Open All Hours its owner, Len Riddiford. This shop is referenced in numerous "Open All Hours" episodes by Arkwright. Ronnie Barker proposed that Arkwright should have a stammer, and this was written into the character. Barker also co-created the premise of the dangerous till. In the series, the shop's antiquated till has a drawer that tends to snap shut suddenly. Even though this terrifies Granville and Arkwright, Arkwright leaves it to avoid the cost of buying a replacement, and because he believes it discourages burglars. The exterior shots were recorded on Lister Avenue in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster; the shop itself was
Still Open All Hours thirty-three episodes of "Still Open All Hours", all written by Roy Clarke, have been produced for the BBC. The show began airing on 26 December 2013 with an anniversary special of original series, "Open All Hours". All episodes have a running time of 30 minutes. Between "Open All Hours" and "Still Open All Hours", there has been a total of 59 episodes and nine series broadcast between 1973 and 2018. "Still Open All Hours" was broadcast on 26 December 2013, with Jason reprising his role of Granville from "Open All Hours". The new one-off episode written by Clarke showed Granville