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Are You Being Served? - Episode Guide

Season 1

Pilot

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Sep 8, 1972

Pilot

Dear Sexy Knickers

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1973

Dear Sexy Knickers

A love note from Mr Lucas to Miss Brahms is delivered to the wrong person.

Our Figures are Slipping

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1973

Our Figures are Slipping

There is dissent in the ranks when a sales conference is scheduled to be held out of hours.

Camping In

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1973

Camping In

A public transport strike prevents the staff of Grace Brothers from getting home. The ladieswear and gentlemen's outfitters spend the night in tents on the shop floor with the usual 'camp' antics.

His and Hers

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 11, 1973

His and Hers

Mr Grainger is shocked to find the central display stand has been removed from the floor. Grace Brothers has entered into an agreement with a company to display their new perfume, 'His and Hers'.

Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 18, 1973

Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend

The Grace Brothers staff are not pleased with the meagre contents of their wage packets. So when a customer loses a diamond in the store, the offer of a reward brings out the downright deviousness in them all.

Season 2

The Clock

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1974

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Mr. Grainger fears he will be forcibly retired, but there is a mix-up at his party.

Cold Comfort

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1974

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A fuel shortage forces the staff to come up with unique ways to keep warm.

The Think Tank

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1974

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Unlike other stores, the Grace Brothers' objective in business is to make money.

Big Brother

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1974

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Surveillance cameras are installed at Grace Brothers to reduce shoplifting.

Hoorah for the Holidays

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Apr 11, 1974

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Everyone is forced to take a vacation when the store is closed for renovations.

Season 3

The Hand of Fate

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1975

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The staff interprets Captain Peacock's palm reading as a sign of upcoming promotions.

Coffee Morning

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1975

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Staff members protest the implementation of an in-and-out book that monitors their breaks.

Up Captain Peacock

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1975

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Captain Peacock receives a key to the executive washroom and dining room.

Cold Store

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1975

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Mr. Lucas first feigns illness to get home to his girl, then pretends to sprain his ankle.

German Week

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1975

German Week

The ladies and gents are selling German goods for the next week. But neither the staff nor the customers are warming up to the lederhosens. In order to boost the German spirit, the floor gets out some German wine and dresses up for a folk dance. The question is, will Mr Grace approve?

Wedding Bells

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1975

Wedding Bells

When Mrs Slocombe refuses to sell several lines of knickers with dirty slogans, she gets into trouble. However, everyone forgets it when Young Mr Grace hints at marrying Mrs Slocombe.

Shoulder to Shoulder

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1975

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The staff are informed that the decorators are being called in. The downside is that only one department can be redecorated. Which will it be, and who will be working in the unlucky department?

New Look

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Apr 17, 1975

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Grace Brothers is having a 'suggestion box night'. The staff are invited to bring along their ideas after work and put them to the management. Ultimately the management decides on a suggestion for a new look for the floor - one straight from the 1920s.

Christmas Crackers

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 22, 1975

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In this 1975 Christmas Special, Young Mr Grace has decided on a new strategy to increase Christmas sales. The staff wear costumes from nursery rhymes and fairy tales, and their departments are transformed into fairy tale grottos.

Season 4

No Sale

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Apr 8, 1976

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Season 5

Take-Over

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1977

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Season 6

The Club

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1978

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Season 7

The Junior

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1979

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The Hero

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1979

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The Agent

Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1979

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Season 8

Sit Out

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1981

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Roots?

Episode: S08 Special | Airdate: Dec 24, 1981

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Season 9

Season 10

The Pop Star

Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1985

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In this final episode of 'Are You Being Served?' it appears as though Mr.Spooner will be sacked. But after a raving review by a local newspaper for his singing performance at the recent concert, a record company offers him a contract. Meanwhile, the whole staff eagerly awaits to be cast as back-up singers. The stars of the show end it in style with a musical performance to remember.

Specials

Are You Being Served? (film)

Episode: S05 Special | Airdate: Jul 31, 1977 (95 min)

Are You Being Served? (film)

As Grace Brothers is being redecorated, the management sends the staff on a paid holiday to the resort of Costa Plonka, on the Spanish coast. On the first night they think they are allocated 7 "penthouses" but it is in fact "tent-houses" outside the hotel - except for Mr Harman, who is given one of the hotel's luxury suites, much to the chagrin of the others.

After various misfortunes and misunderstandings, they narrowly survive a gunfight between the revolutionaries and government troops. They are saved by a group of tanks that arrive on the scene; these prove to have been commandeered by Young Mr Grace, who wanted to visit his beleaguered underlings, but could not find a taxi.

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

Episode: S10 Special | Airdate: Aug 28, 2016

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

The classic British sitcom returns for a celebratory special. Picking up where Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft's classic comedy left off, the show brings some of the nation's all-time favourite sitcom characters back to life with an all-star cast. It is 1988, and Young Mr Grace is determined to drag Grace Brothers into, well, 1988. But he has a problem on his hands. Mr Humphries, Captain Peacock, Mr Rumbold and Mrs Slocombe all seem to be stuck in another era. A new member of staff, Mr Conway, joins the team. But will he help shake things up, or will he just put a pussy among the pigeons?

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