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 3, Episode 5 - German Week

Mr. Rumbold devises a German theme week in the store. Unfortunately the entirely German goods go down like a lead balloon with customers, and he insists a more jovial Germanic atmosphere must be created.

Notes

This episode was originally scheduled as Episode 6, on 3rd April 1975, but brought forward.

Mrs. Slocombe has yellow hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 27th March 1975
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Friday 25th October 2013 3:15pm BBC2
Wednesday 15th April 2015 3:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 22nd May 2018 2:20pm Drama
Tuesday 22nd May 2018 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 30th May 2018 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 30th May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 7th July 2018 1:35pm Gold
Saturday 7th July 2018 2:10pm Gold
Sunday 8th July 2018 10:35am Gold
Wednesday 23rd January 2019 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd January 2019 6:00pm Gold
Monday 8th July 2019 12:40pm Gold
Monday 8th July 2019 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 5th November 2019 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 18th June 2020 10:30am Gold
Thursday 18th June 2020 2:30pm Gold
Thursday 18th June 2020 6:30pm Gold
Monday 11th January 2021 9:00am Gold
Monday 11th January 2021 2:20pm Gold
Monday 11th January 2021 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th January 2021 7:00am Gold
Monday 25th January 2021 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 1st July 2021 8:55am Gold
Thursday 1st July 2021 1:30pm Gold
Thursday 1st July 2021 6:40pm Gold
Wednesday 13th October 2021 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 13th October 2021 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 13th October 2021 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 14th June 2022 8:15am Gold
Tuesday 14th June 2022 5:20pm Gold
Wednesday 14th September 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 29th November 2022 8:45am Gold
Tuesday 29th November 2022 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 22nd June 2023 9:40am Gold
Thursday 22nd June 2023 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 22nd June 2023 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 28th March 2024 9:20am Gold
Thursday 28th March 2024 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
Trevor Bannister Mr Dick Lucas
Arthur Brough Mr Ernest Grainger
Harold Bennett Young Mr. Grace
Larry Martyn Mr Mash
Guest cast
Moira Foot Miss Thorpe
Ernst Ulman German Customer
Joanna Lumley German's Wife
Anita Richardson Lady Looking for Ladies'
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Rochelle Selwyn Production Designer

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