Still open all hours : the story of a classic comedy
McCann, Graham, 1961-2014
Books, Manuscripts
From its first episode in 1973, 'Open All Hours' was an instant hit. Audiences around Britain loved its familiar setting, good natured humour, and the hilarious partnership of Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Whilst it only ran for 26 episodes, it firmly cemented itself as a British comedy classic. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show in 2014, the BBC revived it for a one-off Christmas Special. 'Still Open All Hours' was swamped by a tsunami of audience affection and the BBC promptly commissioned a full series. With recollections from David Jason, his fellow cast members, and from the scriptwriter Roy Clarke, plus never before seen BBC archive material, acclaimed popular TV historian Graham McCann tells the inside story of this very British sitcom, with wit, insight and affection.
Main title:
Still open all hours : the story of a classic comedy / by Graham McCann ; foreword by Roy Clarke.
Author:
McCann, Graham, 1961-, author
Imprint:
London : BBC Books, 2014.
Collation:
viii, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781849908863 (hbk)1849908869
Dewey class:
791.4'572791.4572
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
899400
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