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.

  • Series 3, Episode 6 repeated tomorrow at 7:50am on Gold

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Series 3, Episode 6 - Wedding Bells

After a signifcant stock disagreement with Peacock, Rumbold and Grainger, Mrs. Slocombe becomes the centre of attention when Young Mr. Grace implies he may take a wife. The notion rather seems to go to her head.

Notes

This episode was originally scheduled as Episode 5, on 27th March 1975, but postponed.

Mrs. Slocombe initially has silver hair in this episode; later yellow, blue and pink.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 3rd April 1975
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Saturday 30th March 2024 at 7:50am on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 28th October 2013 3:15pm BBC2
Thursday 16th April 2015 3:45pm BBC2
Wednesday 23rd May 2018 2:20pm Drama
Wednesday 23rd May 2018 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 31st May 2018 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 31st May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Sunday 8th July 2018 11:15am Gold
Thursday 24th January 2019 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 24th January 2019 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 9th July 2019 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 9th July 2019 5:40pm Gold
Wednesday 6th November 2019 6:00pm Drama
Friday 19th June 2020 10:50am Gold
Friday 19th June 2020 2:35pm Gold
Friday 19th June 2020 6:30pm Gold
Friday 8th January 2021 9:40am Gold
Friday 8th January 2021 3:00pm Gold
Friday 8th January 2021 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 26th January 2021 6:00pm Drama
Friday 2nd July 2021 9:00am Gold
Friday 2nd July 2021 1:35pm Gold
Friday 2nd July 2021 6:40pm Gold
Thursday 14th October 2021 8:40am Gold
Thursday 14th October 2021 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 14th October 2021 6:40pm Gold
Monday 24th January 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 25th January 2022 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 15th June 2022 8:15am Gold
Wednesday 15th June 2022 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 15th September 2022 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 30th November 2022 9:35am Gold
Wednesday 30th November 2022 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 21st June 2023 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 21st June 2023 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 21st June 2023 6:20pm Gold
Friday 29th March 2024 9:20am Gold
Friday 29th 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
John Clegg Sweater Customer
Sandra Clark Miss Robinson
Jay Denyer Trousers
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Rochelle Selwyn Production Designer

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