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 4, Episode 1 repeated at 4:10pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 4,153
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Series 1, Episode 5 - Diamonds Are A Man's Best Friend
When word gets out about a lost diamond on the floor (and a nice reward for its return), each staff member plots to find it first and get the lion's share of the bounty.
Notes
Mrs. Slocombe has honey-blonde hair in this episode.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 18th April 1973
- Time
- 7:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
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 |
| Trevor Bannister | Mr Dick Lucas |
| Arthur Brough | Mr Ernest Grainger |
| Harold Bennett | Young Mr. Grace |
| Larry Martyn | Mr Mash |
| Elizabeth Larner | Customer in Yellow Coat |
| Hilary Pritchard | Diamond Owner |
| Stephanie Gathercole (as Stephanie Cathercole) | Secretary |
| Janet Davies | Outsize Dress |
| Vicki Woolf | Mr. Humphries's Friend |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| James Bould | Production Designer |