Are You Being Served?

Details

Release year: 1972

Storyline

The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

Did you know

• The "lift voice" heard during the theme song played in each episode is that of Stephanie Gathercole who plays Mr. Rumbold's secretary in the earliest episodes.

• The name of Mrs. Slocombe's pussy was Tiddles.

• In 1972, the broadcasting of the live reports from the Munich Olympics had to be cancelled due to the Black September incident. Amongst the programmes hurriedly brought forward to fill the sudden gaps in BBC1's programming schedules was the as-yet untransmitted Comedy Playhouse (1961) edition "Are You Being Served?". It proved popular enough for a full series to be commissioned.

Episodes

69 episodes – 10 seasons

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Mono

Aspect ratio

1.33 : 1

Color

Color

FAQ

• Who are the other female sales workers? They don't seem to be included in sales meetings.
• What was the reason that the male actors in the Gentlemen's department left the show?