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  1. The duo maintained their careers as solo performers; Barker notably starred as inmate Norman Stanley Fletcher in the sitcom Porridge (1974–77) and its sequel Going Straight (1978) and as shopkeeper Arkwright in Open All Hours (1976–85).

  2. In addition to "The Two Ronnies", Barker starred on the popular BBC sitcoms Porridge (1974) (as a cockney prisoner) and Open All Hours (1976) (as a stammering Northern shopkeeper). In fact, only Leonard Rossiter could be said to have rivaled him during this time for the crown of British television's most popular comedy star.

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  3. Open All Hours is a BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke and starring Ronnie Barker as a miserly shop keeper and David Jason as his put-upon nephew who works as his errand boy.

  4. Mar 25, 2020 · Ronnie Barker starred as shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, and David Jason as his hapless nephew Granville in the classic British sitcom Open All Hours.

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  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0054985Ronnie Barker - IMDb

    In addition to "The Two Ronnies", Barker starred on the popular BBC sitcoms Porridge (1974) (as a cockney prisoner) and Open All Hours (1976) (as a stammering Northern shopkeeper). In fact, only Leonard Rossiter could be said to have rivaled him during this time for the crown of British television's most popular comedy star.

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  6. Open All Hours: With Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron, Barbara Flynn. Arkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small-town grocery store along with his errand boy and nephew, Granville, and a particularly dangerous till.

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  8. Apr 23, 2012 · The shopkeeper who inspired Ronnie Barker’s Arkwright character in the sitcom Open All Hours has died, his daughter revealed today. Dedicated Brian Meecham stocked everything from carbolic soap...