Are You Being Served? (1972)

Name: Are You Being Served?
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (10,234 votes)
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

7.97 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 28 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Pilot	7.7	317
1	Dear Sexy Knickers...	8.2	331
2	Our Figures Are Slipping	7.7	282
3	Camping In	8.3	333
4	His and Her's	8.1	289
5	Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend	7.8	277

Season 2 (1974)

7.96 avg 5 episodes 8.1 → 7.8 28 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Clock	8.1	279
2	Cold Comfort	8.2	278
3	The Think Tank	7.7	259
4	Big Brother	8.0	268
5	Hoorah for the Holidays	7.8	256

Season 3 (1975)

7.77 avg 9 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 28 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Hand of Fate	7.7	266
2	Coffee Morning	7.7	248
3	Up Captain Peacock	7.6	246
4	Cold Store	7.7	239
5	Wedding Bells	7.6	243
6	German Week	8.6	313
7	Shoulder to Shoulder	7.7	245
8	New Look	7.5	230
9	Christmas Crackers	7.8	262

Season 4 (1976)

7.91 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 7.7 28 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Sale	8.0	238
2	Top Hat and Tails	7.7	234
3	Forward Mr. Grainger	8.1	243
4	Fire Practice	7.6	227
5	Fifty Years On	8.0	231
6	Oh What a Tangled Web	8.3	250
7	The Father Christmas Affair	7.7	212

Season 5 (1977)

7.93 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 29 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mrs. Slocombe Expects	7.8	227
2	A Change Is as Good as a Rest	8.2	244
3	Founder's Day	7.4	219
4	The Old Order Changes	8.1	229
5	Take-Over	7.9	221
6	Goodbye Mr. Grainger	7.9	212
7	It Pays to Advertise	8.2	237

Season 6 (1978)

7.55 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 7.6 28 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	By Appointment	7.2	218
2	The Club	7.6	223
3	Do You Take This Man?	7.7	211
4	Shedding the Load	7.4	196
5	A Bliss Girl	7.8	204
6	Happy Returns	7.6	229

Season 7 (1979)

7.80 avg 8 episodes 7.8 → 7.7 28 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Junior	7.8	208
2	Strong Stuff This Insurance	8.3	215
3	The Apartment	8.3	230
4	Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person	8.0	224
5	The Hero	7.4	206
6	Anything You Can Do	7.6	209
7	The Agent	7.3	200
8	The Punch and Judy Affair	7.7	199

Season 8 (1981)

7.21 avg 8 episodes 6.4 → 7.1 28 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Is It Catching?	6.4	212
2	A Personal Problem	7.5	198
3	Front Page Story	7.3	192
4	Sit Out	7.2	189
5	Heir Apparent	7.3	185
6	Closed Circuit	7.6	193
7	The Erotic Dreams of Mrs Slocombe	7.3	201
8	Roots?	7.1	194

Season 9 (1983)

7.18 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.0 28 min avg

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Sweet Smell of Success	7.4	189
2	Conduct Unbecoming	7.2	189
3	Memories Are Made of This	7.2	189
4	Calling All Customers	7.4	188
5	Monkey Business	6.9	191
6	Lost and Found	7.0	181

Season 10 (1985)

7.40 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 29 min avg

Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe	7.6	205
2	Grounds for Divorce	7.6	201
3	The Hold Up	7.4	214
4	Gambling Fever	7.1	189
5	The Night Club	7.6	199
6	Friends and Neighbours	7.3	194
7	The Pop Star	7.2	210