Author:Graham McCann
From its first episode in 1973, Open All Hours was an instant hit. Audiences around Britain loved its familiar setting, good natured humour, and the hilarious partnership of Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Whilst it only ran for 26 episodes, it firmly cemented itself as a British comedy classic.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show in 2014, the BBC revived it for a one-off Christmas Special. Still Open All Hours was swamped by a tsunami of audience affection and the BBC promptly commissioned a full series. The first episode of the fifth series is expected to air in late 2014.
With recollections from David Jason, his fellow cast members, and from the scriptwriter Roy Clarke, plus never before seen BBC archive material, acclaimed popular TV historian Graham McCann tells the inside story of this very British sitcom, with wit, insight and affection.
A rollicking oral history of Madness’s early years ... a goldmine of quirky anecdotes
—— Q Magazine[One of] the best books to buy music fans for Christmas
—— The TelegraphBrilliantly assembled by journalist Tom Doyle as an oral history featuring the voices of all the members … tells you more about how a band becomes a band than any number of anecdotes about life in the studio
—— Financial TimesAs much as anything, the book is a social history of growing up on the edges of criminality
—— Financial TimesAn amazing book … one of the best books about a band I have ever read. I've been raving about it to everyone I meet
—— Michael Hann, music journalistHilarious ... heartwarming... recounted in a distinctive, charming style which makes it impossible not to champion the group
—— Classic Pop Magazine
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