Comic interactions among the clothing salespeople at a British department store.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 1972
End date: Apr 1985
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC One (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 69 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
End date: Apr 1985
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC One (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 69 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
Credits:
- John Inman as Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries
- Mollie Sugden as Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Slocombe
- Trevor Bannister as Mr. (James or Dick) Lucas [ 1-7 ]
- Frank Thornton as Captain Stephen Peacock
- Wendy Richard as Miss Shirley Brahms
- Arthur Brough as Mr. Ernest Grainger [ 1-5 ]
- Harold Bennett as Young Mr. Grace [ 1-8 ]
- Nicholas Smith as Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
- Arthur English as Mr. Beverly Harmon [ 4-10 ]
- Mike Berry as Mr. Bert Spooner [ 8-10 ]
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 21 Mar 73 | Dear Sexy Knickers |
| 2. | 1-2 | 28 Mar 73 | Our Figures are Slipping |
| 3. | 1-3 | 04 Apr 73 | Camping In |
| 4. | 1-4 | 11 Apr 73 | His and Hers |
| 5. | 1-5 | 18 Apr 73 | Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend |
| Season 2 | |||
| 6. | 2-1 | 14 Mar 74 | The Clock |
| 7. | 2-2 | 21 Mar 74 | Cold Comfort |
| 8. | 2-3 | 28 Mar 74 | The Think Tank |
| 9. | 2-4 | 04 Apr 74 | Big Brother |
| 10. | 2-5 | 11 Apr 74 | Hoorah for the Holidays |
| Season 3 | |||
| 11. | 3-1 | 27 Feb 75 | The Hand of Fate |
| 12. | 3-2 | 06 Mar 75 | Coffee Morning |
| 13. | 3-3 | 13 Mar 75 | Up Captain Peacock |
| 14. | 3-4 | 20 Mar 75 | Cold Store |
| 15. | 3-5 | 27 Mar 75 | German Week |
| 16. | 3-6 | 03 Apr 75 | Wedding Bells |
| 17. | 3-7 | 10 Apr 75 | Shoulder to Shoulder |
| 18. | 3-8 | 17 Apr 75 | New Look |
| Season 4 | |||
| 19. | 4-1 | 08 Apr 76 | No Sale |
| 20. | 4-2 | 15 Apr 76 | Top Hat and Tails |
| 21. | 4-3 | 22 Apr 76 | Forward Mr. Grainger |
| 22. | 4-4 | 29 Apr 76 | Fire Practice |
| 23. | 4-5 | 06 May 76 | Fifty Years On |
| 24. | 4-6 | 13 May 76 | Oh What a Tangled Web |
| Season 5 | |||
| 25. | 5-1 | 25 Feb 77 | Mrs. Slocombe Expects |
| 26. | 5-2 | 04 Mar 77 | A Change is as Good as a Rest |
| 27. | 5-3 | 11 Mar 77 | Founder's Day |
| 28. | 5-4 | 18 Mar 77 | The Old Order Changes |
| 29. | 5-5 | 25 Mar 77 | Take-Over |
| 30. | 5-6 | 01 Apr 77 | Goodbye Mr. Grainger |
| 31. | 5-7 | 08 Apr 77 | It Pays to Advertise |
| Season 6 | |||
| 32. | 6-1 | 15 Nov 78 | By Appointment |
| 33. | 6-2 | 22 Nov 78 | The Club |
| 34. | 6-3 | 29 Nov 78 | Do You Take This Man? |
| 35. | 6-4 | 06 Dec 78 | Shedding the Load |
| 36. | 6-5 | 13 Dec 78 | A Bliss Girl |
| 37. | 6-6 | 26 Dec 78 | Happy Returns |
| Season 7 | |||
| 38. | 7-1 | 19 Oct 79 | The Junior |
| 39. | 7-2 | 26 Oct 79 | Strong Stuff, This Insurance |
| 40. | 7-3 | 02 Nov 79 | The Apartment |
| 41. | 7-4 | 09 Nov 79 | Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person |
| 42. | 7-5 | 16 Nov 79 | The Hero |
| 43. | 7-6 | 23 Nov 79 | Anything You Can Do |
| 44. | 7-7 | 30 Nov 79 | The Agent |
| Season 8 | |||
| 45. | 8-1 | 09 Apr 81 | Is It Catching? |
| 46. | 8-2 | 16 Apr 81 | A Personal Problem |
| 47. | 8-3 | 23 Apr 81 | Front Page Story |
| 48. | 8-4 | 30 Apr 81 | Sit Out |
| 49. | 8-5 | 07 May 81 | Heir Apparent |
| 50. | 8-6 | 21 May 81 | Closed Circuit |
| 51. | 8-7 | 28 May 81 | The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe |
| Season 9 | |||
| 52. | 9-1 | 22 Apr 83 | The Sweet Smell of Success |
| 53. | 9-2 | 29 Apr 83 | Conduct Unbecoming |
| 54. | 9-3 | 06 May 83 | Memories are Made of This |
| 55. | 9-4 | 13 May 83 | Calling All Customers |
| 56. | 9-5 | 20 May 83 | Monkey Business |
| 57. | 9-6 | 27 May 83 | Lost and Found |
| Season 10 | |||
| 58. | 10-1 | 18 Feb 85 | Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe |
| 59. | 10-2 | 25 Feb 85 | Grounds for Divorce |
| 60. | 10-3 | 04 Mar 85 | The Hold Up |
| 61. | 10-4 | 11 Mar 85 | Gambling Fever |
| 62. | 10-5 | 18 Mar 85 | The Night Club |
| 63. | 10-6 | 25 Mar 85 | Friends and Neighbours |
| 64. | 10-7 | 01 Apr 85 | The Pop Star |
| Specials | |||
| S01. | 1-0 | 08 Sep 72 | Pilot |
| S03. | 3-0 | 22 Dec 75 | Christmas Crackers |
| S04. | 4-0 | 24 Dec 76 | The Father Christmas Affair |
| S07. | 7-0 | 26 Dec 79 | The Punch and Judy Affair |
| S08. | 8-0 | 24 Dec 81 | Roots? |
| S05. | 5-0 | 31 Jul 77 | Are You Being Served? (film) (95 min) |
| S10. | 10-0 | 28 Aug 16 | You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks |
DVDs and books are available:
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Series 1-5 (7 discs) ![]() |
Movie (1 disc) ![]() |
Series 6-10 (7 discs) ![]() |
The Inside Story (book) ![]() |
A Celebration (book) ![]() |
Stories (book) ![]() |




