ronnie barker played with leroy in open all hours.
ronnie barker played with leroy in open all hours.
who did ronnie barker play in open all hours?
leroy
in 1976, barker played friar tuck in the film "robin and marian", directed by richard lester. the same year, determined not to be remembered only as fletcher, barker opted to end "porridge" after three series and instead focused on the second pilot "open all hours", alongside david jason. barker starred as arkwright, a money-grabbing, stuttering shopkeeper. arkwright's stutter was not in the script; barker was inspired to use it by melvyn's performance and use of a stutter in a 1955 play the two performed at the palace theatre called "hot water". "open all hours" aired one series in 1976 on bbc2 but was not renewed due to low ratings. as a result, barker backtracked on his earlier decision and produced a third series of "porridge", as well as a film adaptation. it was followed by the spin-off sitcom "going straight" which focused on fletcher after his release from prison. while not as popular as "porridge", barker again won the bafta for best light entertainment performance. plans to further the show were ended when barker's co-star richard beckinsale died of a heart attack in 1979 aged 31. with repeats of "open all hours" earning high ratings on bbc1, the bbc commissioned a further series of the show in 1981, with another two made as well as the show continued its ratings success. both shows placed in the top ten of the 2004 poll to determine britain's best sitcom; "porridge" finished seventh and "open all hours" eighth.
ronnie barker
bullet::::- ronnie barker & ronnie corbett - "the two ronnies"









































1975 stanley baxter - the moving picture show









































bullet::::- ronnie barker - "porridge"









































bullet::::- michael crawford - "some mothers do 'ave 'em"









































bullet::::- arthur lowe - "dad's army"









































1976 ronnie barker - porridge









































bullet::::- ronnie barker & ronnie corbett - "the two ronnies"









































bullet::::- stanley baxter - "the stanley picture show part iii"









































bullet::::- john cleese - "fawlty towers"









































1977 penelope keith - the good life









































bullet::::- ronnie barker - "open all hours";"the two ronnies"









































bullet::::- richard briers - "the good life";"one-upmanship"
british academy television award for best entertainment performance