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The Best Episodes of Are You Being Served? Season 8

Every episode of Are You Being Served? Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Are You Being Served? Season 8!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 1 - Is It Catching?
    6.5/10(208 votes)

    #1 - Is It Catching?

    S8:E1

    The staff contract a strange tropical illness, Marine's Disease, from Mr. Humphries. They are quarantined in the basement until the disease is past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 2 - A Personal Problem
    7.5/10(196 votes)

    #2 - A Personal Problem

    S8:E2

    Captain Peacock's wife works at Grace Brothers, as Mr. Rumbold's secretary. He is intensely jealous and is absolutely convinced that the two of them are having an affair.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 3 - Front Page Story
    7.3/10(190 votes)

    #3 - Front Page Story

    S8:E3

    Mr. Humphries is made editor of the new staff magazine. The 1st Floor staff is not pleased with the stories he writes about them causing friction in the relations between floors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 4 - Sit Out
    7.3/10(186 votes)

    #4 - Sit Out

    S8:E4

    The staff go on strike after being threatened with a pay cut or being moved to the bargain basement. They stage a protest on the roof which is interrupted by a fire which destroys the basement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 5 - Heir Apparent
    7.3/10(182 votes)

    #5 - Heir Apparent

    S8:E5

    Old Mr. Grace becomes convinced that Mr. Humphries is his long-lost son. Mrs. Humphries (also played by Mr. Inman) arrives, and shows that she has never had relations with Mr. Grace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 6 - Closed Circuit
    7.6/10(191 votes)

    #6 - Closed Circuit

    S8:E6

    Grace Brothers has decided to enter the video age and display advertisements on closed circuit television throughout the store. Meanwhile, there is a new face in Menswear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 7 - The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe
    7.3/10(197 votes)

    #7 - The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe

    S8:E7

    Mrs. Slocombe has dreams in which she and Mr. Humphries become romantically embroiled. When she attempts to turn fantasy into reality, the situation becomes most difficult to handle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Are You Being Served? Season 8 Episode 8 - Roots?
    7.1/10(190 votes)

    #8 - Roots?

    S8:E8

    The staff decide to obtain a coat-of-arms for Old Mr. Grace's 90th birthday, but problems arise when they're unable to figure out exactly from where his ancestors came.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Is It Catching?" is the best rated episode of "Are You Being Served?" season 8. It scored 6.5/10 based on 208 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/9/1981. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Personal Problem".