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 7, Episode 1 - The Junior

The junior spot on the Men's counter opens up, and the staff start interviewing candidates. Not happy with any of them, they settle on Mr. Goldberg, a man older than them all ... and with a secret tie to Captain Peacock.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has mint green hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 19th October 1979
Time
7:05pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 9:40am on Gold
  2. Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 3:40pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 9th December 2013 4:30pm BBC2
Monday 1st June 2015 3:45pm BBC2
Monday 25th June 2018 2:20pm Drama
Monday 25th June 2018 6:40pm Drama
Monday 30th July 2018 1:50pm Gold
Monday 30th July 2018 6:30pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd October 2018 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 3rd October 2018 4:40pm Gold
Monday 25th February 2019 1:00pm Gold
Monday 25th February 2019 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 8th August 2019 1:50pm Gold
Thursday 8th August 2019 6:20pm Gold
Friday 6th December 2019 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 21st July 2020 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 21st July 2020 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 21st July 2020 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th February 2021 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 10th February 2021 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 10th February 2021 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 25th February 2021 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd August 2021 8:40am Gold
Tuesday 3rd August 2021 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd August 2021 6:40pm Gold
Monday 15th November 2021 8:55am Gold
Monday 15th November 2021 1:35pm Gold
Monday 15th November 2021 6:40pm Gold
Thursday 24th February 2022 6:00pm Drama
Friday 15th July 2022 8:55am Gold
Friday 15th July 2022 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2023 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2023 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2023 6:00pm Gold
Monday 24th July 2023 9:20am Gold
Monday 24th July 2023 2:40pm Gold
Monday 24th July 2023 5:20pm 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 English Mr Beverly Harman
Harold Bennett Young Mr. Grace
Alfie Bass Mr Harry Goldberg
Penny Irving Miss Bakewell
Vivienne Johnson Nurse
Guest cast
Hilda Fenemore Ivy (Cleaner)
Tony Sympson Mr. Webster
Jeffrey Gardiner Mr. Beauchamp
Harold Berens Customer
Morris Barry Customer
Bernard Stone Customer
Jimmy Mac Warwick
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Garry Freeman Production Designer

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