Still Open All Hours - 2013 Xmas Special

[dannyboy]

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Maybe thats why it was only a one off,the only thing funny was when the labrardor came into the shop with the basket,then left with some goodies

Tend to agree about the Labrador. I so wanted this to be great. There was very little else on and we needed some quality. It didn't really hit the mark though. Nice to see Lynda Barron and Stephanie Beacham still kicking. Brigit Forsyth still has it. I think it needs to be left though. Perhaps in a few years, the BBC might do a proper dvd box with some decent extras. "Still Open" would be one of the extras.

[darren]

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kids today just might not get the humour of t.

might be better for those who saw it originally.

It was nice as a 1 off, but making it into a full series might not work.

[Richard1978]

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It was nice as a 1 off, but making it into a full series might not work.

[Trickyvee]

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Just watched it on catch up and I agree it was ok for what it was. Don't think it would work for a series though.

[sixtyten]

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Wasn't quite as bad as I'd expected.
No major laughs but gentle humour all the way through
Could possibly work as a proper series if given time (can't be any worse than the current sweary garbage polluting the airwaves)

My only gripe was too many "stars" making cameos in a half hour show

[scotchmist]

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I watched it and twas pretty dire although the idea of passing the Anchovy paste off as Viagra was a good idea and Johnny Vegas did his best with it but overall I don't think it was a good idea resurrecting this show as it was of its time and it was Ronnie Barker who made it the comedic gem that it was and his manipulation of Granville made for a genuinely funny double-act. A miserable attempt at nostalgia.

[darren]

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i missed it could not find when it was on..
hope its repeated.

[Sly]

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Some of it was actually funny. Some of it was quite bad, but it was nowhere near as terrible as I was expecting it to be.

[HG]

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I really enjoyed it, very true to the original and as a one off I think it worked really well, it was good to see many of the original characters in it.

[amethyst]

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Maybe thats why it was only a one off,the only thing funny was when the labrardor came into the shop with the basket,then left with some goodies

[Hair Bear]

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Not impressed. A lot of old gag lines from many early episodes painfully rewritten then piled on top of each other.

[amethyst]

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A heads up, the special is on Boxing Day at 7.45pm

And only for half an hour

[EdKorho]

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A heads up, the special is on Boxing Day at 7.45pm

[EdKorho]

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Did a grab from Google Maps to show how the shop looked recently.

[Richard1978]

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Even in the 1970s the building was a hairdressers, but the BBC set dressers did such a good job that at least one passer-by walked in to find themselves in a salon!