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 8 - New Look

The staff are brought together yet again to brainstorm ideas for boosting sales. Mrs. Slocombe is adamant the store needs to update its look, and suggests trialing loudspeaker promotional announcements.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has bright purple hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 17th April 1975
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Tuesday 2nd April 2024 at 9:40am on Gold
  2. Tuesday 2nd April 2024 at 3:00pm on Gold
  3. Tuesday 2nd April 2024 at 6:20pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 30th October 2013 3:15pm BBC2
Wednesday 6th May 2015 3:40pm BBC2
Friday 25th May 2018 2:20pm Drama
Friday 25th May 2018 6:40pm Drama
Monday 4th June 2018 1:00pm Gold
Monday 4th June 2018 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 14th July 2018 2:20pm Gold
Sunday 15th July 2018 11:40am Gold
Monday 28th January 2019 1:20pm Gold
Monday 28th January 2019 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th July 2019 1:55pm Gold
Thursday 11th July 2019 5:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 9:10am Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 1:10pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 5:35pm Gold
Wednesday 13th January 2021 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 13th January 2021 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 13th January 2021 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 14th January 2021 7:00am Gold
Thursday 28th January 2021 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 6th July 2021 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 6th July 2021 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 6th July 2021 6:40pm Gold
Monday 18th October 2021 8:40am Gold
Monday 18th October 2021 1:20pm Gold
Monday 18th October 2021 6:40pm Gold
Thursday 27th January 2022 6:00pm Drama
Friday 17th June 2022 8:15am Gold
Friday 17th June 2022 5:20pm Gold
Monday 19th September 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd January 2023 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 3rd January 2023 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd January 2023 6:00pm Gold
Monday 26th June 2023 9:40am Gold
Monday 26th June 2023 3:05pm Gold
Monday 26th June 2023 6:20pm 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
Felix Bowness Gent Looking for Gents'
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Michael Knowles Writer
Production team
Ray Butt Director
David Croft Producer
Rochelle Selwyn Production Designer

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