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Arkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small town grocery store along with his errand boy and nephew, Granville and a particularly dangerous till.

10 Votes (7.6)

1976 HD 30min TV-PG United Kingdom English Ended
Comedy
northern england yorkshire working class nurse workaholic bicycle uncle fiance miser customer

Credits:

Roy Clarke

director

Ronnie Barker

David Jason

Granville

Barbara Flynn

Lynda Baron

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Shirley Steedman

Stephanie Cole

S1E1 - Full Of Mysterious Promise 1976-02-20

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.

S1E2 - A Mattress On Wheels 1976-02-27

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 Arkwrights, too!

S1E3 - A Nice Cosy Little Disease 1976-03-05

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.

S1E4 - Beware Of The Dog 1976-03-12

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 Maureens baby, Eric!

S1E5 - Well Catered Funeral 1976-03-19

Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!

S1E6 - Apples and Self Service 1976-03-26

Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.

S1E7 - Season 1, Episode 7

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S1E8 - Season 1, Episode 8

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S1E9 - Season 1, Episode 9

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S1E10 - Season 1, Episode 10

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S1E11 - Season 1, Episode 11

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S1E13 - Season 1, Episode 13

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S1E17 - Season 1, Episode 17

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S1E18 - Season 1, Episode 18

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S1E19 - Season 1, Episode 19

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S1E20 - Season 1, Episode 20

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S1E21 - Season 1, Episode 21

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S1E23 - Season 1, Episode 23

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S2E1 - Laundry Blues 1981-03-01

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!

S2E2 - The Reluctant Traveller 1981-03-08

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!

S2E3 - Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls 1981-03-18

Arkwright once again is struggling to sell goods that no-one wants to buy. He therefore tries a special promotion to get rid of the goods, namely fig biscuits and toilet rolls with messages printed on them.

S2E4 - The New Suit 1981-03-22

Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuels say so.

S2E5 - Arkwright's Mobile Store 1981-03-29

In a bid to prove to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel that he means to expand his business, he buys a van so that Arkwrights Stores can have a mobile store.

S2E6 - Shedding At The Wedding 1981-04-05

Arkwright goes to a wedding with Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. His suit smells of mothballs and he has to hang his trousers out of Gladys car to air them. After his trousers are blown away and run over by a tractor, he has to borrow her trousers!

S2E7 - St. Albert's Day 1981-04-19

Arkwright invents a Saints day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.

S3E1 - An Errand Boy by the Ear 1982-03-21

The customers are upset by Granville continually being dragged around by the ear by Arkwright

S3E2 - The Ginger Men 1982-03-28

Once again Arkwright has overstocked on goods. This time he has a consignment of Ginger Cake to get rid of. By pretending that it has aphrodisiac properties, he hopes to sell the lot.

S3E3 - Duet for Solo Bicycle 1982-04-04

A grocers bike with a squeaky wheel is definitely ruining Granvilles attempts to woo the girls, especially Wendy who suffers the embarrassment of being escorted by Granville and his squeak!

S3E4 - How to Ignite Your Errand Boy 1982-04-11

Granville is tasked with making home-made firelighters, an essential ingredient being his shredded disco shirt.

S3E5 - The Man From Down Under 1982-04-18

Arkwright has a rival for Nurse Gladys Emmanuels attention, as a visitor from Australia returns to his old stomping ground.

S3E6 - The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid 1982-04-25

Granville gets rid of his old image by wearing shades and snappy threads, complete with a ""medallion"" made out of a cocoa tin lid.

S4E1 - Soulmate Wanted 1985-09-01

Granville advertises for female company and ends up with more than he can handle.

S4E2 - Horse-Trading 1985-09-08

Arkwright smugly offloads a lot of clothes-horses to an rival Asian shopkeeper. However, when his rival starts making large profits using the clothes-horses as bait for customers, he makes Granville dress up as an Asian woman so that he can buy the clothes-horses back.

S4E3 - The Housekeeper Caper 1985-09-15

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!

S4E4 - The Errand Boy Executive 1985-09-22

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.

S4E5 - Happy Birthday Arkwright 1985-09-29

Arkwright is on the alert after Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Granville tell him that a man from the ""Good Shop Guide"" is visiting shops in the area. It is only a ruse by Granville and Nurse Gladys to teach Arkwright a lesson in good manners. Nurse Gladys dresses up as a man and is on the receiving end of some very polite behaviour from Arkwright.

S4E6 - The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel 1985-10-06

Arkwright tries all manner of things in order to get himself into Nurse Gladys Emmanuels bedroom, including the use of a ladder and a box of chocolates. Meanwhile Granville takes to wearing tights on his head.