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Series 2

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Arkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small-town grocery store along with his errand boy and nephew, Granville, and a particularly dangerous till.

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7 Episodes

Laundry Blues
E1
Laundry BluesNurse Gladys Emmanuel, having seen Granville struggling with the washing, tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine. Arkwright has to come up with a plan so that she thinks he has done as she requests. He gets Neville to drop off a new machine, sneak round the back of the shop and take it away again, leaving behind a second-hand machine instead!
The Reluctant Traveller
E2
The Reluctant TravellerNurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night away at a hotel. Little does she know that the hotel is round the block! Whilst they are away, Granville is entertaining the milk-woman. Arkwright also has a problem with an over-tight money belt!
Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls
E3
Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet RollsArkwright once again is struggling to sell goods that no-one wants to buy. He therefore tries a special promotion to get rid of the goods, namely fig biscuits and toilet rolls with messages printed on them.
The New Suit
E4
The New SuitArkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.
Arkwright's Mobile Store
E5
Arkwright's Mobile StoreIn order to convince Nurse Gladys that he is a man of enterprise, Arkwright decides that he will invest in a mobile shop, to be driven around by Granville, but, given his customary meanness, the best that he can come up with is an old ice cream van, leading to Granville having a close encounter with some perishables.
Shedding At The Wedding
E6
Shedding At The WeddingArkwright goes to a wedding with Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. His suit smells of mothballs and he has to hang his trousers out of Gladys' car to air them. After his trousers are blown away and run over by a tractor, he has to borrow her trousers!
St. Albert's Day
E7
St. Albert's DayArkwright has always told Granville his father was a Hungarian but then a real Hungarian comes into the shop. Could it be him? Arkwright is more concerned that he may be a shop-lifter and hits on a cunning plan to part him from his jacket so that he can search the pockets for evidence. Welcome to the mythical feast day of St. Albert.