The BEST episodes written by Roy Clarke
#1 - Lunch in a Seaside Town Hotel
Still Open All Hours - Season 4 - Episode 7
A trip to Scarborough presents Granville with an opportunity to combine business with pleasure as Mavis invites him for lunch in a seaside hotel. Can Granville get a moment alone with her without Madge and can he manage to stop thinking about what is going on in the shop for long enough to let romance blossom? Back in Arkwright's, Leroy is in charge for the day. He is young, keen and full of confidence. What could possibly go wrong and why is there a customer out cold in the middle of the floor?
#2 - Mrs Featherstone's Christmas Spirit
Still Open All Hours - Season 3 - Episode 1
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?
#3 - The Christmas Tree
Still Open All Hours - Season 2 - Episode 1
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?
#4 - The Cherry Picker
Still Open All Hours - Season 2 - Episode 3
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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#5 - Beth and Leroy's Romance
Still Open All Hours - Season 4 - Episode 6
Madge and Mavis are about to leave the area. Granville sets up a big night out in a pricey restaurant so he and Gastric can persuade their lady loves to stay. The only problem is that Granville's money belt seems to be tightening every time anyone looks at the menu. Leroy's romance with Beth finally seems to be getting somewhere, but the time has come to introduce her to his father. Granville has come up with the perfect way for Eric and Cyril to get their wives' attention - make sure there are rumours that they have each been seen out and about with another woman.
#6 - Eric Finally Goes Camping
Still Open All Hours - Season 6 - Episode 4
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?
#7 - Kevin's Wedding Day
Still Open All Hours - Season 2 - Episode 5
Granville buys a large display item to inject a little bit of sunshine into shop life on the day of Kevin's wedding. However, Kevin is the world's most reluctant bridegroom and is still having second thoughts. Can Granville ensure he makes it to the ceremony this time? The wedding spirit has also rekindled Mrs Featherstone's desire for a fourth husband, and she is training her formidable sights on either Granville or Mr Newbold.
#8 - The Salami Scheme
Still Open All Hours - Season 2 - Episode 6
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.
#9 - Eric the Weather Presenter
Still Open All Hours - Season 1 - Episode 2
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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#10 - Granville's Love for Mavis
Still Open All Hours - Season 1 - Episode 3
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.
#11 - What to Wear When Yachting
Keeping Up Appearances - Season 3 - Episode 7
Hyacinth and Richard spend the weekend on a yacht.
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#12 - The Hostess
Keeping Up Appearances - Season 5 - Episode 10
Hyacinth has put an advert in the local newspaper to teach people social etiquette, however an excited Hyacinth does not quite get what she expected.
#13 - The New Vicar
Keeping Up Appearances - Season 1 - Episode 2
Hyacinth is determined to create the perfect impression when inviting the new Vicar for “tea and light refreshments”. However her hopes come crashing down on her when Onslow and Daisy turn up with the news Daddy has been kidnapped by a gypsy. The day gets even worse for the polish-perfecting protagonist when Rose turns up, on her way to her own funeral.
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#14 - All That Glitters is Not Elvis
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 29 - Episode 5
After witnessing Lance trying to convince his wife that Elvis does truly indeed still live, Alvin and Entwistle conceive a plan to make The King appear.
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#15 - The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 12 - Episode 8
To stop Nora taking him for granted, Compo becomes a TV star for the day doing his legendary impression.
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#16 - Is Jeremy Quite Safe?
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 29 - Episode 4
Howard becomes jealous when Marina and Miss Davenport become enamored with Jeremy, a man who claims to be an international jewel thief. When Tom discovers a safe in Aunty Wainwright's store which she can't remember the combination to, Howard puts Jeremy to the test by enlisting him to crack the safe.
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#17 - A Short Introduction to Cooper's Rules
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 29 - Episode 3
Policemen Cooper and Walsh are looking to have a quiet day out, but while trying to avoid everyones problems they end up kidnapping a vicar, believing its the best think for him.
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#18 - Ancient Eastern Wisdom: An Introduction
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 24 - Episode 2
Whilst out walking, Clegg and Truly meet a Chinese handyman full of wisdom for a price - Entwistle from Hull. Also, Tom gets visited by the repo-man.
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#19 - The Glamour of the Uniform
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 17 - Episode 3
Marina leaves Howard for good this time. he suspects that she has been seeing another man, and asks for the help of the trio to get her back. Foggy feels that what Howard needs is a bit of "the glamour of the uniform". Auntie Wainright's new established costume department might be just the perfect place to find it.
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#20 - Bicycle Bonanza
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 17 - Episode 2
Foggy thinks the trio should be more in contact with the wilderness, so he thinks of the ideal plan, counting with Auntie Wainright's bycicle bonanza, a map, and a basket of sandwiches.
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#21 - Why Is Barry at an Angle?
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 22 - Episode 9
Barry needs to collect overdue insurance from someone he has never met, so Clegg, Truly, and Billy help him stand up (at an angle) and be brave and make a call to his house with confidence. He's at an angle because the Trio got Barry drunk.
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#22 - Beware Of The Dog
Open All Hours - Season 1 - Episode 4
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!
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#23 - The Incredible Ordeal of Norman Clegg
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 23 - Episode 4
Clegg is dismayed when Howard leaves with him a "picnic accessory" which he plans to collect later - Marina! He will only collect her when Pearl is safely away, but that could be some time, as the ladies are coming to tea next door. Auntie Wainwright's advertising dummy becomes key in the plan as Truly and Billy help Clegg get free of the imposed house guest.
#24 - Beware of the Hot Dog
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 23 - Episode 5
Wesley and Barry come up with a winning idea to sell hot dogs to tourists from Wesley's new wheelbarrow. Meanwhile, Clegg, Truly and Tom turn their thoughts to Nora Batty's life in Australia and remember Compo.
#25 - The New Suit
Open All Hours - Season 2 - Episode 4
Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.
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#26 - Laundry Blues
Open All Hours - Season 2 - Episode 1
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!
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#27 - One of the Last Few Places Unexplored by Man
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 6 - Episode 5
Compo wants to take a photo, problem is... he wants it taken in Nora Batty's bedroom
#28 - The Christening
Keeping Up Appearances - Season 1 - Episode 6
Daisy and Onslow’s granddaughter Kylie is getting christened, but Hyacinth is unimpressed because there has not been a wedding first. The day does not get any better for Hyacinth when she and Richard are forced to come to the rescue of the baby's mother Stephanie, whose transport has broken down. The leading lady then learns the baby's mother is a hippie, who is unaware of the baby’s father.
#29 - Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 17 - Episode 5
When word comes around that there's a treasure buried in town, it's up to the trio to go and find it. to do so they need the help of the one man that has the *only* map, Lieutenant Commander Willoughby (Royal Navy, retired). it's up to Foggy to pay the 30 pounds the map's worth. the problem is... how many maps were sold in the first place? Foggy vows not to be near one cash dispenser again...
#30 - A Brief Excursion in the Fast Lane
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 23 - Episode 1
When Barry has a mid-life crisis and becomes interested in fast cars, Glenda worries that she will not be exciting enough for him.
#31 - Deviations with Davenport
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 18 - Episode 6
The trio gets lost in the woods with Mr Davenport, a man in search of wisdom.
#32 - St. Albert's Day
Open All Hours - Season 2 - Episode 7
Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.
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#33 - Jurassic - No Parking
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 25 - Episode 1
Barry must dispose of a prize he's won; Truly plots to fob it off on Howard, who has forgotten an important birthday and needs a present quickly. Glenda doubts Miss Davenport's claims of seeing a large dinosaur in their neighborhood. Alvin takes up propecting for gold in the river.
#34 - Elegy for Fallen Wellies
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 21 - Episode 4
After seeing Nora Batty dressed in a "sexy" outfit, Compo's heart doesn't live up to the excitement. He dies a happy man! His friends show him their respects, and 200 pairs of white overalls provide an ideal goodbye to Compo...
#35 - Jubilee
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 4 - Episode 3
Keen to celebrate the Silver Jubilee, Foggy decides the trio should have their own float.
#36 - A Bicycle Made for Three
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 6 - Episode 4
Foggy convinces his companions to design a bycicle that fits each of their personalities
#37 - The Arts of Concealment
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 7 - Episode 6
Trying to camouflage himself, Foggy upsets a group of cyclists. Compo also upsets someone-over the state of his trousers
#38 - The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
Open All Hours - Season 4 - Episode 6
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.
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#39 - Sadly, Madly, Bradley
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 23 - Episode 9
When Billy's brother Bradley arrives on the scene, not even Clegg and Truly can bring a smile to his dour face. Meanwhile, an inflatable feeding trough poses logistical nightmares for Wesley and Auntie Wainwright...
#40 - The Secret Birthday of Norman Clegg
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 24 - Episode 4
In order to avoid any fuss, Clegg spends his birthday having a quiet meal in a nice small hotel - but as usual things don't work out as he might want them to...
#41 - The Coffee Shop
Still Open All Hours - Season 1 - Episode 4
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.
#42 - The General's Greatest Battle
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 25 - Episode 2
Nora is to appear in a parade as the wife of a local hero. The hero himself is to be portrayed by a life-sized dummy, which has been at Auntie Wainwright's for cleaning. Can The General get back in one piece?
#43 - Getting on Sydney's Wire
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 4 - Episode 2
Sid's plan to install a new bell for the cafe door is doomed, since the moment he asks for the help of the trio.
#44 - Car and Garter
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 6 - Episode 2
Compo enters a car race to impress Nora. Will Wesley's old banger ever start?
#45 - A Mattress On Wheels
Open All Hours - Season 1 - Episode 2
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!
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#46 - Enter the Finger
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 29 - Episode 1
Barry is tired of being outperformed in fitness by his physically fit neighbour, so his friends decide to help him out.
#47 - From Audrey Nash to the Widow Dilhooley
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 19 - Episode 9
An old sweetheart of Truly is back in town, after many years living abroad. he spends the day preparing for their reunion, but he certainly takes more than he expected when he sees former Audrey Nash, now known as "the Widow Dilhooley."
#48 - Nowhere Particular
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 19 - Episode 8
Howard buys a new van, as part of his new scheme to be left in peace with Marina. he even buys some furniture to put on the back of the van, to make it "a little more comfortable". unfortunately the engine is not up to the test of those hills, and they end up coming down faster than they went up. Truly and Clegg spend the day dealing with a problem regarding Clegg's taxes.
#49 - A Double for Howard
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 18 - Episode 4
When Pearl's "security" at home becomes too much for Howard to handle and Pearl starts suspecting his furtive encounters with Marina, the trio try to find a double for Howard, so Pearl can see them together, and think she was mistaken all these years, regarding Howard's secret love.
#50 - Beware of the Elbow
Last of the Summer Wine - Season 17 - Episode 8
The trio encounter a man, and his inflatable doll, which creates some natural curiosity among the three elders.