This Is a Lot About Food in Tin Cans

Just Desserts is widely considered as one of the best Porridge episodes, and it centers around Ronnie Barker's Fletcher a missing tin of pineapple chunks.

Meanwhile, the very first episode of Open All Hours features a scene with David Jason's Granville arguing with Barker's Arkwright about a tin of pears.

Meanwhile, that's the very scene Only Fools and Horses producer Ray Butt saw Jason in that led to his becoming Del Boy.

I guess what I'm asking is, how bananas is it that tinned food has had such an impact on British television? 🤷‍♂️🤔