 That is exactly my point. In fact, during the final season, which coincided with Only Fools and Horses, Jason wore a hair piece to hide the fact that he was rapidly balding.

Farewell Lynda Baron, you will be missed.

@lewissmith3896

2 жыл бұрын

She will.

Aside from the razor-sharp script, perfect performances, and spot-on direction, I love watching these just to see the prices. Butter for 21p - I wish I was living there and then, instead of here and now. Ah, well. I'm also from the North myself, which makes me doubly nostalgic. True comedy legends all!

From the height of British Comedy to the depths it plummeted to Inbetweeners and any other garbadge of today

Iam from Brooklyn,NY USA. I have watched ENGLISH COMEDIES since the 80's.THEY ARE THE BEST.

@marylynch948

5 жыл бұрын

Good for you. I didn't know that Open All Hours was showing in America. Was it on PBS?

@73egg

5 жыл бұрын

charlie zicolillo Thanks Mate !!!

@charliezicolillo

5 жыл бұрын

@@marylynch948 Yes it was.

@colinp2238

5 жыл бұрын

There is a current version with Granville as the shop owner and his son as the delivery boy. It's called Still Open all Hours.

@victorha9923

4 жыл бұрын

@@colinp2238 On one hand, it's amazing that the original writer and an original big star (David Jason) are still around 4+ decades later and are active enough to do such a late sequel. On the other, I hear it's gotta some poor reviews. Hope it's not too embarrassing to the classic's legacy (and to Jason who I respect a lot for having also done "Only Fools and Horses")

Validating when people not even born enjoy. So, it is not just nostalgia. American here living in San Diego who grew up in the UK in the 70’s and developed an abiding appreciation for British humor (humour). Deeply grateful 🎉

I love this old show. I don't know why, but I find it cozy and comforting in some sort of odd way. Maybe how it starts off in the early morning before the sun comes up, the music, I don't know. But I always love to watch it. Thank you for posting some of the shows so we can always watch one or two when we feel like it.

@asifmohammad3943

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@andree824

3 жыл бұрын

BlueGrassFan - Spot on. You've described how I feel about it too.

@josephinepeery6938

Жыл бұрын

@BlueGrassFan couldn't agree with you more

@MM0SDK

Жыл бұрын

"I don't know why, but I find it cozy and comforting in some sort of odd way.". I find exactly the same. The old shop, it's products and prices help that along too. Mixed emotions watching the shows i used to watch.

@jerryoshea3116

10 ай бұрын

​@@MM0SDK A very nice piece of nostalgia,where u local Grocer was a major part of the community& not just somewhere where u bought ur Loaf of Bread!.But I haven't watched this in yrs&it still passes the test of time!..A Classic!👍

Plain and simple comedy at its best!!! Love the scene with MR BRISTOW! Inspired - just inspired!! Granville: *who was it?* Arkwright: *Apollo Three, the plastic astronaut!* Sublime!!

@lewissmith3896

2 жыл бұрын

Love it.

This makes a tad homesick . I lived near Doncaster and those shop's sold everything even good. The shopkeeper always knew their regular customer. Been in Australia since 1981 and this show reminds me of the shop we use before the likes of Aldi. Love seeing what's on the shelves and the prices

"Ge-Ge-Ger-Granville... Fe-Fe-Fer-Fe-Fetch a cloth..." Oh the childhood memories.

@getin3949

3 жыл бұрын

yer cloth

@MrStehooper

3 жыл бұрын

@@getin3949 Nah, 1,000,000% fetch A cloth imo... kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJZqlKZrntSwlqw.html

The look in this age of David Jason is almost perfect with wonderful sensible personality.

I NEVER GET TIRED OF WATCHING OPEN ALL OURS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE ARTISTS

The 2 ronnies magic will live on forever i so miss them god bless their comedy magic

Sad news today of the passing of Lynda Baron.May your soul rest in peace . Thank you for all the memories

They don't make shows quite like this anymore 😢💖

@mickmiller511

5 жыл бұрын

Quite right, the swedish backy tin was genius

@joesimms248

5 жыл бұрын

True! Because the PC brigade has no sense of humour. Shows like "Minder" etc will never be made again. PC shitheads, I hope they burn in hell.

@irishenergy6719

5 жыл бұрын

PC idiots have ruined everything

@charliedrosario999

5 жыл бұрын

Hannah Melissa, there is still 5 series of STILL OPEN ALL HOURS

@burnellbrowne4303

5 жыл бұрын

in USA they never did!

Love how Arkwright stutters even in his head.

@lewissmith3896

2 жыл бұрын

@@andersongames0237 Love it.

Haven't watched this in years, TV Gold.

Thanks for uploading this; tucked up in bed needing feel good tv and this is it! Perfect

@laurenthomas9170

5 жыл бұрын

I'm doing the same right now :)

@anyardsroad

4 жыл бұрын

Same here ... :-)

@ashertheaudiophile1917

2 жыл бұрын

Oh

Look how young Nurse Gladys Emmanuel is! Such a beauty and a great comedic actor!!

@SpeccyMan

4 ай бұрын

Look out for her in an episode of Up Pompeii with Frankie Howerd.

Fabulous sitcom with wonderful actors :-)

Legends that we will never see again. The good times before the world became soft putting an end to what can and can't be said.

@lewissmith3896

2 жыл бұрын

@@andersongames0237 I know.

@cathrynpaterson7539

Жыл бұрын

In today's PC world, this line probably couldn't be said " even Negroes come out looking pale" - it's the funniest line in the show

@peytonmac1131

Жыл бұрын

90% of the jokes in these shows could still be written today. It's nothing to do with the world being 'soft'.

Love all of Roy Clarke's wonderful shows!

@PatrickFDolan

Жыл бұрын

He was a great banjo player too.

Enjoying this one... love the old British comedies and mysteries

In a row and in the right order!! What more could you ask for!!?. AWESOMENESS ❤️

Gosh the sign at 1:00 takes me back. In the 70's my uncle purchased a store in Nottingham and it came with boxes and boxes of old stock, including a lot of Maid Marian canned goods. Haven't seen them in years. Thanks for uploading, this was a great series.

This series was absolutely brilliant - I adored them then and still adore them now - SO FUNNY - wish we had real humour again.

Arwkright: "Rushing away to somebody's bedside. One day, with any luck, it might be mine." Granville: "Let's hope not. She is a midwife." Genius exchange.

Rest in peace, Lynda Baron.

what a classic! that cash register though 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Peace… Shalom… Salam... Namaste and Thank You Everybody for All that you are doing for our Mother Earth 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ❤

@tncorgi92

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comments, KZread needs more positivity.

glad I grew up in the 60's and 70's in England

@scottmorrison466

4 жыл бұрын

You're very lucky.

@stoner7144

3 жыл бұрын

What a time that must've been!

@Siobhan2x2

2 жыл бұрын

@@stoner7144 best years of my life growing up watching these guys make comedy gold !

@Siobhan2x2

2 жыл бұрын

@@stoner7144 best years of my life growing up watching these guys make comedy gold ! I

I'm American but I far prefer British TV to ours, especially true of the older stuff. Found this one recently and fell in love with it. Now to find myself a copy of it to buy. Thanks for uploading it, I would have never known about it otherwise.

@lewissmith3896

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

Love this,, the bloody good old days,, and Soooooo very much of it rings true,, 50's 60's 70's ,, the golden years!!

this is a comfort watch for me, when i cant sleep i listen to this and feel like i was back when i was a kid. awesome watch

Ronnie Barker what legend sadly no longer with us rip mate.

@lewissmith3896

2 жыл бұрын

Now that Gladys is up there, I wonder if Arkwright will chat her up again. I bet he will.

It's hard to determine which British comedy was the best because they were all brilliant, sad these days have gone.

I've been watching these episodes over and over for years. I love the sequel still open all hours. My uncle Lawrence ran a very small little grocery store out of an old house much like this setup so it's like a happy little trip to his store. The BBC has said they have not canceled the new series and are working on plans for a 7 series as soon as they can film around the covid-19 virus. Since Granville proposed in the last show I'm really hoping for one more episode at least so we can see him get married to Mavis

@ericplaysbass

2 жыл бұрын

Mavis is so sweet!

Norman Stanley Fletcher, Del Boy and Nora Batty in one room. 😂😂

@SpeccyMan

4 ай бұрын

You're forgetting Aunty Mabel.

Im watching this during this CoVid19 lockdown(in New Zealand),love me some ol Brit' humour

@jackmill6301

3 жыл бұрын

M e t o

@tomobedlam297

4 күн бұрын

Did you spot the "Kia Ora drinks" sign on the shop door?👍

I will never get tired watching these awesome English comedy ❤❤❤❤

I can watch this over & over again oh yes I do the oldies are the BEST rip Arkwright absolutely brilliant 150%.

'That will be ninety seven p,' (she hands over a £1. and then he says, 'don;t worry about the 3P change, YOU CAN OWE IT TO ME' That is such brilliant script writing and deliverance of a line from one of th egreatest ever masters of comedy. God bless his soul.

@chipbroadhead4445

Жыл бұрын

Add checkout assistants try this, keeping change, etc. Each time lost my custom.

i was born in 1968, and i always loved this show.

God Bless Ronnie Barker. One of the funniest wordsmiths ever. NORA BATTEY!!! Ooh them wrinkled stockings..

F, fer, fer, fer, *#*#ing brilliant. Watched the originals and enjoying it again, 50 years later. Oh, and I went to school with Gloria!

Yes, it’s cool that we got to see David Jason first as a young man and later as a middle aged man on this show.

@mlinton440

2 жыл бұрын

Damn he was cute

@peterbilt3385

2 жыл бұрын

Cool?

Love this show . Was a teenager when it was on . Classic comedy. ❤️🇨🇦❤️

What a wonderful actress was Kathy Staff, I just love awful Mrs Bluett, "She showed me the baby last week, I don't think its his, it looks more like him who comes to read the meter" and later Kathy went on to create Nora Batty in "Last of the Summer wine" where are all the wonderful comedians of today ?

@ThehatedDrillie

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone loves Nora, makes me miss compo (Bill Owen) even more when I see kathy in this

@annescholey6546

3 жыл бұрын

All gone to heaven with a cuppa and teacakes

@SpeccyMan

4 ай бұрын

She was also in Crossroads.

even though im 17 and this is way before my time, this is by far a classic.

@nathaniliescu4597

4 жыл бұрын

No one cares.

@shagyanangargamel4823

4 жыл бұрын

The Channel I’m 15, my mum is always watching this. Damnit I wish I grew up in those times, especially now that the uk is an absolute DUMP

@ksak2649

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathaniliescu4597 don't be a prick!!

@nathaniliescu4597

3 жыл бұрын

@@ksak2649 yeah I am a massive twat at times.

@ta1yn_88

3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see the younger generation taking an interest in old skool TV. 🙂

First time I'm watching this and what a lovely little series.

Been a really stressful day here. Time to relax with my favorite britcoms. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😘😘😘

Love nurse Gladys when I feel a bit depressed I watch open all hours lift your spirit 👍👍

@hana.the.writer5074

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 👌🏻👌🏻

Thanks for uploading Your a legend for keeping these classics alive

Great accent from David Jason.

I found this show by chance. I love it. Classic...when the world was much calmer 🇺🇸🇬🇧🫶🏽🫶🏼

The sequel series "Still Open All Hours" is just as good as the original, and shows the legacy that Granville follows after the death of his mentor/father, and how he handles his inheriting of the shop. Utter joy, all round, and beats the living daylights out of modern day "comedy" series.

@lewissmith3896

Жыл бұрын

Arkwright was actually his uncle.

@davidlathngue1210

Жыл бұрын

1975 was up Norwich to watch a football match on the bus home lady said been to see Ron cottber in Norwich that night 3:37 3:37

@Henry_Crun

Жыл бұрын

Nowhere near as good!

Still Open All Hours has managed to bring back all the classics. Quality show :)

Just bought the DVD boxset so I can re-watch a very funny show. Watched a few on Yesterday (UK TV Channel) last night and I was laughing so much.

@sharonmarchesani810

3 жыл бұрын

Theres a boxed set? How do I get one?

My childhood cat was called Arkwright

I was born in 1984 so missed out on living through these times, everything just looked so much simpler. I think i was born in the wrong time, im always watching these programmes and reminiscing on an era i didnt even live through.

@73egg

5 жыл бұрын

birdman uk2020 I think more people feel like this than we know! I certainly do!!! I hate the pace of today :(

@birdmanuk

5 жыл бұрын

73egg same here, looked so much simpler

@Tony-hx2fj

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, people actually did things together. people did more things. the internet has practically made me an invalid. Not nearly as productive as Iwas since it is so easy to find something on youtube @a w

Nurse Gladys is Lily Bless Her from Last of the Summer Wine Christmas special lol love these old shows. Thanks for sharing 💚🌹💚

When he suddenly got better, jumped up and ran into Nurse's house! 🤣

David Jason was .37 when this first aired! Playing a kid! - Mad!

@Tony-hx2fj

5 жыл бұрын

but it worked.

@colinp2238

5 жыл бұрын

When he was younger he played an old man.

@jessiejames7492

5 жыл бұрын

@@colinp2238 yeah I saw that episode in PORRIDGE....IT was a brilliant e pisode

@colinp2238

5 жыл бұрын

@@jessiejames7492 Before that Hark at Barker with Ronnie Barker. He was also considered for L/Cpl Jones in Dad's Army and came second to Clive Dunn.

@jessiejames7492

5 жыл бұрын

@@colinp2238 he s been in quite a few hit comedies..not forgetting only fools and horses .

I am only 15, but I have grown up watching lots of old comedy with my parents. In fact, I have only about 5 different comedy programs in my collection of DVDs from the last 10 years. Most of the comedy I find funny is no less than 10 years old. My mum and dad convinced me to try this program out when I was about 8, because I really enjoyed David Jason in Only Fools And Horses. It was the first time I ever watched Ronnie Barker. They were both legends, as was Linda Baron. And 7 years later, I think this is my favourite comedy of all time. Also, I’m not sure what happened at 18:59, but I’m not sure if I want to know.

@SpeccyMan

4 ай бұрын

Television programmes. Computer programs. Spot the difference. 😉

Makes me miss relatives..love this show sooooo much

So here we are England going back into lockdown so I need some comfort tv whilst tucked up in bed ! Stay safe everyone xx

RIP Lynda Baron. 😢😢😢😢

I concur Harkill👍 And nothing like British comedy Ronnie Barker n David Jason so talented Loved them im ready David Jason's book "My Life" for the 3rd time 💗🌟🌟 Fabulous Brilliantly written What a great n dear man April 12th 🌈😊😘

The 70's & 80's were much better for TV than now & ALWAYS will b.

@73egg

5 жыл бұрын

Karen Waite I SECOND THAT!!!!!!!!

@mohussain901

3 жыл бұрын

well maybe for you white privileged racists. Time to throw this in the bin along with all offensive comedies. wake up youtube.

Loved Auntie Joan on Doc Martin here in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 and found out about this show through Googling her name... Watching it on here now during 3d Covid Lockdown here...thank you 🙏😷🙋😍💞🇨🇦

Oh, that 'healthy' Lucozade which we got when we were ill. I loved it!

Always enjoy this show,such good acting

I grew up watching this it was a simpler time back then

Uk comedy is so much better then us comedy could ever be absolute comedy gold

@hana.the.writer5074

Жыл бұрын

Nooo, just a deferent flavor of delight. 😌

Absolutely fantastic i still watch on utube just fantastic.

first time watching this series and I love it. thanks for posting it.

I love this comedy. It takes me back to when I got a job as a shop assistant in the 70s. At the end of my first day I put the CLOSED sign up and couldn't get out.

@nancyhey1012

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever notice that the title of the show is not really accurate, because the shop is not really open ALL hours? They do not have a night shift, so they do close the shop at night.

@Wahey

3 жыл бұрын

@@nancyhey1012 I never thought of that.

@SpeccyMan

4 ай бұрын

@@nancyhey1012The phrase "open all hours" doesn't mean open 24 hours. 😉

@nancyhey1012

4 ай бұрын

@@SpeccyMan I don’t know about in the UK, but in most of the US I think most people would assume that it does mean 24 hours.

Thank you for uploading this very fine show , enjoyed watching it the entire nine years was on .

Classic comedy, there'll never be anything like it again 🤣 😆 😂 😄 😀 😜 🤣 😆 😂 😄 😀 😜 🤣

Open All Hours, Porridge, Steptoe and Son and Only Fools and Horses... Whenever I'm feeling in bad place, they always manage to bring a smile to my face.

Classic comedy from classic writers and actors/actress.