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This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class

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    Are You Being Served? Season 3 Episode 6 - German Week
    8.7/10(322 votes)

    #1 - German Week

    S3:E6

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Are You Being Served? Season 1 Episode 3 - Our Figures Are Slipping
    8.4/10(341 votes)

    #2 - Our Figures Are Slipping

    S1:E3

    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:Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft

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  3. Are You Being Served? Season 4 Episode 6 - Oh What a Tangled Web
    8.3/10(260 votes)

    #3 - Oh What a Tangled Web

    S4:E6

    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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  4. Are You Being Served? Season 7 Episode 2 - Strong Stuff, This Insurance
    8.3/10(221 votes)

    #4 - Strong Stuff, This Insurance

    S7:E2

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Are You Being Served? Season 7 Episode 3 - The Apartment
    8.3/10(236 votes)

    #5 - The Apartment

    S7:E3

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Are You Being Served? Season 1 Episode 1 - Are You Being Served? (Pilot)
    8.2/10(342 votes)

    #6 - Are You Being Served? (Pilot)

    S1:E1

    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:Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft

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  7. Are You Being Served? Season 2 Episode 2 - Cold Comfort
    8.2/10(287 votes)

    #7 - Cold Comfort

    S2:E2

    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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  8. Are You Being Served? Season 5 Episode 2 - A Change Is As Good As a Rest
    8.2/10(251 votes)

    #8 - A Change Is As Good As a Rest

    S5:E2

    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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  9. Are You Being Served? Season 5 Episode 7 - It Pays to Advertise
    8.2/10(243 votes)

    #9 - It Pays to Advertise

    S5:E7

    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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  10. Are You Being Served? Season 1 Episode 4 - Camping In
    8.1/10(296 votes)

    #10 - Camping In

    S1:E4

    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:Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft

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  11. Are You Being Served? Season 2 Episode 1 - The Clock
    8.1/10(287 votes)

    #11 - The Clock

    S2:E1

    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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  12. Are You Being Served? Season 4 Episode 3 - Forward Mr. Grainger
    8.1/10(253 votes)

    #12 - Forward Mr. Grainger

    S4:E3

    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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  13. Are You Being Served? Season 5 Episode 4 - The Old Order Changes
    8.1/10(235 votes)

    #13 - The Old Order Changes

    S5:E4

    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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  14. Are You Being Served? Season 2 Episode 4 - Big Brother
    8.0/10(277 votes)

    #14 - Big Brother

    S2:E4

    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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  15. Are You Being Served? Season 4 Episode 1 - No Sale
    8.0/10(247 votes)

    #15 - No Sale

    S4:E1

    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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  16. Are You Being Served? Season 4 Episode 5 - Fifty Years On
    8.0/10(237 votes)

    #16 - Fifty Years On

    S4:E5

    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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  17. Are You Being Served? Season 7 Episode 4 - Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person
    8.0/10(229 votes)

    #17 - Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person

    S7:E4

    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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  18. Are You Being Served? Season 5 Episode 1 - Mrs. Slocombe Expects
    7.9/10(233 votes)

    #18 - Mrs. Slocombe Expects

    S5:E1

    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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  19. Are You Being Served? Season 5 Episode 5 - Take-over
    7.9/10(228 votes)

    #19 - Take-over

    S5:E5

    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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  20. Are You Being Served? Season 5 Episode 6 - Goodbye Mr. Grainger
    7.9/10(217 votes)

    #20 - Goodbye Mr. Grainger

    S5:E6

    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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  21. Are You Being Served? Season 1 Episode 5 - His and Hers
    7.8/10(286 votes)

    #21 - His and Hers

    S1:E5

    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:Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft

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  22. Are You Being Served? Season 2 Episode 5 - Hoorah for the Holidays
    7.8/10(263 votes)

    #22 - Hoorah for the Holidays

    S2:E5

    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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  23. Are You Being Served? Season 3 Episode 9 - Christmas Crackers
    7.8/10(265 votes)

    #23 - Christmas Crackers

    S3:E9

    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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  24. Are You Being Served? Season 4 Episode 7 - The Father Christmas Affair
    7.8/10(217 votes)

    #24 - The Father Christmas Affair

    S4:E7

    When the mechanical Father Christmas proves that it can't be trusted, Mr. Grace offers a bonus for one of the staff to portray the store Santa. Meanwhile, Mr. Humphries and Mr. Lucas attempt to help Mr. Grainger prepare for a song-and-dance show at an old-folks' home.

    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Are You Being Served? Season 6 Episode 5 - A Bliss Girl
    7.8/10(208 votes)

    #25 - A Bliss Girl

    S6:E5

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"German Week" is the best rated episode of "Are You Being Served?". It scored 8.7/10 based on 322 votes. Directed by David Croft and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/3/1975. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Our Figures Are Slipping".