Open All Hours
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Open All Hours is a British television sitcom set in a small Yorkshire corner shop, best known for its eccentric stammering shopkeeper Arkwright and his long-suffering nephew Granville.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Open All Hours canonical | 4 |
| Arkwright in Still Open All Hours | 1 |
| Granville in Open All Hours | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10417161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Open All Hours Context triple: [Roy Clarke, notableWork, Open All Hours]
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A.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
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B.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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C.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
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D.
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax is a British television drama series that follows the rekindled romance of two widowed childhood sweethearts and the impact on their families.
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E.
Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that satirically portrays working-class life and bigotry through the character of the outspoken, conservative Alf Garnett.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Open All Hours Target entity description: Open All Hours is a British television sitcom set in a small Yorkshire corner shop, best known for its eccentric stammering shopkeeper Arkwright and his long-suffering nephew Granville.
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A.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
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B.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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C.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
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D.
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax is a British television drama series that follows the rekindled romance of two widowed childhood sweethearts and the impact on their families.
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E.
Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that satirically portrays working-class life and bigotry through the character of the outspoken, conservative Alf Garnett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television sitcom ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | colour ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Albert Arkwright is the miserly shopkeeper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Granville is Arkwright's put-upon nephew and assistant NERFINISHED ⓘ Nurse Gladys Emmanuel is Arkwright's love interest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Roy Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTrait |
Arkwright has a stammer
GENERATED
ⓘ
Arkwright is tight-fisted GENERATED ⓘ Granville is long-suffering GENERATED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Doncaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Albert Arkwright
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Granville NERFINISHED ⓘ Nurse Gladys Emmanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeLength | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| hasEra |
1970s British sitcom
ⓘ
1980s British sitcom ⓘ |
| hasOpeningDevice | dangerous shop till ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter |
David Jason as Granville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynda Baron as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Barker as Albert Arkwright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 26 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British comedy television tradition ⓘ |
| pilotBroadcastDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
corner shop ⓘ |
| spinOff | Still Open All Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Jason
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynda Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class and money
ⓘ
romantic pursuit ⓘ small shop life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Roy Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Open All Hours Description of subject: Open All Hours is a British television sitcom set in a small Yorkshire corner shop, best known for its eccentric stammering shopkeeper Arkwright and his long-suffering nephew Granville.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Granville in Open All Hours
this entity surface form:
Arkwright in Still Open All Hours