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Television serial

Are Yous Beingness Served?
Typical intertitle
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft
Written by	Jeremy Lloyd David Croft Michael Knowles John Chapman Derren Litten (2016)
Directed past	David Croft Bernard Thompson Harold Snoad Ray Butt Gordon Elsbury John Kilby Martin Shardlow
Starring	Mollie Sugden Trevor Bannister Frank Thornton John Inman Wendy Richard Arthur Brough Nicholas Smith Larry Martyn Harold Bennett Arthur English James Hayter Penny Irving Vivienne Johnson Alfie Bass Mike Berry Kenneth Waller Candy Davis Moira Foot Benny Lee Milo Sperber
Theme music composer	Ronnie Hazlehurst
Country of origin	United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
Original linguistic communication	English
No. of serial	10
No. of episodes	70 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	David Croft
Producers	David Croft Harold Snoad Bob Spiers Martin Shardlow
Running fourth dimension	30 minutes
Product visitor	BBC
Distributor	BBC Worldwide 2entertain ABC (Commonwealth of australia, home video) Warner Home Video (US, home video)
Release
Original network	BBC Ane
Picture show format	PAL (576i) 1080i HDTV (2016)
Sound format	Monaural Surround sound 5.1 (2016)
Original release	8 September 1972 (1972-09-08) – 1 April 1985 (1985-04-01)
Chronology
Followed by	Are Yous Being Served? (Australian TV series) Grace & Favour
Related shows	Comedy Playhouse Are You Being Served? Are Y'all Being Served? Beane's of Boston Grace & Favour

Are You lot Being Served? is a British sitcom created and written by executive producer David Croft (Croft as well directed some episodes) and Jeremy Lloyd, with contributions from Michael Knowles and John Chapman, for the BBC.^[1] Set in London, the show follows the misadventures and mishaps of the staff of the retail ladies' and gentlemen's article of clothing departments in the flagship section store of a fictional chain called Grace Brothers.

The series was broadcast on the BBC for ten seasons, totalling 69 episodes between 8 September 1972 and 1 April 1985 – and included five Christmas specials. There was also a 1977 moving picture, a spin-off serial Grace & Favour with some of the aforementioned main cast in 1991–1992, and a 1-off episode with a new cast in 2016. Since its original release, all 69 episodes, the restored pilot, the Christmas specials, the sequel and the film accept been released on DVD.

Are Yous Being Served? was a bang-up success in the United kingdom. The series was too popular in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the Republic of Republic of ireland, and was successfully aired in The Netherlands and Belgium with Dutch subtitles. The show was also popular in Israel and in the United states, where it gained a loyal and enthusiastic following when PBS television stations began airing reruns of information technology in the mid-1980s, forth with other British sitcoms. In 2004, it was ranked 20th in a television countdown of Britain's Best Sitcom.^[2] It is regularly repeated worldwide (BBC 2, Drama and Gold in the Great britain; PBS and BBC America in the United States; and BBC UKTV, Fox Classics and 9Gem in Australia; and Jones! in New Zealand).

Production [edit]

Program conception [edit]

The idea for the bear witness came from Lloyd's brief flow in the early 1950s working at Simpsons of Piccadilly, a article of clothing store which traded for over 60 years until its closing in 1999.^[3] The inspiration for the store has likewise been credited to the former Clements of Watford where the concept of the floor walker character Captain Peacock was devised.^[4]

Airing [edit]

Logo used for the pilot episode and series one; from series two onwards, the quotation marks were removed.

The pilot episode was created every bit part of the Comedy Playhouse serial, although the BBC had originally called not to broadcast the plan. The airplane pilot was used equally a filler during the 1972 Summertime Olympics when the coverage of the games was interrupted by the Munich massacre on 8 September 1972, leading to a total series beingness produced.^[5] This first episode was repeated at the beginning of the first series on 14 March 1973. Although the first series was aired in the same timeslot equally Coronation Street on ITV, consequently receiving relatively little attention, the repeats shown after in the year were much more successful.^[half-dozen]

The show became a ratings hit and, after a successful 13-year run, Are You lot Being Served? came to an end on 1 Apr 1985.

Of the original cast, merely Frank Thornton, Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Wendy Richard and Nicholas Smith appeared in all 69 episodes. The same v after featured in the sequel sitcom, Grace & Favour (also known as Are Y'all Being Served? Again!). The cast performed in graphic symbol for a stage sketch on the BBC1 plan Multifariousness on 19 June 1976.

Restoration of the 1972 pilot [edit]

Although the airplane pilot was produced in color, the videotape was wiped in the 1970s leaving only a 16mm blackness-and-white film telerecording, which was made for international syndication to countries where colour television set broadcasts had not been adopted.^[seven] In 2009, the airplane pilot episode was restored to colour using the colour recovery technique previously used for the Dad's Army episode "Room at the Bottom". The restored colour version was first shown on BBC2 on 1 January 2010 as part of a special Are You lot Being Served? night.

Theme song [edit]

Audio samples of Are Y'all Being Served?  (media assist)

The theme song, written by the show's co-writer David Croft and composer Ronnie Hazlehurst, consists of a lift girl (whose vocalism was provided by Stephanie Gathercole) announcing each floor over the musique concrète sounds of a greenbacks annals (which effectively serves as the only percussion instrument) and a simple musical accompaniment.

The 1977 Are You Beingness Served? film has a dissimilar version of the theme vocal which is longer, in a different fundamental and without the floor announcements. A remix of the theme was released in 1996 by a dance act calling itself "Grace Brothers",^[eight] and featured vocal samples of John Inman and Frank Thornton.

There is a homage to the theme song in the Ladytron song "Paco!" from the album 604, and New Zealand band Minuit'southward "I hate guns". A lugubrious version of the theme vocal is featured on the album The Ape of Naples by the experimental music grouping Curlicue. The theme vocal has too been covered by Australian band Regurgitator on their 1999 album ...art. Pop vocaliser Jamelia's song "Window Shopping" (from her 2006 album Walk with Me) begins with a sample of the familiar greenbacks register sound issue as well as Mrs Slocombe's vocalisation inquiring, "Adept morning, Mr Grainger; are you gratis?"

The song was as well used in a 2016 Audi advertizement for their Quattro range.

International broadcasts [edit]

The series was shown in the United States on PBS stations and on BBC America, every bit well equally in many Republic nations around the world. PBS first began airing it (on 24 stations) in 1987, and viewership steadily climbed as more stations carried it. By the early 1990s, it had gained such a loyal following that American viewers of the show formed fan clubs and were in big omnipresence wherever cast members made guest appearances.

Are You Beingness Served? aired in Canada in prime time on Global Boob tube Network in the mid 1980s and late nighttime on YTV. The evidence aired on Saturday evening prime number time from the mid 1980s to belatedly 1990s. Information technology also bachelor to Canadian viewers from most border PBS stations in the United States.

The serial was also extremely pop in Australia. It started on ABC Idiot box in 1974 and was repeated by ABC in Australia several times.^[9] By 1978 it had been acquired by the commercial Seven Network who successfully screened repeats of the plan to audiences larger than those who viewed it on the ABC.^[10] Are You Being Served? was ranked as the tiptop rated show on Australian television for 1978, being watched past ii,255,000 people in five cities.^[eleven] New episodes were aired on ABC until 1984. After that, the last series was broadcast on the Seven Network.

Characters and casting [edit]

Are Yous Being Served? featured sense of humour based on sexual innuendo, misunderstanding, mistaken identity, farce, and occasional slapstick. In addition, there were sight gags generated past outrageous costumes which the characters were sometimes required to habiliment for store promotions, and gaudy shop displays sometimes featuring malfunctioning robotic mannequins. The bear witness is remembered for its prolific utilise of double entendres.

A key humorous base of operations of the series was a parody of the British form arrangement. This permeated a range of relationships and interactions, such as conversations between the maintenance men and sales personnel, or between sales staff and management. The episodes rarely featured locations outside the store. Characters rarely addressed each other by their showtime names, even after work, instead using their titles (commonly Mr, Mrs, Miss, or Captain).

Original main bandage [edit]

• Mr Wilberforce Claybourne Humphries (John Inman), a sales assistant in gents'; a camp-acting human being who lives with his mother, too played on several occasions by John Inman. He fabricated frequent use of double entendre, specially related to his implied gay lifestyle.
• Mrs Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), a senior sales assistant and head of the ladies' department. She is known for her irresolute hair colour and telling double entendre stories about her true cat Tiddles, which she refers to as "my pussy". Although usually called by her first proper noun Betty, in one episode she'south referred to as Rachel, one of her centre names.
• Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard), a young, attractive, working-class, cockney-speaking junior sales assistant to Mrs Slocombe.
• Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton), the haughty floorwalker who purportedly fought in the North Africa Campaign of World War Two (and in the Pacific theatre) just was accused of actually being a corporal in the Service Corps and never seeing combat.
• Mr Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), the autocratic, obsequious (to the Grace brothers), yet bumbling and incompetent floor manager.
• Mr James/Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister) (serial one–7), the young, penniless, womanising junior salesman; a source of irritation to the female person sales staff. Always referred to as the section 'junior', just Bannister was in fact one twelvemonth older than Inman. The character left the series subsequently Series 7 (1979), due to Bannister's prior commitments. His character leaving within the show was not mentioned or referenced. Wendy Richard claimed in an interview that the series was originally devised every bit a vehicle for Trevor Bannister.
• Mr Ernest Grainger (Arthur Brough) (series ane–5), a 40-year veteran of Grace Brothers, a senior sales assistant and head of the gents' section, who often falls asleep on the task, is usually grumpy, and wears a measuring tape over his shoulders. Arthur Brough died earlier the filming of Series six. The character of Mr. Grainger was brought back for the 2016 revival with Roy Barraclough replacing Arthur Brough.
• "Young" Mr Grace (Harold Bennett) (serial 1–viii), the very old, rich but stingy store owner, surrounded by attractive immature women. The character's final appearance was in 1981 post-obit Bennett's death. The character was killed off in the first episode of the spinoff series Grace & Favour.
• Mr Mash (Larry Martyn) (series ane–3), the stock and maintenance human being who installed mechanised display units in store and was often scolded past Helm Peacock for being on the floor during opening hours. There was no mention of his grapheme leaving Grace Brothers or being transferred.

Subsequent main bandage [edit]

• Diana Yardswick (Doremy Vernon) (series three–4, 6–x), the manageress of Grace Brothers' canteen at which the staff had their dejeuner. Known for serving grossly unappetising food, and for her ill temper and sarcasm, also as for enforcing strict social order, which dictated that management, sales staff and the maintenance crew and lift operators all dine separately. Initially a modest character, she gradually increased in prominence every bit the serial progressed.
• Mr Beverley Harman (Arthur English) (serial four–10), Mr Mash'southward replacement. Although he holds the same position as his predecessor, the staff have a more friendly relationship with him than they did with Mr. Mash. Mr Rumbold calls him Harry in series 5, but in series 9 he states his name is actually Beverley.
• Mr Percival Tebbs (James Hayter) (series six), Mr Grainger's replacement. He retired after only one year in the men's department, and his difference paves the way for Mr Goldberg's arrival in the next series.
• Mr Harry Goldberg (Alfie Bass) (series 7), Mr Tebbs'south replacement. Originally the junior salesman, he was apace promoted to senior afterward proving to be a master salesman. Similar Tebbs, Goldberg lasted just one year.
• Mr Bert Spooner (Mike Drupe) (series eight–10), eventually replaced Mr Lucas as gents' inferior sales assistant and was similar to him in many means.
• "Old" Mr Grace (Kenneth Waller) (series 8), "Young" Mr Grace's even-older brother – replaced him at the store when he took a sabbatical to write his memoirs. In last two serial', the direction of the store was again attributed to "Young" Mr. Grace, who was by then an invisible graphic symbol.
• Mr Grossman (Milo Sperber) (series eight), an expert shoe salesman, joined the gents' section, when some of the floor space was given over to shoes. He lasted simply four episodes.
• Mr Abraham Klein (Benny Lee) (series viii), joined the gents' department to aid out with upcoming sales in the store. Klein lasted just 4 episodes.
• Miss Belfridge (Candy Davis) (series 9–x), the last and longest-running of Mr Rumbold's secretaries. She was admired past all male staff, including Mr Humphries and especially Captain Peacock, who dined her at The Ritz Hotel.

Episodes [edit]

Are You Being Served? was initially broadcast from 1973 to 1985. Each series had between 5 and nine episodes. Counting the pilot episode, all episodes and specials from the series, and the film, the testify ran for sixty-nine episodes and ten series. Each episode was cocky-independent, with no continuing story or theme throughout the serial.

Film [edit]

In 1977, as for many other popular British sitcoms of the fourth dimension, a feature moving picture was produced. The British film industry assumed at the fourth dimension that audiences wouldn't come to the movie theatre unless enticed by a plot they couldn't get from their television, and then they demanded bigger plots for such films. The film version of Are You Being Served? followed this trend, post-obit the staff as they accept a package holiday together while the store is airtight for redecoration, a loose adaptation of the play version from the twelvemonth before. Prepare in the fictional resort of Costa Plonka, in Spain, the unabridged cast of the television series reprised their roles in the film.^[12] Reviews of the film were mostly negative, with one reviewer declaring, "The humour consists mainly of withering selection of patent British puns; an inflatable brassiere, some let's-insult-the-Germans jokes and a rickey thunder-box which bolts from the exterior are thrown in for good measure."^[13]

The Best of Are You Being Served? (1992) [edit]

Buoyed past the huge success of the series in the U.s., BBC America commissioned a special directly-to-VHS compilation in 1992. Running at 78 minutes, The Best of Are You lot Existence Served featured newly-shot scenes of Mr Humphries reminiscing with his elderly mother, Annie, near his time working at Grace Brothers. Both roles were played by John Inman. The additional sequences were filmed in America, and directed by Don Hopfer.

2016 revival [edit]

In 2016, a one-off revival episode was appear and filmed at dock10 studios. It was broadcast as part of BBC's Landmark Sitcom Season, a celebration of threescore years of television sitcoms.^[14] It was fix in 1988 with the original characters, played by a new bandage.^[15]

Former Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis portrayed Captain Peacock; old Coronation Street actors Sherrie Hewson and Roy Barraclough were cast as Mrs Slocombe and Mr Grainger respectively, and comedian Arthur Smith as Mr Harman. Mr Humphries was portrayed by Jason Watkins, Miss Brahms by Niky Wardley, and Mr Rumbold by Justin Edwards.^{[16] [17]} New characters introduced in the evidence included Young Mr Grace'southward grandson, too called Young Mr Grace, played by Mathew Horne; Miss Croft, named as a tribute to series co-creator David Croft, played by Jorgie Porter; and newcomer Mr Conway, played past Kayode Ewumi. The episode was written by Derren Litten. The BBC issued a press release saying: "Information technology'southward 1988 and Young Mr Grace is determined to drag Grace Brothers into, well 1988, but he has a problem on his hands. Mr Humphries, Helm Peacock, Mr Rumbold and Mrs Slocombe all seem to be stuck in another era. A new member of staff, Mr Conway, joins the team but will he aid milkshake things upwardly or volition he merely put a pussy amongst the pigeons?"^[14]

The episode was aired in August 2016 to universally poor reviews for both the writing and the acting.^{[18] [19]} No farther episodes were commissioned.

Other adaptations [edit]

Spin-off [edit]

About immediately after the cancellation of Are Y'all Being Served? in 1985, the cast began suggesting a spin-off to Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. Though all felt the department shop format was exhausted, it was suggested the characters could be moved to a new location. In 1992, near of the original cast reunited for Grace & Favour (known as Are You Being Served Over again! in the U.s. and Canada). The new series followed the characters after Young Mr. Grace'southward death, when they are forced to run a hotel in a dilapidated estate firm that was purchased using their pension fund. Grace & Favour ran for two series.^[twenty]

Play [edit]

In the summer of 1976, a stage adaptation of Are You Existence Served? ran at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Directed by Robert Redfarn, John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard, and Nicholas Smith reprised their characters from the television testify while the characters of Mr. Lucas, Mr. Grainger, and Mr. Mash were recast. The play had basically the same plot equally the film version which would debut the next twelvemonth, though Young Mr. Grace'south part was omitted entirely and Mr. Mash had less to practice than Mr. Harman in the film. Reviews for the play were mixed; a writer for the Blackpool Diarist of the Stage declared it the funniest prove he'd seen in thirty years, while Michael Leapman from The Times, alleged the play to be worthless except for the last line, though he admitted he'd never seen the television show.^[21] The play has occasionally been run at other theatres since.

American adaptation [edit]

In 1979, Garry Marshall, in the midst of success producing and directing Happy Days and its spin-offs, produced a pilot for an American version of Are You Being Served?, Beane'south of Boston, remaking the episode, "German Calendar week" for the television pilot. At the time, Americanised versions of British series, including Three'south Company, All in the Family, and Sanford and Son were doing well in the ratings, and Marshall hoped to capitalise on this with his script for the product. Jeremy Lloyd'southward Laugh-In partner, Alan Sues, was cast equally Mr. Humphries, a decision Lloyd regretted, maxim Sues had been miscast. Other cast included future Magnum PI star John Hillerman as Mr. Peacock, Charlotte Rae equally Mrs. Slocombe, and Lorna Patterson as Miss Brahms. Ultimately, CBS passed on Beane'south of Boston and a total serial was not produced.^[22]

Australian adaptation [edit]

An Australian adaptation, as well chosen Are You Being Served?, ran for ii serial and sixteen episodes from 1980 to 1981 on Network Ten. It starred John Inman as Mr Humphries, who travels to Australia on loan from Grace Brothers to work for the Grace brothers' cousin, Mr. Bone at his department shop, Bone Brothers. Renamed versions of characters from the original series rounded out the cast including June Bronhill as Mrs. Crawford, a copy of Mrs. Slocombe, and Reg Gillam as Captain Wagstaff, a copy of Captain Peacock. Jeremy Lloyd adjusted episodes for the show from his ain scripts from the British Are You Being Served, drawing from the then-new episodes of the seventh series for series one of the Australian version, and a option of older episodes for serial two. Lloyd would later say he hated the procedure of adapting the episodes, which were mostly left intact with the exception of some topical jokes, which were changed or deleted.^[23]

Dutch specials [edit]

The TROS, the Dutch broadcaster that showed AYBS? in the Netherlands, invited over the key faces of the original cast twice to reprise their characters on Dutch television (admitting not for a full, half-hour episode). First in 1976, Dutch comedian André van Duin entered a shop and ran into Mr. Humphries, Miss Brahms and Mrs. Slocombe.^[24] A different special was made 1994, on the occasion of the 30 years jubilee of the TROS. This time, the search was for a replacement for Mrs. Slocombe, with Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard, and Trevor Bannister all reprising their roles.^[25] In 1985 John Inman likewise assisted in character as co-presented for a quiz.^[26]

Reception [edit]

The series gained much of its popularity with Television viewers by "pushing the envelope" through its deliberate-yet-subtle use of risqué visual gags, innuendo-infused dialogue and cleverly-bearded sophomoric humour. These comical devices likewise attracted some balmy criticism, in part for relying on sexual stereotypes and double entendres – due east.1000., Mrs Slocombe discussing her cat: "Animals are very psychic; the least sign of danger and my pussy's hair stands on end".

John Inman's portrayal of Humphries' over-the-pinnacle antics and sharp-tongued, witty responses, along with his trademark catch-phrase "I'm gratuitous!", were enthusiastically embraced past many audience members, and the graphic symbol evolved into a gay icon in popular civilization. Despite this, Inman pointed out that Mr Humphries' true sexual orientation was never explicitly stated in the serial, and David Croft said in an interview that the grapheme was not homosexual, just "just a female parent's boy".^[27] In an episode of the spin-off Grace & Favour, the character is further described as neither a "woman's man" nor a "man's homo" and every bit existence "in limbo".

Merchandise [edit]

Seven early episodes were novelised for a book, written past Jeremy Lloyd, called Are You lot Existence Served? – Camping ground in and other Fiascos. This was written in 1976, and republished in 1997 past KQED Books. The 7 episodes featured are "Camping ground In", "Upwards Captain Peacock", "Nuptials Bells", "His and Hers", "Coffee Forenoon", "The Hand of Fate" and "The Clock".

In 1995, KQED Books published Are You Being Served – The Inside Story by Adrian Rigelsford, Anthony Brown, and Geoff Tibbals, with a foreword by Jeremy Lloyd, and sub-titled: The Within Story of Britain'south Funniest – and Public Television receiver'due south Favorite – Comedy Series. In 212 pages, the book'due south half-dozen capacity cover: The Cast of Characters, Behind the Scenes, The Episodes, The Spin-offs, Trivia Quiz, and Glossary. ISBN 0-912333-04-ix.

In 1999, I'm Free! The Complete Are You Beingness Served?, a guide to the series, was published past Orion Books. It was written by Richard Webber, with contributions from David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd.

A board game was as well produced in the 1970s. Players moved round a lath resembling the shop floor to purchase one detail from each of the four counters and go out the store, before their opponents and without going over budget.

DVD releases [edit]

All episodes be in the BBC Archives. All 10 series, including a black and white version of the airplane pilot episode, and all v Christmas specials from those years, besides as both serial of Grace & Favour are at present available on DVD in the UK (Region 2). Are You Being Served?: the Moving picture was released in 2002. A color-restored version of the original pilot episode has yet to exist released commercially.

All x series, also equally both series of Grace & Favour (in packaging titled Are You Being Served? Once more!) and the film are bachelor on DVD in Region 1 (North America).

All ten series, as well as both serial of Grace & Favour and the motion-picture show have been released in Australia (Region iv).

A DVD titled Are You Existence Served? – Best of The Early Years and Are Y'all Being Served? Christmas Specials have also been released.

DVD title		Discs	Yr	Ep. #	DVD release			Special episodes
					Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	Complete Serial one	1	1972–1973	half-dozen	27 August 2002	25 July 2005	2 March 2006	The Airplane pilot B&W version
	Consummate Serial 2	one	1974	5	27 August 2002	nineteen September 2005	eight June 2006	—
	Complete Series three	2	1975	9	27 August 2002	30 Jan 2006	five October 2006	1975 Christmas Special
	Complete Series 4	1	1976	vii	27 August 2002	27 March 2006	7 March 2007	1976 Christmas Special
	Complete Serial 5	i	1977	7	27 August 2002	5 June 2006	6 June 2007	—
	Complete Serial half dozen	1	1978	6	30 September 2003	28 Baronial 2006	iii October 2007	1978 Christmas Special
	Complete Series 7	1	1979	8	thirty September 2003	25 August 2008	6 March 2008	1979 Christmas Special
	Complete Series viii	1	1981	viii	xxx September 2003	vii September 2009	7 August 2008	1981 Christmas Special
	Consummate Series 9	1	1983	6	30 September 2003	24 May 2010	two Oct 2008	—
	Complete Serial 10	ane	1985	7	30 September 2003	xiii September 2010	5 March 2009	—
	Complete Serial 1–5	6	1972–1977	34	27 August 2002	2 October 2006	N/A	Aforementioned as individual releases
	Complete Series half-dozen–ten	5	1978–1985	35	xxx September 2003	N/A	Northward/A	Same as private releases
	Complete Series one–10	xi	1972–1985	69	7 September 2003 11 August 2009	xiii September 2010	1 April 2010	Extra Disc with Profile Specials on Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard etc. The 2009 R1 reissue comes in the smaller ii disc thinpak cases instead of standard Amaray keep cases.

Run into also [edit]

• List of films based on British television series

Notes [edit]

1. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Are You Beingness Served? (1973–1985)". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
2. ^ "Great britain's Best Sitcom – Peak 11 to 100". BBC . Retrieved 7 October 2013.
3. ^ "Going Down: 'Grace Bros' store closes". BBC. 1 February 1999.
4. ^ "'Watford has Clements running through it'". Watford Observer . Retrieved 12 Oct 2021.
5. ^ "Obituary: John Inman". BBC News. viii March 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
6. ^ Coates, Sam; Asthana, Anushka (nine March 2007). "Obituary – John Inman". The Times. London.
7. ^ "Vintage British TV: Comedy Playhouse – Are You Being Served? (BBC) 8th September 1972". Vintagebrittv.blogspot.co.uk. 7 Jan 2010. Retrieved 21 Apr 2014.
8. ^ "Grace Brothers – Are You Beingness Served?". Discogs . Retrieved 8 Oct 2016.
9. ^ Collier, Shayne. Again and again and again. The Sydney Morning Herald – The Guide: two June 1986, p.1, 6. [ane]
10. ^ Semmler, Clement. Why 'Are You Beingness Served?' is our top-rating program. The Sydney Morning Herald: 25 October 1978, p.8. [2]
11. ^ "Australian Telly shows superlative ratings". The Canberra Times. thirty December 1978. p. 3. Retrieved eleven August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
12. ^ Rigelsford, Brown, and Tibballs, pp. 181-183
13. ^ Pym, John (1977). "Are You lot Being Served?". Monthly Film Message. London: British Movie Institute. 44 (516).
14. ^ ^{a b} "BBC – Are You lot Existence Served? is returning to BBC One – Media Center". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
15. ^ "All-star cast of Are You lot Beingness Served? remake spotted arriving for filming at Salford Quays". Manchester Evening News.
16. ^ Guide, British Comedy (22 Feb 2016). "New Are You Beingness Served? cast revealed". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
17. ^ "Alf Garnett dorsum as part of BBC sitcom revival". BBC News. BBC. 10 March 2016. Retrieved ten March 2016.
18. ^ "Are You lot Beingness Served? made Mrs Brown's Boys look like Wodehouse – review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
19. ^ "Are You Being Served? remake panned by viewers". Your Local Guardian.
20. ^ Rigelsford, Brown, and Tibballs, pp. 175-179
21. ^ Rigelsford, Brown, and Tibballs, p. 186
22. ^ Rigelsford, Brown, and Tibballs (1995), p. 187
23. ^ Rigelsford, Brown, and Tibballs, pp. 187-188
24. ^ "Zoeken Beeld en Geluid". zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
25. ^ "Zoeken Beeld en Geluid". zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
26. ^ "Zoeken Beeld en Geluid". zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl . Retrieved 12 Oct 2021.
27. ^ "I'm Costless! – The Consummate Are You Beingness Served?". Orion Books. 1999.

References [edit]

• Rigelsford, Adrian; Chocolate-brown, Anthony; Tibballs, Geoff (1995). Are You Beingness Served?: The Inside Story of Britain's Funniest-and Public Television's Favorite-Comedy Serial. San Francisco: KQED Books. ISBN0-912333-04-9.

External links [edit]

• Are You Being Served? at BBC Online
• Are Yous Being Served? at the British Pic Institute
• Are You Being Served? at British Comedy Guide
• Are Y'all Being Served? at the BFI'southward Screenonline
• Are You lot Being Served? at IMDb
• Are You Existence Served? Virtual Video Vault
• Are You Being Served? Forever
• The Grace Brothers' Multimedia Department
• Are You Being Served? Central (Official site)

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