Open All Hours | Season 4

4. Open All Hours: Series 4 (1985)

Soulmate Wanted

1. Soulmate Wanted

10Sunday, 1st September 1985 30min
Granville advertises for female company and ends up with more than he can handle.
Horse-Trading

2. Horse-Trading

10Sunday, 8th September 1985 30min
Arkwright smugly offloads a lot of clothes-horses to an rival Asian shopkeeper. However, when his rival starts making large profits using the clothes-horses as bait for customers, he makes Granville dress up as an Asian woman so that he can buy the clothes-horses back.
The Housekeeper Caper

3. The Housekeeper Caper

10Sunday, 15th September 1985 30min
Arkwright decides that to make Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous, he will advertise in the local paper for a live-in housekeeper. Unfortunately he is not prepared for Mrs Delphine Featherstone applying for the position!
The Errand Boy Executive

4. The Errand Boy Executive

10Sunday, 22nd September 1985 30min
Granville takes a fancy to Stephanie (""with a p-h"") who works in a boutique. He pretends that he is a young executive and that Arkwright is his assistant. Needless to say, Arkwright does not agree with this role-reversal.
Happy Birthday Arkwright

5. Happy Birthday Arkwright

10Sunday, 29th September 1985 30min
Arkwright is on the alert after Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Granville tell him that a man from the ""Good Shop Guide"" is visiting shops in the area. It is only a ruse by Granville and Nurse Gladys to teach Arkwright a lesson in good manners. Nurse Gladys dresses up as a man and is on the receiving end of some very polite behaviour from Arkwright.
The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel

6. The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel

10Sunday, 6th October 1985 30min
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.