American Reacts to Open All Hours Series 1 Episode 1
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- American Reacts to Open All Hours Series 1 Episode 1
I react to Open All Hours series 1 episode 1. They seem to have tightened things up from the pilot episode and the dynamics for this show are killer.
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The characters Arkwright and Nurse Gladys have obviously known each other since childhood which is why they can talk to each other as they do. The same is true for the characters in 'The Last of the Summer Wine' which makes the interaction between the old men and the wives and widows so natural and funny.
Ronnie Barker added the stutter, it wasn't scripted, he thought it made the character funnier, he was a genius. Also I always find it funny the these same actors were in Porridge but David Jason played an old man and Ronnie Barker played a younger man. Great reaction video, I have seen this episode many times but it always makes me laugh more with your infectious laugh.
Ronnie Barker was a genius. This was one of the few shows the entire family (mom, dad, lil bro, n me) would voluntarily sit down and watch together. We all loved this show.
He actually got complaints about the stuttering at first and was in two minds about doing it until he received a letter from a family of stutterers Saying how wonderful it was to see it on TV and how he's had them howling ever since because they now spend their time setting each other up for their individual stutters. I thought that was pretty cool and more people should know👍
The cast was top notch
He also added the death trap till.
A true great Classic. Ronnie Barker was a complete genius, his timing and characters was just second to none. He remains one of my favourites along with Porridge and only fools and horses of course. David Jason is brilliant too. As you said the dynamics of the characters even the minor roles still add so much to the show. Doesn't matter how many times I have see them they make me laugh just as hard as if it was the first time watching. So well written and performed.
The little white car that Nurse Gladys uses is a Morris Minor provided by the NHS for her. A very common car in the 50’s and 60’s, a traditional vehicle for midwives and district nurses. I had one van version for a few years when I was a Lineman with Post Office Telephones (now British Telecomm). Both the midwives and district nurses in my village had them. When the police got mobilised rather than using bikes they started using Morris Minors, painted white with a light blue coloured front wings, we called these Panda Cars.
The corner shop was a UK institution before we had supermarkets and were everywhere. My maternal grandad had one in the village from the 1920’s to his death in the 1950’s, my dad took over the business then. All shops had the delivery bikes like Granville’s, the local butcher still has one and uses it for decoration.
Ronnie Barker... One of the greatest wordsmiths in the business.
Another of Ronnie Barkers roles is Norman Stanley Fletcher in "Porridge", based in prison but it's a comedy like this...
Out of all the 70's sitcoms, I think Porridge comes out on top, the banter between Godber & Fletch is classic stuff.
@@Elkfazer1 It's a great snapshot of the time and society that fostered that humour.
This series just kept improving. The characters were so well written and superbly played; even the minor characters. Another well loved series featuring Ronnie Barker (with David Jason playing a smaller role) is Porridge. Equally well written and beautifully played.
Trust me, this series gets better and better as it progresses. You're in for a real treat.
It'a garbage
You spelt 'garage' wrong.@@7BearBrown
Essentially what this show reveals is an insight into an era of values in a pedestrian backwater in the North of England circa 50's made in the 70's with a 'nod and farewell' To gentler times and traditions to make way for times/technologies that ensured their cultural extinction. It is a beautiful sweet and sour rendition of how life "trotted along" in a World where people were the centre. I miss it. Love from UK
Chuffed to see this being kept alive and having new people coming to it. Great reaction as always bud..
Ah ...nice family times watching this show every week years back when comedy was fun, Ronnie Barker was great in all his stuff he did. and others, great period for comedy.
This show is so 1970’s, reminds me of my childhood and yes, I watched it back then. The actors are so good. Glad you appreciate the humour.
Hiya! Open All hours is just fantastic and is such a classic series. Arkwrights tightfistedness is brilliant and you are drawn into his character and stutter. David Jason is the best side kick and know he hated being the little feed for Ronnie. Still it worked a charm. Kathy Staff (Mrs Blueit) was in another tv series by Roy Clarke Last of The Summer Wine as Nora Batty. She’s just awesome in episode and this show. As is Maggie Ollerenshaw (Mavis) who cannot make up her mind on things and a great character in the series. That till was made like that for real to try and make it feel like it wants to take fingers off. Like Arkwright wanting money put away asap lol
What I love about the use of the stutter for comedic effect, is that it is only ever used for sort of play on word jokes, or to create temporary misunderstandings....at no point is he ever mocked for having a speech impediment, they never make fun of the stutter itself. I believe Ronnie actually received a letter from a family of people who all stuttered and they praised his portrayal and found it funny and not offensive
Granville clearly mocks him
@@rogueuniversities6866 well, he certainly makes light of the misunderstandings caused....maybe I worded myself badly. I just mean that Arkwright is still a respected and important member of the community, his impediment is not held against him or makes him disrespected in anyway
W'with humour.@@rogueuniversities6866
Being an old Yorkshire man, I remember, there used to be corner shops on every other street and guys who ran them with the same outlook on life, opening early and closing late.
one thing i miss that handy corner shop 1minute walk to get beer when i ran out
The actual shop is in Balby, Doncaster
It is also a bit of history - real money, tills - my goodness I remember shops like that.
Mrs Blewitt - customer in shop played by Kathy Staff - star of Last of the Summer Wine - another of Britains best sitcoms - it ran for years set around 3 old guys and their mischief and she played Nora Batty - with her wrinkled stockings :)
The late Kathy Staff...
My most favourite comedy of the era . Not withstanding that I,m around that age myself now, doing daft stuff. 😂
Nora Batty.
She was also in Crossroads
@@AndrewHalliwell Doris Luke...
It is really brilliantly played by all of them.
The shop used for the exterior shots is a hair salon that went of a summer holiday break whenever they were filming, all the windows and doors were replaced and the interior was changed. The interior was of course in a studio, but it still needed to be seen from the outside.
It is still being used for the sequel, "Still Open All Hours" with Granville now running the shop, almost all the original cast are still in it. with the exception of Ronnie Barker who had passed away.
Oh, and the cash register is also in the new series.
It is one of my favourite shows.
My favourite bit about comedy like this is the environment. It seems a fair number of modern comedies are set in expensive houses or mansions about people who earn more per month than I do in a year, whereas this was a nice, 'homely' comedy, characters who looked like people you would actually meet in that area at that time, it's no surprise that David Jason went on to star in Only Fools and Horses, they both have that 'feel' about them.
The Beautique hair salon in Balby, South Yorkshire, was used as the exterior of the grocery store in the show.
The series continues after the death of Ronnie Barker as 'Still Open All Hours' with Granville running the shop for another 6 or more seasons.
I never new that
It's old hat.@@adrianbellamy5060
Classic! Roy Clarke wrote Last of the Summer Wine which has great character interactions.
Last of the Summer Wine :) to grow old disgracefully, to retire become a grandfather and promptly revert to being 7 again :D
Beware of the infamous Nora batty!!!
@@HTID-ff9ll Compo took no notice of such danger!
He also did "Keeping up Appearances", another gem with Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet!) and the long suffering Richard. Then, of course, there were the relatives and the neighbours. Another brilliant show. TV used to be so good, now it's just all chaff.
Kathy Staff who plays Mrs Blewett, who you will be glad to hear she was regular for the first half of the shows run, was most famous for playing Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine. That sitcom ran for 37 years and was also written by Roy Clarke. It is about three old men wandering around the small Yorkshire town of Holmfirth, getting into trouble. About 30 years ago I actually served Kathy Staff in a shop. She was quite memorable. 🤣
Yet again E.B has stuck a smile on my face. My Granddad had a grocers shop and I have faint memories ( with the help of old photos ) of living above the shop very similar to Arkwrights. I could never understand why my old dad never watched Open All Hours, especially with so many good memories of our time at the shop and living on the coast. Took me years to work out why, but as I am old myself now I get it. It was to heartbreakingly realistic to him to be reminded of a time in life sorely missed & long gone. I admire E.B and enjoy this channel so much.
Roy Clarke who wrote Open All Hours also wrote Last of The Summer Wine (location filming in Holmfirth, Yorkshire) Britain’s longest running sitcom 37 years from 1973-2010 starring Kathy Staff as Nora Batty (Mrs BBBBB Blewitt in Open All Hours) Open All Hours (location filming in Doncaster, Yorkshire) ran for four series airing in 1976, 1981, 1982 & 1985, it returned in 2013 starring Sir David Jason, Lynda Baron Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Stephanie Cole Mrs Featherstone.
We here in Australia got about 2 episodes of Last of the summer wine, and that was about 15 yrs ago. Then not a damned thing, but we did get 20 odd yrs of the BILL. I was a little pissed off about this, as LOTSW was brilliant. I believe most of it was destroyed by bloody yuppies, saving on Tapes at the BBC. I wish i could get a hold of it all. Cos lots of it has been taken from YT as well.
@@Lex-Hawthorn LotSW was not destroyed. The complete collection available as a very large box set.
Quite ironic an American reminded me (an Englishman) how superb ‘open all hours’ is….I was lucky enough to have watched this with my mum and dad first time around…truly a classic. Thank you very much for your review… cheers…
I’ve been to that shop in balby Doncaster!
Open all hours is such s much loved classic British series .. we used to watch it as kids in the 80’s ! If you like this try a series called Clarence that Ronnie barker starred in and wrote .. ❤️
Great reaction again EB. This is a British classic.
Took me back to my childhood as this used to be on the tv early evening when my family would be having our dinner. It has jokes at all levels so makes great family viewing. Ran a very long time and then revived with Granville having taken over!
It's like watching these for the first time when getting EBs perspective. They did a sequel recently called Still Open All Hours which works surprisingly well considering Ronnie Barker passed away and the bygone setting of a corner shop. It's a great tribute to the original if you come across it.
Have you seen A Touch of Frost with David Jason. It's a crime drama and contrasts with this but it shows how Jason can just slip into completely different characters. It's surely a skill he developed from working with Ronnie B. Peter Kay was inspired by Ronnie Barker too and that's clear to see if you watch his sitcoms.
Love this series, very happy you are reacting to it. As always your laugh is great.
😂 Great episode. So glad you're enjoying it. It's nice for me, having watched Open All Hours many times, to laugh along with someone seeing it for the first time! 👍
Ronnie Barker was a superb character actor.
Sad loss when he died.
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Ronnie Barker was a genius of comedy. He was great as Fletcher in Porridge too 😅
Funny thing about this show was that there were literally years between each series (season) because the two of them - Jason and Barker - were so busy working on other things. E.g.: The pilot was shown in 1973 but the first series wasn't made until 1976. The second series didn't appear until 1981 - without any cancellation. That has to be some kind of record.
Even after all this time still a great series. Ronnie Barker was in another classic - Porridge where he plays a cynical street wise convict with David Jason as an occasional role playing an older character.
David Jason’s tour de force in comedy is in “Only Fools and Horses” both these I think you would enjoy as they both derive the comedy from interpersonal relationships.
I love lots of the classic comedy shows. There's so many that are pure genius but this and porridge are up there with my favourites. Ronnie Barker was amazing.
The programme was filmed in Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The shop was real but it was a Hairdressers..
This was my favourite show as a kid I still watch it today 40 something years later and still love it just as much
"She's playing hard to get and he's just hard." lol
Absolutely buzzing you got onto this mate! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did growing up! Keep it coming, we love you over here me old china 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇲✌
This is a very British comedy, which depends on a lot of cultural references from a time gone by, I am surprised that an American appreciated the references. The hayday of the English corner shop was most probably in the 1960s to the 1970s, some of the non politically correct language dates back to that period.
There are some references, most regional to the locality that will go over my head. But situations, inferred things, and universal things are easier to catch. There are some things, that having jumped down the rabbit hole of looking at life and culture in the UK I'm more keen to pick up on than I might have a few months ago but by and large there is a lot to be gleaned that though it might be a local reference the situation translates universally and are funny regardless.
@@TheEclecticBeard the character of the small shop keeper of the period is strangely true to life. These little shops were common place, until the big supermarkets put most of them out of business. The BBC has made a number of comedies over the years, which, while being very funny, also capture a truth about the period they represent. For an Englishman of a certain age, I can't help but feel a little nostalgia for that time. There are little details of observation that show the quality of the writing, like the unlabeled tins, the chalk solution used to write on the shop windows, and the naive sales strategy of charging slightly more than double the price for two items than one, and making it sound like a bargain.
These little shops used to stock almost everything, from hardware to groceries, from shoe polish and methylated spirit to fresh fruit.
The eclectic mixture of goods sold, ment these little shops had a unique, but not unpleasant, smell (odour) of polished wooden counter tops, leather, tea, spices and fresh fruit, liquorice and aniseed sweets. If you go looking for them, some of these little corner shops still survive.
In the factories I worked the office's were referred to as the corner shop because of all the gossiping that went on in them
@@johnfrancis2215 the corner shop was always one element of the social network that bound a small community together. The intimacy of the small space, the relatively slow service, with the shopkeeper collecting the shopping for each individual shopper, gave time for the customers to talk, it is very different to the anonymity provided by today's big supermarkets. Unlike the superstores, the customers had nothing to do but wait to be served. Time they spent talking and getting to know each other. In the small shop, customers tended to gather in a group, rather than a queue, waiting for the call "Next". I suspect that part of the nostalgia for this period, is to do with the loss of this community connection. The shopkeepers of those days knew their customers, and greeted them by name, adjusting stock to match what the regulars liked to buy. It was good business to treat customers as friends. Some even exchanged Christmas presents. I know, I grow up in a small shop, owned by my farther.
One of my favourite comedies as you say such strong characters. So well written and acted.
Great series. One I loved as a kid, even if it was on re-runs.
Porridge has been mentioned a few times and I highly recommend it. There was a spin-off of that series, called "Going Straight", where Ronnie Barker's character came out of prison.
Just to fill a few old-school British lingo in for you -
Charabanc/Charabang - An early type of open-top coach, at first horse-drawn, which gradually evolved into the modern buses.
VAT Inspector - Value Added Tax - a tax placed upon retail goods.
Tuppence - Two Pence - "I wouldn't give you tuppence for his kidneys" Threpence - Three pence. "There's threpence on that bottle".
You laughing is hilarious, Ronnie Barker was my dad’s absolute favourite and that’s the way he used to laugh too
I have seen OaH many times over the years and know what will happen before it does but I still laugh at this beautiful of its' era comedy. Alan, please, please, pretty please with knobs on, review ALL the episodes. Your brilliant, infectious laugh will increase my enjoyment many times over...
Not only a show for the ages...but a show for all ages... that's the genius 😁
One of the things I love most about this is you cannot even tell the inside of the shop is a separate stage from outside scenes. The outside scenes were shot in front of what was actually a hair salon with a fake "shop front" that could be taken off and stored away between shooting seasons. They couldn't afford to buy areal building or build an entire street set so they "rented" the front of the salon from a friend of the producer ( at least I think it was the producer ). The show was deemed a risk by the production company and had a very small budget but it turned out to be very popular.
Another small tidbit....the very first "episode" was actually part of a series of one-off's called 'Seven of One' that Barker had written a few years before. These one-off's also included episodes of a number of other comedy shows but the only other one to make it into full production was the hilarious Porridge.
My absolute favourite sitcom of all time, seen them 100s of times over and I never get fed up, live not far away from the shop filming location in balby Doncaster, go there often.
Was lucky enough to see David Jason while they were filming the new series there.
Same writer Roy Clarke did "last of the summer wine" ... UK 's longest running sitcom.
Brilliant series, reminds me of a little shop that used to be around the corner from my house when I was growing up during the 70’s.The couple that owned it were as tight as Arkwright, they would slice the ham that thin you could read a newspaper through it 😆
Same sort of shop by my grandparents house. Old style have everything corner shop where you could even buy 1 cigarette.
Think everyone who grew up 60s-70s knew an Arkwright :D. Not sure what EB would call him, but I do think Arkwrights exist the world over
Another classic; still on as Still Open all Hours with David Jason running the shop. Kathy Staff (Mrs Bluett) was in many comedies including Last of the Summer Wine; also with Michael Bates in the first two series
David Jason (Granville) went on to play a very much loved character from UK TV in the comedy series Only Fools and Horses.
There are so many British comedies as good as this or better. Only fools and horses, porridge, dad's army, the good life, one foot in the grave to name only a few. Hope to see you react to others as well 😉
One foot in the grave, only fools and father Ted are my favourites
Steptoe & Son.@@markscouler2534
I love your reaction videos, keep up the good work. Please do the whole series. Much love from 🇬🇧
Love Open All Hours😂😂❤🇬🇧
Thank you EB. My favourite comedy of all time. Have watched the 3 series over the years over 100 times. Ronnie Baker was and still is a legend and he nurtured David Jason who played the iconic Del Boy. Amazing amazing 🤩
Ronnie B is the greatest actor ever, we were so lucky to have him on our earth. xx
His portrayal as W Churchill,s butler, was a classic.
thanks for taking the time to see the great british comedies of the 70s, Ronnie Barker was fantastic in this Porridge and many more. I stil watch these rather than the new stuff, this has class. Not sure if you have seen the Two Ronnies clip - the four candles, it was voted the best comedy sketch ever I think in the UK. It really is funny. If you haven't seen it please check it out. Keep watching these classics mate, they will keep you smiling!
😂 you really love my old favourites, another great video thanks 💖😁
Needed a laugh, didn't realise how much. Thank you o bearded one. 🇬🇧 ✅
The amount of time,thought and intelligence that went into making these shows compared to popular American shows is insane. They probably wrote a whole season of 90210 in the time it took to write one episode. Thanks for exposing me to some culture for a change
Dude I love these shows. I've got one tomorrow (will get an announcement here but will have to watch on Dailymotion) that is one of the most brilliant pieces of political tv and it's just the first episode.
@@TheEclecticBeard Oh, is that a Yes Minister reaction incoming? Love it.
That's a good point actually. Phoenix Nights and Fawlty Towers for example stretched to just 2 series and left it on a high.
@@TheEclecticBeard If you can find it (and it's not what you're already talking about here) try Drop The Dead Donkey. It was 1990s so a different era but they would write parts of the script and film those scenes within about 24-48 hours before the show aired, so you were watching a pre-recorded sit-com that referred to that week's headline news events. I'm not sure if that's completely unique but it's pretty ambitious and it ran for most of the 90s on that basis.
Ronnie B was our greatest comedy actor and David J wasn't far behind. Excellent choice EB.
Granville (David Jason) went on to become one our legendary comedy actors) 😅
Ronnie Barker was a total genius. I have all of his stuff on dvd. Porridge is absolutley brilliant aswell. I have seen them so many times, but they never get old or any less funny! Great react video.
I used to watch this with my Dad God rest him
Hey EB…..how you doing, Ronnie and David two icons of British TV comedy , Open all Hours is the pinnacle of true down to the earth comedy genius…..the writing was only surpassed by the characters being played by these absolute comedy hero’s 👍🇮🇲💪😀
Thank you for the laughs!
Roy Clarke the writer of the series wrote another classic, Last Of The Summer Wine.
Ronnie Barker used to have a house in the town I come from, legend says some of the ideas for this came from a little shop a few streets away. How true it is I do not know, I know he sold his house when the council built a leasure centre too close for his liking. There are certainly enough characters around this town to inspire comedians though.
and the shop on the corner had the infamous till too and the lady that ran it was very similar to how the main Ronnie played the character
oh this is a classic series, i remember it so fondly
the till, the stutter, nurse gladys, the prayer at the end of each episode, brilliant stuff
Roy Clarke never put a foot wrong as far as I'm concerned, keeping up appearances, last of the summer wine are two more of his sit comm's, hope you Americans enjoy some classic British humour
Been waiting for this. Great entertainment, both the show and enjoying it with you.
No! It isn't time to get a new till! :) As you watch the other episodes EB, you'll find out that the till (cash register) is just as much a cast member as Ronnie Barker, David Jason and Lynda Baron. Arkwight and Granville are terrified of it!
The best thing about this show is how Ronnie Barker dresses. Also the look of the shop from outside. The look is based on his father, the outfit to how the shop looks.
When this came out the people who didn't stutter were apparently outraged and wrote many a letter to the BBC but those who did stutter loved how he portrayed the character. I had a shocking stutter as a child, thankfully much improved now and I have always loved the way he uses it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the pilot and this first official 1st episode... This is a truly classic British comedy - they don't make them like they used to. Just like 'Allo 'Allo, the characters grow and many new ones come in to the mix as you watch the episodes in order... I hope you get to watch more and more episodes and enjoy our comedy with the finest - Ronnie Barker God bless him always...xxx
I can't wait for EB to get round to watching the episode about the Jamaican ginger cake. I think that's the funniest episode in the whole series.
You should check out porridge about a habitual criminal behind bars, fletcher played by Ronnie barker,best thing he ever done in my opinion,😛
His stutter also adds a bit of vulnerability to an otherwise quite pompous character. One of the main differences I think between UK and US shows is that the UK ones are absurd realism whereas the US ones are real absurdism.
Nicely put.
Thanks mate! I absolutely love this show, I've watched the entire series many times over the years and I still laugh me guts out! Now, it's even better watching you react to it with your big, jolly and infectious laugh. This is a winner!!
I still need to watch "Still Open All Hours". The series with Granvil running the shop.
Even listening to the opening trumpet, I got nostalgic - a bike left unattended.
Tell kids taday, they'd never believe ya.
Two of Britains best Comedic actors, but this series left me cold!
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?” ― Tennessee Williams.
So glad you're reacting to this!
The actually script was genius but Ronnie Barker and David Jansen are both brilliant in their roles as the boss and the lowly worker
The modern version that they are still making is also brilliant, Granville is now as old and tight fisted as Arkwright.
Its called Still Open All Hours, its well worth a watch.
The character gastric in that is spitting image of my father in-law 🤣🤣
Granville, what a career, and a pilot to add to his long career.
Fun fact is that I grew up only a few streets away (Balby Doncaster South Yorkshire) at the time this was being filmed, the shop at least, it was an hairdressers... Nice choice, this really is a classic...
You have to remember that when this was first broadcast in the UK, there were only three tv channels to watch. That’s why they got huge viewing figures are formed part of British culture
But also because what we saw wasnt watered down to the dross we get now shows were well made
Shows how old this is when advert in the shop said 6 1/2 pence for an item :) Great classic. Ronnie Barker and David Jason who went on to do Only Fools and Horses - voted Britains best ever sitcom
Yeah, my next purchase is the Only Fools and Horses Boxed set.
Have you seen the newer series?
Have not.
@@TheEclecticBeard The new series is called 'Still Open All Hours'.... Granville now older and with grey hair has taken over the shop as Arkwright has passed away, and he has adopted Arkwright's ways... So good but you can't beat the original...
Aye the old farthings etc, I noticed the price in the window was 2lb of Brussels sprouts for 15pence, I don’t remember those times myself as I’m only 27 but my late father loved this show and I watched it through with him a few years ago, steptoe and son is another good one 🤣👍
One Of The Greatest Series Ever .
The thing I loved about Barkers character, is how tight fisted he was with money, and the money till had the same character.
The Till (Cash Register) became the running gag and has entered into British cultural history; as has Arkwright and Granville.
This was filmed in Balby a suburb of Doncaster. The shop is actually a Hair dressers.
Here's a fun fact... At 1:17, theres a sign on the window for "Kia Ora Drinks." Kia Ora is New Zealand Maori for "hello."
The two actors playing Arkwright and Granville were two comedy greats at the top of their powers the characters grew in their capable hands and it ran for several series.
The corner shop was like many that were about years ago that sold everything
Aw yes! You have reached the pinnacle of humour now!
I love this show :)
It's also a deliberate throwback to the 50s in style really. In 1975 people like that were not quite so common.
I used to live on that street about 5-6 doors away from the shop, it was turned into a Heirdresser's shop when i left the street