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The definitive British sitcom is almost certainly Are You Being Served?, which depicts the squabbles, misadventures, and flirtations of the staff of Grace Brothers department store. The show was originally conceived as a vehicle for an irreverent junior salesman named Mr. Lucas (Trevor Bannister), but it soon became clear that mocking a social hierarchy isn't half as funny as taking it all too seriously. The show really revolves around Mrs. Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), whose wildly changing hair colour and mercurial moods terrorize the rest of the staff, and cheerful but sly Mr. Humphries (the effervescent John Inman), one of the first gay characters on television treated with dignity--or at least no more indignity than anyone else (the show makes some noise about not being sure if Mr. Humphries is gay or not, but no one in the audience will have any question). But the rest of the cast is superb as well: Frank Thornton as the elegant but leering floorwalker Capt. Peacock, Wendy Richard as the sexy, impish Miss Brahms, Arthur Brough as cantankerous Mr. Grainger (who, sadly, died after the fifth series; other characters took his position on the sales staff, but never quite matched up), and Nicholas Smith as the self-serving but incompetent manager Mr. Rumbold form a comic ensemble that has rarely been equalled.
These characters, written with affection and played with superb comic dash, endlessly jockey for status and salary while simultaneously creating an alternative family. Are You Being Served? deserves its devoted fan base, who will revel in this comprehensive box set. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
These characters, written with affection and played with superb comic dash, endlessly jockey for status and salary while simultaneously creating an alternative family. Are You Being Served? deserves its devoted fan base, who will revel in this comprehensive box set. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
DVD Description
Welcome to Grace Brothers, an ailing department store where the management are beginning to show signs of wear and the staff are clashing!
Featuring all episodes from Series 1 – 10 including the Pilot episode and 5 Christmas Specials, The Complete Package also features over 3½ hours of bonus content unique to this collection.
With the staff up to their necks in shop floor scandal and shenanigans, prepare for magnificent displays of scheming, high jinks and dressing up as well as the usual impeccable if unconventional service from Mr “I’m Free” Humphries, Mrs Slocombe with the outrageously dyed bouffant hair, naïve Miss Brahms, haughty Captain Peacock and the rest of the Grace Brothers staff.
Sit back and indulge in hours of endless innuendo, hilarity and mischief with the staff from Grace Brothers department store…
Featuring all episodes from Series 1 – 10 including the Pilot episode and 5 Christmas Specials, The Complete Package also features over 3½ hours of bonus content unique to this collection.
With the staff up to their necks in shop floor scandal and shenanigans, prepare for magnificent displays of scheming, high jinks and dressing up as well as the usual impeccable if unconventional service from Mr “I’m Free” Humphries, Mrs Slocombe with the outrageously dyed bouffant hair, naïve Miss Brahms, haughty Captain Peacock and the rest of the Grace Brothers staff.
Sit back and indulge in hours of endless innuendo, hilarity and mischief with the staff from Grace Brothers department store…
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Nice new compact boxset. Not one of the best David Croft comedies but still excellent entertainment. However, I thought I'd write this review mainly to inform everyone what additional features are available in this release, something I was unable to discover anywhere before buying it. Like the original releases, it contains all episodes from Series 1-10, Christmas Specials and the documentary 'Funny Women - Mollie Sugden'.
The new 'Bonus Disc' contains the following:
The Biographical Documentaries,
Funny Turns - John Inman (1999)
Life on the Box - Wendy Richard (2001)
Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An Are You Being Served Special
Compilation show, with linking material with John Inman in character,
The Best of Are You Being Served
And a behind the scenes segment from BBC One's Breakfast Time (1983)
So, a nice collection of extras but no outtakes or the re-coloured pilot episode.
The new 'Bonus Disc' contains the following:
The Biographical Documentaries,
Funny Turns - John Inman (1999)
Life on the Box - Wendy Richard (2001)
Celebrating Mollie Sugden: An Are You Being Served Special
Compilation show, with linking material with John Inman in character,
The Best of Are You Being Served
And a behind the scenes segment from BBC One's Breakfast Time (1983)
So, a nice collection of extras but no outtakes or the re-coloured pilot episode.
21 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Firstly, I would like to say that I have rated this set 4 stars purely because this series is a classic and one of my most favourite TV shows ever!
I am very unhappy however that this has been released as a complete set at the same time series 10 is released without any prior warning or advertising. As a fan I purchased series 1 to 5 seperately then the BBC released a 1 to 5 boxset straight after. So I then purchased series 6, 7, 8 and 9 when they became available and was about to pay £15 for series 10 when I saw this complete boxset that comes with extras!! Why on earth do the BBC keep doing this!? Are You Being Served and Grace and Favour have been released in America for many years and we the British have to wait ages despite the fact that it was our licence fee that paid for this to be made! We get so ripped off. We have yet to have Grace and Favour released in the UK.
Im sorry to have a rant, but I am so annoyed. I feel ripped off and I am sure many others feel the same. If you do not currently own any of the series then this boxset is the way to go but if like me you just need to complete your set, then it may be cheaper to buy the individual series. Or you can sell what you have on Ebay and buy this boxset instead which has all the extras which most fans would want.
I am very unhappy however that this has been released as a complete set at the same time series 10 is released without any prior warning or advertising. As a fan I purchased series 1 to 5 seperately then the BBC released a 1 to 5 boxset straight after. So I then purchased series 6, 7, 8 and 9 when they became available and was about to pay £15 for series 10 when I saw this complete boxset that comes with extras!! Why on earth do the BBC keep doing this!? Are You Being Served and Grace and Favour have been released in America for many years and we the British have to wait ages despite the fact that it was our licence fee that paid for this to be made! We get so ripped off. We have yet to have Grace and Favour released in the UK.
Im sorry to have a rant, but I am so annoyed. I feel ripped off and I am sure many others feel the same. If you do not currently own any of the series then this boxset is the way to go but if like me you just need to complete your set, then it may be cheaper to buy the individual series. Or you can sell what you have on Ebay and buy this boxset instead which has all the extras which most fans would want.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Are You Being Served is a programme that i personally will never grow tired of watching, and was half pleased and half annoyed that this was being released, for a "New" Are You Being Served fan this boxset is your best buy, it has all episodes, plus 4 Christmas specials.The only reason i have personally given it 4 stars is because this was first released back in 2005, and then a boxset 1-5 was released, releases were slow but eventually we got to 10, then this popped out, which had "Bonus content" which the individual sets didn't, which i think for many Are You Being Served fans like myself you felt somewhat cheated, however that said it has brilliant bonus content, with features on John Inman, Wendy Richard and Mollie Sugden, a spoof between Mr Humphries and his mother looking back over the years at Grace brothers, The Best Of and a behind the scenes with Breakfast Time.
Also there has been a bit of confusion with subtitles, i can confirm that all 12 discs have the "Subtitles On/Off" on the DVD start up Menu,this includes the bonus content disc.
Also there has been a bit of confusion with subtitles, i can confirm that all 12 discs have the "Subtitles On/Off" on the DVD start up Menu,this includes the bonus content disc.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
alan woodward
Are You Being Served is
One of the best british T.V shows that has come out of Britain
you will like this set allso may I say if you like this set go and order... Read more
One of the best british T.V shows that has come out of Britain
you will like this set allso may I say if you like this set go and order... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Alan
BRITISH COMEDY AT ITS BEST
TIMELESS CLASSIC COMEDY, the quips, the timing and responses are a credit to the writers. The actors and actresses were perfect for their roles.
Published 4 months ago by LR1TEN
Are U Being Served? box set
Incredibly funny with non-stop laughs. Great to get all the episodes together in a smart box set at a reasonable price. This item will be treasured for years to come!
Published 4 months ago by adamfromoz
PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS BOX SET HAS SUB-TITLES
I would love to buy this box set but if it doesn't have sub-titles for the hard of hearing then I will have to give it a miss. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Thunderbolt
Thank You Mr Grace!
Awesome! I love this series vary much and is perhaps, for me, one of the best ever shows to grace our TV sets. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Traffic
fabulous boxset
forgot just how good this series was,got the boxset at less than half RRP so that was a bonus,lovely boxset,all episodes,absolutely brilliant!
Published 15 months ago by yoshi
Christmas 2010
Excellent package, excellent compilation, excellent quality. If you want `Are you being served' then this must be the one to have.
Published 16 months ago by JO
Tv serie
What a wonderful set of episodes of a magnific serie I used to watch it on bbc prime and loved it as the texts are wonderful.
Congratulations, this is a timeless tv program.
Congratulations, this is a timeless tv program.
Published 16 months ago by toninha
Typical BBC rip off again - Classic comedy series though
So after spending money collecting the previous eight series, what happens? Yes, a boxset with extra material only available in the boxset, including I presume the colour version... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Shogun Assassin
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