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Are You Being Served?

  • TV-PG
  • 1972–1985
  • 10 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 7.3

This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.

Episodes

7 episodes
  1. 1Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe

    30 minFeb 18, 1985

    Mrs. Slocombe is forcibly retired from her position. Mr. Humphries and Captain Peacock get her job back, but they are retired in the same manner. They end the show as the cleaner and the lift operator.

  2. 2Grounds for Divorce

    30 minFeb 25, 1985

    When Captain Peacock tries to salvage his marriage, he resorts to radical measures to discourage an admirer.

  3. 3The Hold Up

    30 minMar 4, 1985

    When the store is robbed late one night, the staff determine to capture the burglars themselves.

  4. 4Gambling Fever

    30 minMar 11, 1985

    Security cameras are again installed at Grace Brothers, and when the staff bet their bonuses on a horse race, it's up to Mr. Humphries to mime the race to them by closed-circuit.

  5. 5The Night Club

    30 minMar 18, 1985

    When Old Mr. Grace decides to allow the staff to use the store for after-hours money-making, they decide to open a nightclub. However, the advertising campaign has some rather unexpected results.

  6. 6Friends and Neighbours

    30 minMar 25, 1985

    When traveling to and from work becomes difficult, the staff threaten to resign unless they receive a travel allowance. Old Mr. Grace offers them the empty apartments on the top floor as living space, but they soon discover cohabitation isn't what it's cracked up to be.

  7. 7The Pop Star

    30 minApr 1, 1985

    This episode we find Mr. Spooner is about to be discovered by a record company. One problem is that his voice keeps giving out. Mr. Humphries gives him a tonic and he recoveres for a little while. While auditioning on tv with Grace Brothers Staff, his voice gives out.

Where to watch Are You Being Served?

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Series cast

Frank ThorntonCaptain Peacock69 episodes
John InmanMr. Humphries69 episodes
Mollie SugdenMrs. Slocombe69 episodes
Wendy RichardMiss Brahms69 episodes
Nicholas SmithMr. Rumbold69 episodes
Harold BennettYoung Mr. Grace50 episodes
Arthur EnglishMr. Harman49 episodes
Trevor BannisterMr. Lucas48 episodes
Arthur BroughMr. Grainger34 episodes
Vivienne JohnsonMr. Grace's Nurse22 episodes
Mike BerryMr. Spooner21 episodes
Larry MartynMr. Mash18 episodes
Candy DavisMiss Belfridge13 episodes
Alfie BassMr. Goldberg8 episodes
Kenneth WallerOld Mr. Henry Grace8 episodes
Penny IrvingMiss Bakewell8 episodes
James HayterMr. Tebbs6 episodes
Debbie Linden5 episodes

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