The Best Episodes of Are You Being Served?

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8.6/10(324 votes)
#1 - German Week
S3:E64/3/1975
Grace Brothers hosts a week long sales event by selling only German goods. The staff, however, find that the German customers they are getting only want British goods. Captain Peacock objects to the "uniform" he's expected to wear and Mrs. Slocombe gets into the German wines.
Director:David Croft
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Director:David Croft
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8.3/10(343 votes)
#2 - Our Figures Are Slipping
S1:E33/28/1973
The Department figures have taken a dive and so Mr. Rumbold decides to convene a sales conference amongst the staff. Since the meeting is taking place after hours and off the clock, no one is very motivated to provide any solutions. If something isn't done, someone might lose their job, and that someone is clearly Mr. Lucas.
Director:Bernard Thompson
Writers:David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
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Director:Bernard Thompson
Writers:David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
8.3/10(263 votes)
#3 - Oh What a Tangled Web
S4:E65/13/1976
Rumors fly when Captain Peacock gets too friendly with Mr. Rumbold's secretary at the Christmas party, and things get really out-of-hand when it seems they might have spent the night together.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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8.3/10(236 votes)
#4 - The Apartment
S7:E311/2/1979
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.
Director:Unknown
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8.3/10(221 votes)
#5 - Strong Stuff, This Insurance
S7:E210/26/1979
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.
Director:Unknown
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8.2/10(343 votes)
#6 - Are You Being Served? (Pilot)
S1:E19/8/1972
A reorganization within the store forces the staff of the gentlemen's ready-to-wear department to share their floor space with the Ladies' Department. Mrs. Slocombe, head of the Ladies, and Mr. Grainger, head of the Gents, immediately come to loggerheads over control of the center floor display. Mr. Grainger refuses to take down his trousers and put Mrs. Slocombe's underwear in its place. Undaunted, she goes over his head to Captain Peacock, and then to Mr. Rumbold.
Director:David Croft
Writers:David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
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Director:David Croft
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8.2/10(288 votes)
#7 - Cold Comfort
S2:E23/21/1974
A fuel shortage grips the country and Grace Brothers, so the stores furnaces are shut down for the day. The staff are freezing and soon develop unique ways to keep warm.
Director:David Croft
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Croft
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8.2/10(254 votes)
#8 - A Change Is As Good As a Rest
S5:E23/4/1977
When Mr. Grace announces that he plans on temporarily reorganizing the departments, the staff are indignant, but find that work can be a lot of fun...if you're working in the toy department.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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8.2/10(245 votes)
#9 - It Pays to Advertise
S5:E74/8/1977
The staff star in a TV commercial for Grace Brothers, produced by Mr. Humphries. Could Mr. Grace's cheapness be the reason for using his staff in such fashion?
Director:Bob Spiers
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Bob Spiers
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8.1/10(297 votes)
#10 - Camping In
S1:E44/4/1973
A transport strike leaves the staff stranded at the store, so Young Mr. Grace offers to let them spend the night on the floor. Tents are set up, but Mr. Lucas has trouble keeping his up. A "campfire" sing along leads to talk of the last World War and the experiences some of them had.
Director:Bernard Thompson
Writers:David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
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Director:Bernard Thompson
Writers:David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
8.1/10(288 votes)
#11 - The Clock
S2:E13/14/1974
It's Mr. Grainger's 37th anniversary at Grace Brothers and the Department hosts a celebration dinner for him. It's a time of happiness, and dread, for if he receives a cuckoo clock then it means he's to be retired.
Director:David Croft
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Croft
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8.1/10(255 votes)
#12 - Forward Mr. Grainger
S4:E34/22/1976
Mr. Grainger is selected to fill in for Mr. Rumbold while he is away; the staff wonder whether they should take advantage of Mr. Grainger's good nature, only to discover to their horror that he doesn't have one when he sacks Mrs. Slocombe.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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8.1/10(238 votes)
#13 - The Old Order Changes
S5:E43/18/1977
Young Mr. Grace returns from a trip to the U.S. with a host of new sales techniques that he is eager to implement.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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8.0/10(279 votes)
#14 - Big Brother
S2:E44/4/1974
There's trouble afoot at Grace Brothers! Someone's been lifting Mrs. Slocombe's skirts and putting their hands in Mr. Grainger's drawers. Shoplifting has struck the store and Mr. Rumbold installs a store detective and a video surveillance system. It goes off track for awhile, as Mr. Rumbold turns into a voyeur and the staff act like they're on television. Ultimately, the staff decide to do in the scheme and prey on Mr. Rumbolds hypochondria to accomplish it.
Director:David Croft
Writer:Unknown
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8.0/10(249 votes)
#15 - No Sale
S4:E14/8/1976
When Mr. Grace decides to open the store early, the staff set out to sabotage the new policy.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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8.0/10(239 votes)
#16 - Fifty Years On
S4:E55/6/1976
After Mrs. Slocombe starts dropping hints that it's her birthday, the staff calculate that she is 50 and plan an appropriate party.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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8.0/10(229 votes)
#17 - Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person
S7:E411/9/1979
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.
Director:David Croft
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Croft
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7.9/10(230 votes)
#18 - Take-over
S5:E53/25/1977
The staff prevent another firm's hostile takeover of Grace Brothers by impersonating the shareholders. Mr. Harman gives a rousing speech, and Grace Brothers is saved.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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7.9/10(219 votes)
#19 - Goodbye Mr. Grainger
S5:E64/1/1977
Mr. Grainger's temper has become extremely short. The staff, in a private meeting with Mr. Rumbold, decide he must go. However, when he wins the lottery, his bad mood vanishes and he makes his peace with the staff and stays on.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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7.8/10(288 votes)
#20 - His and Hers
S1:E54/11/1973
Mr. Grainger's trousers are missing, along with the central display. The staff learns that the space was freed up for the "His & Hers" fragrance display. Mrs. Slocombe is outraged that they went her to take down her underwear and put perfume there in its place. The glamorous salesgirl causes stirrings in the trouser department. When it's discovered that free stockings and ties are given out with every scent purchase, both departments formulate a plan to oust the intruder.
Director:Bernard Thompson
Writers:David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
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Writers:David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
7.8/10(267 votes)
#21 - Christmas Crackers
S3:E912/22/1975
Mr. Grace has an idea to improve Christmas sales--all the staff are to wear novelty costumes, much to their annoyance.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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7.8/10(264 votes)
#22 - Hoorah for the Holidays
S2:E54/11/1974
The Store's redecoration plans threaten to interfere in the staffs vacations. Everyone is now expected to take the same two weeks off and there's disagreements on how to handle it. Grace Brother's Tour Group Company offers some package deals, but they are far from First Class.
Director:David Croft
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Croft
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7.8/10(236 votes)
#23 - Mrs. Slocombe Expects
S5:E12/25/1977
The staff have kittens when Mrs. Slocombe announces she's expecting a happy event, but it turns out that it's merely her cat that's pregnant; when she refuses to leave Tiddles unattended, she braves the ire of Captain Peacock by smuggling the cat into the ladies' fitting room.
Director:Ray Butt
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Ray Butt
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7.8/10(213 votes)
#24 - The Junior
S7:E110/19/1979
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.
Director:David Croft
Writer:Unknown
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Director:David Croft
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7.8/10(208 votes)
#25 - A Bliss Girl
S6:E512/13/1978
A new display of perfume arrives from Bliss, but there is no Bliss Girl to man the counter. Mrs. Slocombe refuses the position, so Mr. Humphries becomes the Bliss Girl for the day.
Director:Bob Spiers
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Bob Spiers
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