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Still Open All Hours is a sitcom set in a grocer's shop. It is a sequel to the series Open All Hours, written by original series writer Roy Clarke and featuring several of the permanent

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Still Open All Hours Season 5 Episode 6 - Tour de Yorkshire
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    #1 - Tour de Yorkshire

    S5:E6

    It's a day full of bad surprises for Granville when the till becomes unwell, Leroy buys an ice cream van and the Black Widow finds him overheating in a tight spot.

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  2. Still Open All Hours Season 5 Episode 7 - Gastric's Christmas Meal
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    #2 - Gastric's Christmas Meal

    S5:E7

    At Christmas, Granville must persuade his regulars to buy some mistletoe mince pies. Eric and Cyril refuse to be taken in by promises of romantic enhancement in every box - but could the pies actually work? The Black Widow decides she is taking Mr Newbold Christmas shopping, Madge and Mavis discuss whether to invite Gastric for Christmas dinner, and Leroy tries to enlist Ruby's help to stop Beth seeing Gerald.

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  3. Still Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Granville has a new idea for growing the business - the offer of fitness classes.

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  4. Still Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 3 - Eric and Cyril's Tandem
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Eric and Cyril's Tandem

    S4:E3

    Leroy tries to make the most of having to dress up as a banana for business.

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  5. Still Open All Hours Season 4 Episode 5 - The Lunch Offer
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Lunch Offer

    S4:E5

    Granville attempts to stop Madge and Mavis moving away from the area.

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  6. Still Open All Hours Season 6 Episode 4 - Eric Finally Goes Camping
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Eric Finally Goes Camping

    S6:E4

    Romance is in the air. Granville encourages Gastric to become a fearless hunter in an effort to impress Madge and get closer to her. Mavis senses the Black Widow making a move on Granville and decides to stand up for herself for once, and Mr Newbold goes to the library in the hope of meeting up with Mrs Rossi. Meanwhile, Eric and Cyril finally get their wives to go camping, but who is going to help with the washing up?

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  7. Still Open All Hours Season 6 Episode 6 - The Spanish Consignment
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Spanish Consignment

    S6:E6

    Gastric spends the night at Madge’s house, but has he found the path to her best bedroom? Granville takes delivery of a bargain consignment from Spain, but exactly what is in the very large crate? Eric and Cyril fall out over a lost compass, while Mr Newbold gets a soaking on a boat trip with Mrs Rossi. Our canny grocer has his work cut out helping friends make up and getting a wet customer home without being spotted by the Black Widow.

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  8. Still Open All Hours Season 1 Episode 2 - Eric the Weather Presenter
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Eric the Weather Presenter

    S1:E2

    Granville is determined to tempt the elderly Mr Bentinck into his shop, having never been able to lure him in to spend. At the same time, he is eager to improve Gastric's image, in order to have him make an impression with Madge. Meanwhile, regular customer Eric is eager to convince his wife it will rain, which soon proves unwise.

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  9. Still Open All Hours Season 1 Episode 3 - Granville's Love for Mavis
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Granville's Love for Mavis

    S1:E3

    Romance is in the air as Granville continues to woo Mavis, Gastric needs more help with his love life and Leroy arouses jealousy. Meanwhile, Cyril is tempted by the latest workout craze, and Granville reveals his tip for preserving bacon.

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  10. Still Open All Hours Season 1 Episode 4 - The Coffee Shop
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Coffee Shop

    S1:E4

    Granville's big ambitions to open his very own coffee shop cause quite a stir in the neighbourhood. Mrs Dawlish, a snobbish local, pays a visit and can't believe such a corner shop still exists. Can Granville find a clever way to make some money from her? Meanwhile, Eric has been left to look after his depressed brother-in-law all day.

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  11. Still Open All Hours Season 1 Episode 6 - The Seance
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Seance

    S1:E6

    Granville is convinced the shop is being haunted by Arkwright's spirit, and decides to hold a seance attended by some of his regulars. Though Gastric is brought in to help him with his plans to woo Mavis more without Madge's interference. Meanwhile, Leroy's mother turns up out of the blue, eager to check in on Granville and see the son she left with him.

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  12. Still Open All Hours Season 2 Episode 1 - The Christmas Tree
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Christmas Tree

    S2:E1

    It's Christmas at Arkwright's, and Granville has his eye on a tree which gives him more than he bargained for. Nurse Gladys gossips with Mrs Featherstone about tactics for her new job, and Eric and Cyril embark on a new fitness plan to impress their wives. Meanwhile, as Granville plans a cosy festive drinks party, can he and Gastric tempt Madge into the Christmas spirit?

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  13. Still Open All Hours Season 2 Episode 2 - The New Resident
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The New Resident

    S2:E2

    Granville is having a cut-price sale - but only on old stock, not the boiled ham or new inflatable underwear support systems that are getting a special Arkwright promotion. Meanwhile, there's an air of romance around as Mrs Featherstone takes a shine to new resident Mr Newbold; a former patient of Nurse Gladys' returns; and Mavis has a plan to invite Granville to her house for coffee.

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  14. Still Open All Hours Season 2 Episode 3 - The Cherry Picker
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Cherry Picker

    S2:E3

    A customer to the shop causes Granville to discover there is a gap in the shop's security, which prompts him to take measures to plug it. Meanwhile, Gastric has taken a liking to the cooking of a nearby neighbour, prompting Granville to find a way to tempt him back to Madge using a cherry picker and some of Mavis' home cooking.

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  15. Still Open All Hours Season 2 Episode 6 - The Salami Scheme
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Salami Scheme

    S2:E6

    Granville's scheme to sell salami as an erotically charged new product called Yaggis is in danger as a customer's husband returns seeking redress. Cyril and Eric need advice on how to impress their wives, Mrs Featherstone's plan to snare Mr Newbold as a fourth husband is not going well, and Granville has to quickly sell some damaged tins of chilli beans.

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  16. Still Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 1 - Mrs Featherstone's Christmas Spirit
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Mrs Featherstone's Christmas Spirit

    S3:E1

    Granville and Gastric find themselves playing marriage counsellors and Leroy adopts a festive disguise to avoid relationship trouble of a different kind. Meanwhile, Mrs Featherstone struggles to find the Christmas spirit and Kath attempts to bring the street together as one harmonious choir to beat Finkle Street once and for all - but does Granville have a trick up his sleeve to help them out?

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  17. Still Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 2 - Granville's Helping Hand
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Granville's Helping Hand

    S3:E2

    Granville has bought some cheap devices that promise to jump start people's positive emotions, but will they work? Meanwhile, Mr. Newbold has a serious underwear problem which Mrs Featherstone has taken upon herself to solve with Granville's help, and Leroy's latest girlfriend has made Mrs Hussein jealous and caused a local underworld boss to come looking for him.

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  18. Still Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 3 - When the Adventure Strikes For Eric, Cyril and Mr Newbold
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - When the Adventure Strikes For Eric, Cyril and Mr Newbold

    S3:E3

    Granville tries to sell some out-of-date mints, with results that get tongues wagging. Meanwhile, Mrs Featherstone is still trying to tempt Granville to become her fourth husband, and Eric, Cyril and Mr Newbold try to prove to their womenfolk that they are men of adventure.

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  19. Still Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 4 - Gastric and the Spiritual Powers
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Gastric and the Spiritual Powers

    S3:E4

    Granville has some outdated Christmas puddings to sell but needs a clever plan to lure his sceptical customers into buying them. Madge is convinced that her house is haunted and is refusing to sleep in her bedroom, but luckily Granville discovers Gastric has a hidden dark side with spiritual powers that could solve the mystery and impress Madge. Meanwhile, Mrs Hussein takes a shine to Leroy and wants to know what they keep behind the counter for special customers.

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  20. Still Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 5 - The Big Cheese
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Big Cheese

    S3:E5

    Granville tries to tempt the locals with a big wheel of cheese which seems to be on the turn. Leroy, sick of riding the old shop bike, is desperate for a new van to make his deliveries, so Granville turns to Gastric for help. Meanwhile, Mrs Featherstone continues to strike fear into the heart of Mr Newbold as she suggests a modest advance in their new relationship.

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  21. Still Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 6 - Mr Newbold's Homemade Wine
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Mr Newbold's Homemade Wine

    S3:E6

    Granville has bought a job lot of turnips that will need clever selling with the promise of their amazing medicinal qualities. Meanwhile, an attractive young woman is looking for Eric; he says he has no idea who she is, but Kath and the ladies are not so sure. And Mrs Featherstone samples Mr Newbold's homemade wine, which emboldens her intentions on finding a fourth husband even more than usual.

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  22. Still Open All Hours Season 3 Episode 7 - Online Shopping
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Online Shopping

    S3:E7

    Arkwright's becomes a delivery point for people's internet shopping. When a large delivery arrives, Granville decides he could use it to help Gastric impress Madge, who has taken to her bed in a foul mood. Meanwhile, Granville is worried he is not using his shop counter space well enough to advertise, and Eric turns to Leroy for advice after Kath finds evidence of a lady's stocking in his pocket.

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