How Each Open All Hours Cast Member Died
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Published 2023-05-04
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Ronnie Barker
02:16 - Lynda Baron
03:51 - Kathy Staff
05:17 - Maggie Ollerenshaw
06:44 - David Jason
07:55 - Outro
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Open All Hours was set in a small corner shop in a town in Yorkshire and is still lauded for its clever writing, witty humor, and endearing characters. And who was responsible for these great Open All Hours characters? It’s all due to the Open All Hour cast of course.
The Open All Hours cast also included Lynda Baron as the quirky and chatty Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, and Maggie Ollerenshaw as Mavis, a local girl who catches Granville's eye. The chemistry between the cast members and their impeccable comedic timing is one of the show's highlights, making it a beloved and enduring sitcom.
Sadly, over the years, the Open All Hours cast has experienced the loss of some of its beloved members. In 2005, the legendary Ronnie Barker, who portrayed Arkwright, passed away at the age of 76. Barker's comedic genius and incredible talent made Arkwright one of the most memorable characters in British television history.
Another cast member who has since passed away is Lynda Baron, who portrayed Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. Baron, known for her exceptional comedic skills and unique voice, passed away in 2019 at the age of 78. Her portrayal of Nurse Gladys, with her distinct accent and eccentric personality, brought both the character and actress much fame.
Today, we’ll tell you the stories of the Open All Hours cast members who are no longer with us and their incredible careers and legacies. We’ll also catch up with 2 of the remaining cast members to see what they’ve been up to!
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How Each Open All Hours Cast Member Died
All Comments (21)
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With the section with Mrs Blewett, they were getting her mixed up with another character Mrs Featherstone, who was portrayed by Stephanie Cole. Though they both had a very similar role, Blewett was a married woman, where as Featherston was known as the Black Widow. Kathy Staff has passed away, however Stephanie Cole has not.
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Open all hours was one of the very very best sitcomms ever !
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Mavis ("Wavy Mavy") was never the girlfriend of Granville in the original shows. Not sure how you got that so wrong. Also Lynda Baron's last performance (released a few months before she died) was in the movie 'Dream Horse' alongside Toni Collette and Damian Lewis. It's actually a really good film and well worth watching. Lynda Baron wasn't in the original 1973 pilot episode of Open All Hours, the role of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel was played by Irish actress Sheila Brennan, who I believe is still alive and well at the time of writing. But what is scary is that I remember watching this show as a child and I've just realised that Ronnie Barker was in his late 40s when he started playing Arkwright. This means that I am now older than he was was in those early episodes!
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I have to say I loved all these comedies They was the best and nothing comes next to them I'm so sorry for the actors no longer with us May they all rest in peace ❤️👏👏👏
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Why was the video titled "How each open all hours cast member died" when you not once toild us how they died, only the date of WHEN they died. Misleading title.
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Two comedy greats! Ronnie Barker & David Jason a pair of legends. Brilliant series.
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Ronnie Barker was a great comic... he was also a great comedy writer.. He anonymously wrote many of the sketches for The Two Ronnies, using the pseudonym, "Gerald Wiley".
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4.19 is Stephanie Cole as Mrs Featherstone who effectively replaced Mrs Blewit for series 3 and 4.
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Great show that doesn't need to be remade. It's a classic.
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This is the problem when these American YouTube channels (although it is branded as UK) talk about these British shows because they probably have a list of programmes they work through and aren't familiar with them and probably hadn't even heard of them and so do some quick research and make these videos It ends up being full of mistakes and omissions, especially in the case where they don't even know who Kathy Staff or Stephanie Cole are and end up mixing them up. It would be better if they got someone to check these first
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Most of the footage in the section about Kathy Staff was actually Stephanie Cole - another great surviving actress from this series. Reply
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4:10 That’s Stephanie Cole, not Kathy Staff.
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David and Lynda went onto "Still Open All Hours" which also had Mavis. It was based around Granville inheriting the shop and running it with his son. David also appeared in two other shows with Ronnie before "open all hours"
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Your researchers missed a huge part of history related to the show, there is an entire follow on show after Ronnie Barker passed away, called, Still Open All Hours, where Granville ran the corner shop, it ran for several seasons and had many of the original cast members.
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Open All Hours was one of my favourite sitcoms of the 70s/80s, I loved every one of the characters and if I were asked to choose a favourite I couldn't they were all absolute legends, If it were to be re made with different actors it just wouldn't be the same in my opinion, rest in peace to all the great actors and actresses who have passed away, you will always be remembered God Bless you
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Ronnie Barker was undoubtedly one of the greatest writer & performers T.V. has ever been seen. and David Jason complemented his performance in Open all Hours.
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research needs to be done Stephanie Cole is a proper star and should not be confused with anyone Americans Duh
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Stephanie Cole? Also Kathy Staff, Doris Luke in Crossroads. This show has also been remade as Still Open All Hours, with David Jason, Stephanie Cole, Linda Baron and Maggie Ollerensahw from the original series
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you need to redo this one as all of the cast have returned to Still Open All Hours which is still being made today
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Really enjoyed it, as well as open all hour's again.
