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 1, Episode 1 - Dear Sexy Knickers...

Mr. Lucas decides to send a little love-note to Miss Brahms, but it goes awry: Mrs. Slocombe gets it instead...but she thinks that the sender's someone other than Lucas.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has pink hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 21st March 1973
Time
7:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 7th October 2013 3:15pm BBC2
Thursday 26th March 2015 3:45pm BBC2
Wednesday 4th April 2018 2:20pm Drama
Wednesday 4th April 2018 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 1st May 2018 2:20pm Drama
Tuesday 1st May 2018 6:40pm Drama
Sunday 6th May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Wednesday 9th May 2018 12:20pm Gold
Wednesday 9th May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 12th May 2018 12:10pm Gold
Sunday 13th May 2018 10:20am Gold
Thursday 3rd January 2019 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 3rd January 2019 6:00pm Gold
Friday 29th May 2020 9:40am Gold
Friday 29th May 2020 1:40pm Gold
Monday 16th November 2020 10:20am Gold
Monday 16th November 2020 3:25pm Gold
Monday 16th November 2020 6:10pm Gold
Tuesday 5th January 2021 6:00pm Drama
Friday 11th June 2021 9:15am Gold
Friday 11th June 2021 1:55pm Gold
Friday 11th June 2021 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th January 2022 6:00pm Drama
Tuesday 25th January 2022 8:00am Gold
Tuesday 25th January 2022 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 25th January 2022 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 25th May 2022 9:10am Gold
Wednesday 25th May 2022 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2022 8:50am Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2022 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 1st June 2023 9:20am Gold
Thursday 1st June 2023 3:40pm Gold
Thursday 1st June 2023 7:00pm Gold
Friday 8th March 2024 9:20am Gold
Friday 8th March 2024 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 9th March 2024 8:20am Gold
Saturday 6th April 2024 8:20am 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
Guest cast
Robert Raglan 40" Waist
Derek Smith 28" Inside Leg
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
James Bould Production Designer

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