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Humphries takes over as head of the mens-wear department at Bone Brothers in Australia, his character and experiences remain exactly the same as it was behind the counter in Grace ... See full summary » Stars: John Inman, June Bronhill, Reg Gillam When Tom Ballard moves to Bayview Retirement Vilage, he meets Diana Trent, a feisty old woman who complains about everything and wants nothing more than just to die. Much to the dislike of ... See full summary » Stars: Graham Crowden, Stephanie Cole, Daniel Hill A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is sad when her husband dies but is shocked when she realises that she has to leave Grantleigh Manor where her family has lived forever. The new owner is Richard De ... See full summary » Stars: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne The Korean War and a long lost letter separate the lives of young lovers Jean and Lionel, whose paths cross again by happenstance.

Stars: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Moira Brooker Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly. Stars: Peter Sallis, Jane Freeman, Kathy Staff Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church. Stars: Dawn French, James Fleet, Trevor Peacock Edit Storyline When Mr. Grace is killed in a tragic scuba diving accident, the Grace Brothers store is closed down.

Being faced with the option of finding new jobs or early retirement on a miniscule pension, the staff takes over the running of a large manor house/hotel in the English countryside, where all manor of humorous things take place. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net> The sequel to 'Are You Being Served ?' Genres: 10 January 1992 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Are You Being Served? Again! See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia In the final episode, Wendy Richard 's cairn terrier named Shirley Brahms makes a cameo appearance. See more » Quotes (United States) – See all my reviews It's true that it's not the same as the original, and I also wish that Trevor Banister had joined, (it would have been great to see him as a hen pecked husband, kind of to make up for his being such a "ladies man") but it was still a great show. It's too bad they didn't continue. I would have loved to see Mr. Humpfries bop Malcom in the hooter! I loved how they showed Mrs.

Slocomb's "humble beginnings." Corpral Pompus looked like a bit of a dirty old man, but it was in the name of comedy. And Mr. Rumbold was just as irritating as in the original. Did anyone else notice that some of the guest stars were in the original. Mr. Slocomb was the store detective in Big Brother. Malcom's dad was one of the robbers. Can't remember the name of that episode. 7 of 7 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Are You Being Served? sequel coming to DVD - British Comedy Guide Are You Being Served? sequel coming to DVD Are You Being Served? sequel coming to DVD Grace & Favour , the fondly remembered early 1990s sequel to international smash-hit sitcom Are You Being Served? , is to be released on DVD in the UK for the first time. The sitcom stars Mollie Sugden , John Inman , Wendy Richard , Frank Thornton , Nicholas Smith , Fleur Bennett , Joanne Heywood and Billy Burden . Broadcast internationally as Are You Being Served? Again!, the two series of Grace & Favour reunite the dysfunctional Grace Bros.

mens and womens' apparel sales teams for more misadventures and innuendo-laden squabbling. After the death of Young Mr. Grace in an unfortunate scuba-diving incident, his staff discover that their pension fund has been unwisely invested in a country manor house, currently operating as a hotel. With no other options, Mr. Humphries, Mrs. Slocombe, Captain Peacock, Miss Brahms and Mr. Rumbold reluctantly team up and attempt to turn the hotel into a profitable business venture. Reuniting the original cast members from Are You Being Served? and once again written and produced by Croft and Lloyd, Grace & Favour ran for two series from 1992 , spanning twelve episodes of riotous antics at Gloucestershire's Millstone Manor. Presented in a new four-disc set, this long overdue home entertainment première is packed full of more laughs and double-entendres than you can shake a stick at. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing are included. Are You Being Served? | Are You Being Served? Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Are You Being Served? Wiki This article is about the original British sitcom.

For other uses, see Are You Being Served? (disambiguation) . Are You Being Served? Title card of pilot (2010) Genre 8 September 1972 – 1 April 1985 No. of series Grace & Favour Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store . It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft , with contributions by Michael Knowles and John Chapman. The idea for the show came from Lloyd's brief period in the early 1950s working at Simpsons of Piccadilly , a clothing store which traded for over 60 years until 1999. [1] The inspiration for the store has also been credited to Rossiters of Paignton department store from the time Lloyd and Croft spent there, [2] and the former Clements of Watford.

Over the course of its 13-year run, only Frank Thornton , Mollie Sugden , John Inman , Wendy Richard and Nicholas Smith appeared in all 69 episodes, and all later featured in the sequel television series, Grace & Favour (also known as Are You Being Served? Again!). In 2004, Are You Being Served? came twentieth in " Britain's Best Sitcom ". In January 2010 the BBC screened the show's pilot programme (seen in colour for the first time since the early 1970s) [3] alongside several tribute shows to the late actors who appeared in the series with BBC2 dedicating an entire night to the show. Contents Edit Are You Being Served? featured humour based on sexual innuendo, misunderstandings, mistaken identity and occasional slapstick. In addition, there were sight gags generated by outrageous costumes which the characters were sometimes required to wear for store promotions, and gaudy store displays frequently featuring malfunctioning robotic mannequins. The show is remembered for its prolific use of double entendres. The main humorous base of the series was a merciless parody of the British class system.

This permeated almost every interaction and was especially evident in the conversations between the maintenance men and the ostensibly higher-class store personnel. The episodes rarely left the store, and to parody the stereotype of the British class system, characters rarely addressed each other by their first names, even after work, opting for their formal titled names ("Mr", "Mrs", "Miss", or even "Captain"). When they did address each other by their first names, it was almost always for a comical effect. Main characters Mrs. Betty Slocombe , head of the ladies' department. She is known for her changing hair colour and conversations about her cat, which she always refers to as her pussy. Mr. Wilberforce Claybourne Humphries , an effeminate, mincing, camp man who lives with his mother. Captain Stephen Peacock , the haughty floorwalker who purportedly fought in the North Africa Campaign of World War II but was actually in the Service Corps and never saw combat. Miss Shirley Brahms , a young, attractive, working-class, cockney-speaking junior assistant to Mrs. Slocombe. Mr. Ernest Grainger , a 40-year veteran of Grace Brothers who often fell asleep on the job. Mr.

Cuthbert Rumbold, the autocratic, obsequious (to Young Mr. Grace), easily confused department manager. Mr. Dick Lucas, the young, penniless, womanising junior salesman. Young Mr. Grace , the very old, rich but stingy store owner, surrounded by attractive young women. Old Mr. Grace , Young Mr. Grace's older brother who eventually replaced him at the store, when Young Mr. Grace retired. Mr. Beverly Harman and Mr. Mash, the maintenance men who installed mechanised display units in store and were often scolded by Captain Peacock for being on the floor during opening hours. Mr. Percival Tebbs, Mr Grainger's replacement. He retired after only one year in the men's department. Mr. Harry Goldberg, Mr Tebb's replacement. Originally the junior salesman he was promoted after showing to be a master salesman. Mr. Grossman , an expert shoe salesman, who replaced Mr. Goldberg as head of the men's department. Mr. Klein , head of the men's department after Mr. Grossman. Mr. Bert Spooner, replaced Mr. Lucas and was similar to him in many ways.

Cast Harold Bennett — Young Mr. Grace — Pilot–Series 8 Episode 1 and the 1981 Special Stephanie Gathercole — Mr. Rumbold's Secretary — Pilot–Series 2 Nina Francis — Miss Ainsworth — Series 2–Series 3 Moira Foot — Miss Thorpe — Series 3 Penny Irving — Miss Bakewell/Miss Nickelson (Movie) — Series 4–The 1979 Special Vivienne Johnson — Nurse — Series 6–The 1981 Special Milo Sperber — Mr. Grossman — Series 8 Episodes 1–Episode 4 Benny Lee — Mr. Klein — Series 8 Episodes 5–Episode 7 & The 1981 Special Kenneth Waller — Old Mr. Grace — Series 8 and The 1981 Special Debbie Linden — Secretary — Series 8 Episodes 1–Episode 4 Louise Burton — Secretary — Series 8 Episodes 4–The 1981 Special Candy Davis — Miss Belfridge — Series 9–Series 10 Diana King and Diana Lambert — Mrs.

Peacock — Series 4, 8 and 9 (King); Series 10 (Lambert) Doremy Vernon — Canteen Manageress — 1975 Special–Series 10 Keith Hodiak — Seymour — Series Ten Pat Astley — Mr. Grace's Nurse — Series 5 Uncredited ^1 Arthur Brough died just before filming of series 6 commenced. Episodes Main article: List of Are You Being Served? episodes Are You Being Served? was first broadcast on 8 September 1972 on the BBC, in the form of a pilot for the series Comedy Playhouse . It only aired when it did because of free airtime created by the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics . The pilot was reshown at the beginning of the first series on 14 March 1973. That first series was aired in the same timeslot as Coronation Street on ITV , and consequently received relatively little attention. However, repeats shown later in the year were much more successful.

[4] Although the pilot was produced in colour, the videotape was wiped in the 1970s leaving only a 16mm black-and-white film telerecording . In 2009 the pilot episode was restored to full colour using the colour recovery technique previously used for the Dad's Army episode Room at the Bottom . The restored version was first shown on BBC2 on 1 January 2010 as part of an 'Are You Being Served' special night. It is not currently available on any DVD release yet. The show went on to receive huge audiences, with later episodes attracting up to 22 million viewers. [5] After 10 series, 69 episodes and a 13-year run, Are You Being Served? came to an end on 1 April 1985. In addition, the cast performed in character for a stage sketch on the BBC1 programme Variety on 19 June 1976.

Theme song Edit The theme song, written by the show's co-writer David Croft and composer Ronnie Hazlehurst , consists of a lift girl (whose voice was provided by Stephanie Gathercole ) announcing each floor over the musique concrète sounds of a cash register (which basically serves as the only percussion instrument ) and a simple musical accompaniment . A remix of the theme was released in 1996 by a dance act calling itself "Grace Brothers", [6] and featured samples of John Inman and Frank Thornton. There is a homage to the theme song in the Ladytron song "Paco!" from the album " 604 ", and New Zealand band Minuit 's "I hate guns". A version of the theme song is featured on the album The Ape Of Naples by the experimental music group Coil . The theme song has also been covered by Australian band Regurgitator on their 1999 album ...art . Pop singer Jamelia's song "Window Shopping" (from her 2006 album Walk with Me ) begins with a sample of the familiar cash register sound effect as well as Mrs. Slocombe's voice inquiring, "Good morning, Mr Grainger; are you free?".

Reception Edit During its run, the series attracted some mild criticism for its reliance on sexual stereotypes and double entendres, including jokes about Mrs. Slocombe 's "pussy" (cat) e.g. Mrs. Slocombe : "Animals are very psychic; the least sign of danger and my pussy's hair stands on end". John Inman's camp portrayal of Mr. Humphries as an effeminate man could easily be misinterpreted by viewers. Inman pointed out that Mr. Humphries ' true sexual orientation was never explicitly stated in the series, and David Croft said in an interview that the character was not homosexual, but "just a mother's boy". [7] With a broad mixture of stereotypical gay characteristics, some apparent heterosexual attractions, and always picking up on ambiguous words such as queen, gay, and camp, viewers were left wondering about Mr. Humphries' sexual orientation. In an episode of the spin-off Grace & Favour , the character is further described as neither a "woman's man" nor a "man's man" and as being "in limbo". The characters ( Mr. Humphries especially) sometimes broke the fourth wall for comical effect.

Film Main article: Are You Being Served? (film) In 1977, an Are You Being Served? film was released using the same characters and cast. It was set in the fictional resort of Costa Plonka, in Spain. The film was an adaptation of the very successful stage version of the show, which played at the Winter Gardens Theatre, Blackpool over the summer of 1976. Other countries Edit The series has become very popular in the United States on PBS stations and on BBC America, as well as in many Commonwealth nations around the world. A US adaptation pilot episode called Beane's of Boston aired on 5 May 1979 on CBS, but it didn't make it through a full season. An Australian version , also called Are You Being Served?, ran for sixteen episodes from 1980 to 1981. It starred John Inman as Mr. Humphries, June Bronhill as a character similar to Mrs. Slocombe, and Shane Bourne . The store's name was changed to Bone Brothers, as Grace Brothers was the name of an actual department store chain in Australia. The show was aired in Canada during the late night on YTV.

Grace & Favour Main article: Grace & Favour In 1992, most of the original cast reunited for a spin-off show called Grace & Favour . This series was called Are You Being Served? Again! in the United States and Canada. Merchandise Edit Seven early episodes were novelised for a book, written by Jeremy Lloyd, called Are You Being Served? – Camping In and other Fiascos. This was written in 1976, and republished in 1997 by KQED Books. The seven episodes featured are Camping In, Up Captain Peacock, Wedding Bells, His and Hers, Coffee Morning, The Hand of Fate and The Clock. In 1995, KQED Books published Are You Being Served – The Inside Story by Adrian Rigelsford, Anthony Brown, and Geoff Tibbals, with a foreword by Jeremy Lloyd, and sub-titled: "The Inside Story of Britain's Funniest – and Public Television's Favorite – Comedy Series". In 212 pages, the book's six chapters cover: The Cast of Characters, Behind the Scenes, The Episodes, The Spin-offs, Trivia Quiz, and Glossary.

ISBN 0-912333-04-9 . In 1999, I'm Free! The Complete Are You Being Served?, a guide to the series, was published by Orion Books. It was written by Richard Webber, with contributions from David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. A board game was also produced in the 1970s. Players moved round a board resembling the shop floor to purchase one item from each of the four counters and leave the store, before their opponents and without going over budget. DVD releases Edit All Ten Series, including both the black & white and colour versions of the pilot episode and all five Christmas specials from those years, are now available on DVD in the UK (Region 2). Are You Being Served: the Movie was released in 2002. All ten series, as well as both series of Grace & Favour (in packaging titled Are You Being Served? Again!) and the film are available on DVD in Region 1 (North America). All ten series, as well as both series of Grace & Favour (in correctly-titled packaging) and the film have been released in Australia (Region 4). A DVD titled Are You Being Served?

– Best of The Early Years and Are You Being Served? Christmas Specials have also been released. DVD title Are You Being Served? Fan Reviews & Ratings - TV.com 8.0 By Gotal_LCP , Apr 28, 2009 Anybody who has never seen this sitcom should really watch it. The cast of characters is excellent. John Inman is the best. "Mr. Humphries" is one the first gay characters on tv. With an amusing cast of workers in the womens and mens departments at Grace Bros comes with it characters that have become stereotypes more than they poked fun at the original inspiration. The jokes, however repetitive, don't tire, they relax you. The fights between the two clothing departments (Men's and Women's) were hilarious. Humour is also taken from outrageous costumes, hilarious backfirings of schemes and devices. You can't say you don't love this show even after watching only one episode. DO YOU AGREE?

Ask me if I'm free to watch an AYBS DVD, my answer: "IM FREE!" 10 By AngelDNTN , Dec 04, 2008 The very first time I watched this show, a friend had it on at his house. Strangely, not being a fan of Monty Python, I thought it would be a program that I wouldn't find funny. Boy was I wrong. The producers chose the perfect actors/actresses for their roles. Mrs. Slocumbe (Molly Sugden) is the British Lucille Ball, IMO. Mr. Humprhies (the late John Inman) the perfect cross dressing ginger fairy cakes (or is he?), etc. The scripts' humor were on the edge of obscene, yet at the same time, not. I made sure to acquire the whole series on DVD so that I may watch them at my leisure as many times as I want. Ask me if I'm free to watch an AYBS DVD, my answer: "IM FREE!" DO YOU AGREE? Taking place in an old fashioned department store, the staff are very hilarious and I will always enjoy watching this show.

10 By ElvisRocks13 , Jul 13, 2008 This show takes place in a department store. The ladies and gentlemens apparell is on the same floor. the whole department is called Grace Brothers. The staff on that floor includes Mrs.Slocombe, Ms.Brahms, Mr.Humphries, Captain Peacock, Mr.Lucas, Mr.Spooner, Mr.Rumbold, Mr. Grainger, Young Mr.Grace, Old Mr.Grace, Mr.Tebbs, and Mr.Goldberg. I love all these characters because they are so hilarious and so are all the spots of trouble they get into and out of. I recomend this show to all who enjoy British Comedy and hilarious dialogue. This show is on at ten thirty p.m. usually PBS. It used to play on YTV but sadly they took it off because it wasn't liked enough, even though I loved it! DO YOU AGREE? 8.0 By DojinFan_2K , Apr 12, 2008 Are You Being Served is the British sitcom about the everyday doings of the staff & management of Grace Brothers, a London department store.

The staff consists of stern (yet approachable) "Captain" Stephen Peacock, the floor walker (boss), Ernest Grainger (the doddering old fart), Wilberforce Humphries (the oh-so-friendly gay guy) & Dick Lucas (ladies' man/wiseguy). The women members are Mrs. Slocombe (the target of Lucas' insults) & Shirley Brahms (the pretty salesgal). There's also Cuthbert Rumbold, the manager of both Men's & Women's departments, Mr. Grace, the wizened, skirtchasing owner of the store & Mash, the vulgar dustman (maintenance man). The stories usually involve most of the staff in some comic misadventure (& sometimes an occasional musical number) that usually end in a happy ending or they wind up getting deeper into the mess they made. Later on in the series some cast changes were made, but the premise remains the same & it still remains 1 of the best BritComs ever made. I should know since i became a huge fan of the show back in 2000 when i first saw it on a Chicago PBS station.

The comedy may not be to everyone's liking but as they say, "Don't worry, it'll ride up with wear". DO YOU AGREE? A fantastic long running British comedy based on the hilarious disputes and daily goings ons at Grace Brother's department store. 10 By MRJRANSFORD , Apr 10, 2008 I have only been a fan of are you being served for a short time and although I had seen some of the episodes when I was much younger (probably early teens) I was too young to appreciate the comedy, but having remembered how I enjoyed watching some of the episodes I recently purchased the series 1 - 5 box set and series 6. Immediately I was hooked and I must of watched each episode 5 times or more! The first episode shows that the ladies and gentlemen's clothing department having to share the floor causing the first of many hilarious disputes between the members of staff. Each of the characters have this separate ways of making us laugh, there is Mr. Lucas cheeky comments, Mr. Humphries' effeminacy and Mr. Rumbold's misunderstandings.

The hierarchy of the members of staff is very prominent and every knows their place but at the same time longing to advance up the ladder. "Shall I take over from you Mr. Humphries` while you take over from Mr. Grainger"! Although these disputes are the basis of the comedy a lot of the biggest laughs often come from the outrageous innuendo, most notably Mrs. Slocombe's p***y jokes! The most wonderful thing about the show is how you develop a warmth for each of the characters, I don't know if it is the fantastic writing, the superb acting but at times you can almost be convinced that you are watching a real department store. I have laughed and laughed at Are You Being Served Until My Whole Body aches! Anyone who has got even the slightest bit of a sense of humour surely cannot fail to be amused by this fantastic classic comedy. If you don't already own AYBS then why not! This should have pride of place in anyone's comedy collection! Thank you for reading my review " You've all done very well!" DO YOU AGREE? By PurpleBeans , Dec 13, 2007 I grew up watching the re runs on PBS.

This show is is still funny twenty years after it aired. Are You Being Served? Is one of my all time favorite comedy shows. The show follows the employees of a department store in England. There are many scuffles between the floor workers, and the janitors, misunderstandings, and unbelievable situations that will have you laughing so hard. Each worker has various characteristics that you will love or just love to hate. There is also a movie, which is actually pretty good and just as funny. In the movie we see the crew vacation together. This will always be a favorite of mine, it never gets old, regardless of the times. DO YOU AGREE? Mr. Humphrie's are you free? 9.8 By telvisnostic , Mar 29, 2007 This to me is easily the best sitcom dealing with retail ever. I'm not British but I loved the show and understood it as well. When I first started watching this show, way back when it was on WLIW constantly over here in NY, I never got enough of it and still don't. It had this tongue in cheek humor that used double entandre to make the jokes even more naughty and fun.

The cast worked together like a well oiled machine. Mr. Humphries (RIP) and Mrs. Slocombe were easily the show stealers that had the back up cast to round them out. It ran for a very long time and I am glad to call my self a fan. DO YOU AGREE? One of the all time greats! 10 By ronin1272 , Dec 07, 2006 I hardly know where to start. I am sure everything I have to say about AYBS? has been said already, but here goes. I remember when I first saw this on PBS ages ago. I instantly liked the show and as I saw more episodes, my fondness grew. Everything about this show is great; the cast, the setting, the writing, etc. It was all great. I couldn't wait to see what zany things the staff of Grace Brothers would get them self into. Granted, some of the later episodes started to show a lack of creativity in the story line, but still funny none the less. The spin-off, Grace and Favour, although limited in its run, was good as well. Not as good, but still worth watching.

I own all the dvds, including the movie and Grace and Favour and I love it all and will continue to watch them over and over. DO YOU AGREE? This is one of my favorite shows!!! I'm Free!!! 10 By Maisy13 , Nov 24, 2006 I discovered this show about 5 years ago. The first episode I ever saw was "Top Hat and Tails". I had flipped to the local PBS station, and there it was. Every Saturday night since has been filled with the hilarious antics of Mrs. Slocomb, Captain Peacock, Ms. Brahms, Mr. Humphries, Mr. Lucus, and Mr. Granger. Through the years, I watched as these loveable characters sold their hearts out, and had a good time along the way. I missed Mr. Granger when he left us, and laughed along with Mr. Humphries as he teetered on the edge of coming out, but never quite making the jump. I can watch the episode over and over, and never tire. I passed the love of this show on to my sister, and hope to do so for many more people. DO YOU AGREE?

One of the Best British Comedies! 10 By snoopy_319 , Oct 04, 2006 I started watching this show when I was in 8th grade, on PBS. From the first episode I watched, I was hooked! Mr Humphries is totally cool. I loved the way he answered the telephone "Mens wear" in his "deep" voice. And Mrs Slocombe and her constantly changing hair colour always make me smile. Even Capt. Peacock, with his stiff behaviour can make you laugh. I have watched many other Brit comedies, but this one is my favourite. When ever I have had a bad day, watching the antics of the Men's and Women's department staff can always make me forget about my worries. Makes me wish I could have co-workers like them! DO YOU AGREE? This show tickles my innards. 9.2 By penguinfish75 , Jul 29, 2006 I really love this show. Use to watch it a lot more than I have lately, but this is definitely a classic and a must-watch show for anyone who enjoys British humor.

:) "Are you free?" remains my favorite line, as I'm sure most would agree. John Inman as Mr Humphries is my favorite, the show could not be funny without him, he really is at the center of most of the best writing. Mollie Sugden as Mrs. Slocumbe is very close behind, I always thought that as long as those two actors remained with the show it would be hilarious. Once Trevor Bannister (Mr. Lucas) left the show, it started to go downhill. I was always disappointed with Mike Berry as Mr. Spooner - they tried to have him act as another Mr. Lucas and it just never worked. Regardless, this show will always be one of my favorites - I liked it so much I even watched it's sequel "Are You Being Served Again?", and I LIKED IT!!! ;) DO YOU AGREE? 10 By mrclg5 , May 01, 2006 You don't have to be British to love this show! The employees of Grace Brothers department store are more than just fellow collegues, their friends. Mrs. Slocombe is the supervisor for the ladies counter and Ms. Brahams is her assistant. Mrs.

Slocombe seems to be a refined lady on the outside, but get her drinking or make her mad and you'll see a different side to her. She pines away for love and in more than one instance, she turns her attention to Mr. Humphreys. Ms. Brahams comes from the rougher side of London which is evident in her cockney accent. Capt. Peacock is the floor walker (manager) and has an eye for the ladies. He is forever risking his marriage by "...sailing to close to the wind". At the mens counter there is Mr. Granger (in the first half of the series), who is out of it, but lovable. Mr. Humphreys makes the show! The ambiguousness of Mr. Humphreys sex life is never revealed, only left for one to wonder. His catch phrase, "I'm free!" never gets old and the way he answers the telephone in a deep manly voice. He has a free lifestyle and the way he sees life altogether. Mr. Lucas is a pervert whos forever trying to get Ms. Brahams to submit to his will. He also has quick quips to get on Mrs.

Slocombe's nerves, usually referring to her age or her weight. Mr. Rumbold is a bumbling idiot who runs the floor as their boss. Mr. Grace is a dirty old man who we love. Mr. Spooner replaces Mr. Lucas when he leaves the show in 1983. His character is kind of dry, I don't know if that's the way they wrote him, or it's just him. Bring these characters together and it's beautiful! DO YOU AGREE? Are You Being Served, British comedy series from 1970's - 1983. Set in what was the Grace Bros Store. Set around the staff in the women and men clothing section. The humour was episodes were of top quality. 9.0 By cuddly , Oct 18, 2005 I have been a fan of British comedy for ages and Are you being served is the best. I have seen the current comedies from Britain and not one of them gets any where near the humour of Mrs Slokam and Mr Humpheries. The dry sense of humour from Captain Peacock.

Being an Aussie, we have comedy show, but nothing that comes up to standard as Are you beening served. The comedy from this show is so funny and well done. It must have been hard to keep a straight face during this excellent series. All I can say is WELL DONE BRITAIN. If I was asked to vote for my all time favourite comedy I would have no hestitation in giving my vote to this show. If they tried to make another Are you being served it wouldn't have the same feeling or the humour that was in the show in the 1970 and early 1980. DO YOU AGREE? The crazy hijinx of the staff of the Men & Women's Apparel shop in the Grace Brothers Department Store. Characters included the pompous floorwalker, Capt. Peacock; the snooty Ladies' Dept. head, Mrs. Slocomb ; and the gender bending Men's Dept. worker, 10 By JAYBODEN , Sep 13, 2005 One of the true classics of British sitcoms. A classic workplace setting spiced with the right amount of humor, sex and lovable characters.

Taking place in London at the fictional Grace Brothers Department Store in the Men and Women's Apparel Department, each situation was witty, racy and hilarious. For example, one of the best episodes is from Season 5 entitled "It Pays to Advertise." Within the episode, the staff is comissioned by Old Mr. Grace to come up with a commercial idea for the Men's and Women's Department. To save money, Mr. Grace asks the staff to appear in the commercial with Mr. Humphries directing the entire thing. In the commercial, Captain Peacock is David Niven-like man who comes into a bar (set up in the Department no less) and meets a femme fatale (Mrs. Slocomb!). Within this sequence comes some of the funniest lines and the most hilarious situations the cast has ever delievered. A lot of it has to do with timing and the writing. The writers are so clever and the cast seems so tight-knit that it works so well. This is one of many examples of the greatness of this classic British sitcom. DO YOU AGREE?

"Mister Lucas are you free?" 9.1 By coreman29 , Aug 27, 2005 One of those British shows that just truly could never be made in the States. What a wonderful cast on that show and some brilliant writing too. I enjoy Mrs. Slocum the most. It was fun watching each episode just to see what color her hair was going to be. Also, her stories about her pussy (that's a cat, of course) are just off the wall. I love the double entendres there! This was one of the British shows that ran a considerable amount of time, and was worth it! It's one of the few shows I wish never went off the air! DO YOU AGREE? 8.1 By fluffybear , Aug 20, 2005 I can rememebr watching 'Are you being served' as a child on PBS and had a hard time understanding it but now as an adult, it is a classic which has not lost it's humor after all these (30+) years. The show had it's ups and downs. The cast was talented but I felt there far to many episodes which ended up in a song and dance.

It also would have been nice if they maybe would have explained some of the cast changes. The first several seasons of this show were by far the best. The show really started to go down when Mr. Lucas departed and was replaced with Mr. Spooner. Are You Being Served is a classic show which is still worth watching to this today. Set your Tivos and enjoy watching this classic british comedy again (or maybe for the first time), you will not be disappointed. DO YOU AGREE? You have all done very well! 10 By xGowronx , Jul 23, 2005 This long-running sitcom is set in the very old-fashioned Grace Brothers department store, owned by octagenarian Young Mr Grace (Harold Bennett). The programme deals with the working life of the staff of the Ladies' and Gent's Outfitting departments. Pompous Floorwalker, Captain Peacock (Frank Thornton), is in overall charge on the floor and Mr Rumbold (Nicholas Smith) is the not Manager.

Gents' Outfitting is staffed by nearly retired Mr Grainger (Arthur Brough), a rather obvious Mr Humphries (John Inman) and sex-obsessed Mr Lucas (Trevor Bannister). Ladies' Outfitting is staffed by "left on the sheves" Mrs Slocombe (Mollie Sugden) whose Pussy (her cat!!) is her main concern, and the not too bright Miss Brahms (Wendy Richard). You will laugh, laugh, and laugh some more at this excellent series. It is innocent fun. The characters are stereotypes but just hilarious. The acting is superb. My favourite is Mollie Sugden in her role as Mrs Slocombe: "I am unanimous in this" in order to quote Mrs. Slocombe. I liked it years ago and I still like it today. It is one of these few comedies which one can still see when orginally released and years later. If you are free tonight, just watch it! You will just love it! And it does not ride up with wear (if you know what I mean) it just fits just right from the start. DO YOU AGREE? Are You Being Served? is a classic British Comedy.

It began in the 70's and still plays today. 10 By battaglia04 , Jul 22, 2005 Are You Being Served? is a great show... I used to watch it as a child, even though I am about 20. My mom used to watch this show, along with other classics like Waiting for God, As Time Goes By, and Faulty Towers. In looking back over the series I have realized that I enjoy British comedy far better than American. Are You Being Served? even created a second series called Grace and Favour, which aired in the early 90's. I feel that both series should run till the end of time, showing that Great Britian can still make good comedy. DO YOU AGREE? British series set in a department store where some ladies and gentlemens sales people have to share floor space. Hilarious. 8.6 By CaptAnnie , Jun 17, 2005 Hilarious Britcom that relies on the comedy genius of John Inman and Mollie Sugdon as the wonderful characters from Grace Brothers. Other actors support these characters but the success of this series depends on Mr.

Humphries and Mrs. Slocombe. Their interaction with others and each other are what makes you laugh. There were some cast changes thoughout the series but it never worked better than with these two when supported by Wendy Richards (Miss Brahms), Trevor Bannister (Mr. Lucas) and Frank Thornton (Captain Peacock). This combination was always funny even when you knew pretty much where a conversation or a skit was going to go. I still enjoy watching this series on BBC America and my local PBS station. DO YOU AGREE? Are You Being Served? Again! - The Complete Series | 794051202420 | DVD | Barnes & Noble® Are You Being Served? Again! - The Complete Series 4.4 10 Are You Being Served? Again! was a television series that acted as a sequel to the popular situation comedy Are You Being Served? This DVD release contains all 12 episodes of the second series. Each is presented in the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. Supplemental materials include Menu Overview Are You Being Served? Again!

was a television series that acted as a sequel to the popular situation comedy Are You Being Served? This DVD release contains all 12 episodes of the second series. Each is presented in the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. Supplemental materials include biographies of the cast and trailers. Advertising Editorial Reviews Barnes & Noble - Christina Urban Originally titled Grace & Favour in the U.K., this 1992-93 series made its way to the U.S. as Are You Being Served? Again!, picking up where Are You Being Served? left off in 1985. When Mr. Grace is killed in a scuba diving accident, the Grace Brothers store is closed down, and rather than find new jobs or go into early retirement, its workers -- Mr. Humphries ( John Inman ), Mr. Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Capt. Stephen Peacock ( Frank Thornton ), Miss Brahms (Wendy Richard), and the rainbow-haired Mrs. Slocombe ( Mollie Sugden ) -- decide to run the hotel operations of a large Tudor house, Millstone Manor, in the British countryside.

Events never run smoothly for the group and hilarity ensues, such as the visit by riot police after a gun is found, the return of Mrs. Slocombe's long-lost husband, and the discovery of a petrified cat in the attic that brings about supernatural events. This 2-disc collection contains all 12 episodes from both seasons of this charming if short-lived program. Product Details Amazon.com: Are You Being Served? Collection 2 (Series 6-10): Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith, Arthur English, Mike Berry, Milo Sperber, Kenneth Waller, Vivienne Johnson, Debbie Linden, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Bob Spiers, David Croft, Gordon Elsbury, John Kilby, Martin Shardlow, Jeremy Lloyd: Movies & TV Biographies Other:Trailers, Episode Summaries TV Special:"The Best of Are You Being Served?" - Mr. Humphries and his mum look back at Grace Brothers? funniest moments. "Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An Are You Being Served? Special" - A brand new special featuring the Are You Being Served?

cast celebrating the life and career of Mollie Sugden. "Are You Being Served? Again! (aka, Grace and Favour)" - Episode One - The Are You Being Served? cast leaves the department store behind and heads for Young Mr. Grace's country hotel. Amazon.com The later series of definitive British sitcom Are You Being Served?--set in the hierarchical world of the sales staff of a department store--lost several of its original cast members, but this only gave more room for the antics of its most popular characters: The not-so-ambiguously-gay Mr. Humphries (sterling John Inman) and the multi-hued Mrs. Slocombe (Mollie Sugden, as regal and petulant as Queen Victoria), ably supported by lecherous floorwalker Capt. Peacock (wonderfully snooty Frank Thornton), affable Miss Brahms (helium-voiced Wendy Richard), and woefully incompetent Mr. Rumbold (jug-eared Nicholas Smith), who form a squabbling dysfunctional family within the strict rules, bowler hats, and neck frills of Grace Brothers store.

Though the plots grow more absurd--one episode has the staff forced to sleep on a giant waterbed in the store basement, dressed like albino Teletubbies--the comfortable but never complacent rapport of the cast keeps the show sharp. Even the most groan-inducing sexual double-entendres (and there are many) gets carried off with aplomb; no matter how many times Mrs. Slocombe refers to her poor pussy (that is to say, her cat, Tiddles), it still gets a laugh from Sugden's unbeatable poker face. And though the writing occasionally wears thin, some episodes are among the series' best: When Mrs. Slocombe is temporarily given a managerial position, the overturning of the established order is comic gold; the staging of a Punch and Judy show lets everyone indulge in some topnotch slapstick. Are You Being Served? is a twinkling star in the Britcom firmament, guaranteed to turn any viewer into a delirious fan. --Bret Fetzer Special Features All 35 episodes on six discs A bonus disc includes: "Are You Being Served, Again!" "Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An Are You Being Served Special" Mr.

Humphries looks back at the funniest moments Who's Who Grace & Favour | Are You Being Served? Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Are You Being Served? Wiki 10 January 1992 (1992-01-10) – 8 February 1993 (1993-02-08) No. of series Are You Being Served? Grace & Favour, which was known by the title Are You Being Served? Again! in the United States, is a British sitcom sequel to the long-running series Are You Being Served? It aired on BBC1 for two series from 1992 to 1993 and marked the return of Are You Being Served? creators and writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft . Contents Edit The idea of a spinoff was originally suggested by the cast of Are You Being Served? almost immediately after the original series ended in 1985. But though creators-writers Lloyd and Croft liked the idea, they agreed that the department store format was exhausted and that any spinoff would require a change of location.

[1] Despite the enthusiasm of the original cast, it would be almost seven years before Lloyd and Croft brought them back to television. The plotline that brought the cast from the store to the manor was considered remarkably topical, since it aired just a few months after the death of British publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell, who was revealed to have borrowed heavily against his own employees's pensions. Grace & Favour was different from Are You Being Served? in that it involved a continuous story arc , with certain plot elements, such as the relationship between Mr Humphries and Mavis Moulterd , unfolding throughout each episode. This in turn allowed the series to involve more complex storylines and subplots, making it possible for returning guest stars and location shooting, which was never done on Are You Being Served? The series name is a double play on words. A "grace and favour" is a home or other property, owned by a monarch but given to the use of a faithful retainer upon his retirement, such as the retired characters in this series. Grace is also the name of the owner of Grace Brothers, the fictional department store the characters previously worked in. Cast Edit Original cast member Mike Berry (Mr Spooner) chose not to return.

Arthur English (Mr Harman) was also not brought in due to his retirement. Wendy Richard took time off filming for EastEnders to film the two series of Grace & Favour. (In EastEnders, it was said that her character travelled to New Zealand to visit her brother Kenny Beale after a car crash.) Also returning to their roles were John Inman , who played the effeminate Mr Humphries; Mollie Sugden , as former head of ladieswear Mrs Slocombe, Frank Thornton , who played the floorwalker Captain Peacock; and Nicholas Smith as the former head of the department, Cuthbert Rumbold. These were the only five actors to have appeared throughout the entire run of Are You Being Served? Several new repeat characters were added to the show. Joanne Heywood as Miss Lovelock, Billy Burden as farmer Maurice Moulterd, and Fleur Bennett as his daughter, Mavis, appeared in all 12 episodes. Michael Bilton , as Mr Grace's solicitor, Mr Thorpe, and his assistant, Miss Prescott, played by Shirley Cheriton , also held key roles over both series.

Cast list Edit The new series has the elderly and womanizing "Young Mr Grace," head of Grace Brothers department store, recently deceased while scuba-diving on holiday in the Caribbean with his personal secretary, Miss Jessica Lovelock. As per the instructions in his will , the remaining workers at Grace Brothers's closing sale, each department finding their pension invested in different things. The members of the Mens and Ladies Departments inherit the estate that is the locale of the show, along with Ms. Lovelock. Young Mr Grace had invested their pension funds in a multitude of antiquated businesses, the largest of which is a country manor house called Millstone Manor. The will stipulates that though they cannot sell the house and split the profits, they can use the property in the manner of their choosing. After a trip to Millstone Manor to view the property, where they also learn their pensions are minuscule, they decide to live in the manor in order to run it as an inn and live off the proceeds. Miss Lovelock, given accommodation in the grooms's quarters and charge of the horses, also lives at the manor--much to the shared distress of Mrs Slocombe and Miss Brahms. Captain Peacock is not so bothered, however.

The series begins just after the funeral of Mr Grace, and quickly brings the cast to Millstone Manor. There they find Mr Rumbold having trouble trying to find new staff after telling the previous staff "in no uncertain terms" that if they did not straighten up they could leave--and they left. With time running out, the old Grace Brothers employees are obligated to "stand in" for the staff in order to have their picture taken as the inn staff for a travel brochure. Soon they find that they are running the inn themselves with the help of Mr Moulterd, who manages the manor's farm, and his daughter Mavis, who helps out at the manor. With Mr Humphries forced by circumstance to share a bed with Mavis, he finds that she develops a bit of a crush on him. This series of events leads all of the cast to assume they are having an affair, which flatters Mr Humphries, though he denies any such goings-on. Despite these events, Mr Humphries continues to be rather ambivalent to the idea of a relationship with anyone. A young man from the village vies with Humphries for Mavis's affection, and frequently attempts to intimidate him by threatening him with violence.

On her first day in the country, Mrs Slocombe tries to move a gypsy's wagon that blocked the road and ends up charged with wagon theft, narrowly avoiding a charge of indecent exposure since there was "just a flash" as the out-of-control wagon raced past the post office. At her trial, all of her colleagues are called as witnesses, but it is Mr Moulterd who ends up winning the case for her. Mrs Slocombe is grateful, despite her irritation that he brings up their sexual relationship during the War , which she insists never happened. Also notable, is the unexpected appearance of the oft alluded to, but never-before-seen Mr Slocombe, from whom Mrs Slocombe seeks to hide her identity. We also finally get to see Tiddles, Mrs Slocombe's pussy (cat), the formerly-unseen source of many surprisingly lewd double entendres in the original series. Other events include the staff putting on a traditional harvest festival dance for octogenarian American visitors and putting on a showcase of British arts and culture for a tour group from Mongolia . Episode guide Edit 1. Young Mr Grace has died and the store has closed.

On behalf of the pension fund, Mr Grace acquired a Tudor manor house with farm which at the moment is being run as a country house hotel. Being the only source of pension money for the retired staff, they all decide to visit for the weekend to investigate its possibilities. 2. The staff decide to take over Millstone Manor and run it for themselves. The home farm, run by Morris Moulterd and his daughter Mavis, provides fresh eggs for breakfast, but Mrs Slocombe gets a shock whilst collecting them. Mr Humphries and Mavis "to-and-fro" in the woodshed. 3. Mrs Slocombe finds herself in court charged with stealing a gypsy cart. Captain Peacock and the others travel to town on the back of Moulterd's pig cart. Once in court the staff come forward as character witnesses. 4. A group of American tourists, the hotel's first guests, are due to arrive at the weekend but there are still very few replies to Mr Rumbold's advert for staff. The only alternative is for them all to knuckle down and try to make the place presentable. 5. A photograph is organised for the hotel brochure. The staff decide to fill the vacant positions at the Manor themselves.

Something ghastly (with a bald head and big ears) walks about the manor on a dark and stormy night. 6. A group of American tourists arrive for the weekend as part of their European tour. The former shop workers do their best, but the Americans are expecting a church service and the traditional Harvest Thanksgiving dance. Series 2 Edit 1. Mrs Slocombe's cat, Tiddles, gets gummed up. A gun discovered by Captain Peacock brings the riot police to Millstone Manor where the criminal records of such notorious characters as "Knuckles Rumbold" are revealed. 2. The staff organise a cricket match against the townspeople. The match is marred by the jealousy of Malcolm Heathcliff, who sees Mr Humphries as a competitor for Mavis' affections. The highlights of the match are a fantastic dive by Mrs Slocombe and a winning stroke of Mr Humphries. 3. Mrs Slocombe's long-lost husband pays an unexpected visit after an absence of 42 years, forcing Mrs Slocombe into hiding. When the staff find that he intends to purchase the hotel, they temporarily expand the staff to make the idea seem unprofitable. 4.

Mr Rumbold, Mrs Slocombe, Mr Humphries and Miss Brahms plant potatoes. Captain Peacock removes a petrified cat from a niche in the attic, precipitating a series of supernatural events. 5. A Mongolian tour group gets a cultural extravaganza from the staff at Millstone Manor. The high point of their visit occurs on the presentation of the ballet by Mr "Sergei" Humphries and Miss "Natasha" Lovelock. 6. After Mr Rumbold complains that he gets no respect, the staff vote to share authority democratically. The staff play darts against the local team at the village pub. Captain Peacock leads a commando raid to rescue a flock of sheep. DVD releases Both the Region 1 and Region 4 release contains both series of Grace & Favour in one set. It is unknown if the Region 2 release will be the same.

DVD Title Mollie Sugden - Biography - IMDb Mollie Sugden Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (18) Overview (4) 5' 3" (1.6 m) Mini Bio (1) Best remembered as 'Mrs. Slocombe' on the British comedy "Are You Being Served?" Mollie Sugden was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire. She attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Her first television role came in 1962 with the series "Hugh and I," which ran for four seasons. In 1972, she won the role of the head of the ladies department at Grace Brothers Department Store, 'Mrs. Betty Slocombe,' on "Are You Being Served." Her character was known for her change in hair color, as well as her affection for her cat. The series ran between 1972 and 1985.

She reprised the role in the 1990s for the short live revival, "Grace & Favour." After the initial run of "Are You Being Served" ended in 1985 she continued to work on television including the series "My Husband and I," in which she starred with real-life husband, William Moore. In 2002, she was honored on her 80th birthday with the special "Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An Are You Being Served?" Mollie Sugden died after a long illness at age 86, just months after her "Are You Being Served? co-star Wendy Richard. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Spouse (1) ( 29 March 1958 - 24 April 2000) (his death) (2 children) Trade Mark (2) "And I am unanimous in this!" Her frequently changing, exotic hair colors. Trivia (18) Attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England, UK. Twin sons, Robin and Simon, born October 1963, when Sugden was the relatively advanced age (for pregnancy) of 41.

Has five grandchildren from her two sons, Robin and Simon. After the first episode of of Are You Being Served? (1972), she decided her hair was too plain for the outrageous personality of Mrs. Slocombe, so she bleached it white, then dying it a different colour for each subsequent episode in the first season. Unfortunately, the ends of bleached hair become "spongy," causing the dyes never to entirely wash out. Her twin 10 year old boys didn't appreciate being picked up from school "by a mother with multi-coloured ends." So, after the first season, when she saw the show was a hit, she asked the BBC to supply her with wigs instead of dying her hair a different colour every week. Two of her five grandchildren are named James and Emily. She remained great friends with the surviving cast members of Are You Being Served? (1972), attending several of their funerals before her own death, including John Inman in 2007 and Wendy Richard in 2009, just a few months before her own death. Appeared on season three of Little Britain (2003) as herself.

The character of Liz ( David Walliams ) is always bragging how she was the bridesmaid for Molly Sugden's wedding, to anyone and everyone, while her poor husband Clive ( Matt Lucas ) tries to hush her. In one episode, Liz starts again bragging about being Molly's bridesmaid. When Molly turns around (we first see only her back) she says to Liz that she only had one bridesmaid and the girl was called Helen, not Liz. Liz ends the skit with throwing a knife into Molly's back. The character of Liz was inspired by a friend of David Walliams who went to a wedding where he met an older woman who was claiming to have been Molly's bridesmaid. Was compared with Lucille Ball by John Inman , who stated that both Ball and Sugden were among the very few actresses who were never afraid to do or accept anything for a laugh (such as having a pie thrown in the face or acting downright silly). Close friend of Björk . Her speaking role in the San Francisco Opera's 1993 production of Donizetti's "Daughter of the Regiment" was her American stage debut.

After graduation she spent eight years in repertory with a company that also included Eric Sykes and Roy Dotrice . During World War II, she worked in a munitions factory in Keighley making shells for the Royal Navy. Her father ran an iron and steel foundry company. Enjoyed cooking, gardening and driving fast cars. Upon her death, she was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and her ashes were scattered in the property's rose garden as per her last wishes. After living a quiet life in Dorking Surrey Mollie passed away at Royal Surrey Hospital on the 1st July 2009 with her twin sons by her side. She had two appearances, as different characters, in the UK television series Steptoe and Son (1962), the precursor to the US television series Sanford and Son (1972). One of five actors to appear in all 69 episodes (plus the 1977 movie) for Are You Being Served? (1972), along with 'John Inman (I)' (Mr. Humphries), Frank Thornton (Captain Peacock), Wendy Richard (Miss Brahms), and Nicholas Smith (Mr. Rumbold).

The same five also appeared in the sequel series, Are You Being Served? Again! (1992). See also Are You Being Served? (Series) - TV Tropes Are You Being Served? You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Series / Are You Being Served? × Timeline "Mr. Humphries, are you free?" Long-running BBC sitcom created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, following the exploits of the employees of the Ladies' and Gentlemen's ready-to-wear departments of Grace Brothers , a London department store, probably a Fictional Counterpart to Harrod's. The show lasted from September 1972 to April 1985, a total of 69 episodes in ten series. In classic Brit Com tradition, the episodes generally had relatively little in the way of plot. Individual episode storylines were largely a framing device to deliver a rapid-fire series of double entendres , typically dealing with the reactions (or over-reactions ) of the staff to the latest management scheme, or tension between the Ladies' and Gentlemen's departments. Almost every episode in later seasons ended with the characters dressing up in silly outfits.

The show rarely strayed beyond the department floor, and almost never left the confines of the store itself. A one-off revival with an all new cast was broadcast in August 2016. Came twentieth in Britain's Best Sitcom . The core characters of the show were: Mrs. Slocombe, senior assistant on the Ladies' counter. She sported exotically colored hair and made constant comments about her cat, which she always called "her pussy" . An evidently artificial posh accent was undercut by a propensity for malapropisms and a tendency to revert back to a working class accent when surprised or angry. Mr. Humphries, associate (later senior) assistant on the Men's counter. Ambiguously Camp Gay : the general confusion about his sexual orientation made up much of the show's jokes. Among his perennial gags was the substitution of a deep baritone for his usual effeminate voice when answering the telephone. Mr. Lucas, junior assistant on the Men's counter. A borderline Casanova Wannabe , often in trouble for minor violations of the store's baroque codes of conduct (for example, his failure to display a properly fluted pocket handkerchief). Mr.

Lucas was well-known for being almost predictably late — he usually attempted to cover it by signing false names in the work register , but this backfired when Captain Peacock dryly pointed out that the majority of the names Mr. Lucas chose were either celebrities, fictional, dead, or a combination thereof. He was later substituted in favor of Mr. Spooner, essentially the same character reduced to a background role. Miss Brahms, the sexy Deadpan Snarker ladieswear junior, noted for her sometimes incomprehensible Estuary accent . Captain Peacock, the floorwalker. Due to his (somewhat exaggerated) military background (he served in the Catering Corps) and higher position, he considers himself above the assistants and flaunts his greater social standing. Constantly in trouble with his wife for supposed improprieties, although it is not clear whether he ever actually crossed the line into outright infidelity. Mr. Grainger, the elderly, cantankerous senior assistant in menswear. He was later replaced by the progressively younger and less cantankerous Mr. Tebbs, then Mr. Goldberg, then Mr. Grossman, and finally Mr. Klein.

For the final few seasons, this role was removed, reducing the core cast to a Five-Man Band . Additional recurring characters included: Mr. Rumbold, the floor manager, often called upon to invent wild explanations for the staff's actions. Called 'Jug Ears' by the staff (and not always behind his back, either), his poor eyesight often lent itself to comical misunderstandings when he was forced to read anything. Verbal explanations also tended to be misunderstood due to him taking things very literally. Mr. Mash (later Mr. Harman), maintenance personnel used to make jokes about the class system (for example, though they are "dead common" and considered social pariahs by the staff, the maintenance staff is, thanks to their union, better paid than the sales staff). Mr. Harman could be a Dead Pan Snarker when the situation called for it, but he could usually be counted on to help the Grace Brothers' staff out of that week's predicament. Young Mr. Grace, the ancient owner of the store. Dirty Old Man , but generally a pleasant, if easily confused boss. Though described as "young", he is well over 80: the query, "That's Young Mr.

Grace?!" elicits the response, "Old Mr. Grace doesn't get around much any more." Young Mr. Grace was replaced for a series by Old Mr. Grace, an obviously younger actor under gobs of makeup; the character proved to be unpopular and was written out after one series, with the writers opting instead for an unseen Mr. Grace. In parody of the British class system, characters are almost never referred to by their first names, and it is several seasons before we even know all of them. The characters in the show were, in large part, roles rather than people: actors were replaced frequently, each one playing essentially the same role as his predecessor. Spawned a feature film, an Australian remake, and a short-lived revival , Grace & Favour, which reunited most of the cast as the keepers of a country inn (as the final management scheme before the store went under was to sink their pension fund into it). A number of the show's stars suspect that the viewing public did not realize that Grace & Favour was meant to be a revival , and therefore did not give it a chance.

This is somewhat borne out by the fact that the show had more success in the US, where it was aired under the title Are You Being Served Again. US viewers know this show from its near-universal syndication on public television stations. In Mystery Science Theater 3000 : Overdrawn at the Memory Bank , while running a fake public TV pledge drive as a moneymaking scam, Pearl Forrester identifies footage of Mike and the Bots as a clip from Are You Being Served. This series provides examples of: Absentee Actor : After Harold Bennett (Young Mr Grace) had died and the replacement Old Mr Grace had proved unacceptable, the writers decided to move the character permanently off-screen. The character was still around and at Grace Brothers, issuing orders via telephone or memo, but he was never seen nor heard. There was never any indication whether this "Mr Grace" was the "Young" or the "Old" one. After Show / Revival : Grace & Favour (known as Are You Being Served? Again! in the U.S.) continues the series eight years after the original left off, but replaces the store with a country manor that the Ladies' and Gents' staff inherit from Young Mr.

Grace and run as an inn. Almighty Janitor : Mr Harman is multitalented and, therefore, frequently helps, in various roles , the Ladies and Gents staff members (getting extra pay for it doesn't hurt, either). His powers are highly evident in "Take-over," when he finds out about the plot point "emptying the waste-paper basket" and comes up with his own plan for saving the firm. Whereas Mr. Harman played this role straight, it was subverted by the original character, Mr. Mash. On the rare occasion that Mash actually attempted such things, he usually would fail (such as his role in trying to get a fairer coffee break). Ambiguously Gay : Mr. Humphries most of the time. As the series progressed, there were increasing suggestions that Mr. Humphries was actually attracted to women...predominantly. As Himself : British wrestling legend "Mr TV" Jackie Pallo pretty much played himself in the Pro Wrestling Episode . He even did all of his best known moves to Mr. Humphries before being beaten up by Mrs. Slocombe.

At the Opera Tonight : On one of their few outings, they attend a ballet in "The Erotic Dreams of Mrs Slocombe". Appropriately enough ... Nurse: What ballet are you going to see?

Question: What was the sequel to the sitcom Are You Being Served?
Answer: Grace and Favour