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 5, Episode 5 repeated tomorrow at 9:40am on Gold
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Series 6, Episode 4 - Shedding The Load
Grace Bros. is forced to make cutbacks amidst poor sales figures, and the staff must decide which one of them should face redundancy. Of course, no one wants it to be themselves.
Notes
Mrs. Slocombe has lime green hair in this episode.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 6th December 1978
- Time
- 6:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 28th November 2013 | 4:05pm | BBC2 |
| Friday 29th May 2015 | 3:45pm | BBC2 |
| Wednesday 20th June 2018 | 2:20pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 20th June 2018 | 6:40pm | Drama |
| Wednesday 25th July 2018 | 1:55pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th July 2018 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 18th August 2018 | 12:05pm | Gold |
| Sunday 19th August 2018 | 10:40am | Gold |
| Wednesday 20th February 2019 | 1:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 20th February 2019 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 5th August 2019 | 1:55pm | Gold |
| Monday 5th August 2019 | 5:55pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 3rd December 2019 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Thursday 16th July 2020 | 9:30am | Gold |
| Thursday 16th July 2020 | 12:50pm | Gold |
| Thursday 16th July 2020 | 4:50pm | Gold |
| Friday 5th February 2021 | 9:00am | Gold |
| Friday 5th February 2021 | 2:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 5th February 2021 | 5:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 6th February 2021 | 7:45am | Gold |
| Monday 22nd February 2021 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Thursday 29th July 2021 | 8:40am | Gold |
| Thursday 29th July 2021 | 1:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 29th July 2021 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 10th November 2021 | 8:35am | Gold |
| Wednesday 10th November 2021 | 1:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 10th November 2021 | 6:35pm | Gold |
| Monday 21st February 2022 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Tuesday 12th July 2022 | 8:55am | Gold |
| Tuesday 12th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 5th January 2023 | 6:00pm | Drama |
| Thursday 26th January 2023 | 9:20am | Gold |
| Thursday 26th January 2023 | 2:35pm | Gold |
| Thursday 26th January 2023 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th July 2023 | 9:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th July 2023 | 2:35pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th July 2023 | 5:15pm | 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 English | Mr Beverly Harman |
| Harold Bennett | Young Mr. Grace |
| James Hayter | Mr Percival Tebbs |
| Penny Irving | Miss Bakewell |
| Vivienne Johnson | Nurse |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Antony Thorpe | Production Designer |