NEWS: Still Open All Hours to return for Series Five

BBC One have announced that Still Open All Hours will return for a fifth series later in the year.

The revival of Roy Clarke's classic sitcom has been hugely popular since it arrived on our screens in 2013, averaging an audience of six-million viewers per episode. Sir David Jason will return to his role as Arkwright as will the entire ensemble cast which includes James Baxter, Johnny Vegas, Tim Healy, Stephanie Cole, Sally Lindsay, Brigit Forsyth and Katie Redford.

The fifth series will open with Granville trying to offload a large quantity of bargain spectacles while Mr. Newbold finally decides to tell Mrs. Featherstone how he really feels about their relationship.

Of the news Sir David Jason said, “I’m thrilled to be bringing Granville and Arkwright’s shop back to viewers’ TV screens along with his regular customers who bring their own sense of barminess to the world of grocery.”