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 3 - The Apartment

Since her flat's been over-run by squatters and no one else will put her up, Mr. Grace allows Mrs. Slocombe to set up home in a vacant department on the top floor of the store. However, transport problems soon force the rest of the staff to beg her for a place for the night!

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has electric blue hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 2nd November 1979
Time
7:05pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 9:40am on Gold
  2. Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 3:40pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 11th December 2013 4:30pm BBC2
Wednesday 3rd June 2015 3:45pm BBC2
Wednesday 27th June 2018 2:20pm Drama
Wednesday 27th June 2018 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 1st August 2018 2:00pm Gold
Wednesday 1st August 2018 6:00pm Gold
Friday 5th October 2018 11:20am Gold
Friday 5th October 2018 4:40pm Gold
Wednesday 27th February 2019 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 27th February 2019 6:20pm Gold
Monday 12th August 2019 2:35pm Gold
Monday 12th August 2019 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 10th December 2019 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 23rd July 2020 10:00am Gold
Thursday 23rd July 2020 2:00pm Gold
Thursday 23rd July 2020 6:00pm Gold
Friday 12th February 2021 9:00am Gold
Friday 12th February 2021 2:20pm Gold
Friday 12th February 2021 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 13th February 2021 8:30am Gold
Monday 1st March 2021 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 5th August 2021 8:40am Gold
Thursday 5th August 2021 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 5th August 2021 6:40pm Gold
Wednesday 17th November 2021 8:35am Gold
Wednesday 17th November 2021 1:15pm Gold
Wednesday 17th November 2021 6:40pm Gold
Monday 28th February 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 19th July 2022 8:55am Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2022 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 2nd February 2023 9:20am Gold
Thursday 2nd February 2023 2:35pm Gold
Thursday 2nd February 2023 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 26th July 2023 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 26th July 2023 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 26th 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
Jeffrey Holland Blazer
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
Gordon Elsbury Director
David Croft Producer
Garry Freeman Production Designer

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