Are You Being Served?

The Best Episodes of Are You Being Served?

Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

Every episode of Are You Being Served? ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Are You Being Served?!

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...
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  1. 8.6/10(290 votes)

    #1 - German Week

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    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.

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    Director:David Croft
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.3/10(312 votes)

    #2 - Our Figures Are Slipping

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    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.

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  3. 8.2/10(316 votes)

    #3 - Are You Being Served? (Pilot)

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    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.

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  4. 8.2/10(229 votes)

    #4 - A Change Is As Good As a Rest

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    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.

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    Director:Ray Butt
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.2/10(201 votes)

    #5 - Strong Stuff, This Insurance

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  6. 8.2/10(215 votes)

    #6 - The Apartment

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    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.

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  8. 8.1/10(268 votes)

    #7 - Camping In

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    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.

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  9. 8.1/10(260 votes)

    #8 - Cold Comfort

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    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.

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    Director:David Croft
    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.1/10(223 votes)

    #9 - It Pays to Advertise

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    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?

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.0/10(261 votes)

    #10 - The Clock

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    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.

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    Director:David Croft
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  12. 8.0/10(249 votes)

    #11 - Big Brother

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    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.

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    Director:David Croft
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  13. 8.0/10(217 votes)

    #12 - The Old Order Changes

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    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.

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    Director:Ray Butt
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  14. 7.9/10(207 votes)

    #13 - Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person

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    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.

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    Director:David Croft
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  15. 7.8/10(240 votes)

    #14 - Hoorah for the Holidays

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    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.

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    Director:David Croft
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  16. 7.8/10(245 votes)

    #15 - Christmas Crackers

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    S3:E9

    Mr. Grace has an idea to improve Christmas sales--all the staff are to wear novelty costumes, much to their annoyance.

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    Director:Ray Butt
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  17. 7.8/10(214 votes)

    #16 - Mrs. Slocombe Expects

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    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.

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    Director:Ray Butt
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  18. 7.8/10(210 votes)

    #17 - Take-over

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    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.

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    Director:Ray Butt
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  19. 7.8/10(198 votes)

    #18 - Goodbye Mr. Grainger

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    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.

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    Director:Ray Butt
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  20. 7.8/10(186 votes)

    #19 - A Bliss Girl

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    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.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  21. 7.7/10(262 votes)

    #20 - His and Hers

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    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.

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  22. 7.7/10(231 votes)

    #21 - Coffee Morning

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    S3:E2

    Mr. Grainger is 5 minutes late coming back from his coffee break and this sets in motion a management scheme to monitor all breaks. The staff must sign in and sign out when they leave and return to the department. The department staff revolt and union action is taken

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    Director:David Croft
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  23. 7.7/10(230 votes)

    #22 - Wedding Bells

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    S3:E5

    Naughty sayings on her underwear push Mrs. Slocombe to the brink of giving her notice, but then it's discovered that Old Mr. Grace plans to ask a member of the staff to marry him. When he calls for Mrs. Slocombe, everyone assumes she's the one.

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    Director:David Croft
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  24. 7.7/10(230 votes)

    #23 - Shoulder to Shoulder

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    S3:E7

    The Ladies Department is temporarily closed due to refurbishing, so Mrs. Slocombe and Miss Brahms are given counter space over in the Gents. However, the men aren't very happy at having to share their area and do their best to make them unwelcome.

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    Director:Ray Butt
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  25. 7.7/10(198 votes)

    #24 - "Do You Take This Man?"

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    S6:E3

    Mrs. Slocombe thinks she's finally got her man, a bouzouki player in a Greek restaurant. The staff plan a reception at the store to help keep costs down, and her American uncle plans on giving the happy couple a house. Before they can leave for the church, however, the best man arrives with bad news, forcing Mr. Tebbs to don the garb of a Greek vicar and Mr. Humphries that of the bridegroom.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  26. 7.7/10(195 votes)

    #25 - The Junior

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    S7:E1

    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.

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    Director:David Croft
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Best Episodes Summary

"German Week" is the best rated episode of "Are You Being Served?". It scored 8.6/10 based on 290 votes. Directed by David Croft and written by N/A, it aired on 4/3/1975. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Our Figures Are Slipping".