Are You Being Served? S5E1 — Mrs. Slocombe Expects

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Are You Being Served?•Season 5•Episode 1

Mrs. Slocombe Expects

7.8/10 · 236 votesFeb 25, 197730 min

Ranked #6 of 7 in Season 5•−0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

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'

Directed byRay Butt

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Seasons10

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Season 5 Episodes7

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Cast9

Frank Thornton

Captain Peacock

John Inman

Mr. Humphries

Mollie Sugden

Mrs. Slocombe

Wendy Richard

Miss Brahms

Trevor Bannister

Mr. Lucas

Arthur Brough

Mr. Grainger

Nicholas Smith

Mr. Rumbold

Harold Bennett

Young Mr. Grace

Arthur English

Mr. Harman

Crew1

Ray Butt

Director

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Episode Summary

"Mrs. Slocombe Expects" is episode 1 of Are You Being Served? season 5. It scored 7.8/10 from 236 votes, ranking #6 of 7 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Ray Butt, it aired on February 25, 1977.

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