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Television episode
"Beware of the Dog (Open All Hours)"

"Beware of the Dog" is the fourth episode of Open All Hours first season.

Plot

The episode starts when Arkwright (Ronnie Barker) from his window spots some burglars leaving his shop with their booty. He responds by firing a shotgun at them. Later on, Granville (David Jason) learns that Maureen, a friend of his, has had a baby, and she hints that he is father. (It apparently happened at a party that he cannot even remember).

Arkwright comes up with a plan to foil the burglars. First he puts a "Beware of the dog" sign, then he borrows a huge Great Dane, then he just plays a cassette tape of barking noises. At the end of the episode, while Arkwright is climbing a ladder to talk to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel (Lynda Baron) through her first floor bedroom window, they hear voices in the shop. Arkwright returns with his shotgun to find Granville and Maureen. It turns out that the baby is not Granville's after all - that was just a misunderstanding on his part. It is actually Maureen's sister's.

Quotes

  • When Granville notices the "Beware of the dog" sign:
    • Granville: Beware of the dog? what dog?
    • Arkwright:You don't n-need a dog, you only need a sign.
  • Granville and Nurse Gladys watching Arkwright pulling a lead with a yet unseen dog on the end of it:
    • Granville: He said he were going out to borrow something.
    • Nurse Gladys: Not to buy anything?
    • Granville: No, he wasn't upset enough for that.
  • When Nurse Gladys discovers that it's Arkwright who is tapping at her bedroom window:
    • Arkwright: J-j-j-just passing. (This situation and catchphrase was repeated in the series' second season episode Shedding At The Wedding)

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