Still Open All Hours (2013)

Directed by

Dewi Humphreys

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

6 seasons, 40 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An older Granville runs his late uncle's grocery shop with his son. He tries to win over his love interest while still selling items at high prices. More regular characters and side-plots fill this sequel to the original sitcom.

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What happens

Still Open All Hours is a British sitcom (2013–2019) created for the BBC by Roy Clarke, and starring David Jason and James Baxter. It is the sequel to the sitcom Open All Hours (1976–1985), in which both Clarke and Jason were involved. The new series was launched following a 40th Anniversary Special in December 2013 commemorating the original series. The sitcom's premise focuses on the life of a much older Granville, who now runs his late uncle's grocery shop with the assistance of his son, continuing to sell products at higher prices alongside seeking to be with his love interest. Unlike the original series, the cast for Still Open All Hours includes a more regular group of characters and additional side-plots. It has featured the return of Lynda Baron, Stephanie Cole, and Maggie Ollerenshaw as their characters from Open All Hours. Although the special received poor reviews, it attracted positive viewing figures, and the sitcom went on to air a total of 41 episodes across six series (compared to 26 episodes, over 4 series, for the original). A seventh series had been commissioned in 2019, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and despite plans to record it, the series was eventually cancelled in 2023, with the BBC saying it had no plans for any new episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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