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Release Date:
21 March 1973 (UK) morePlot:
The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store. full summaryAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
British Actress Sugden Dies (From WENN. 1 July 2009, 3:01 PM, PDT)
Eastenders Star Richard Dies
(From WENN. 26 February 2009, 8:15 AM, PST)
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PURE AWESOME more (41 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 61)| Mollie Sugden | ... | Mrs. Betty Slocombe (69 episodes, 1972-1985) | |
| John Inman | ... | Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries / ... (69 episodes, 1972-1985) | |
| Frank Thornton | ... | Captain Stephen Peacock (69 episodes, 1972-1985) | |
| Wendy Richard | ... | Miss Shirley Brahms (69 episodes, 1972-1985) | |
| Nicholas Smith | ... | Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold / ... (69 episodes, 1972-1985) | |
| Trevor Bannister | ... | Mr. Dick Lucas / ... (48 episodes, 1972-1979) | |
| Arthur English | ... | Mr. Beverley Harman / ... (48 episodes, 1976-1985) | |
| Harold Bennett | ... | Young Mr. Grace (46 episodes, 1972-1981) | |
| Arthur Brough | ... | Mr. Ernest Grainger (34 episodes, 1972-1977) |
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28 min (69 episodes)Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFun Stuff
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Producer Garry Marshall created a 1979 pilot for an American version of "Are You Being Served?" (1972). It was titled "Beanes of Boston", and was screened but never found a network buyer. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Throughout the series, the entire staff of the floor takes breaks together. That would mean that the entire floor would be closed due to lack of employees during break times. moreFAQ
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I have seen every episode in this show at least 10 or more times for sure. So let me tell you the sets are by today's standards cardboard like the, props sort of dated.
BUT that said you would be a fool to let that stop you from seeing this awesome example of Double Entendre! taken to the highest comedic extremes. No other show is so packed with things that on the surface suggest daily life that one who has an active mind easily finds a more gutter snipe meaning to what was said.
A perfect example follows where Mrs. Slocumbe was talking to a truck driver on the road via CB radio from the Grace Brothers store. Mrs. Slocumbe an avid feline lover and, owner has a cat named tiddles. She is constantly on the hunt for a man like a British Sadie Hawkins this guy was a hot prospect seeing he too sounded keen on her. Mrs. Slocumbe regales the truck driver with all her home spun skills and loves... you hear the truck driver obviously in the midst of driving his big rig as Mrs. Slocumbe begins telling the truck driver of her pussy <cat> and how it wins a prize every time she shows it. You hear the wheels lock and, screech as dude looses control of his rig and, the connection is broken. Not to mention she was dressed as a punk rocker in a rainbow Amazon woman outfit when talking to the man.
Whey was she in the punk rocker garb well. Well this just a hint of the funny things you will find on this show... You just have to get the videos DVD's whatever's available but one thing for sure you will never ever be sorry you did.