What are the best episodes of Open All Hours?

The best rated episodes of Open All Hours are: Laundry Blues - S2E1 rated 8.3, The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel - S4E6 rated 8.3, The Housekeeper Caper - S4E3 rated 8.2, The New Suit - S2E4 rated 8.2, An Errand Boy by the Ear - S3E1 rated 8.1, St. Albert's Day - S2E7 rated 8.1, A Mattress On Wheels - S1E2 rated 8.1, Soulmate Wanted - S4E1 rated 8.1

What are the worst episodes of Open All Hours?

The lowest rated episodes of Open All Hours are: The Errand Boy Executive - S4E4 rated 7.7, Apples and Self Service - S1E6 rated 7.7, Full Of Mysterious Promise - S1E1 rated 7.8, A Nice Cosy Little Disease - S1E3 rated 7.8, The Man From Down Under - S3E5 rated 7.8, The Reluctant Traveller - S2E2 rated 7.9, Arkwright's Mobile Store - S2E5 rated 7.9, Well Catered Funeral - S1E5 rated 7.9

Open All Hours Episode Rating Graph

Feb 1976 - Oct 1985

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Open All Hours Episode Rating Chart

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Best Episodes of Open All Hours

Laundry Blues
S2 Ep1
8.3
1st Mar 1981
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, having seen Granville struggling with the washing, tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine. Arkwright has to come up with a plan so that she thinks he has done as she requests. He gets Neville to drop off a new machine, sneak round the back of the shop and take it away again, leaving behind a second-hand machine instead!
The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
S4 Ep6
8.3
6th Oct 1985
Arkwright tries all manner of things in order to get himself into Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's bedroom, including the use of a ladder and a box of chocolates. Meanwhile Granville takes to wearing tights on his head.
The Housekeeper Caper
S4 Ep3
8.2
15th Sep 1985
Arkwright decides that to make Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous, he will advertise in the local paper for a live-in housekeeper. Unfortunately he is not prepared for Mrs Delphine Featherstone applying for the position!
The New Suit
S2 Ep4
8.2
22nd Mar 1981
Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.
An Errand Boy by the Ear
S3 Ep1
8.1
21st Mar 1982
The customers are upset by Granville continually being dragged around by the ear by Arkwright.
St. Albert's Day
S2 Ep7
8.1
19th Apr 1981
Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.
A Mattress On Wheels
S1 Ep2
8.1
27th Feb 1976
Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van. Granville hopes that a mattress in the back of it will help his love life - and maybe Arkwright's, too!
Soulmate Wanted
S4 Ep1
8.1
1st Sep 1985
Granville advertises for female company and ends up with more than he can handle.

Worst Episodes of Open All Hours

The Errand Boy Executive
S4 Ep4
7.7
22nd Sep 1985
Granville takes a fancy to Stephanie ("with a P-H") who works in a boutique. He pretends that he is a young executive and that Arkwright is his assistant. Needless to say, Arkwright does not agree with this role-reversal.
Apples and Self Service
S1 Ep6
7.7
26th Mar 1976
Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.
Full Of Mysterious Promise
S1 Ep1
7.8
20th Feb 1976
Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labels! He then tries to foist them off onto his customers.
A Nice Cosy Little Disease
S1 Ep3
7.8
5th Mar 1976
Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who he feels has been neglecting him.
The Man From Down Under
S3 Ep5
7.8
18th Apr 1982
Arkwright has a rival for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's attention, as a visitor from Australia returns to his old stomping ground.
The Reluctant Traveller
S2 Ep2
7.9
8th Mar 1981
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night away at a hotel. Little does she know that the hotel is round the block! Whilst they are away, Granville is entertaining the milk-woman. Arkwright also has a problem with an over-tight money belt!
Arkwright's Mobile Store
S2 Ep5
7.9
29th Mar 1981
In a bid to prove to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel that he means to expand his business, he buys a van so that Arkwright's Stores can have a mobile store.
Well Catered Funeral
S1 Ep5
7.9
19th Mar 1976
Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!

Open All Hours Episode Guide

Full Of Mysterious Promise
S1 Ep1
7.8
20th Feb 1976
Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labels! He then tries to foist them off onto his customers.
A Mattress On Wheels
S1 Ep2
8.1
27th Feb 1976
Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van. Granville hopes that a mattress in the back of it will help his love life - and maybe Arkwright's, too!
A Nice Cosy Little Disease
S1 Ep3
7.8
5th Mar 1976
Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who he feels has been neglecting him.
Beware Of The Dog
S1 Ep4
8.0
12th Mar 1976
After a bungled burglary on his premises, Arkwright decided the time is right for a guard dog for the shop. However, instead of a real dog, he tries to fool everyone with just the sound of a dog! Meanwhile, Granville thinks he could be the father of Maureen's baby, Eric!
Well Catered Funeral
S1 Ep5
7.9
19th Mar 1976
Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!
Apples and Self Service
S1 Ep6
7.7
26th Mar 1976
Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.