British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Are You Being Served?. Image shows from L to R: Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard), Mr. Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister), Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Mr. Mash (Larry Martyn), Mr. Ernest Grainger (Arthur Brough), Mr. Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman), Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton). Copyright: BBC
Are You Being Served?

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.

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Series 2 (1974)

Series 2, which arrived a year later, saw storylines including the installation of CCTV in the shop, and a fuel crisis making the shop cold.

Series 3 (1975)

In Series 3, Mr. Harman replaces Mr. Mash as the maintenance man and caretaker responsible for the floor.

Series 4 (1976)

Miss Bakewell joins Grace Bros. in Series 4, to act as Young Mr. Grace's personal secretary.

Series 5 (1977)

The seven episodes in Series 5 included storylines based around the retirement of Mr. Grainger.

Series 6 (1978)

Old-hand Mr. Tebbs takes over from the retired Mr. Grainger at the start of Series 6.

Series 7 (1979)

In Series 7, Mr. Goldberg joins the Mens' department... and he's no stranger to one member of staff!

Series 8 (1981)

With Mr. Lucas having left, Bert Spooner is the new junior at Mens' Ready To Wear in the eighth series.

Series 9 (1983)

Mr. Rumbold's new secretary, Miss Belfridge, joins the team in Series 8 and sends Captain Peacock's temperature rising!

Series 10 (1985)

The final series was broadcast in the Spring of 1985. 7 years later, some of the cast would return for the follow-up sitcom Grace & Favour.

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