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 3, Episode 4 - Cold Store

Mrs. Slocombe and Mr. Lucas are sick, and rather than giving them the day off, the store decides to pair them up on the Ladies' counter and send Miss Brahms over to the Men's. Too bad that Mr. Lucas is faking it.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has turquoise hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 20th March 1975
Time
8pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 24th October 2013 3:15pm BBC2
Tuesday 14th April 2015 3:40pm BBC2
Monday 21st May 2018 2:20pm Drama
Monday 21st May 2018 6:40pm Drama
Tuesday 29th May 2018 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 29th May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 7th July 2018 12:55pm Gold
Sunday 8th July 2018 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 22nd January 2019 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd January 2019 6:00pm Gold
Friday 5th July 2019 1:10pm Gold
Friday 5th July 2019 5:05pm Gold
Monday 4th November 2019 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 17th June 2020 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 17th June 2020 1:20pm Gold
Wednesday 17th June 2020 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 7th January 2021 9:40am Gold
Thursday 7th January 2021 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th January 2021 5:40pm Gold
Friday 8th January 2021 7:20am Gold
Friday 22nd January 2021 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 30th June 2021 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 30th June 2021 1:40pm Gold
Wednesday 30th June 2021 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th October 2021 8:15am Gold
Tuesday 12th October 2021 12:50pm Gold
Tuesday 12th October 2021 6:40pm Gold
Friday 21st January 2022 6:00pm Drama
Monday 13th June 2022 8:15am Gold
Monday 13th June 2022 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th September 2022 6:00pm Drama
Monday 28th November 2022 8:40am Gold
Monday 28th November 2022 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 20th June 2023 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 20th June 2023 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 20th June 2023 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2024 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2024 3:20pm 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 Brough Mr Ernest Grainger
Harold Bennett Young Mr. Grace
Larry Martyn Mr Mash
Guest cast
Hilda Fenemore Elsie (Cleaner)
Bill Martin Customer
Ann Sidney Customer
Joy Allen First Aid Sister
Pamela Cundell Drooping Derrière
Gordon Peters Fawn Trousers
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Rochelle Selwyn Production Designer

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