Granville attempts to get a date with Mavis, and his son Leroy shuns the delivery bike.
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Granville is forced into taking extra security precautions for the shop's takings.
David Jason returns as Granville, who has inherited the famous corner shop from his beloved but miserly uncle Arkwright. Now running the business with his cheerful and good-looking son Leroy, Granville continues to serve the local community with a keen eye on a profit from some familiar and new faces. In this episode, Granville is determined to improve Gastric's image in order to matchmake him with Madge. His plans take an inspired turn when a salesman returns to town. Wet Eric is desperate to convince his wife it's going to rain but gets lured into a dangerous purchase. Meanwhile, Old Mr Bentinck never goes into the shop, so Granville finds a way to tempt him in to spend.
Romance is in the air as Granville continues to woo Mavis, Gastric needs more help with his love life and Leroy arouses jealousy. Meanwhile, Cyril is tempted by the latest workout craze, and Granville reveals his tip for preserving bacon.
Granville's big ambitions to open his very own coffee shop cause quite a stir in the neighbourhood. Mrs Dawlish, a snobbish local, pays a visit and can't believe such a corner shop still exists - can Granville find a clever way to make some money from her? Meanwhile, Eric has been left to look after his depressed brother-in-law all day.
Granville has bought a job lot of bargain stock but needs a clever plan to sell it all. A visiting salesman gives him a marketing idea. Meanwhile Eric is not getting on with his wife and seeks emergency romantic help from young Leroy.
David Jason is reprising his role of Granville who, alongside his son, now runs the back-water grocery store inherited from his uncle Albert Arkwright, played by Ronnie Barker in the original series.
It's Christmas at Arkwright's, and Granville has his eye on a tree which gives him more than he bargained for. Nurse Gladys gossips with Mrs Featherstone about tactics for her new job, and Eric and Cyril embark on a new fitness plan to impress their wives. Meanwhile, as Granville plans a cosy festive drinks party, can he and Gastric tempt Madge into the Christmas spirit?
Granville is having a cut-price sale but only on old stock, not the boiled ham or new inflatable underwear support system that are getting a special Arkwright promotion. Meanwhile, there's an air of romance around as Mrs Featherstone takes a shine to new resident Mr Newbold; a former patient of Nurse returns; and Mavis has a plan to invite Granville to her house for coffee.
Granville discovers a gap in the shop's security, and a cherry picker arrives in the street, which gives Madge terrible anxiety. Meanwhile, Eric and Kath decide to do something together, and Gastric enjoys the home cooking of a nearby neighbour, which ruins Granville's plans to get him together with Madge... will he find a solution?
Granville plans a double date with Madge and Mavis but needs to find a way to smarten up Gastric. There's more romance in the air as Mrs Featherstone has her heart set on a new husband and Nurse Gladys is wooed by a former patient, Mick, whose boil she once attended to. Meanwhile, a mysterious new product from the Far East arrives which needs some clever marketing to Eric and Cyril.
Granville buys a large display item to inject a little bit of sunshine into shop life on the day of Kevin's wedding. However, Kevin is the world's most reluctant bridegroom and is still having second thoughts. Can Granville ensure he makes it to the ceremony this time? The wedding spirit has also rekindled Mrs Featherstone's desire for a fourth husband, and she is training her formidable sights on either Granville or Mr Newbold.
Granville's scheme to sell salami as an erotically charged new product called Yaggis is in danger as a customer's husband returns seeking redress. Cyril and Eric need advice on how to impress their wives, Mrs Featherstone's plan to snare Mr Newbold as a fourth husband is not going well, and Granville has to quickly sell some damaged tins of chilli beans.
Granville and Gastric find themselves playing marriage counsellors and Leroy adopts a festive disguise to avoid relationship trouble of a different kind. Meanwhile, Mrs Featherstone struggles to find the Christmas spirit and Kath attempts to bring the street together as one harmonious choir to beat Finkle Street once and for all - but does Granville have a trick up his sleeve to help them out?
Granville buys some devices on the cheap, they are supposed to create positive emotions. Mr Newbold has a problem with underwear and an underworld boss is looking for Leroy after his girlfriend makes Mrs Hussein jealous.
Granville tries to sell some out-of-date mints, with results that get tongues wagging. Meanwhile, Mrs Featherstone is still trying to tempt Granville to become her fourth husband, and Eric, Cyril and Mr Newbold try to prove to their womenfolk that they are men of adventure.
Granville has some out-of-date Christmas puddings to sell, but needs a clever plan to flog them to his sceptical customers. Madge thinks her house is haunted, maybe Gastric can help? Mrs Hussein takes a shine to Leroy.
Granville tries to sell a huge wheel of cheese that's past its sell-by date. Fed up at delivering goods by bike, Leroy tries to get his dad to invest in a delivery van. Mrs Featherstone suggests advancing her relationship with Mr Newbold.
Granville has bought a job lot of turnips that will need clever selling with the promise of their amazing medicinal qualities. Meanwhile, an attractive young woman is looking for Eric; he says he has no idea who she is, but Kath and the ladies are not so sure. And Mrs Featherstone samples Mr Newbold's homemade wine, which emboldens her intentions on finding a fourth husband even more than usual.
Arkwright's becomes a delivery point for people's internet shopping. When a large delivery arrives, Granville decides he could use it to help Gastric impress Madge, who has taken to her bed in a foul mood. Meanwhile, Granville is worried he is not using his shop counter space well enough to advertise, and Eric turns to Leroy for advice after Kath finds evidence of a lady's stocking his pocket.
It's Christmas, but some of Granville's most important customers have plans to leave town. Not only is Madge planning to take his beloved Mavis away for a Christmas break, but is Mr Newbold also thinking of doing a runner, leaving Granville at the mercy of Mrs Featherstone's amorous advances? Granville has to use some of his craftiest wiles to persuade everyone not to travel at Christmas. After all, as well as wanting to stay close to Mavis, he's also got to shift a large number of distinctly wonky Christmas crackers.
Granville has a new idea for growing the business and branches out into offering fitness classes, while Leroy is keen to take out a librarian, but she's refusing to give him a date. Mr Newbold believes he has hit on the perfect way to repel the attentions Mrs Featherstone - all he needs is a completely new image; but one that Mrs Featherstone does not like.
Mr Newbold has decided to barricade his house against Mrs Featherstone, but Granville is sure he wouldn't be so keen to avoid her if he knew all about her hidden exotic past, even if she doesn't actually have a hidden exotic past get in his way. Meanwhile, a lycra-clad Eric and Cyril push the envelope of masculinity on their new tandem, Mavis takes Granville up on his offer of a tour of his Victorian cheese-slicer collection, and Leroy tries to make the most of having to dress up as a banana for business reasons.
Granville encourages Gastric to express his artistic side in a local art competition, but he throws himself into self-expression more enthusiastically than anyone could have predicted. Granville buys a large collection of mystery tins. Unfortunately, Leroy and Granville are still none the wiser on the contents after they've opened one. Now they face the ultimate challenge - how can you sell something when you have absolutely no idea what it is?
Madge is thinking of leaving the area and telling Mavis she has to go with her, so Granville has to come up with a reason to keep the woman of his dreams from moving away. There's also a little problem of how to shift a load of jars of crab apple jelly so sour it could strip teeth. To make matters worse, Granville's best customers Eric and Cyril have taken a vow against ever being conned again. Mrs Featherstone has made Mr Newbold a lunch offer he can't refuse.
Madge and Mavis are about to leave the area. Granville sets up a big night out in a pricey restaurant so he and Gastric can persuade their lady loves to stay. The only problem is that Granville's money belt seems to be tightening every time anyone looks at the menu. Leroy's romance with Beth finally seems to be getting somewhere, but the time has come introduce her to his father. Granville has come up with the perfect way for Eric and Cyril to get their wives' attention - make sure there are rumours that they have been seen out and about with another woman.
A trip to Scarborough presents Granville with an opportunity to combine business with pleasure as Mavis invites him for lunch in a seaside hotel. Can Granville get a moment alone with her without Madge and can he manage to stop thinking about what is going on in the shop for long enough to let romance blossom? Back in Arkwright's, Leroy is in charge for the day. He is young, keen and full of confidence. What could possibly go wrong and why is there a customer out cold in the middle of the floor?
Granville has a large quantity of bargain spectacles to sell, but will they really do anything to improve his customers' eyesight? Meanwhile, encouraged by reading a self-help book "Take control of you", Mr. Newbold decides to tell Mrs. Featherstone how he really feels about their relationship. Also, Eric tries to persuade Kath to go on a camping holiday, and what is in the large, heavy box that has arrived for Leroy?
Granville has a large consignment of tinned beans to shift and he enlists the help of Mr Machin, a local customer who is convinced he is being regularly abducted by friendly aliens, to increase sales. Granville's plans are nearly thwarted when Mr. Machin gets cold feet about telling his tales of space adventure, but where there's a will there's a way and our canny grocer persuades Gastric to help him. A new customer, Mrs. Rossi, is in a fragile state having been left by her husband. Is there anything in the shop that can lift her spirits? Granville suggests a couple of tins of beans... Meanwhile, Leroy meets Beth for a date, but finds three's a crowd when she brings along her best friend Ruby.
Eric and Cyril try rock climbing, while Granville is selling designer sausages. Leroy longs for a single Beth, but his feet have other ideas.
Granville raises his advertising standard, but can he keep his hands on it? Leroy still can't find a date for Ruby. Granville pulls out all the stops to sell some oysters.
Granville has a customer-product matching system, and he is worried Mavis might find a new suitor at a wedding.
It's a day full of bad surprises for Granville when the till becomes unwell, Leroy buys an ice cream van and the Black Widow finds him overheating in a tight spot.
At Christmas, Granville must persuade his regulars to buy some mistletoe mince pies. Madge and Mavis discuss whether to invite Gastric for Christmas dinner.
Granville puts an old mangle to use in more ways than one. Leroy tries to find a date for Ruby, while Eric and Cyril give Mr Newbold tips on how to get closer to Mrs Rossi.
Granville offers tasty toasties to his customers. Encouraged by Eric and Cyril, Mr Newbold continues his pursuit of Mrs Rossi, and the Black Widow decides it's time for a makeover.
Granville is selling 'lucky' toy sloths from Madagascar, but will that help the Black Widow, who has decided it’s time to learn to drive, if only she can find an instructor prepared to give her more than one lesson? Kath and the ladies are organising a bring and buy sale for charity, but Eric is less than happy when he discovers that Kath is planning to put his favourite clothes on her stall. Meanwhile, Willis finally gets away from his mother to go on a date with Ruby, and is romance blossoming for Madge and Gastric?
Romance is in the air. Granville encourages Gastric to become a fearless hunter in an effort to impress Madge and get closer to her. Mavis senses the Black Widow making a move on Granville and decides to stand up for herself for once, and Mr Newbold goes to the library in the hope of meeting up with Mrs Rossi. Meanwhile, Eric and Cyril finally get their wives to go camping, but who is going to help with the washing up?
Granville creates a special blend of snuff, but will his customers notice any beneficial effects? Ruby tells Willis that she is going to take him to the gym for some intensive training. Madge thinks Gastric needs to lose weight, and Mr Newbold thinks he has found a pastime to share with Mrs Rossi - away from the prying eyes of Mrs Featherstone. However, a determined Black Widow enlists assistance from Granville and Leroy for a crash course in how to ride a bicycle.
Gastric spends the night at Madge’s house, but has he found the path to her best bedroom? Granville takes delivery of a bargain consignment from Spain, but exactly what is in the very large crate? Eric and Cyril fall out over a lost compass, while Mr Newbold gets a soaking on a boat trip with Mrs Rossi. Our canny grocer has his work cut out helping friends make up and getting a wet customer home without being spotted by the Black Widow.
Granville tries to put the magic back into Christmas, but things don’t always go according to plan and people keep disappearing. Still, the nation's favourite grocer might have one last trick he can perform successfully if he can find a glamorous assistant. Eric and Cyril try to persuade their wives to try Arkwright's special French custard, and Mr Newbold 'accidentally' bumps into Mrs Rossi at the café. She invites him to Christmas lunch, but will the Black Widow throw the book at him when she finds out?
