David Croft
Director
Are You Being Served? (1972)
Series 7
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.
Released Sept. 8, 1972
Episode 30 min
13+
Genres: Comedy
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Watch Providers: BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S7E1 - The Junior
Mr. Goldberg is hired as a junior after having recently run his own small tailoring business. To Captain Peacock's chagrin, the staff learn that Mr. Goldberg had served under the Captain but recalls those army days differently.
Oct. 19, 1979, midnight
S7E2 - Strong Stuff, This Insurance
The staff must take physicals to get insurance. Listening through the door of Mr. Grace's office, they hear Mr. Harman describing the state of the furniture, which they misunderstand as being the results of their physicals.
Oct. 26, 1979, midnight
S7E3 - The Apartment
By permission of Mr. Grace, Mrs. Slocombe moves into a display apartment in Grace Brothers, because her new home is occupied by squatters. Due to a transport strike, Mr. Humphries seeks to join her in her new accommodations.
Nov. 2, 1979, midnight
S7E4 - Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person
Mrs. Slocombe temporarily takes the place of Mr. Rumbold, who has taken ill . She eats the cream cakes she finds in his office. But she then gets a call from the hospital warning that the ice cream is what made him ill.
Nov. 9, 1979, midnight
S7E5 - The Hero
Captain Peacock is challenged to a boxing match by a member of another department. He backs out, and Mr. "Hugger" Humphries is "elected" to take his place in a wrestling match. He loses that match, but Mrs. Slocombe enters the ring and defeats the challenger.
Nov. 16, 1979, midnight
S7E6 - Anything You Can Do
The standard of the canteen food of Grace Brothers is rapidly going from bad to worse. After confronting the catering workers with their complaints, the staff are told to get on with the food preparation on their own.
Nov. 23, 1979, midnight
S7E7 - The Agent
Mr. Goldberg runs an agency to get the staff better jobs. After Captain Peacock and Mr. Rumbold become aware of this, Mr. Humphries and Mrs. Slocombe are given raises, and decide to stay with the store.
Nov. 30, 1979, midnight
S7E8 - The Punch and Judy Affair
When the staff of the Ladies' and Gents' departments don't participate in a strike, relations between them and the rest of the store's employees become understandibly bitter. In order to improve the mood, the staff presents a life-size Punch and Judy show for the other employees' children.
Dec. 26, 1979, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 2070 min.
Released: Sept. 8, 1972
Last Air Date: April 1, 1985, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 13+
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