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# Are You Being Served? Collection 1 (Series 1-5)

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Product Description          There's plenty of laughter in store when an unbelievably quirky contingent of sales clerks makes shopping at Grace Brothers the comic experience of a lifetime. The staff has been hard-at-work polishing and pressing all 34 classic episodes from the first five series of this beloved BBC comedy, many available on video for the first time (including the rarely seen, black-and-white Pilot episode). Also included is a bonus disc containing close ups of your favorite Are You Being Served? stars and more! DVD Features:Interviews:Who's WhoOther:TriviaTV Spot             .com          Are You Being Served? created a standard for the British sitcom. When the Ladies' Department of Grace Brothers store is forced to share a floor with the Men's Department, the stage is set for delightful battles between men and women, senior and junior staff, and management and employees. The show was originally conceived as a vehicle for Trevor Bannister as the irreverent Mr. Lucas, a junior salesman who sardonically punctures the store's rigid hierarchy; but it soon became clear that mocking the established order isn't half as funny as taking it very seriously--with all the delicious pettiness that results. Mincing Mr. Humphries (the effervescent John Inman) and imperious Mrs. Slocombe (comic powerhouse Mollie Sugden) swiftly became audience favorites, ably backed up by snooty, lecherous Capt. Peacock (Frank Thornton), affable Miss Brahms (Wendy Richard), and curmudgeonly Mr. Grainger (Arthur Brough). That these talented performers cultivated a engaging comic rapport is no surprise, but it's constantly amazing that the writers were able, over dozens of episodes, to find inventive but believable new spins on the department store scenario, turning security cameras, daffy sales promotions, and even malfunctioning Christmas decorations into brilliant comic set-ups. The later series continued to be enjoyable even after the loss of several of the original cast members, but the first five series (which originally aired from 1972 to 1977) have the perfect balance of prickly personalities. A gem of a show, well deserving of the reverence of its rabid fans. --Bret Fetzer

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    "You've All Done Very Well"
  

*by M***W on Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2003*

After years of trying to see every episode of this hilarious sitcom on PBS only to have endless time changes, schedule reshufflings, and telethons get in the way, I am so glad that the BBC has put all 69 episodes out on DVD so quickly.  This first set represents the best AYBS? material with original cast members Arthur Brough (Mr. Grainger), Harold Bennett (Young Mr. Grace), Larry Martyn (Mr. Mash), and Trevor Bannister (Mr. Lucas). From the black & white pilot through "It Pays to Advertise" from season 5, this set also includes my all-time favorite AYBS? episode "Big Brother," when Mr. Rumbold installs a closed circuit television in the store to uncover a burglar but instead uses it to spy on the Grace Brother's staff.  The artistic details of both AYBS? sets are very nice.  After choosing an episode, the elevator conductor announces the title and the lift doors open to reveal the plot.What I also enjoy about both DVD sets for this series are the extras in volume 7.  In this set, you get half hour bios on John Inman, Molly Sugden, and Wendy Richard.  Each bio includes pre-AYBS? clips (Sugden in "The Liver Birds," "Coronation Street;" Richard in "The Newcomers," "Hugh and I," "Up Pompeii!," "Dad's Army," etc.).  In Richard's bio, there are many clips from the long-running soap opera EastEnders.  They also include interview clips with Inman, Bannister, Frank Thornton, Richard, and Sugden as well as others that look like they were recorded fairly recently.  Why was this series so successful?:  Because the characters were wonderful, the acting superb, and the writing irreverent and just plain funny!  This set (as well as series 6-10) has a very 1970s design and looks great on display.  Any fan will cherish both sets and, as Mrs. Slocombe says, "I am unanimous in this."

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Awesome DVD
  

*by S***5 on Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2023*

Loved this show growing up. It was shown on the local PBS each Saturday night.  British comedies are so much fun. Are You Being Served? Is a wonderful show.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Tounge-in-cheek Hilariousness
  

*by P***C on Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2008*

I have always loved quick and witty comedy and this is the epitome of that, not to mention the immature side of comedy with sexual innuendos. The best thing about this show is the more I viewed it, the better it got. The characters are so well written and the cast has such great chemistry that the jokes got funnier, the zany situations got more believable, and the whole atmosphere of Grace Brothers was an environment I accepted.The thing that I liked best about this show was the hierarchy system with strict guidelines that the management liked to enforce on the staff. There is so much red-tape the whole staff has to deal with from how to wear your handkerchief, how you talk, what you say when selling, how you get lunch breaks, what you can do. Not to mention upper management is always coming up with new scheme to save money whether it be cutting off the gas, turning off the lifts for additional hours, and so and on so forth. Every episode is almost a rebellion against upper management to weasel something in whether it be a quick smoke or a sandwich from the canteen. That kind of childish, insignificant rebellion arises emotion in most anyone has we cheer on Mr. Lucas to find another way to avoid detection by his superiors.Not to mention the staff that is just insane. Whether it is the flamboyant Mr. Humphries spending the weekend with his mother or Captain Peacock always being accused of an affair, there is always something funny going on between the staff.I can't recommend this show enough for its wit and originality.

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