Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 8, 1972
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 69
Networks: BBC One
Genres: Comedy

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Are You Being Served?(1972)

TMDB Rating: 7.2 (83 votes)

Overview

This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.

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Series 1

6 episodes • 1972

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Are You Being Served? (Pilot)	Sep 8, 1972
2	Dear Sexy Knickers...	Mar 21, 1973
3	Our Figures Are Slipping	Mar 28, 1973
4	Camping In	Apr 4, 1973
5	His and Hers	Apr 11, 1973
6	Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend	Apr 18, 1973

Series 2

5 episodes • 1974

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Clock	Mar 14, 1974
2	Cold Comfort	Mar 21, 1974
3	The Think Tank	Mar 28, 1974
4	Big Brother	Apr 4, 1974
5	Hoorah for the Holidays	Apr 11, 1974

Series 3

9 episodes • 1975Avg: 1.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Hand of Fate	Feb 27, 1975	0.0
2	Coffee Morning	Mar 6, 1975	0.0
3	Up Captain Peacock	Mar 13, 1975	0.0
4	Cold Store	Mar 20, 1975	0.0
5	Wedding Bells	Mar 27, 1975	0.0
6	German Week	Apr 3, 1975	1.0
7	Shoulder to Shoulder	Apr 10, 1975	0.0
8	New Look	Apr 17, 1975	0.0
9	Christmas Crackers	Dec 22, 1975	0.0

Series 4

7 episodes • 1976Avg: 1.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	No Sale	Apr 8, 1976	0.0
2	Top Hat and Tails	Apr 15, 1976	0.0
3	Forward Mr. Grainger	Apr 22, 1976	0.0
4	Fire Practice	Apr 29, 1976	0.0
5	Fifty Years On	May 6, 1976	0.0
6	Oh What a Tangled Web	May 13, 1976	1.0
7	The Father Christmas Affair	Dec 24, 1976	0.0

Series 5

7 episodes • 1977

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Mrs. Slocombe Expects	Feb 25, 1977
2	A Change Is As Good As a Rest	Mar 4, 1977
3	Founder's Day	Mar 11, 1977
4	The Old Order Changes	Mar 18, 1977
5	Take-over	Mar 25, 1977
6	Goodbye Mr. Grainger	Apr 1, 1977
7	It Pays to Advertise	Apr 8, 1977

Series 6

6 episodes • 1978

#	Episode	Air Date
1	By Appointment	Nov 15, 1978
2	The Club	Nov 22, 1978
3	"Do You Take This Man?"	Nov 29, 1978
4	Shedding the Load	Dec 6, 1978
5	A Bliss Girl	Dec 13, 1978
6	Happy Returns	Dec 26, 1978

Series 7

8 episodes • 1979

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Junior	Oct 19, 1979
2	Strong Stuff, This Insurance	Oct 26, 1979
3	The Apartment	Nov 2, 1979
4	Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person	Nov 9, 1979
5	The Hero	Nov 16, 1979
6	Anything You Can Do	Nov 23, 1979
7	The Agent	Nov 30, 1979
8	The Punch and Judy Affair	Dec 26, 1979

Series 8

8 episodes • 1981

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Is It Catching?	Apr 9, 1981
2	A Personal Problem	Apr 16, 1981
3	Front Page Story	Apr 23, 1981
4	Sit Out	Apr 30, 1981
5	Heir Apparent	May 7, 1981
6	Closed Circuit	May 21, 1981
7	The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe	May 28, 1981
8	Roots?	Dec 24, 1981

Series 9

6 episodes • 1983

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Sweet Smell of Success	Apr 22, 1983
2	Conduct Unbecoming	Apr 29, 1983
3	Memories Are Made of This	May 6, 1983
4	Calling All Customers	May 13, 1983
5	Monkey Business	May 20, 1983
6	Lost and Found	May 27, 1983

Series 10

7 episodes • 1985

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe	Feb 18, 1985
2	Grounds for Divorce	Feb 25, 1985
3	The Hold Up	Mar 4, 1985
4	Gambling Fever	Mar 11, 1985
5	The Night Club	Mar 18, 1985
6	Friends and Neighbours	Mar 25, 1985
7	The Pop Star	Apr 1, 1985

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