Are You Being Served? Cast Has No Surviving Members

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Күн бұрын

Who was your favorite character on Are You Being Served? and how do you think the spin-off series Grace and Favour measured up to the original show?
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - John Inman - Mr Wilberforce Claybourne Humpries
03:00 - Mollie Sugden - Mrs. Betty Slocombe
04:20 - Wendy Richard - Miss Shirley Brahms
05:21 - Frank Thornton - Captain Stephen Peacock
06:24 - Nicholas Smith - Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
07:31 - Trevor Bannister - Mr. James and Dick Lucas
08:29 - Arthus Brough - Mr. Ernest Grainger
09:04 - Harold Bennett - Young Mr. Grace
09:39 - Outro
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Are You Being Served? was a popular British sitcom created and written by executive producer David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd for the BBC. The series was set in London and followed the misadventures of the staff of the ladies’ and gentlemen’s departments at a flagship retail store for a clothing chain called Grace Brothers.
The series ran for ten seasons with a total of 69 episodes from September 8, 1972, to April 1, 1985. There was also a spin-off series called Grace & Favour that included members of the original cast. That show ran from 1991 to 1992. In 1977, there was also an Are You Being Served? film that saw release.
Are You Being Served? was extremely successful in the United Kingdom’s audience ratings. The show, which left viewers in stitches for more than a decade, was later broadcast in The United States on PBS. The network ran reruns of the series and several other British series in the mid-1980s. The show also saw a wider release in countries like Canada, Australia, The Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, and Holland.
The last surviving member of the show's cast, Nicholas Smith, died in 2015 at the age of 81. In this facts-packed video, we'll be taking the opportunity to pay our respects to the show's deceased cast members while also highlighting a few of the reasons why the slapstick comedy resonated so strongly with viewers both in the UK and abroad.
Are You Being Served? Cast Has No Surviving Members

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@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

Want to see more of your beloved TV show cast through the years? We have a playlist for you: kzfaq.info/sun/PLfdTwvQ5Z43u6OVwbL50SiZV0p0z3LXQD

@garrett69 9 ай бұрын

I really wish you'd get your facts right. Every single video you post has errors. You say every leading cast member has passed away. This is not true, Mike Berry is still alive!

@analogueman123456787 9 ай бұрын

If they're anything as inaccurate as this one, then I'd rather chew off my left gonad thank you very much. Why don't those who put these videos together actually spend the time to actually watch the series, rather than trawling the net for inaccurate twaddle?

@Emjay_____71 8 ай бұрын

not from you I dont Your videos are inaccurate

@renaecassidy7510 5 ай бұрын

It's hard to choose which character is my favorite but I'm going to go with Mr humphries because he's well really😂

@Leo-rs8mv 18 күн бұрын

Who did this relative unknown man play?

@stephenaustinjohnnunns4854 Жыл бұрын

The shop was not a Clothing Chain Store.....it was representing an old fashioned DEPARTMENT STORE with many departments on several floors.

@AnimalisMD Жыл бұрын

Ah yes.. good old "Bathroom Fittings" 🤣

@deniserhodes3052 Жыл бұрын

Just what I said.

@Krzyszczynski Жыл бұрын

Indeed. Who could forget the episode where they were all "rotated" into the toy department (where Mr Grainger wanted to remain so he could play all day with the train sets).

@noscwoh1 Жыл бұрын

As the theme music for every single episode makes perfectly clear.

@AnimalisMD Жыл бұрын

@@Krzyszczynski That one was a classic... Especially Mr. Humphries playing with "Funtime Freddy" and the "Wibbly Wobblies" Then there was Mrs. Slocumb's bride doll who announced, "I want to go to the potty"!🤣🤣

@normdingmore8521 Жыл бұрын

One of the funniest and well played British sitcoms. In this I am unanimous. 😉

@deniserhodes3052 Жыл бұрын

Ha ha brilliant!

@CoraJean19 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@kathleenking3048 Жыл бұрын

Loved this show!watched every sunday night.was very funny and never a dull moment!very sorry all have passed.

@bellebelle90ful Жыл бұрын

Love this, and indeed you are!

@davidbarr9343 Жыл бұрын

Well said!👏😂

@devonvalentino321 Ай бұрын

As an American, Are You Being Served was the first British sitcom I watched and positively loved it. I saw the series countless times and laughed every time. All the actors were terrific, but I shall always remember most Molly and John. RIP to all and enjoy your coffee break with St. Peter.

@Robert08010 15 күн бұрын

I think my first "exposure" (if you'll pardon the pun) was the Benny Hill Show.

@glennhoddle10 Жыл бұрын

Everyone on the show was funny but John Inman's hilarious over the top antics and stories was pure comedy gold.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

@dennis8196 Жыл бұрын

He was a regular in the Bacon arms in Newbury, Berkshire. I've heard some funny stories from other regulars there at the time. Apparently he would tell long anecdotes and stories that would entertain small groups drinking at the time.

@ashleyp.4932 Жыл бұрын

The sitcom was meant to be a vehicle to promote Trevor Bannister (Mr Lucas), but due to John Inman's comic timing, they started to focus on him more. Interesting fact: Although Mr Lucas is supposed to be junior to Mr Humphries, Trevor Bannister was actually a year or two older than John Inman.

@ashleyp.4932 Жыл бұрын

When it originally started an executive at the BBC didn't like the character of Mr Humphries, and he told the creators to (and I quote) "Get rid of the poof!" One of the creators said "If the poof goes I go!" Imagine the show without Mr Humphries (John Inman even went abroad a couple of times to help launch foreign versions of the show).

@user-lz3vp8rq2s Жыл бұрын

As of 2023 of the regular cast only Mike Berry (former pop singer) is still alive but only played Mr Spooner, whose character replaced Trevor Bannister in the 1980s series. In the later episodes John Inman's "I'm free" catchphrase no longer raised a laugh Other occasional cast members such as Joanna Lumley are still alive as well as the (then) young actresses who played the secretaries of "Young" Mr Grace.

@andreww4473 Жыл бұрын

It is currently March 2023 and Mike Berry (Mr Spooner) is currently 80 years old and very much still alive.

@bholmes5490 26 күн бұрын

good catch

@40billwaugh 26 күн бұрын

Still is May 18, 2024.

@cadcncengineeringfabricati3497 20 күн бұрын

Still is alive May 24 2024

@addie_is_me 17 күн бұрын

There are a lot of mistakes. Good catch.

@ommadammo 11 күн бұрын

Not an original cast member, he replaced Trevor Bannister. Which is why his batteries are still running.

@jillhughes1878 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I am in a lift where it announces "Ground floor" I can never resist adding "Perfumery and leather goods, going up." You can usually tell the age of the other passengers by those who smile or laugh in recognition of the reference!

@BeasleyStreet Жыл бұрын

You are not on your own...

@jwb52z9 Жыл бұрын

"Ground Floor. Perfumery, Stationery and Leather Goods, Brigs and Haberdashery, Kitchenware and Food. Going up!" :)

@maverickhistorian6488 Жыл бұрын

'First floor telephones, gents ready made suits, shirts, socks ,ties, hats, underwear and shoes going up! 😁

@LesterMoore Жыл бұрын

Grand, just grand!

@jwb52z9 Жыл бұрын

Second Floor. Carpets, Travel Goods and Bedding, Material, Soft Furnishings, Restaurant and teas, Going Down!

@parttimephilosopher7097 Жыл бұрын

Frank Thornton did not disappear from acting in 2001. He did some of his best work in Last Of The Summer Wine all the way through to 2010.

@voidfilan5055 Жыл бұрын

That’s what I also thought 👍👍👍👍😻

@billweaver6092 Жыл бұрын

What do you expect - this video was obviously made by some clueless Yank.

@SMichaelDeHart Жыл бұрын

Exactly, another fantastic comedy.

@jitaamesuluma9730 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@bigverybadtom Жыл бұрын

My aunt had died, but my mother and I loved that show as well.

@paulsccna2964 Жыл бұрын

One of the most genuine and lovable television sitcoms ever.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Thank you for sharing your views on this. Which episode appealed to you the most?

@paulsccna2964 Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerseUK There is a episode, where the staff brain-storms, and they have to share their middle names, one favorite episodes. If anyone person had been cast by someone else, I think, Are you being served, would have fallen short. But also, credit has to go to the producers and directors, and writers, that were able to keep churning out funny scripts. Oddly enough, the "Are you being served" movies are terrible, and the characters falls flat and seem almost mean and angry.

@199422adam 25 күн бұрын

The magic that was Croft and Perry.

@Felidae-ts9wp Жыл бұрын

Such a Brilliant show. How can one choose a favourite character..they were all so good. Rest in Peace 🌟

@zodiac6968 Жыл бұрын

Capt. Peacock.

@mickm6309 Жыл бұрын

As a teenager at the time it was definitely Miss Brahms.

@zodiac6968 Жыл бұрын

@@mickm6309 Ha! i can see why, i think she was the first of them to pass away.

@oldwirralian6842 Жыл бұрын

@@mickm6309 She was very very attractive! I was about 28 and married at the time but fancied her rotten. Died far too soon. R.I.P.

@andyt8216 Жыл бұрын

Definitely makes you think about the passage of time when familiar faces are all passed. As mentioned, the actor who played “Young” Mr Grace was born in 1896 - Queen Victoria was on the British throne and had 5 more years to reign.

@specialk9424 Жыл бұрын

Old Mr. Grace doesn't get about much, anymore.

@wolver73 Жыл бұрын

You’ve all done very well.

@specialk9424 Жыл бұрын

@@wolver73 [grabs chest and nurse checks on him]

@muffs55mercury61 Жыл бұрын

@@specialk9424 I still laugh thinking about that line, LOL.

@gioscott2363 8 ай бұрын

I use this line with my collegues. None are the wiser.@@wolver73

@sharonkellner7126 Жыл бұрын

Mollie Suden as Mrs Slocum was wonderful. I even laughed at her stories when I had seen the episode many times. All of the actors were perfectly cast. It was a unique and great series.

@MsWilliam99 Жыл бұрын

Slocombe

@forestghost7 9 ай бұрын

I grew up in 70s UK, I remember seeing the black n white pilot at age 11 ... still laughing! 🤣

@Apollo_Blaze 8 ай бұрын

Yes, they were all of them perfect for their roles.

@msimms-lp5qw 2 ай бұрын

@@MsWilliam99 Even her name was hilarious

@FlexibleFlyer50 Жыл бұрын

My father absolutely adored this show. He was quite ill when he began watching the DVDs, and he lived to see every episode, including the Christmas reunion. That series brightened the final days of his life, and I'm grateful that he found joy in the characters and their zany antics.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

Glad to know that your father is a fan, thanks for sharing! How about you?

@buttonvalley Жыл бұрын

I met Nicholas Smith once, quite by accident. He was touring the US, making appearances at local PBS stations to help in fundraising. He was at our local PBS station when he heard that our County Fair was going on. Being a big fan of country fairs, he insisted on attending. I was an employee of the fair at the time, and got to meet him as he strolled around. He was a humble, genuinely warm gentleman.

@ammo8713 Жыл бұрын

Aka....."Jug ears" ! 😁

@theoztreecrasher2647 Жыл бұрын

Quite unlike the other "jug-eared" Pommie toff? 😜🤔🤣🤣

@mysticwolf75 Жыл бұрын

They had both John Inman and Molly Sugden at different times, doing pledge drives on PBS here in the Buffalo area in the 90s. I remember for a large amount of money, you could have tea with John Inman. I would have loved to go to that, if I could have afforded it. Still, it was cool they came to this area at all!

@Bongwater33 Жыл бұрын

sweet story, thanks!

@hunghungarian5672 Жыл бұрын

@@ammo8713 where’s your photo? Let’s mock your looks.

@jeanday9747 Жыл бұрын

I live in Texas USA and I absolutely loved that show. Mrs. Slocombe was my favorite. It's really sad that they are all gone. Each and every one of them will live in my heart and may they all RIP.

@primojonpresents571 Жыл бұрын

Pure Comedy Gold. The concept, the characters and most of the episodes are well written and the casting is perfect. Love this show to pieces.

@julesdymond8728 Жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@telebubba5527 9 ай бұрын

The best of the best! Undoubtedly. "I'm free".

@bruceharkins7843 Жыл бұрын

All of those beloved characters hold a special place in my heart. My parents and I never missed watching episodes on Saturday nights on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), along with Keeping Up Appearances and As Time Goes By. It was the highlight of my week spending those times with my elderly parents, who have since passed away. Wonderful memories.

@forestghost7 9 ай бұрын

same 3 Britcoms still airing weekly Sat nite in Miami!

@dwightbutler2221 9 ай бұрын

Agreed. I like the show Waiting for God too.

@forestghost7 9 ай бұрын

@@dwightbutler2221 my absolute fave! most brilliant acting (like Marion LMAO 😂!) writing, and ad - libbing I know of ... so happy to have the DVD set! 😁. Tom: Diana what's wrong with your face? Diana: I'm smiling. Tom: well don't ... you look like a giant clam! 😆😆

@abigailgerlach5443 Жыл бұрын

I loved John Inman. He was fabulous! Are You Being Served was a great show. God bless all the actors who made it such a success!

@briangrant8363 Жыл бұрын

That's when BBC comedy WAS king.

@doogle2822 Жыл бұрын

With his catch phrase "I'm Free"

@einezcrespo2107 Жыл бұрын

He also had an uncredited role in Shakespeare in Love as Lady Capulet in the stage play of Romeo and Juliet.

@kathrynmartinson5544 Жыл бұрын

@@doogle2822 Still use it for fun on occasions

@stephenfurlong4230 Жыл бұрын

A workmate of mine actually met him one time and im happy to report he was a lovely, down to earth gentleman

@jstewart3517 Жыл бұрын

This sitcom was Pure Gold

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

@roywatson8133 Жыл бұрын

no mension of debbie lyndon

@Mcfreddo Жыл бұрын

@@roywatson8133 was that one of mister grace's fancy? And Mr Harmon (if I've spelt it correctly,) was it? The gadget man/ repairer?

@AnimalisMD Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the UK and Rember watching the original run of" Are You Being Served." I was thrilled when later I found it on my local PBS station and now have the whole series on box set. Even after all these years and despite knowing all the lines by heart, I still love the show.

@AnimalisMD Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerseUK It HAS to be German Week!! How could you not like... "Bustenhalters!!!" and the German dance with Mr. Humphries in those small tight lederhosen?🤣🤣🤣🤣

@wolfsmith2865 Жыл бұрын

I will always be glad this show was a part of my childhood. It helped instill my love of British comedies.

@newlam7958 Жыл бұрын

This series was unheard of in America until one of the PBS stations in the San Francisco Bay area began airing them in 1991 and it became a big hit with audiences! So much so, some of the cast, Inman and Thornton made guest appearances at the stations fund drives in San Francisco, talking about the series and cast members. Inman said because of the success of the series in America, a spin off was started called "Are you being served Again." But it was short lived. PBS aired that series too in the 1990's.

@VMM34 Жыл бұрын

That's so interesting, thankyou for that info 👍

@maturefella Жыл бұрын

Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Lucas came to Memphis (WKNO) at different times for fund drives. Mr. Humphreys took the city by storm, as expected, but Mr.Lucas, not so much! He was totally unimpressed with Graceland and commented that it was very small!

@Apollo_Blaze 8 ай бұрын

Yes indeed, the show was huge here for sure.

@paulmayer6715 7 ай бұрын

PBS in western New York state started showing it in 1989.

@kayerin5749 27 күн бұрын

KQED (San Francisco PBS) had many stunning British imports, back in the 70''s and 80's. We were so spoiled! There were literally dozens, including the wonderful original Masterpiece Theatre, and the Friday night Mystery theatre, which included wonderful series like Lord Peter Wimsey, and Dorothy Sayers mysteries: I especially enjoyed "Gaudy Night". All of them excelled in excellent period correct clothing, scenery and cars!

@lochdedy8674 Жыл бұрын

As someone who still works in the luxury sales business, I loved this show and empathized with each of the characters and what they did throughout the series. God bless them all!

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

@lochdedy8674 Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerseUK I don't recall which episode exactly but l like the ones where Mr. Humphries crossed dressed or wore something very flamboyant.

@heatherr0420 Жыл бұрын

I adored all these characters so much I can't pick just one!!

@davido6684 Жыл бұрын

Do stores like this still exist in the UK?

@lochdedy8674 Жыл бұрын

@@davido6684 I think Harrod's?

@matthewballard6399 Жыл бұрын

Original cast member not mentioned was Larry Martyn,who played Mr mash.. the warehouse man..later replaced by Arthur english..who played Mr harman..great show..wonderful collection of actors/actresses.

@richardphillips6281 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't Arthur English married to Molly Sugden?

@matthewballard6399 Жыл бұрын

@@richardphillips6281 After some quick research..she was married to fellow actor Simon Moore,whom she had twin sons by,they married in 1958 and remained together up to his death in the year 2000..no mention of Arthur English.

@richardphillips6281 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Matthew. My recollection of conversations at work about this at that time obviously wrong.

@doogle2822 Жыл бұрын

I still remember the episode where he had set up a Chrismas display and the automated Father Christmas worked like a "flasher" with his back to the camera.

@muffs55mercury61 Жыл бұрын

Both of them were awesome and had MANY funny lines.

@visionary646 Жыл бұрын

They were all wonderful. Even their facial expressions made me laugh out loud. But if I had to choose, it would be Mr. Humphries. The walk, the delivery, and the gestures, created a completely comedic character.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

@diannedelledera3096 Жыл бұрын

I watched this show on PBS every week! Loved it! Thank you for put together this compilation.

@norwalfarm Жыл бұрын

I have watched this series countless times and never tire of it. I don't have a cast favorite as the ensemble was what was so special about the series. What a treasure!

@kali3665 Жыл бұрын

Mike Berry (Mr Spooner), who replaced Trevor Bannister, is still with us. I think that makes him the last surviving cast member, but, of course, he was not with the show from the beginning.

@nfj72 Жыл бұрын

And the nurse she still with us

@stephengraham5099 Жыл бұрын

@@nfj72 Penny Irving.

@sharksport01 Жыл бұрын

Miss Belfridge?

@kristinadospoy7347 Жыл бұрын

@@sharksport01yes, Candy Davis is still alive at 62

@kristinadospoy7347 Жыл бұрын

Although Mike Berry was not an original member of AYBS, he was nonetheless very much part of the show when he replaced Trevor Bannister in 1981. He turned 80 on September 24th of last year

@terrytrammell7388 Жыл бұрын

I loved them all. This was a great sitcom. They still pop up on BBC from time to time and I make it a point to watch the reruns.

@irisheyes5890 10 ай бұрын

My dad (an American) at the age of 88 discover this show on KZfaq and it made him laugh so hard. it was a comfort and a moment of joy for this aged widower. As his 60’something kids, we now have the dvds.

@lindaalbergo1 Жыл бұрын

I ( and my hubby)have loved this show and still do use some of their tag lines to this day , I hope the loved ones of these incredible actors know that the performances have left an indelible mark upon millions of people to this day. It’s still one of my go to cerise that I watch when I want to feel happy and content

@alanmiles9335 Жыл бұрын

Very nicely put! 😃

@raulduke6105 Жыл бұрын

It will ride up with wear

@steevo6220 Жыл бұрын

@@raulduke6105 lol yes !!

@EarlJohn61 Жыл бұрын

Are you free? (If not, how much do you charge?)

@oldwirralian6842 Жыл бұрын

I’m free!

@joanneheffernan4921 Жыл бұрын

They were all my favourites!!! Loved every one of them and I was just thinking (before I saw this). Why doesn't vision or public television show repeats of Are You Being Served. I for o n e would watch every single repeat (again). Thanks so much for showing this on utube. I just loved it.

@dereknewbury163 Жыл бұрын

A brilliant show with a wonderful ensemble cast who appeared to spark effortlessly off of one another. Pure joy.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. Who is your favorite cast member?

@dereknewbury163 Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerseUK That is hard. Probably has to be John Inman

@godfreymccammon4531 Жыл бұрын

One of the best British comedies I was able to watch on PBS for many years. I saw so many BBC shows on PBS and I must say this is at the top of my list.

@johnhankinson1929 Жыл бұрын

the BBC used to make the best comedy there was but now it's sterile woke crap

@victoriaberryhill5318 Жыл бұрын

I started watching when I was 9, still one of my favorite shows that PBS showed next to Dr who

@toddbonin6926 Жыл бұрын

My dad and I watched this every Saturday night for years! Whenever I message someone on our internal network at work, I always start with, “Are you free?” I love this show and this cast!

@judyc9380 Жыл бұрын

Could always make my mother laugh.

@mortyboardsmusic2444 5 ай бұрын

Singer and actor Mike Berry appeared in the final series of the show, in the role previously played by Trevor Bannister as Mr Lucas. Mike had a long and successful career as a pop singer from the early 1960s and is still alive, aged 81.

@janicebrowningaquino792 Жыл бұрын

Honestly-I LOVED them ALL! So many BRITCOMS have made my viewing experiences SO much more enjoyable than I could ever have hoped for. I’m an American Anglophile who could rarely relate to any American comedy. When I discovered the dry wit of BRITCOMS I found my home so to speak and watched most every one presented on my public television stations. Thank You for this info! 👏😊

@christopheradderley45 Жыл бұрын

"Ground floor perfumery, stationery and leather goods, wigs and haberdashery, kitchenware and food, going up! First floor telephones, Gents readymade suits, shirts, socks, ties, hats, underwear and shoes, going up!" Didn't need to research the lyrics, I've been watching "Are you being Served" all my life and watch it to this day 🧡

@shellp888 Жыл бұрын

My mother in law introduced me to this show 31 years ago. Absolutely loved it as well as keeping up appearances🥰

@julesdymond8728 Жыл бұрын

Mrs Bucket was hilarious 😂 poor old Geoffrey 🤣

@darleneengebretsen1468 Жыл бұрын

That's another great show!

@autistic.gorgon Жыл бұрын

This show is so nostalgic for me. I used to watch this with my mom as well as "Keeping up appearances" and "The Vicor of Dibley". I watch it alot when I'm Missing her❤

@spiritofseventysix1155 7 ай бұрын

All of them have a place in my heart and fond memories of watching the each and every episode with my papà after dinner then into our study/family room, furnished in with an accent on English Country club style with wood ceiling, leather armchairs, leather couch charming backdrop of English cutlery, tea cups and our VHS recorded episode of another Are You Being Served... the cast fit right into our relaxed evenings together as family... oh how I still vividly recall being at ease, relaxed, and happy in my childhood there having our tea together ❤️ I knew places and shopped together with family and friends at just that type of department store with sales representatives like all the cast members in Are You Being Served... absolutely lovely and everyone was always so helpful and caring not only in our purchases, also about how we were getting along in our new community in the southern state, being that we were all Connecticut Yankees stereotypical family kind of folks, so we stood out with our manner and accent from New England country folks... loved every minute of their attention, mind ya I am of a Swedish abstract, so were not typically known for liking unwarranted uninvited attention upon ourself and🤌 being a jew always 🤏bit guarded with sales reps. etc... 🙃✍️😉🙏📚✒️📖👨‍💻🫣😇 God Blesses everyone Shalom Aleichem Peace be upon y'all 🤦cawfee tawk ☕️&⚾️🌄🏃‍♂️w/🥮✍️📖📚😏✡️😉🤦‍♀️✌️👌😏😎🫡😇

@andrewwilliams2193 Жыл бұрын

I loved this show. My favourite was Mrs. Slocombe (I am unanimous in that), as she often said in each episodes. My second favourite was Mr. Humphries, he always made me laugh. Everyone will be sadly missed.

@ctaylorluce Жыл бұрын

I am unanimous in that as well. I say it often!

@Bongwater33 Жыл бұрын

me too!

@oldwirralian6842 Жыл бұрын

They were both wonderful actors and both hilarious!

@darleneengebretsen1468 Жыл бұрын

I agree with the favorites you have, although I loved them all. My husband also really enjoyed the show.

@aarjaycee3601 Жыл бұрын

Need to point out that Grace Brothers was not a clothing store It was a full blown department store selling furnishings, electrical goods, etc etc, as alluded to in the opening credits listing the goods available on each floor in the title song.

@robertschaaf7192 Жыл бұрын

Right!

@normandiebryant6989 Жыл бұрын

As an aside, there was also a chain of department stores in Sydney, Australia, called Grace Brothers. I'm unsure what the owners thought of Are You Being Served.

@mjk45 Жыл бұрын

@@normandiebryant6989 I always thought they missed a trick by not at least getting John to do a promo when he was doing are you being served Australia , even better imagine if Grace Bothers Australia had hired the cast to come out here and have them in character doing a store promotion.

@chrisweeks6973 Жыл бұрын

@@mjk45 They couldn't do that; Mr Humphries was free, but Mrs Slocombe's pussy would have had to have been quarantined.

@steveoagustino8443 Жыл бұрын

This was fantastic thank you! I am an American living in Taiwan now and for the last 30 years I’ve been watching all the reruns almost every day whenever I’m doing the dishes or just walking around the house. The show keeps me company when I’m alone in the house like a family member would. Are you being served is a show that keeps me happy, no matter what the circumstances of my life surrounds me. My wife says she’s going to play the theme song for my funeral someday! . Oh my gosh.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

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@triplejazzmusicisall1883 Жыл бұрын

The joy and laughter they bought to thousands. A great period for UK comedy before the world would decades later become so incredibly precious and serious. I might sound like an old fart and maybe I am, but the world was a better place then as this show exemplifies. Fun was a big part of life and not every individual feeling like they are victim. Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft wrote the best television comedies of all time. We are in debt to them for the wonderful times they gave us viewers and the memories we still hold dear.

@buddycollier5056 Жыл бұрын

Few shows have come together and left a warm spot on their audience’s heart as did this one. I thank them for the many pleasant hours of entertainment they gave to me. Bravo to them all.

@harperstacey9604 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that there weren't many episodes of the show. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@forestghost7 9 ай бұрын

@@harperstacey9604 13 yrs worth of episodes, that's pretty many I would think 🤔 😊

@riverguy75 Жыл бұрын

One of my all-time favorite British comedies! And I am Unanimous in that! LOL 😂 R.I.P. 💐

@NYRavage Жыл бұрын

Love this show. Amazing humor with an amazing cast. They shall be missed, but they will live on forever.

@Turkeyinthehay 8 ай бұрын

They are all surviving. The joy and laughter they brought surpasses any extinction that could befall them.

@gandolfthegardener Жыл бұрын

I was introduced to "Are You Being Served" in the early '90s by my steady. We laughed or rolled our eyes at the antics. My late mother worked at a department store at the time and she said some of those scenarios weren't far off from her experiences. She referred to the often zany ideas from management and the customer behaviors. I have seen very little of "Grace and Favour" but was nice to see the principals move onto another life stage .

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

Fun stuff, thank you so much for sharing your life story. Which episode is the most memorable for you?

@maverickhistorian6488 Жыл бұрын

yes, where I worked we had our own share of eccentrics and downright 'mad' types. A lot of the staff had never worked anywhere else since leaving school, and like myself slowly became institutionalised. When I joined the firm, there were staff who had already completed at least three decades of service. I, along with many of the 'old guard' witnessed the slow decline of the company as it slowly moved from a family business, to just another small cog of a soulless corporate leviathan.

@LesterMoore Жыл бұрын

Just a small segue regarding department store personnel and grumpy customers. A grumpy old lady approached one of the large appliance salesmen in our large store. "Young man! Young man!" "Yes mam?" Where is the nearest drinking fountain in this store," she said in an irritated voice. "Well mam. If you walk down this aisle to the next corner, make a right and continue your walk until you reach the staircase on your right. Then walk down the stairs and upon taking the last step, the fountain will be directly on your right, next to the stairs.," The lady sniffed and ejected the obviously irritated question. "And just how far do you expect me to walk." "All the way mam. All the way."😊

@gandolfthegardener Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, nothing has stuck after three decades but the general feeling. I'd have to watch the series again to answer your question.

@kristinadospoy7347 Жыл бұрын

My dad and I watched the show all the time back in the mid 90's when it aired on our local PBS station

@iaindonaldson3316 Жыл бұрын

Mike Berry is the last surviving member of the main cast of Are You Being Served. He played Mr Bert Spooner in series 8-10.

@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living Жыл бұрын

Yes. He also appeared in “The Voice UK” as a contestant a few years ago.

@cosmicvagabond Жыл бұрын

I think he is talking about the original cast but he didn't list all of the people who replaced Mr. Grainger. No mention of Mr. Harman or Mr. Mash. They were very important parts of the show.

@kevinmorgan8534 Жыл бұрын

@@cosmicvagabond I never cared for Mash but I loved Mr.Harman

@cvgthedaydreamfairygirl8092 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, mr marsh was gross. Mr Harman was better. And he did a lot in show.

@curtisrobinson7962 Жыл бұрын

@@cvgthedaydreamfairygirl8092 I am the opposite: Mr Mash was perfection, the other guy gave me a bad vibe.

@ronniedoorzon1576 Жыл бұрын

Kids, parents and great grandparents loved it! And there were sooooooooo many good shows like this, and they can't make them like that anymore.

@marycampbell7150 Жыл бұрын

If it hadn't been mentioned yet, I also remember Frank Thornton playing the role of Herbert "Truly" Truelove on "Last of the Summer Wine."

@l.5832 Жыл бұрын

I used to watch Are You Being Served as well as Keeping up Appearances with my Dad. Now whenever I think of the show, I think of my Dad. I miss him as well as all these wonderful actors.

@4Just1Girl Жыл бұрын

"I'm FREE!! I'm FREE!!" I have to admit, when I first discovered AYBS, I enjoyed the crazy antics of How ALL the characters took there hilarious cues from each other. However, John Inman's Mr. Humphries, was quickly becoming my FAVORITE! I absolutely fell in Love with his ability to make everyone Laugh so much, that at times I noticed some of the cast mates TRYING SO hard to NOT BREAK CHARACTER!!! :) They ALL were absolutely Brilliant!! as was AYBS.

@loraross3598 Жыл бұрын

I LOVED this show!!! It was telecast on my local PBS station.

@comeraghroad Жыл бұрын

Mike Berry who played the character of Mr Spooner is the only cast member of Are You Being Served to be still alive, admittedly he isn't an original cast member.

@Steve_P_B Жыл бұрын

Actually Vivienne Johnson who played Young Mr Grace's personal nurse is also still with us

@BeasleyStreet Жыл бұрын

@@Steve_P_B Penny Irving also...

@comeraghroad Жыл бұрын

Very good, I stand corrected 👍

@Steve_P_B Жыл бұрын

@@BeasleyStreet and Moira Foot and other secretaries

@harperstacey9604 Жыл бұрын

@@Steve_P_B Vivienne Johnson is probably in her 80's. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@randyhebbebusche3644 Жыл бұрын

I believe that Mr. Peacock was in the Last of the Summer Wine also. They don't make shows like that anymore. One Foot in the Grave was a classic also. They all will be missed.

@cosmicvagabond Жыл бұрын

Yep, he played a much larger role than Trevor Bannister.

@robertschaaf7192 Жыл бұрын

Loved last of the summer wine

@kaarenklingel3098 9 ай бұрын

My sister & I watched this with her 2 children when they came to visit in the summer. Lots of laughter ensued.

@twtnk9 Жыл бұрын

it is so hard to single out one performer each was there own talent ,just loved this comedy ,so badly needed today.

@mikek4288 Жыл бұрын

It was an honor to have watched it all, over and over again.

@duke_of_destruction Жыл бұрын

There is no favorite!!! The entire cast made this show !! They all went together greatly!!

@harperstacey9604 Жыл бұрын

British sitcoms are really funny. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@AvoidsPikes- Жыл бұрын

I've gotta agree with that!😊

@anhpam9205 Жыл бұрын

They were ALL so wonderful, sad their lives ended too early. I have watched most of the reruns and they always have me rolling with laughter. What a special team of highly talented and funny actors. I loved watching them in the 80's and continue to do so even now. Thank you!

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

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@voxveritas333 Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerseUK Keeping Up Appearances was hilarious as well.

@QuelquefoisFois Жыл бұрын

A few of the cast lived well past eighty.

@anhpam9205 2 ай бұрын

I've found myself back again watching and laughing all over again. Keeping up Appearances , as someone wrote, was also great fun.@@FactsVerseUK

@jehovahuponyou Жыл бұрын

MY WIFE AND I REALLY ENJOY THE SHOW; "ARE YOU BEING SERVED" - IT IS HARD TO PICK A FAVORITE FROM THAT CAST, THEY WERE ALL WONDERFUL AND VERY TALENTED PEOPLE, RIP TO THEM ALL - GOOD VIDEO, THANKS FOR POSTING, *BRAVO!!!!!!!*

@bakerzumbersmith7341 Жыл бұрын

It's so sad to hear all the cast members have passed away. I loved that show and the actors. May they all RIP with our love!!

@cliffordroberts5783 Жыл бұрын

I worked as a set dresser on this show in 1972. I worked on the pilot episode and then the first season. It was an interesting experience.

@geneh9210 Жыл бұрын

That's really cool! My grandmother enjoyed the show, and I understood why when I got older.

@sharksport01 Жыл бұрын

I like the way you arrange your undergarments.

@beverlygannon4141 Жыл бұрын

That's wonderful. Lukky you👍

@muziklvr7776 Жыл бұрын

Good interesting, bad interesting, or weird interesting?

@cliffordroberts5783 Жыл бұрын

@@muziklvr7776 Good interesting, Grace Bros was based on a real boutique department store called Simpsons on Picadilly. One of the writers had worked in the window dressing department there. That connection was how I became a dresser on the set. The director wanted the set to look like a real department store so he asked the manager of the window dressing dept if we would be interested in dressing the set. It meant that we had to be at the BBC studios at 4.30am to dress the set and be ready for the first rehearsal at 8am. They would rehearse till about 10am and then the audience would be admitted. We got to watch the whole process plus we had to be on hand to fix any problems that came up. The pay was very good because there was a wage freeze on. It was in the days when Unions had a lot of power, so how we were employed became a problem. Eventually we were employed as extras, we had to join Actors Equity. As an aside John Inman lived about 3 streets away from where I was living in Notting Hill Gate. We would see him but never spoke, actors didn't mix with the workers. Simpsons on Picadilly is now a Waterstones book shop. The building is heritage listed as an example of 30s architecture. I was back in London in 2018 and somehow a taxi driver was talking about Are you being served. He was so excited when I told him that I worked on the set.

@stevenoels2757 Жыл бұрын

Just watching this makes me want to re watch "Are you being served" again. I watched it as a kid and loved it so much, my favourite characters were Mrs. Slocombe and Captain Peacock.

@rjjcms1 Жыл бұрын

It's being reshown on Freeview,can't remember the channel,but I've been spending a bit of time staying with my mum and stepdad and they've been recording an episode each weekday night and watching them with me,and the same with the earliest series of New Tricks.

@rjjcms1 Жыл бұрын

They also record and watch,with me,old episodes of As Time Goes By with Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.

@rjjcms1 Жыл бұрын

The episodes of Are You Being Served? we saw recently were on the Drama channel,but they seem to have stopped showing them for the time being.

@vichamby4217 Жыл бұрын

It's available on DVD from BBC home video in boxed set form. Hope you can get it and enjoy.

@1locust1 Жыл бұрын

Brought joy into the home for many years on PBS.

@crwhite5881 Жыл бұрын

A truly WONDERFUL show! too bad they just don't make entertaining shows like this anymore.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

@ashleyp.4932 Жыл бұрын

For me, one of my favourites is German Week - where they are selling only German merchandise.

@joannehumphreys3454 Жыл бұрын

they can't make stuff like this anymore as it would offend someone

@moodydeb6814 Жыл бұрын

What an excellent show! Loved all the cast members, especially Molly Sudgen & John Inman. A true English treasure - often imitated, but never duplicated - & timeless classic comedy., far superior to anything produced for TV today. 😘

@elizabethlovett5130 Жыл бұрын

British comedy is the best one can get,always has been and their films. Somehow no one else seems to be able to do it. Greetings from South Africa

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын

You have to have a sense of humour to stand the weather!

@kennedyreid2504 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the update .. may their souls rest in peace. They were wonderful at their roles. And the laughs are still good.

@yeoldegaymer1906 8 ай бұрын

It wasn't a clothing store, it was a department store. The show, Grace and Favour was also known as Are You Being Served Again?. Just going through another watch through of all ten seasons at the moment. Sad they all passed. Such a talented cast.

@billwilbur3608 Жыл бұрын

You ask who was my favorite character. I say, how can I choose? I like each and every one of them. They made the show great, and it just wouldn't have been the same without them 😸

@rjjcms1 Жыл бұрын

One regular character missing from here is the brown-jacketed,white haired maintenance guy with the endless supply of cheeky quips.

@AnimalisMD Жыл бұрын

@@rjjcms1 Yes! How could one forget Mr. Mash and then his successor Mr. Harmon?

@harperstacey9604 Жыл бұрын

@@AnimalisMD Mr. Mash was always feeling up the mannequins. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@AnimalisMD Жыл бұрын

@@harperstacey9604 All while blowing raspberries to Capt. Peacock!

@rodneyclarke6477 Жыл бұрын

Ironically in Australia in th 70's we actually had a Department store named Grace Bros. Take about life imitating art. God Bless them all.

@pauljordan4452 Жыл бұрын

Until Myer bought them.

@calendarpage Жыл бұрын

I met John Inman in Michigan. He looked just like he did on TV (many years had passed since the show aired) and was very nice to all the people who greeted him. They are all missed.

@edbarker8636 Жыл бұрын

All the actors were pure gold wonderful show

@LesterMoore Жыл бұрын

I am a latecomer to this series viewing it recently though the miracle of DVD. Though decades after the end of this series it still gets laughs from family viewers. Saddened to hear of the passing of this very talented cast but they will live for as long as people enjoy great comedy. RIP all you wonderful beautiful people.

@robertwilkins8357 Жыл бұрын

I loved this show. They were perfect. I watched this over and over again . I am so glad I was born in 1941 to see all of these.

@FactsVerseUK Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

@RobertTaylor-im5ry Жыл бұрын

Mr. Mash (and later, Mr. Harmon) deserve a little mention, though neither one got the same amount of spotlight, they both were valuable members of the show. Speaking as one who has worked in a similar job, I can honestly say that stuff doesn't get done if you f with maintenance.

@Hazel-wq1xl 10 ай бұрын

Mr Mash was my favorite … it was a shame he left the series so early

@mikesullivan6422 9 ай бұрын

Last of the summer wine is great I still watch both and thoroughly enjoy them no matter how many times I watch them

@jongorman2949 Жыл бұрын

Thank you to all the cast that always provided laughs for the world. Loved them ALL.

@guytansbariva2295 Жыл бұрын

Love this show. My mom used to watch it with me back in the 80's on American PBS. Also, Keeping up Appearances, East Enders, Black Adder and Mr Bean.

@dlittlester Жыл бұрын

You may have heard that John Cleese is doing a new Fawlty Towers.

@guytansbariva2295 Жыл бұрын

@@dlittlester Hey, no I didn't. Thanks for the heads up Don ☺️

@carolinefletcher7999 Жыл бұрын

"I'm free," is one of the best euphemisms ever.

@trainencounters586 Жыл бұрын

I remember when PBS used to show many britcoms on Saturday nights. It's a pity that went away. In fact, all comedies went away. Funny, my financial support did too. Shows like this were a jewel.

@muffs55mercury61 Жыл бұрын

PBS started showing this series in the late 1980s in the USA and I loved it. I taped them all with my VHS player and watched them over and over. Arthur Brough and Molly Sugden were my two favorites on the show. It would have never been funny without Mrs Slocombe. And that saying "old Mr Grace doesn't get about much" still cracks me up.

@janmargaret7972 Жыл бұрын

This was my absolute favourite show. The characters were all so funny. My favourite was Mr Humphries. It was all the funnier to me because my mum worked in a department store just like that in the seventies, in the mens department. The staff called each other Mr, Miss or Mrs just as in the programme. One day a woman brought her grandson into the mens department to buy him some new underwear. My mum served them. He took the underpants into the changing room and tried them on. Then his grandmother said that he didn't want them because the hole was in the wrong place😂. It would have been perfect for an episode for the show. Happy days.

@murdochmclennan3510 Жыл бұрын

My favorite character is Mr Humphries, brilliantly portrayed by John Inman.

@Jones607 10 ай бұрын

I used to work for House of Fraser in one of their dated department stores, in the north of England. And it was just like a sitcom. We all wore badges with our names on them, and in front of customers addressed one another by our surname. There was no ageism, nobody looked down on anyone, we were all different age groups, and different walks of life, like a big family. Those years were some of the happiest years of my life.

@chriskelly9476 Жыл бұрын

I loved this show as a child in the 90's along with Some Mothers Do Ave 'Em and Fawlty Towers. My nanna lived with us and she introduced me to 70's/80's British sitcoms. I loved them then and still love them now.

@bellebelle90ful Жыл бұрын

What a lovely gift and wonderful memories. I treasure the shows I watched with my mum and dad

@dalesands1291 Жыл бұрын

It is hard to pick one favourite. The whole cast worked their parts so well.

@nowvoyagerNE Жыл бұрын

this program was shown *for years* on educational tv in the USA. during fund raising weeks, some of the cast members (John Inman and Mollie Sugden, for example) attended in person in different studios across the states to help raise funds.

@timlewis9286 23 күн бұрын

If you have ever worked in an old fashioned department store this show resonated very very deeply! Many of the situations presented happened at any store of that style. Pure genius

@dncarac Жыл бұрын

A shame. My wife and I love both shows and have seen all the episodes many times. Our thanks to all the people who put them together. Others have mentioned favorite characters, but I don't think I can. Every time I think of a favorite character, another character sneaks in. It was truly an ensemble cast.

@PeterMackett Жыл бұрын

One of the funniest comedy shows of all time!, even now it is still repeated and still just as funny as it always was, the jokes never get old!, the whole cast worked so well together, sad to think they are now all gone.

@ademyers2741 Жыл бұрын

All the original cast have died but Singer/actor Mike Berry who played Mr Spooner in the latter half of the shows run is still with us

@BabyHoolighan 9 ай бұрын

I loved them all but I found myself quoting young Mr. Grace frequently, "You've all done very well." If you can have a favorite, he's mine.

@carolcaponigro Жыл бұрын

Loved this show. John Inman was my favorite.

@JPFalcononor Жыл бұрын

And remember, Frank Thorton had a rejuvenation in his career when he appeared as Truly of the Yard, in Last of the Summer Wine.

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын

Out of all the cast, he was the most outstanding actor.

@richardivory606 Жыл бұрын

The act who played Mr Spooner in the last 2 to 3 Seasons is still alive.

@mikedestiny4122 Жыл бұрын

being now 71 I grew up with this lot, and at one time, I loved Mike Yarwood, and took up amateur acting at my dept store, doing Frank Spencer impersonations. My staff friends sent off to Opportunity Knocks without me knowing for an audition. I was knocked off my feet to get a letter about it. sadly In those days, I was suffering severe panic and anxiety disorders. I would never have go on a train to London. As far as Grace Brothers go, it was so 1970s, Snow cropped up many times in the South east where I lived, people forget we had bitterly cold winters then. Strikes, the weather was what we lived through as young teens. Your first car, your first date, The dressing up was simply sublime and so funny. Those mechanical point of of sale things were simply so funny. Jug ears was really my favourite, he would do anything to save his hide from Young Mr Grace. I loved the episode where they had to go work in the toy dept. As a model train user, I was so happy to see Mr Granger and staff playing with that train set end of the show!! The lady who played the cafeteria boss was epic too. I always laughed at "Stephens" Reference to the "Executive Dining Room"!! The most cute episode for me was "Mrs Slocombe Expects"!!! Mr Lucas has a field day with it!!!, but of course at the end, In comes a basket of gorgeous Kittens that Mrs Slocomb's Pussy just gave birth to....very clever, just perfect..Lots of later actors turned up quite often. Now its a matter of spotting the celebrity guest appearance. Sad they have all gone. Time waits for no one, and we should have a good laugh more while we can.