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 2 - Our Figures Are Slipping

Falling sales force Mr. Rumbold to hold the staff after hours for a training session in the fine art of salesmanship. The problem is, no one wants to be there.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has greying hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 28th March 1973
Time
7:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Sunday 7th April 2024 at 7:45am on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 8th October 2013 3:15pm BBC2
Friday 27th March 2015 3:40pm BBC2
Thursday 5th April 2018 2:20pm Drama
Thursday 5th April 2018 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 2nd May 2018 2:20pm Drama
Wednesday 2nd May 2018 6:40pm Drama
Sunday 6th May 2018 5:40pm Gold
Monday 7th May 2018 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th May 2018 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 2nd June 2018 1:50pm Gold
Sunday 3rd June 2018 10:40am Gold
Friday 4th January 2019 1:20pm Gold
Friday 4th January 2019 6:00pm Gold
Monday 1st June 2020 10:00am Gold
Monday 1st June 2020 2:00pm Gold
Monday 1st June 2020 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 17th November 2020 9:00am Gold
Tuesday 17th November 2020 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 17th November 2020 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 6th January 2021 6:00pm Drama
Monday 14th June 2021 8:40am Gold
Monday 14th June 2021 1:15pm Gold
Monday 14th June 2021 6:40pm Gold
Wednesday 5th January 2022 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 26th January 2022 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 26th January 2022 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 26th January 2022 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 26th May 2022 9:10am Gold
Thursday 26th May 2022 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th November 2022 8:40am Gold
Thursday 10th November 2022 5:55pm Gold
Friday 2nd June 2023 9:25am Gold
Friday 2nd June 2023 3:40pm Gold
Friday 2nd June 2023 7:00pm Gold
Saturday 3rd June 2023 8:20am Gold
Monday 11th March 2024 9:20am Gold
Monday 11th March 2024 3:20pm Gold
Monday 11th March 2024 6:40pm 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
Harold Bennett Young Mr. Grace
Guest cast
Stephanie Gathercole Secretary
Peter Needham Returned Glen Check
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
Bernard Thompson Director
David Croft Producer
James Bould Production Designer

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