Roy Clarke's Open All Hours: The Complete Series by Ronnie Barker

We got hooked on this show streaming but some of the episodes were missing or shortened. Loved seeing the full episodes.

Arrived in great condition and love the show

Loved this PBS show. Really good dvd collection.

Yes, FINALLY!! Here is one of Britain's funniest sitcoms that makes it's complete and welcome debut to America. After being shown in the US on various tv stations over the years, the show seemed to vanish. With 1 vhs USA release with a few sampled episodes released years ago, we are at last graced with the release of the complete series in one set. NOW.The humor is not forced with this show. It could happen to anyone, and probably has! It is a show that doesn't rely on slapstick or crude humor. The show has a certain 'grace', that with each episode the viewer almost believes he/she is watching 2 shop keepers making do with each day.The acting is, and in my opinion, IS superb.I won't compare this show to the many others from Britain that the USA had the chance to watch over the years, as this show is in a place of it's own. The only show I would compare it to, is 'Allo, Allo', another classic. Other than that, if you like to laugh, and can actually have the whole family in attendance, go for it!

Open All Hours is a nice slice of late 70s-early 80s british television that focuses on a stuttering, miserly shopkeeper (Ronnie Barker), his nephew (David Jason), and the shopkeeper's love interest who lives across the street. Very mild bawdy humor and enjoyably consistent characters make for a nice half-hour of amusement, but it's the subtle environment of a quieter, slower paced and simpler time that envelopes the show with a nice departure from the rushing, brash and in-your-face television that saturates our sets currently. The DVD quality was clear and clean, beyond my expectations for a show this old, and all the better for preserving this slice-of-shop-life britcom. There are only one or two extras included on the disk, one being a pilot episode introduced a couple of years before the actuall series began, but having the entire series neatly availiable on 2 disks in good color and clarity is pleasing enough.I was already familiar with the series from a PBS run over a decade ago, so it's very nice to have Open All Hours released for home viewing, and in such good condition.

I used to watch this on my local PBS channel when it was on. When I saw the chance to get all 4 seasons (26)episodes for a great price I jumped on it. It comes in one cd case that holds all 4 cd's, compact-clean packaging. This in my opinion is another classic British comedy. Although some may think It old fashioned I find it to be a lasting and endearing series. Arkwright as a small grocer, is always trying to make money (certainly not spend it lol), all the while persuing Nurse Gladys Emmmanuel, but his character is very likeable, and then there is Granville his long suffering Nephew who always longs for excitement in his life, as he works for Arkwright as an errand boy.As you watch,these characters become like old friends.There is a text-biography of the series creator Roy Clarke, and a bonus episode (1973 series pilot). I am so glad they are offering this wonderful series on DVD. I am laughing my way through each and every disk. I now have the convenience of watching each and every episode because all 26 episodes are here at my fingertips.

I was looking forward to seeing this series after having watched two other English Series. (Doc Martin and Downton Abbey). It finally arrived after waiting over 3 weeks after shipping from UK. To my dismay it appears that this will not play on most dvd players in the US. Message reply from UK retailer said they were mostly intended for UK dvd players?? If you look hard enough you will see this semi hidden in Amazon's advertisment. After sending an email to the UK Company they sent a reply back that they would give me a refund..Sounded good until I printed the return label off and saw where you had to pay the postage. I took dvd set to post office and found out that I would have to pay $14.50 postage in order to get a $13.50 refund. Not even hardly!!Buyer Beware!!

My husband was raised in England and this series was a fond memory. PBS broadcasted "Still open all hours" and he mentioned that there was this earlier series. I ordered it for Christmas and it was his favorite present, and I also love the dry humor in both series. It is Britcom at it's wittiest, and as you might or might not know, many American comedy shows, eg "Three's Company" are copies of British series, but there has never been an American equivalent of this series, it would have to take place in the old west at a ganeral store, perhaps.

Very happy with my box set.

This was a blind buy. Did not knew anything about the actors and the series.It was great value for money. It becamed one of my favourite.Great value for money. If you like clasic comedy you will like this.

I'm watching these episodes now and the quality is quite good. Amazing that i was able to acquire this set.

Love all these old comedies…. Nowadays it’s all considered racist or sexist 🙈🙈🙈Such sad times we live in….

Absolutely loved having all my memories of this very funny series in one set. It never fails to make me laugh.