Are You Being Served?. Image shows from L to R: Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard), Mr. Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister), Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Mr. Mash (Larry Martyn), Mr. Ernest Grainger (Arthur Brough), Mr. Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman), Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton). Copyright: BBC
Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served? (1972)

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1972 - 1985
  • 69 episodes (10 series)

Sitcom set in London department store Grace Bros., where the Ladies' Intimate Apparel and Men's Ready To Wear departments are forced to share a floor. Stars Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith and more.

Episode menu

Series 10, Episode 5 - The Night Club

When Mr. Grace gives the staff permission to use the shop floor for a business after hours, they decide to establish a classy night club. Before they can open, they opt to film an advert to be shown in the local cinema.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has yellow hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 18th March 1985
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 13th March 2014 4:15pm BBC2
Wednesday 12th August 2015 3:15pm BBC2
Friday 27th July 2018 2:20pm Drama
Friday 27th July 2018 6:40pm Drama
Friday 31st August 2018 2:00pm Gold
Friday 31st August 2018 6:40pm Gold
Monday 5th November 2018 12:10pm Gold
Monday 5th November 2018 5:20pm Gold
Friday 22nd March 2019 12:55pm Gold
Friday 22nd March 2019 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 12th September 2019 12:55pm Gold
Thursday 12th September 2019 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 30th January 2020 6:00pm Drama
Monday 24th August 2020 9:40am Gold
Monday 24th August 2020 2:20pm Gold
Monday 24th August 2020 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 16th March 2021 8:15am Gold
Tuesday 16th March 2021 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 16th March 2021 5:40pm Gold
Wednesday 31st March 2021 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 7th September 2021 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 7th September 2021 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 7th September 2021 6:40pm Gold
Wednesday 19th January 2022 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 19th January 2022 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 19th January 2022 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 30th March 2022 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 18th August 2022 8:55am Gold
Thursday 18th August 2022 6:00pm Gold
Monday 13th February 2023 6:00pm Drama
Monday 6th March 2023 9:20am Gold
Monday 6th March 2023 2:40pm Gold
Monday 6th March 2023 6:00pm Gold
Friday 25th August 2023 9:00am Gold
Friday 25th August 2023 2:20pm Gold
Friday 17th November 2023 9:20am Gold
Friday 17th November 2023 3:20pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Mollie Sugden Mrs Betty Slocombe
Frank Thornton Captain Stephen Peacock
John Inman Mr Wilberforce Humphries
Wendy Richard Miss Shirley Brahms
Nicholas Smith Mr Cuthbert Rumbold
Arthur English Mr Beverly Harman
Mike Berry Mr Bert Spooner
Candy Davis Miss Belfridge
Guest cast
Doremy Vernon Diana (Canteen Manageress)
Keith Hodiak Seymour
Ray Gatenby Man in Cinema
Ronnie Brody Man in Cinema
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
Production team
Martin Shardlow Director
Martin Shardlow Producer
David Croft Executive Producer
Mykola Pawluk Editor
Bernard Lloyd-Jones Production Designer

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