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? (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.
- Series 6, Episode 5 repeated tomorrow at 9:40am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 3,511
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3 - The Think Tank
The staff are forced to brainstorm ideas to help combat sagging sales on their floor. Holding a fashion show comes to mind.
Notes
Mrs. Slocombe has dark grey hair in this episode.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 28th March 1974
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 16th October 2013 | 3:15pm | BBC2 |
| Friday 3rd April 2015 | 3:10pm | BBC2 |
| Friday 13th April 2018 | 2:20pm | Drama |
| Friday 11th May 2018 | 2:20pm | Drama |
| Friday 11th May 2018 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Friday 18th May 2018 | 12:25pm | Gold |
| Friday 18th May 2018 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 23rd June 2018 | 11:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 24th June 2018 | 11:10am | Gold |
| Monday 14th January 2019 | 1:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 14th January 2019 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 27th June 2019 | 12:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 27th June 2019 | 5:10pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th June 2020 | 9:40am | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th June 2020 | 2:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th June 2020 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th November 2020 | 9:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th November 2020 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 14th January 2021 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Tuesday 22nd June 2021 | 8:40am | Gold |
| Tuesday 22nd June 2021 | 1:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 22nd June 2021 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 13th January 2022 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Thursday 3rd February 2022 | 8:10am | Gold |
| Thursday 3rd February 2022 | 12:10pm | Gold |
| Thursday 3rd February 2022 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 3rd June 2022 | 9:15am | Gold |
| Friday 3rd June 2022 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 5th September 2022 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Friday 18th November 2022 | 8:40am | Gold |
| Friday 18th November 2022 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 12th June 2023 | 9:40am | Gold |
| Monday 12th June 2023 | 3:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 12th June 2023 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th March 2024 | 9:20am | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th March 2024 | 3:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 20th April 2024 | 8:30am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| 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 |
| Trevor Bannister | Mr Dick Lucas |
| Arthur Brough | Mr Ernest Grainger |
| Harold Bennett | Young Mr. Grace |
| Larry Martyn | Mr Mash |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Harold Snoad | Director |
| Harold Snoad | Producer |
| David Croft | Executive Producer |
| Nigel Curzon | Production Designer |