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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!

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 system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.

Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One

Season 8 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Are You Being Served?" season 8 is "Is It Catching?", rated 6.5/10 from 193 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Is It Catching?" aired on 4/9/1981 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "A Personal Problem".

  • Is It Catching?
    6.5/10 193 votes

    #1 - Is It Catching?

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Personal Problem
    7.5/10 182 votes

    #2 - A Personal Problem

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Front Page Story
    7.2/10 178 votes

    #3 - Front Page Story

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sit Out
    7.2/10 174 votes

    #4 - Sit Out

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heir Apparent
    7.2/10 172 votes

    #5 - Heir Apparent

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Closed Circuit
    7.5/10 179 votes

    #6 - Closed Circuit

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe
    7.2/10 187 votes

    #7 - The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Roots?
    7.0/10 178 votes

    #8 - Roots?

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 12/24/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A