- 6.5/10195 votes6.5/10(195)
#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
- 7.5/10184 votes7.5/10(184)
#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
- 7.2/10180 votes7.2/10(180)
#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
- 7.2/10175 votes7.2/10(175)
#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
- 7.2/10173 votes7.2/10(173)
#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
- 7.5/10180 votes7.5/10(180)
#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
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- 7.3/10189 votes7.3/10(189)
#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
- 7.0/10180 votes7.0/10(180)
#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
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Episodes
8
Avg. Rating
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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 195 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/9/1981. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Personal Problem".