Are You Being Served? (1972)
Are You Being Served? (1972)
This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.

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0x01 The Best of 'Are You Being Served?'

18 January, 1992 12:00 am
When Mr. Humphries' mother is asked to write a book, she and her son stroll down memory lane as they recall his old experiences at Grace Brothers'.

0x02 Funny Turns: John Inman

18 October, 1999 12:00 am
A Tribute to British comedy legend John Inman featuring classic clips from 'Are You Being Served?' (including the rarely seen pilot episode) and 'Grace and Favour'. As well as discussing his most famous camp character, Mr Humphries, Inman is also shown in drag performing in pantomime. Co-stars and friends talk affectionately of him and there are excerpts from his lesser-known TV shows including 'Odd Man Out' (1977) and 'Take a Letter Mr Jones' (1981).

0x03 Funny Women: Mollie Sugden

18 October, 1999 12:00 am
A Tribute to British comedy legend Mollie Sugden featuring classic clips from 'Are You Being Served?' (including the rarely seen pilot episode) and 'Grace and Favour'.

0x04 Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An 'Are You Being Served?' Special

18 October, 2009 12:00 am
A tribute to the legendary actress who brought Mrs. Slocombe to life in AYBS? and Grace and Favour. The special also includes clips from her other series (such as Hugh and I), reminiscences from her AYBS? co-stars, and glimpses into her roles as wife, mother, and expert cook.

0x05 Are You Being Served?: The Movie

18 October, 1977 12:00 am
When Grace Brothers closes for redecoration, Young Mr. Grace send the staff on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the middle of a revolution

0x06 The Story of 'Are You Being Served?' (Documentary)

01 January, 2010 12:00 am
The Story of Are You Being Served? Chock-full of innuendo, dodgy lifts, occasional customers and much loved regulars, this documentary tells the story of the long-running farce set in the clothing section of a dilapidated department store. It's an affectionate look back at one of Britain's most popular sitcoms, where off camera the veneer of camaraderie concealed an undercurrent of envy and sadness.

0x07 Pilot (colour restored)

01 January, 2010 12:00 am
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 January 1, 2010 as part of an Are You Being Served special night.

0x08 Comedy Connections - Are You Being Served?

23 June, 2003 12:00 am
Cast and crew look back at the long-running BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972), which was set in a department store.

0x09 Wendy Richard - A Life on the Box

01 January, 1970 12:00 am
From 'Are You Being Served?' to 'EastEnders,' Wendy Richard has lived her life on the Television screen. Now, get up close and personal in this exclusive documentary, featuring interviews with such 'Are You Being Served?' alumni as John Inman, Mollie Sugden and Trevor Bannister!

0x10 Christmas Crackers

22 December, 1975 12:00 am
The staff are called to an early morning meeting to decide on ways to boost Christmas sales figures. However, Young Mr. Grace has already decided that all the floor staff will have to wear novelty costumes, something which none of them are too happy about. This is the final appearance of Mr. Mash.

0x11 The Father Christmas Affair

24 December, 1976 12:00 am
Grace Brothers decides to have electric Father Christmas models, but this is soon cancelled when they go wrong. Young Mr. Grace then decides to offer £50 to a member of the department, including Mr. Rumbold, to dress up as Father Christmas and give gifts to the children. Young Mr. Grace gets a young boy to decide which one of the staff will be Father Christmas. Meanwhile, Mr. Grainger is worried about his annual performance to entertain the residents of an old people's home. First appearance of The Canteen Manageress

0x12 Happy Returns

26 December, 1978 12:00 am
It is Young Mr. Grace's birthday, and the staff sing the traditional birthday song for him and enjoy the traditional free lunch. They later rehearse their cabaret performance for Young Mr. Grace's birthday party, a ballet called The Ballet of the Toys. A professional cabaret troupe will also be performing at the party, and when the troupe arrives, it turns out they themselves will be performing The Ballet of the Toys, which forces the staff to go to Plan B. Last appearance of Mr. Tebbs

0x13 The Punch and Judy Affair

26 December, 1979 12:00 am
The Gentlemen's and Ladies' departments become pariahs when they choose not to take part in a company-wide strike. In an attempt to regain favour, the departments stage a life-sized Punch and Judy show to entertain the children of the store's staff. Mr. Humphries directs, Mr. Lucas and Miss Brahms play the title roles, and Mrs. Slocombe brings convincing masculinity to the role of policewoman. Last appearance of Mr. Lucas and Mr. Goldberg

0x14 Roots?

24 December, 1981 12:00 am
It is Old Mr. Grace's birthday, and the department want to bring a musical tribute to the Grace family. Mr. Rumbold's brother Mycroft (played by Nicholas Smith in a double role) then sets out to trace the Grace family tree, which leads to Wales, Scotland, Somerset and, ultimately (apparently), deepest Africa. The title of the episode is a nod to the 1977 American TV mini-series Roots, based on Alex Haley's book of the same title, which aired in Britain shortly afterward. Last appearance of Young Mr. Grace, Old Mr. Grace and Mr. Klein

0x15 You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

28 August, 2016 12:00 am
The classic British sitcom returns for a celebratory special. Picking up where Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft's classic comedy left off, the show brings some of the nation's all-time favourite sitcom characters back to life with an all-star cast. It is 1988, and Young Mr Grace is determined to drag Grace Brothers into, well, 1988. But he has a problem on his hands. Mr Humphries, Captain Peacock, Mr Rumbold and Mrs Slocombe all seem to be stuck in another era. A new member of staff, Mr Conway, joins the team. But will he help shake things up, or will he just put a pussy among the pigeons?

0x16 Beane's of Boston

05 May, 1979 12:00 am
Beane's of Boston is a pilot episode for a proposed American adaption of the British sitcom Are You Being Served?. Though written by the original writers of the British series and starring John Hillerman, who would go on to fame in Magnum, P.I., the series was not picked up

0x17 On the set cast interview

22 April, 1983 12:00 am
An on set interview with the cast of "Are You Being Served?" appearing on Breakfast Time, a BBC morning talk programme.

0x18 We Love Are You Being Served

28 August, 2020 12:00 am
Celebrity fans including Fern Britton, the Rev Richard Coles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Patsy Palmer, Sherrie Hewson, Christopher Biggins and Amanda Barrie join in this celebration of David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd's department store-set sitcom, which ran for 70 episodes from 1972 to 1985. Plus, family and friends of Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton and Wendy Richard share their personal memories and never-before-seen private photographs of the cast.

0x19 2016 Special

15 February, 2016 12:00 am
30 years later, some of Britain's most memorable characters are brought back to life with an all-star cast. Havoc ensues for the people of London's Grace Brothers department store.

0x20 Are You Being Served?: Secrets And Scandals

28 May, 2022 12:00 am
Documentary looking behind the scenes at tales from the making of beloved sitcom Are You Being Served? which was one of the most popular and most outrageous British sitcoms of all time. For more than a decade, millions of viewers tuned in for its smutty innuendo and the electric chemistry between the cast. But behind the laughter were plenty of secrets and scandals. This comedy video reveals how the show's creators had to fight the BBC throughout the sitcom's blockbuster run to keep the show on air, how there was the off-screen jostling for top billing, the personal tragedies that befell the cast, and the behind-the-scenes secrets about how the show was made.

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