Are You Being Served? (1972)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Frank Thornton
Captain Peacock
John Inman
Mr. Humphries
Mollie Sugden
Mrs. Slocombe
Wendy Richard
Miss Brahms
Trevor Bannister
Mr. Lucas
Arthur Brough
Mr. Grainger
Nicholas Smith
Mr. Rumbold
David Croft
Creator / Producer / Director / Writer
James Hayter
Mr. Tebbs
Alfie Bass
Mr. Goldberg
Jeremy Lloyd
Creator / Writer
Kenneth Waller
Old Mr. Henry Grace
Mike Berry
Mr. Spooner
Larry Martyn
Mr. Mash
Harold Bennett
Young Mr. Grace
Arthur English
Mr. Harman
Vivienne Johnson
Mr. Grace's Nurse / Mr Grace's Nurse
Ray Butt
Director
Bob Spiers
Director
Bernard Thompson
Director
Michael Knowles
The Customer
Joanna Lumley
Miss French
Jeffrey Holland
The Blazer
Felix Bowness
Customer
Peter Needham
The Returned Glen Check Suit
Colin Bean
The Leatherette Gloves
Elizabeth Larner
Sweater Customer
Amanda Barrie
Ballet Mistress
Avril Angers
Edna Comlozi
Ballard Berkeley
Angler
Vicki Michelle
C.B. Voice (voice)
James Copeland
The Scottish Customer
Nosher Powell
Truck Driver
Jan Ravens
Mrs. Thatcher (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
C.B. Voice (voice)
Hilary Pritchard
Wealthy Client
Janet Davies
The Outsize Dress
Vicki Woolf
Mr. Humphries' Friend
Penny Irving
Miss Bakewell
Margaret Flint
Customer
Evan Ross
Customer
Anita Richardson
The 38C Cup
John D. Collins
2nd Waiter / Secretary at Number Ten
Pamela Manson
The Large Brim with Fruit
David Rowlands
The Man with the Large Bra
Robert Raglan
The 40' Waist
Stephanie Gathercole
The Secretary
Derek Smith
The 28' Inside Leg
Jennifer Lonsdale
Bra Customer
Moira Foot
Miss Thorpe
Jess Conrad
Mr. Walpole
Candy Davis
Miss Belfridge
Doremy Vernon
Canteen Manageress
Gorden Kaye
Mr. Tomiades / Mr. Fortescue / The Plastic Mac
Stellios Chiotis
Greek Band Leader
Joy Allen
Staff Nurse
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Doctor
Geraldine Gardner
The Dressing Gown
Jennifer Guy
First Customer
Derrie Powell
Lady Customer
Jackie Pallo
Mr. Franco
Ron Tarr
Truck Driver
Eiji Kusuhara
Mr. Kayoto
John Biggerstaff
Fur Coat Customer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 8, 1972
StatusEnded
Seasons10
Episodes69
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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Are You Being Served? is a British television sitcom that was broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was created and written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. Croft also served as executive producer and director. Michael Knowles and John Chapman also wrote certain episodes. Produced by the BBC, the series starred Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Arthur Brough, Nicholas Smith, Larry Martyn, Harold Bennett and Arthur English.
Set in London, the show follows the misadventures and mishaps of the staff and their regular rotating series of customers at the retail ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments in the flagship department store of a fictional chain called Grace Brothers.
The series was broadcast on the BBC for ten series, totalling 69 episodes between 8 September 1972 and 1 April 1985 β including five Christmas specials. The sitcom proved a ratings hit with UK audiences, and gained international recognition when broadcast across several English-speaking countries, including Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, and the United States; the latter gaining it a loyal following when PBS television stations began airing reruns in the mid-1980s, along with other British sitcoms.
Are You Being Served? was one of several series predominate of the period that was adapted into a feature film release. It was adapted into the 1977 film of the same name and was also followed by the spin-off series Grace & Favour with the same main cast in 1991β1992. In 2004, it was ranked 20th in a television countdown of Britain's Best Sitcom. A one-off episode with a new cast was created in 2016. Both the sitcom - including its pilot and Christmas specials - the spin-off and the film have since been released on DVD.