DESCRIPTION
Are You Being Served? is a British Sitcom that ran from 1972-1985. The show revolved around "Grace Brothers Department Store" and in particular the goings on within the "Gentlemen's Ready-To-Wear" and "Ladies' Separates and Underwear" Departments. A store reorganization forced these two departments to share floor space, and the conflicts that this created set the tone for most episodes. Are You Being Served? showcases a bygone period of time in which the class structure was still very much alive. There was a strict hierarchy within Grace Brothers. Everyone knew their "places" and remained in them, unless, of course, there was a chance for advancement and then it was every man and woman for themselves. A spin-off series of Are You Being Served? was released, called Grace and Favour. Although in the U.S, it was named Are You Being Served? Again! |
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ACTORS
Alfie Bass Arthur Brough Arthur English Benny Lee Doremy Vernon Frank Thornton Harold Bennett James Hayter John Inman Kenneth Waller Larry Martyn Mike Berry Milo Sperber Mollie Sugden Nicholas Smith Trevor Bannister Vivienne Johnson Wendy Richard All ↓
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Season 10
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| Mrs. Slocombe is forcibly retired from her position. Mr. Humphries and Captain Peacock get her job back, but they are retired in the same manner. They end the show as the cleaner and the lift operator. |
| | When Captain Peacock tries to salvage his marriage, he resorts to radical measures to discourage an admirer. |
| | When the store is robbed late one night, the staff determine to capture the burglars themselves. |
| | Security cameras are again installed at Grace Brothers, and when the staff bet their bonuses on a horse race, it's up to Mr. Humphries to mime the race to them by closed-circuit. |
| | When Old Mr. Grace decides to allow the staff to use the store for after-hours money-making, they decide to open a nightclub. However, the advertising campaign has some rather unexpected results. |
| | When traveling to and from work becomes difficult, the staff threaten to resign unless they receive a travel allowance. Old Mr. Grace offers them the empty apartments on the top floor as living space, but they soon discover cohabitation isn't what it's cracked up to be. |
| | This episode we find Mr. Spooner is about to be discovered by a record company. One problem is that his voice keeps giving out. Mr. Humphries gives him a tonic and he recoveres for a little while. While auditioning on tv with Grace Brothers Staff, his voice gives out. |
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Ratings
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hstegeman | | Production 70% | Writing 70% | Acting 80% | jpgr | | Production 60% | Writing 70% | Acting 70% | Sp0rting | | Production 70% | Writing 90% | Acting 80% | boof222 | | Production 60% | Writing 80% | Acting 80% | Hurley | | Production 60% | Writing 60% | Acting 60% | Administrator | | Production 80% | Writing 90% | Acting 80% | See all » |
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Rating
| | | | | PRODUCTION  | | | | 67% | WRITING  | | | | 77% | ACTING  | | | | 75% | OVERALL RATING | | | | 73% | |
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