Are You Being Served? (1972)
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1972 - 1985
- 69 episodes (10 series)
Sitcom set in London department store Grace Bros., where the Ladies' Intimate Apparel and Men's Ready To Wear departments are forced to share a floor. Stars Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith and more.
- Series 7, Episode 1 repeated Wednesday at 7:05am on U&Gold
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Series 9, Episode 5 - Monkey Business
The staff are first upset about not getting a pay raise, and news of a Japanese take-over bid for the store does not calm matters. They decide to take their case to the Prime Minister at No. 10.
Notes
Mrs. Slocombe has silver-blue hair in this episode.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 20th May 1983
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Friday 17th January 2025 at 10:00am on U&Gold
- Friday 17th January 2025 at 3:20pm on U&Gold
- Friday 17th January 2025 at 6:00pm on U&Gold
Cast & crew
| Mollie Sugden | Mrs Betty Slocombe |
| Frank Thornton | Captain Stephen Peacock |
| John Inman | Mr Wilberforce Humphries |
| Wendy Richard | Miss Shirley Brahms |
| Nicholas Smith | Mr Cuthbert Rumbold |
| Arthur English | Mr Beverly Harman |
| Mike Berry | Mr Bert Spooner |
| Candy Davis | Miss Belfridge |
| Eiji Kusuhara | Mr. Kayoto |
| John D. Collins | Secretary at No 10 |
| John Biggerstaff | Fur Coat Customer |
| Lisa Anselmi | Miss Percival (Secretary) |
| Kristopher Kum | Mr. Yamoto |
| Rusty Goffe | Monkey |
| Jan Ravens | Mrs. Thatcher (Voice) |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Writer |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| Bob Spiers | Producer |
| David Croft | Executive Producer |
| Dave Hambelton | Editor |
| John Stout | Production Designer |