<P> Still Open All Hours is a British sitcom, starring David Jason, a sequel to the series Open All Hours, written by original writer Roy Clarke . The series has run for 27 episodes in four series so far, with a fifth planned for late 2018 . </P> <P> Open All Hours ran for 26 episodes in four series from 1973 to 1985 . The BBC announced on 7 October 2013, that the show would air for a 40th Anniversary Special in December 2013 . The 40th Anniversary special aired on 26 December at 7: 45pm on BBC One . Ronnie Barker, who played the main character of Arkwright, in Open All Hours, died in 2005: the special featured David Jason's Granville, Arkwright's assistant and nephew in the original series, having inherited the grocery store from Arkwright . Other returning cast members included Lynda Baron, Stephanie Cole, and Maggie Ollerenshaw </P> <P> Still Open All Hours was broadcast on 26 December 2013, with Jason reprising his role of Granville from Open All Hours . The new one - off episode written by Clarke showed Granville now running the shop with his son Leroy (played by James Baxter), after inheriting it from Arkwright . Clarke wrote the script in two weeks, and production began in October 2013 . The exterior scenes were filmed at the original location at Lister Avenue in Doncaster from 18 to 20 November 2013 . The interior scenes were recorded on 3 December 2013 at MediaCityUK in Salford in front of a studio audience . A 30 - minute documentary accompanying the show's return, entitled Open All Hours: A Celebration, aired on 27 December 2013, the day after the new episode was broadcast, on BBC One . </P> <P> On 30 January 2014, the BBC commissioned Still Open All Hours for six new episodes beginning on 26 December 2014 . The controller of BBC comedy commissioning, Shane Allen, said: "The resounding success of the Christmas revival showed the huge and enduring audience affection for this much - loved classic . Roy has done a terrific job of updating the characters whilst keeping what was warm - hearted and enjoyable about the world of the original series ." </P>

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