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 2, Episode 4 - Big Brother

CCTV is installed on the floor, supposedly to keep an eye out for shoplifters - but Mr. Rumbold soon finds himself peeping on the staff's every action instead.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has pastel-blue hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 4th April 1974
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 17th October 2013 3:15pm BBC2
Monday 16th April 2018 2:20pm Drama
Monday 16th April 2018 6:40pm Drama
Monday 14th May 2018 2:20pm Drama
Monday 14th May 2018 6:40pm Drama
Monday 21st May 2018 1:00pm Gold
Monday 21st May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 23rd June 2018 11:40am Gold
Sunday 24th June 2018 11:50am Gold
Tuesday 15th January 2019 1:00pm Gold
Friday 28th June 2019 12:40pm Gold
Friday 28th June 2019 5:10pm Gold
Monday 28th October 2019 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 10th June 2020 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 10th June 2020 1:40pm Gold
Wednesday 10th June 2020 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 26th November 2020 9:20am Gold
Thursday 26th November 2020 6:00pm Gold
Friday 15th January 2021 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 6:40pm Gold
Friday 14th January 2022 6:00pm Drama
Friday 4th February 2022 8:30am Gold
Friday 4th February 2022 1:10pm Gold
Friday 4th February 2022 6:15pm Gold
Saturday 5th February 2022 7:10am Gold
Monday 6th June 2022 9:10am Gold
Monday 6th June 2022 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 6th September 2022 6:00pm Drama
Monday 21st November 2022 8:50am Gold
Monday 21st November 2022 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 13th June 2023 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 13th June 2023 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 13th June 2023 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 20th March 2024 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 20th March 2024 3:40pm 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
Trevor Bannister Mr Dick Lucas
Arthur Brough Mr Ernest Grainger
Larry Martyn Mr Mash
Guest cast
Donald Morley Mr. Clegg (Head of Security)
Robert Raglan Dr. Wainwright
Stephanie Gathercole (as Stephanie Reeve) Secretary
Joyce Cummings Underwear Customer
Stella Kemball Scarf Customer
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Michael Knowles Writer
Production team
Harold Snoad Director
Harold Snoad Producer
David Croft Executive Producer
Nigel Curzon Production Designer

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