Lynda Baron – Actress, Comedian and Singer 1939 – 2022

From Open All Hours, to Come Outside and Doctor Who, Lynda Baron entertained generations of viewers.  Here at CultBox, we were saddened to learn of the death of Lynda Baron. Her agent Donna French announced the news: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved client Lynda Baron. She was … >

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Still Open All Hours renewed for its fifth series

Sir David Jason will be returning to our screens for another series of Still Open All Hours. The BBC broke the news, saying in a statement that location filming and studio recording will take place over the summer, which should allow Still Open All Hours to reach our TV sets at some point during the back end of the … >

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BBC One orders third season of ‘Still Open All Hours’

Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One later this year for a Christmas special, followed by a third season in 2017. Written by Roy Clarke, the Open All Hours spin-off series launched in 2014, with Season 2 becoming the highest rated comedy series of the past 12 months. Season 3 and this year’s festive episode will start filming … >

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Second season of ‘Still Open All Hours’ begins filming

BBC One has ordered new episodes of David Jason’s sitcom Still Open All Hours. Written by Roy Clarke, Season 2 will open with a Christmas special, which began filming on location in Doncaster last month. The festival episode will see Granville (Sir David Jason) bag himself a bargain Christmas tree, which gives him more problems … >

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Win ‘Still Open All Hours’ on DVD!

After 28 years the much- loved sitcom is back. Still Open All Hours is available for the first time ever on BBC DVD this week. To celebrate the release, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following … >

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BBC One reveals Christmas schedule

BBC One has confirmed this year’s Christmas schedule. Highlights on Christmas Eve will include Harry Hill’s The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm at 8.30pm and a Not Going Out special at 9.30pm. Highlights on Christmas Day will include Doctor Who‘s Christmas special at 6.15pm, the penultimate episode of Miranda at 7.15pm, a Call the Midwife … >

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‘Still Open All Hours’ new series begins filming

Production has started on the new series of David Jason’s BBC One sitcom  Still Open All Hours on location in Doncaster and at the studios in Teddington. Following the success of last year’s one-off special, Jason reprise his role as Granville, running the corner shop with his son Leroy (James Baxter). We follow Granville’s antics … >

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