Still Open All Hours

Anyone remember the Christmas 2007 revival of much-loved landed gentry sitcom ‘To the Manor Born’? Or have you done your best to expunge it from your memory, viewing it as an object lesson in the dangers of going back?

We weren’t allowed to see any previews of this return to the Doncaster corner shop once haunted by Ronnie Barker’s Albert Arkwright and his bumbling nephew Granville – which in itself, may not be a good sign. So here’s what we’ve managed to piece together. Arkwright is no longer with us – the shop is now run by Granville (David Jason) and his rather too handsome son Leroy (James Baxter). Granville’s still on the look out for some hot loving; tonight, he’ll be attempting to arrange a date with old flame Mavis without her scary sister Madge finding out. Oh, and there’s rather a lot of anchovy paste to be shifted. No doubt we can expect hilarious consequences.

There’s apparently the prospect of a new series next year; we can’t help but wince slightly at the prospect. G-g-g-give up while the g-g-g-going’s g-g-g-good, G-G-G-Granville.