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The Best Episodes of Open All Hours Season 4

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 6 - The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
    8.1/10(96 votes)

    S4:E6

    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.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  2. Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 1 - Soulmate Wanted
    8.0/10(99 votes)

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  3. Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 2 - Horse-Trading
    7.9/10(90 votes)

    S4:E2

    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.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  4. Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 3 - The Housekeeper Caper
    7.8/10(92 votes)

    S4:E3

    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!

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  5. Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 5 - Happy Birthday, Arkwright
    7.8/10(92 votes)

    S4:E5

    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.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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  6. Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 4 - The Errand Boy Executive
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    S4:E4

    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.

    Director:Sydney Lotterby
    Writer:Roy Clarke

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel" is the best rated episode of "Open All Hours" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 96 votes. Directed by Sydney Lotterby and written by Roy Clarke, it aired on 10/6/1985. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Soulmate Wanted".