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Stuart · 31-01-2014, 12:05

The problem that they have is that Ronnie Barker was arguably one of the top comedians this country has ever produced. He was also arguably one of the best comic actors (if not the best). While David Jason is also an excellent actor (both serious and comic), Ronnie Barker was always going to be a hard act to follow.

Having said that, I enjoyed Still Open All Hours. OK, it wasn't a razor sharp up to the minute satire on modern society (like a lot of comedies, such as outnumbered), but neither was Open All Hours. I don't think either series was intended to be anything more than a comedy where the audience can sit down, enjoy a few jokes and not have to think about it too much.

31-01-2014, 12:05	#4
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Still Open All Hours series confirmed The problem that they have is that Ronnie Barker was arguably one of the top comedians this country has ever produced. He was also arguably one of the best comic actors (if not the best). While David Jason is also an excellent actor (both serious and comic), Ronnie Barker was always going to be a hard act to follow. Having said that, I enjoyed Still Open All Hours. OK, it wasn't a razor sharp up to the minute satire on modern society (like a lot of comedies, such as outnumbered), but neither was Open All Hours. I don't think either series was intended to be anything more than a comedy where the audience can sit down, enjoy a few jokes and not have to think about it too much.