Still Open All Hours the fact he knows who it is, while subjecting him to practical jokes and teaching him some of the tricks that his uncle taught him. In "Still Open All Hours", he maintains a belief that his uncle lives on through the shop's till, often referring to it as Arkwright in later episodes, due to the nature of it opening up or closing shut suddenly at times for various reasons, such as when there is mention of spending considerable money on something. Like his uncle, Granville has a love interest of his own within Mavis, a woman he met during his
Ronnie Barker television break with the satirical sketch series "The Frost Report" in 1966, where he met future collaborator, Ronnie Corbett. He joined David Frost's production company and starred in ITV shows including a short film. After rejoining the BBC, Barker found fame with the sketch show "The Two Ronnies" (1971–1987), with Ronnie Corbett. He starred in the sitcoms "Porridge", its sequel "Going Straight" and "Open All Hours". He wrote comedy under his own name, though for much of his written material after 1968 he adopted pseudonyms (including "Gerald Wiley") to avoid pre-judgments of his writing talent. He won a BAFTA for