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 7 - The Agent

Mr. Goldberg runs an employment agency as a sideline, and several staff members seek out his services to get better paying jobs elsewhere.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has gold and green hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

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

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 17th December 2013 4:30pm BBC2
Wednesday 10th June 2015 3:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 2:20pm Drama
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 7th August 2018 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 7th August 2018 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th October 2018 11:40am Gold
Thursday 11th October 2018 5:00pm Gold
Friday 16th August 2019 12:40pm Gold
Friday 16th August 2019 6:10pm Gold
Tuesday 19th November 2019 7:45am Gold
Tuesday 19th November 2019 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 19th November 2019 5:20pm Gold
Monday 6th January 2020 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 29th July 2020 9:15am Gold
Wednesday 29th July 2020 2:00pm Gold
Wednesday 29th July 2020 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 18th February 2021 9:00am Gold
Thursday 18th February 2021 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 18th February 2021 5:40pm Gold
Friday 5th March 2021 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 11th August 2021 8:40am Gold
Wednesday 11th August 2021 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 11th August 2021 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd November 2021 8:30am Gold
Tuesday 23rd November 2021 1:10pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd November 2021 6:40pm Gold
Wednesday 24th November 2021 7:10am Gold
Friday 4th March 2022 6:00pm Drama
Monday 25th July 2022 9:00am Gold
Monday 25th July 2022 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2023 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2023 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2023 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 1st August 2023 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 1st August 2023 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 1st August 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
Doremy Vernon Diana (Canteen Manageress)
Jeffrey Segal (as Jeffery Segal) Long Sweater
Renu Setna Mr. Patel
Peggy Ann Clifford (as Peggyann Clifford) Mrs. Maxwell
Marella Oppenheim Amanda
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
Gordon Elsbury Director
David Croft Producer
Garry Freeman Production Designer

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