"from Grace Brothers to work for Old Mr. Grace's cousin, Mr. Bone at his department store, Bone Brothers. Renamed versions of characters from the original series rounded out the cast including June Bronhill as Mrs. Crawford, a copy of Mrs. Slocombe, and Shane Bourne as Captain Wagstaff, a copy of Captain Peacock. Jeremy Lloyd adapted episodes for the show from his own scripts from the British ""Are You Being Served"", drawing from the then-new episodes of the seventh series for series one of the Australian version, and a selection of older episodes for series two. Lloyd would later say he"
"given birth to two litters of kittens. In every episode, and sometimes during the episode, Mrs Slocombe's hair colour and style changes, and yet it is not mentioned by any of her fellow workers. Mollie Sugden reprised the role of Mrs Slocombe for the spin-off show, ""Grace and Favour"", in 1992 and 1993. BBC TV revived ""Are You Being Served?"" for a one-off revival in 2016, featuring Sherrie Hewson as Mrs Slocombe. In this single episode, Mrs Slocombe was portrayed with pink hair. Mrs. Slocombe Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny ""Betty"" Slocombe née Yiddell is a fictional character from"
"Mrs. Slocombe Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny ""Betty"" Slocombe née Yiddell is a fictional character from the BBC One comedy shows, ""Are You Being Served?"" and ""Grace & Favour"". She was originally played by Mollie Sugden and subsequently by Sherrie Hewson in a one-off 2016 revival. Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny Slocombe (née Yiddell), known as Betty, was born in 1926 in Blackpool. Mrs Slocombe is the Senior of the Ladies Department and known for her unusual hair colours, such as lime green, purple and orange. Throughout the series, her husband was alluded to have either left Mrs Slocombe,"
"the immediate interest of either (or all) Mr. Humphries, Mr. Spooner, and Mr. Lucas (and sometimes Captain Peacock, Mr. Harman/Mr. Mash, and the Grace brothers). Wendy Richard also played a character named Shirley in ""Dad's Army"". When she joined the cast of ""Are You Being Served?"", her character's name was changed to Edith Parish to avoid confusion with Miss Brahms. Out of all the men at Grace Brothers, the nearest she has ever come to having a relationship with are the junior salesmen. She is the object of Mr. Lucas's affections – he frequently asks her out, sends notes to"
"the 1970s innuendo had become widely used across much of the British broadcast media, including sitcoms and radio comedy, such as ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"". For example, in the 1970s TV comedy series ""Are You Being Served?"", Mrs. Slocombe frequently referred to her pet cat as her ""pussy"", apparently unaware of how easily her statement could be misinterpreted, such as ""It's a wonder I'm here at all, you know. My pussy got soakin' wet. I had to dry it out in front of the fire before I left"". Someone unfamiliar with sexual slang might find this statement funny"
"she does sport scars on her face that seem to suggest she was mauled and possibly traumatized by the three bears. Other inmates scheduled to appear include: Tom Thumb, who wears shoes he claims always speak to him; the muted yet pyromaniacal Hansel who carries a flame thrower and a cannibalistic Gretel who carries a giant fork; an anorexic Jack Sprat; a catatonic Little Miss Muffet, accompanied by an abnormally large spider on her back; and grotesquely infected twin sisters Rosie and Posie (named after ""Ring Around the Rosie"" with the infection possibly referring to the song being used to"
"Penny Irving Penny Irving is a former actress and ""Sun"" newspaper Page 3 model. Irving is best remembered for her roles in the 1970s sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" (which she starred in as Miss Bakewell, Young Mr Grace's first secretary and appeared between 1976 and 1979 in the popular long-running programme) and in the movie adaptation of ""The Likely Lads"" (playing the role of Sandy). Penny also starred in Pete Walker's 1974 film ""House of Whipcord"", and would later appear in his 1978 film ""The Comeback"". As a model, she appeared on the front cover of the compilation LP"
"is never elaborated upon. Though Mr. Humphries exhibits many of the behaviors typical of a gay stereotype, his true sexual orientation is never explicitly confirmed in the series. The reticence was a necessity given prevailing attitudes at the time the series was produced: after the first five episodes of ""Are You Being Served?"", a senior BBC executive ordered David Croft to ""Get rid of the poof"" from the show – Croft declined, saying: ""If the poof goes, I go."" Many jokes throw Mr Humphries into heterosexual clinches. At one point he is asked to fill in for Mrs. Slocombe at"
"the employees when the real PHB was too lazy to do so. In the TV series, Alice enters an abusive relationship with the testing supervisor, Bob Bastard, in which Bob asks her for her clothes, her shoes, and her car. They break up when she sees him slurping his coffee and commenting on how rewarding it is to know that Alice hates it when he does so. She once said that she had a history of dating men who became stalkers. Alice has a short temper. Her anger is frequently expressed in physical violence, most often manifested in the form"
"2006]. Penny Irving Penny Irving is a former actress and ""Sun"" newspaper Page 3 model. Irving is best remembered for her roles in the 1970s sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" (which she starred in as Miss Bakewell, Young Mr Grace's first secretary and appeared between 1976 and 1979 in the popular long-running programme) and in the movie adaptation of ""The Likely Lads"" (playing the role of Sandy). Penny also starred in Pete Walker's 1974 film ""House of Whipcord"", and would later appear in his 1978 film ""The Comeback"". As a model, she appeared on the front cover of the compilation"
"nervous fragility whenever in the presence of males; her sleep being repeatedly broken by nightmares; and her repeatedly bouncing back and forth as she sat on any chair. This distressful behaviour led to Fred and Rose suspecting Heather had lesbian inclinations, and also resulted in her becoming the increasing recipient of taunts from her father (who had never particularly held a liking toward Heather) that she was ""ugly"" and a ""bitch"". On the occasions Heather remonstrated about the abuse to her mother, Rose would simply laugh at her distress. Heather also expressed to Mae and Stephen her desire to run"
"two series of the show. Davis played Mr Rumbold's longest-staying secretary, lasting two series. Candy Davis Candy Davis (born Clare Damaris Bastin on 2 January 1962) is an English actress and model. She won the Miss Nude pageant in 1982 and subsequently took on the role as buxom blonde secretary Miss Belfridge on the last two series of the British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"". She was one of several British ""Page 3"" glamour models to take either this role or nurse to ""young"" Mr Grace. She appeared in ""Minder"" in the episode ""Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore"" (1982). Daughter"
"Alice as she's an anxious character."" Alice is described by the BBC as ""cripplingly shy"" and easily intimidated. Alice is befriended by Sam Bateman, and develops a crush on senior house officer Guppy Sandhu. Alice goes as far as to pretend one of the porters is her boyfriend in an effort to draw his attention, however all this achieves is helping Sam realise he has feelings for her himself. When the department is threatened with closure, consultant Harry Harper opposes the move, and Clinical Manager Nathan Spencer persuades Alice to claim that he has sexually harassed her, in order to"
"Candy Davis Candy Davis (born Clare Damaris Bastin on 2 January 1962) is an English actress and model. She won the Miss Nude pageant in 1982 and subsequently took on the role as buxom blonde secretary Miss Belfridge on the last two series of the British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"". She was one of several British ""Page 3"" glamour models to take either this role or nurse to ""young"" Mr Grace. She appeared in ""Minder"" in the episode ""Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore"" (1982). Daughter of a university professor and a school headmistress, Candy Davis was born in Loughton"
"than those who viewed it on the ABC. ""Are You Being Served?"" was ranked as the top rated show on Australian television for 1978, being watched by 2,255,000 people in five cities. New Episodes were aired on ABC until 1984 after that the last season was broadcast on the Seven Network. ""Are You Being Served?"" featured humour based on sexual innuendo, misunderstandings, mistaken identity, farce and occasional slapstick. In addition, there were sight gags generated by outrageous costumes which the characters were sometimes required to wear for store promotions, and gaudy store displays frequently featuring malfunctioning robotic mannequins. The show"
"because of a long post-natal depression, according to her husband. Although beautiful (with long shoulder-length blonde curly hair and cornflower blue eyes) and seemingly sweet and kind on the outside, she is inwardly made cruel by her PND, and treats Mary very badly.She forced Mary to eat crusts by stuffing them down her throat, cut her nails back to the quick, slapped her for befriending Dixie and threatened to cut out her tongue when she told a friend about her mother hurting her. She initially treats Dixie with kindness when she comes to her door with her sister Jude asking"
"to be unsuitable (and ultimately cost her a chance at romance, as a Lord falls in love with her voice, which is actually dubbed on by Mr. Grace's blonde nurse). Although Miss Brahms resents being viewed as nothing more than a pretty face, she does on a couple occasions use her feminine wiles to charm Captain Peacock when she wants something. Wendy Richard reprised the role of Miss Brahms for the spin-off show, ""Grace and Favour"", in 1992 and 1993. Miss Brahms Miss Shirley Brahms is a fictional character from the BBC1 comedy show, ""Are You Being Served?"". She was"
"the age of 36. Her boyfriend, Russell Ainsworth, was acquitted of manslaughter charges but sentenced to two-and-a-half years for supplying the drug. Debbie Linden Debbie Linden (22 February 1961 – 6 October 1997) was a Scottish-born glamour model and actress best known for her role as old Mr Grace's secretary in the sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" (1981). Born in Glasgow, she played roles in various other TV series, such as ""The Professionals"", ""Just Good Friends"", ""Bergerac"", and ""The Bill""; she appeared in several feature films, among them ""Home Before Midnight"" and ""The Wildcats of St Trinian's"". Linden was plagued"
"really care but she finds panties in his car and genuinely believes that Eric cheated on her. She shows a completely insecure side of herself and is more than prepared to hurt him. They are later revealed to be Midge's panties from when she and Bob had sex in Eric's car. She has some difficulty expressing her feminine side, because she views traditional feminine traits as restraining and outdated. She dislikes skirts, makeup, and dresses, and insists on wearing jeans at all times, but she will dress nice for special occasions and tried ""being pretty"" for her prom and for"
"her brother: loud and disagreeable. Her name is that of the grease produced by wool-bearing animals, such as sheep. In the comic strip, she was much more abrasive than in the television series. She revealed that she has wider arms and fingers than Roy during a fight, and was the only one who could put Roy in his place. In the TV series, she was always seen doing laundry, but in one episode, Roy pointed out that none of them normally wear any clothes and wondered where all the laundry was coming from. Ironically enough, in the same episode, Roy"
"and uncontrollable mood swings. During puberty, she went through violent outbursts during every development, such as having to wear tampons (and ruining the family's white couch by sitting on it while wearing a skirt), being disappointed over how small her breasts were when they finished growing, and getting an enormous pimple. These mood swings terrified her parents and they were fearful of the same problems in her brother, although it is shown Steve has had his temper more under control. Another episode revealed that Hayley flies into a rage when men break up with her. It has gotten to the"
"Debbie Linden Debbie Linden (22 February 1961 – 6 October 1997) was a Scottish-born glamour model and actress best known for her role as old Mr Grace's secretary in the sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" (1981). Born in Glasgow, she played roles in various other TV series, such as ""The Professionals"", ""Just Good Friends"", ""Bergerac"", and ""The Bill""; she appeared in several feature films, among them ""Home Before Midnight"" and ""The Wildcats of St Trinian's"". Linden was plagued with a drug problem for years. On the night of 5 October 1997, she died of a heroin overdose at home at"
"sanitizer for the alcohol in it. To the disgust of her co-workers, she reveals that she also suffers from pornography addiction.' In ""Local Ad"", it is heavily implied that she has been cast in pornographic movies, on considerably more than one occasion. On several occasions, it is shown that she is attracted to her co-worker Jim Halpert, which visibly frightens him at times. More than once she has made advances on him, such as asking him to sign her cast for her fractured pelvis (which is located on her crotch). As Jim has no interest in leaving his wife, Pam,"
"her place, had just the same fixation, but was more rebellious and manipulative. One of Serena's most popular story arcs featured a recurring toast metaphor, where she was constantly having to make decisions between butter and jam. Towards Serena's later episodes, she and Bobby (the principal cat) overcame their longstanding feud and were often seen breakfasting together following the ""alarm clock motif"". Nicknamed ""Wart"", Arthur (played by Peter Kelly) is defined by his obsession with wildlife. He is consistently seen with dirt on his clothes and skin presumably from where he has been digging around looking for minibeasts- and seems"
"fat for sustenance and has an anesthetic bite. Choo Choo: The fictitious security guard of the Gay Pimpin' studio. Jojo The F to M Penis, Made from a Clit: A talking penis formed from a clitoris during female to male gender reassignment surgery. Jojo performs consensual rape and sexually harasses or molests (consensually) lesbian and lesbro guests. Moanie McGovern: Joanie's sister, Moanie is an F2M transsexual undergoing hormone therapy. These treatments have made her very aggressive. She works as a bouncer at a number of local clubs. Wendy McBurgerking: a socially awkward, mildly mentally challenged young woman whose sole conversational"
"underwear around her ankles, while covered by a Tom Jones poster (all while she was trying to find a bathroom to use in her house). When Jack learns she also freaked out when hearing a snippet of music in Las Vegas, she realizes that anything that reminds her of Tom Jones triggers her revulsion to sex. She was also unable to eat eggs for a long time, and Kenneth's impromptu therapy helped her understand why: her aunt's husband left her, causing the aunt to feed a pre-teen Liz unappetizing egg-based dishes while making bizarre requests for company. James Poniewozik of"
"vulgar, dirty (literally ""dirty"" in that her clothes were covered with grime and she appeared not to bathe very often), and just generally obnoxious and gross. She saw herself as extremely sexy and desirable. Her catchphrase was, ""Yeah, I farted. Jealous?!"" Occasionally, another similarly boorish behavior would be substituted for ""I farted"". Apparently due to hypoglycemia, she would continuously munch on some unhealthy snack, usually a fatty fried food like french fries or potato chips throughout each sketch. The male characters in each sketch tended to appreciate her self-confidence, but fell well short of agreeing that she was sexy or"
"either as an aside, or often for comic effect (e.g. an underling addressing a superior). The joke is that lower class people, even when married, addressed each other as Mr. or Mrs. Middle and upper-class people on familiar terms always use given or nicknames. The use of titles is therefore a pretention to being posh or refined. ""Are You Being Served?"" was initially broadcast from 1973 to 1985. Each series had between four and nine episodes. Counting the pilot episode, all episodes and specials from the series, and the film, the show ran for sixty-nine episodes and ten series. In"
"frequently and abruptly sings out-of-key at him in an attempt to get a part in one of his productions, making him terrified of leaving the house, lest she see him (""She'll sing at me!""). Emmet's problems are further complicated by Hyacinth's mistaken belief that his frightened reactions indicate that he is infatuated with her which, in fact, could not be further from the truth. Hyacinth frequently confronts the postman with complaints, such as having to receive mail bearing second class stamps, harassing him to the point that he will go to extreme lengths not to face her; and she often"
"her grandmother dressing up as a pirate and having a sword fight with somebody.There is at least one episode where a bunch of cats climbs backwards through time to warn her about the dangers of being a vegetarian. The principal cat, Bobby became a series regular and his catchphrase ""That's tennis!"" was a popular feature. In the penultimate episode, Teresa May had a bit-part playing the school nurse (Rita), who visited the family to treat them for lice. Serena (played by Honeysuckle Weeks), 16, is a typical teenager with teenage concerns, most prominently relationships. Her cousin Georgina, who later took"
"and often less than proper in her demeanor and mannerisms. This, combined with a propensity toward clumsiness or danger-prone behavior, results in the title of ""George the Terrible"" among adult collectors of the series. She is clearly feminine, though, despite her dress and mannerisms—when criticizing Bess for shopping habits, she is reminded she purchased several dresses, stockings, and a hat herself, and she shows concern for keeping her new silver pumps free of scuffs from clumsy dancing partners in one story. Her character becomes less outspoken in later volumes and in revised stories, but is still prone to accidents as"
"her, and sometimes wonders if he would be a better boyfriend than Tony. She is often angry at Tony for him calling her ""nips"" in reference to her nipples, and protesting that her breasts are uneven. Despite lack of academic interest, she is a very talented linguist. It is stated that she is very talented with languages and seems to be fluent in French and Spanish. Also, in the first episode of Series One, she seems to understand Italian when it is spoken near her. It is also hinted in the last episode of series 2 that her oldest/longest known"
"part. The character of Amanda, they said, was to seem bored and aloof, attempting to get away with doing as little work as possible, while also favouring people seen as more important. The name ""Hives"", used by Shearsmith's character, was taken from a Laurel and Hardy butler of the same name. Meanwhile, Hives's costume and mannerisms were inspired by those worn and adopted by Noel Edmonds in undercover practical jokes. A related influence for the episode was a prank-gone-wrong seen on YouTube, in which a joke's target punches a costumed person when the latter surprises the former. Pemberton's character spoke"