Are You Being Served?
TV Show · Comedy · Classics

The comic, often bawdy, day-to-day exploits of the employees of London's Grace Brothers department store.

1972 · 28m
Starring Trevor Bannister, John Inman, Wendy Richard
Director David Croft, Bob Spiers

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Pilot
    The comic misadventures of staff members working in the ladies lingerie and gentlemen's ready-to-wear sections of a small department store.
    28m
  • EPISODE 2
    Dear Sexy Knickers
    A love note from Mr Lucas to Miss Brahms goes astray and causes a lot of chaos, misunderstandings and screaming.
    28m
  • EPISODE 3
    Our Figures Are Slipping
    Mr Rumbold's training session for the staff conflicts with everyone's personal plans, which leads to dissent in the ranks.
    29m
  • EPISODE 4
    Camping In
    When a transportation strike prevents the staffers from going home, they are allowed to stay overnight at the store.
    29m
  • EPISODE 5
    His And Hers
    When a glamorous representative of a his-and-hers perfume range sets up shop in the store, Mrs Slocombe and Mr Grainger wage war on their new fast-talking adversary.
    29m
  • EPISODE 6
    Diamond's Are A Man's Best Friend
    When a wealthy customer loses a diamond in the store, the greedy staff scramble to be the first to find it.
    29m

Related

Cast & Crew

  • Trevor Bannister
    Mr. James (Dick) Lucas
  • John Inman
    Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries
  • Wendy Richard
    Miss Shirley Brahms
  • Mollie Sugden
    Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Betty Slocombe
  • Frank Thornton
    Captain Stephen Peacock
  • Arthur Brough
    Mr. Ernest Grainger
  • Nicholas Smith
    Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
  • Harold Bennett
    Young Mr. Grace
  • James Hayter
    Mr. Percival Tebbs
  • Alfie Bass
    Mr. Harry Goldberg
  • Mike Berry
    Mr. Bert Spooner

About

Are You Being Served?

Comedy

The comic, often bawdy, day-to-day exploits of the employees of London's Grace Brothers department store.

Information

Studio
BritBox
Released
1972
Rated
PG
Regions of Origin
Australia, United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (Australia) (AAC)

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