Iconic corner shop from legendary British sitcom goes up for auction…can YOU guess the name of the show?

 An iconic corner shop from a legendary British sitcom has gone up for auction. 

The property – on Lister Avenue in the Doncaster suburb of Balby – is set to go under the hammer on October 15 with a guide price of £150,000. 

Situated on an unassuming residential road in the South Yorkshire city it narrowly avoided demolition in 2008 after campaigners saved when it previously went up for auction but failed to   

And now one lucky buyer will have the chance to own a piece of British sitcom history.

The shop appeared in the classic 70s show Open All Hours as the exterior of Arkwright’s convenience store which was owned by the main protagonist Albert Arkwright – played by comedy legend Ronnie Barker. 

The property – on Lister Avenue in the Doncaster suburb of Balby – is set to go under the hammer on October 15 with a guide price of £150,000

Situated on an unassuming residential road in the South Yorkshire city it narrowly avoided demolition in 2008 after campaigners saved when it previously went up for auction but failed to. And now one lucky buyer will have the chance to own a piece of British sitcom history

The shop appeared in the classic 70s show Open All Hours as the exterior of Arkwright’s convenience store which was owned by the main protagonist Albert Arkwright – played by comedy legend Ronnie Barker

Open All Hours, which was ranked eighth in a poll of Britain’s best sitcom in 2004, follows the antics of Arkwright and his young nephew Granville –  played by Sir David Jason

The convenience store has since been converted into a hair salon. The lucky buyer will not only own the original Arkwright but will also grab two separate self-contained flats situated above the shop

However, buyers hoping to own the original store might find themselves disappointed to find the space has since been converted into a unisex hair salon.   

Open All Hours, which was ranked eighth in a poll of Britain’s best sitcom in 2004, follows the antics of Arkwright and his young nephew Granville – played by Sir David Jason. 

The series was created by Roy Clarke who is the writer behind other legendary English comedies including Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine. 

It ran for four seasons between 1976 and 1985. In 2013 a sequel series titled Still Open All Hours was commissioned with both Clarke and Jason involved – Barker had passed away in 2005. 

The revived series ran for six seasons and followed the now much older Granville who runs Arkwright after his uncle died. 

A seventh season had been commissioned in 2019 but was then delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The BBC eventually cancelled series and said it had no plans for any new episodes.

The lucky buyer will not only own the original Arkwright but will also grab two separate self-contained flats situated above the shop.