"Open All Hours" - The Classic British TV Comedy Quiz

Answer: Corner shop

While interior shots were filmed in a set in the studio, exterior shots of the corner shop - what North Americans might call a convenience store - were filmed in the Doncaster suburb of Balby in South Yorkshire.

For the recording of each series, the exterior of an existing hairdresser's premises was transformed and used.

At its height, 15 million people tuned in to the show.

Answer: Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker was one of the undisputed giants of British television comedy.

From an early age he dreamt of being an actor and his first roles were straight ones. Comedy beckoned when he landed a role on "The Navy Lark" on radio in 1959.

He soon transferred to television and his career as an actor and writer took off. In 1963 he met a young Scottish comedian called Ronnie Corbett in a comedy club. In 1966 they were matched on the satirical show "That Was The Week That Was". They were to go on to become one of Britain 's best-loved comedy duos and had their own ratings topper "The Two Ronnies".

Both starred in solo TV shows. In 1973, Barker starred in a series of seven comedy shows by a number of writers.

Those individual shows, "Seven of One", spawned two long-term series: "Porridge", which ran from 1974 to 1977, and "Open All Hours".

Answer: Granville

Although Granville was supposed to be aged 19, David Jason, the actor, was 45 when he first started to play him.

He portrayed Granville as a wistful young lad who had dreams of being anything but a shop boy. He also fancied himself as being a great lover, but would probably run a mile if any woman showed genuine interest in him. (Though he did find someone, as the appearance of a son of his own was to prove.)

Granville had never known his mother - or his father - and had been brought up by his uncle, Albert Arkwright.

Answer: Stammer

"G-G-G-G Granville, fetch a cloth", was one of the frequent refrains from Ronnie Barker's character.

Although making light of a disability would be generally disapproved of - then as well as now - Ronnie Barker got away with it.

Barker wrote in autobiography that he had received supportive letters from stutterers.

Answer: Delivery bicycle

Once upon a time, heavy black bicycles with a large carrier in front of the handlebars was a frequent sight in British towns and villages. In more modern times, vans fill the role for local deliveries.

Granville, of course would have loved an MGB GT.

And David Jason, the actor, did graduate to a Reliant Rialto three-wheeler when he went on to play Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in the fantastically successful comedy "Only Fools And Horses".

Answer: Midwife

Lynda Baron had had a busy career on British television before she first appeared as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in "Open All Hours".

She lived on the other side of the street from the shop run by Arkwright, and he was frequently seen gazing longingly at her bedroom window, hoping for a glimpse of something revealing behind the curtains.

Although Arkwright thought himself engaged to Gladys, they were never to marry.

Answer: Cash register

The cash register (or till if you like) had a mind of its own. Once the drawer was open, it would suddenly and viciously snap shut, threatening to de-finger any unwary hand.

If de-finger is not already a proper word, then it should be.

Answer: Roy Clarke

"Open All Hours" was first broadcast in 1976 and 26 episodes were shown in four seasons in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985.

A sequel "Still Open All Hours " was first broadcast in 2015 and over the next five years surpassed the total number of episodes of the original.

In "Still Open All Hours " Granville, played by David Jason, had become the business tycoon of the corner shop in succession to his late uncle, Arkwright.

Roy Clarke was the man behind many of Britain's best-loved comedies. Gentle humour was his forte, and there nothing crude about shows like "Last of the Summer Wine", "Open All Hours", "Keeping Up Appearances" or "The Magnificent Evans".

Many of his shows topped the weekly ratings.

Answer: Uncle and nephew

Granville was the son of Arkwright's sister, who died when he was still very young

He had never known his mother or father and if Arkwright knew the identity of the father, he never let on - though he did drop some pretty ludicrous possibilities.

A running meme was fantasies Granville had of who his father was.

Answer: Brass band

Fittingly for a show set in Yorkshire, the music was played in the style of a brass band solo. The county is, or at least was, a hotbed of top quality brass bands, many of them associated with the coal mines of the area.

The music was from a song called "Alice, Where Art Thou" that was written for pianoforte by Dutch composer and pianist Joseph Ascher (1829-1869).

Max Harris, who wrote the instrumental music for the show, played the theme.