Arkwright, the brown-coated, stuttering Northern shop-keeper is forced to open his corner-shop for as long as the law will permit. But, he still finds time for his passions - parting unsuspecting customers from their hard earned cash, keeping his daydreaming nephew Granville in line, and of course his tireless pursuit of nurse Gladys Emmanuel.
Follow Arkwright's antics in series 1 of Open All Hours from Saturday, 23 Mat from 8:05 on BBC Entertainment, channel 120 on DStv.