"his time working at Grace Brothers. Both roles were played by John Inman. The additional sequences were filmed in America, and directed by Don Hopfer. In 2016, a one-off revival episode was announced and filmed at dock10. It was broadcast as part of BBC's Landmark Sitcom Season, a celebration of 60 years of television sitcoms. It was set in 1988 with the original characters, played by a new cast. Captain Peacock was played by John Challis, Mrs Slocombe by Sherrie Hewson, Mr Humphries by Jason Watkins, Miss Brahms by Niky Wardley, Mr Grainger by Roy Barraclough (Grainger having come out"
"John Inman Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) known as John Inman, was an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in ""Are You Being Served?"", a British sitcom between 1972 and 1985. He was also well known character actor in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame. Born in 1935, he made his West End debut in the 1960s, and his television debut in an episode of ""A Slight Case of ..."" entitled ""The Enemy Within"" in 1965, next appearing in an episode of ""Two in Clover"" in 1970. After"
"Frank Thornton Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 192116 March 2013) professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in ""Are You Being Served?"" and its sequel ""Grace & Favour"" (""Are You Being Served? Again!"") and as Truly in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Frank Thornton Ball was born in Dulwich, London, the son of Rosina Mary (née Thornton) and William Ernest Ball. His father was an organist at St Stephen's Church, Sydenham Hill, where Frank learned to play the organ for a short while. Music proved too difficult for him, however, and"
"and Downs of a Handyman"" (1975). On the stage, he appeared in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of ""London Assurance"", and in an Open University production of Chekhov's ""The Three Sisters"". Harold Bennett Harold Frank Bennett (17 November 1898 – 11 September 1981) was an English actor best remembered for having played 'Young Mr. Grace' in the 1970s British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"". Bennett was born in Hastings, Sussex. After leaving school at the age of twelve, in his early life he toured America as a clown with a circus, and later taught English at the Working Men's College"
"Jeremy Lloyd John Jeremy Lloyd, OBE (22 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an English writer, screenwriter, author, poet and actor, best known as co-author and writer of several successful British sitcoms, including ""Are You Being Served?"" and ""'Allo 'Allo!"". John Jeremy Lloyd was born in Danbury, Essex to a mother who had been a dancer, and a petroleum engineer father who served as an officer in the Royal Engineers at the beginning of World War II. As a child he was sent to live with his grandmother in Manchester and rarely saw his parents, who he claimed had"
"March 2013, aged 92. Frank Thornton Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 192116 March 2013) professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in ""Are You Being Served?"" and its sequel ""Grace & Favour"" (""Are You Being Served? Again!"") and as Truly in ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Frank Thornton Ball was born in Dulwich, London, the son of Rosina Mary (née Thornton) and William Ernest Ball. His father was an organist at St Stephen's Church, Sydenham Hill, where Frank learned to play the organ for a short while. Music proved too difficult"
"Clark, John McCormack, Henry Burr, and Roger Whittaker. An orchestra arrangement was directed by Frank Chacksfield. Bob Becker's xylophone rendition is available performed by McGill University's Amie Watson. In an episode of the British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" Mrs Slocombe, Miss Brahms and Mr Humphries sang it as a lullaby to two babies. In the play and movie ""Night Must Fall"", the murderer, as played by Robert Montgomery, whistled, hummed, and sang portions of ""Mighty Lak' a Rose,"" a habit that made him identifiable. The song was Nevin's final composition. He died on 17 February 1901, shortly after composing"
"Harold Bennett Harold Frank Bennett (17 November 1898 – 11 September 1981) was an English actor best remembered for having played 'Young Mr. Grace' in the 1970s British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"". Bennett was born in Hastings, Sussex. After leaving school at the age of twelve, in his early life he toured America as a clown with a circus, and later taught English at the Working Men's College in London. During World War I he served as a courier, initially on horseback, then on motorcycle. After the war he took up acting and eventually worked as stage producer in"
"as part of a special ""Are You Being Served?"" night. The theme song, written by the show's co-writer David Croft and composer Ronnie Hazlehurst, consists of a lift girl (whose voice was provided by Stephanie Gathercole) announcing each floor over the ""musique concrète"" sounds of a cash register (which effectively serves as the only percussion instrument) and a simple musical accompaniment. The 1977 ""Are You Being Served?"" film has a different version of the theme song which is longer, in a different key and without the floor announcements. A remix of the theme was released in 1996 by a dance"
"Mike Berry (singer) Mike Berry (born Michael Hubert Bourne, 24 September 1942) is an English singer and actor. He is known for his top ten hits ""Don't You Think It's Time"" (1963) and ""The Sunshine of Your Smile"" (1980) in a singing career spanning nearly 60 years. He subsequently became an actor in the 1970s, best known for his appearances as Mr. Spooner on the British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" Berry was born in Northampton. His parents grew up in Rhodesia but met in England and his mother was an amateur actress and singer. Six months after his birth"
"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,"
"Mollie Sugden Mollie Sugden (21 July 19221 July 2009) was an English comedy actress, best known for portraying the saleswoman Mrs Slocombe in the British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" (1972–85). She later reprised this role in ""Grace & Favour"" (1992–93), Sugden and her co-star John Inman would become cult figures in America, so much so she was asked to appear in Donizetti's opera, ""La fille du regiment"", in a non-singing role. Sugden appeared in many other television series, including ""The Liver Birds"", ""That's My Boy"" and ""Coronation Street"". She was born as Isobel Mary Sugden, in Keighley in the"
"a comic character and it is for a laugh – in the Mr Humphries [of ""Are You Being Served""] kind of tradition"". David Knox of TV Tonight called Gino an ""incidental gay male character."" When Gino moves in with Harold Bishop (Ian Smith), the writers decided to tweak the ""standard love triangle story"" with Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) becoming jealous of the duo. Harold and Gino get along very well and share a love of musicals. Of this, Peter Mattessi of ""The Age"" said ""The tension this created between Lou and Harold (""same-sex platonic life-partners"", according to Toadie) was a"
"Arthur Brough Arthur Brough (born Frederick Arthur Baker; 26 February 1905 – 28 May 1978) was a British actor and theatre founder, producer and director best known for portraying the character of senior menswear salesman Ernest Grainger on the BBC sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" The diminutive actor () originally wanted to become a teacher, but failed to gain such employment, and worked in a solicitor's office. He found this job too mundane and he began to take an interest in the theatre. After indulging in amateur theatricals, Brough attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the mid-1920s. After"
"Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom created and written by executive producer David Croft (Croft also directed some episodes), and Jeremy Lloyd with contributions from Michael Knowles and John Chapman, for the BBC. Set in London, the show follows the misadventures and mishaps of the staff of the retail ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments in the flagship department store of a fictional chain called Grace Brothers. The series was broadcast on the BBC for ten series, totalling 69 episodes between 8 November 1972 and 1 April 1985 – and included 5 Christmas specials. There"
"Ronnie Hazlehurst Ronald Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 – 1 October 2007) credited as Ronnie Hazlehurst, was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director. Hazlehurst composed the theme tunes for many well known British sitcoms and gameshows of the 1970s and the 1980s, including ""Yes Minister"", ""Are You Being Served?"", ""I Didn't Know You Cared"" and ""Last of the Summer Wine"". Ronald Hazlehurst was born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, in 1928, to a railway worker and a piano teacher. Having attended Hyde County Grammar School, he left at the age of"
"Elizabeth ""Lizzy"" Moberly (b. 1960) a former events manager at Barclays Capital. Lloyd died on 23 December 2014, aged 84, after being admitted to a London hospital with pneumonia. He was survived by his wife Elizabeth. Jeremy Lloyd John Jeremy Lloyd, OBE (22 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an English writer, screenwriter, author, poet and actor, best known as co-author and writer of several successful British sitcoms, including ""Are You Being Served?"" and ""'Allo 'Allo!"". John Jeremy Lloyd was born in Danbury, Essex to a mother who had been a dancer, and a petroleum engineer father who served"
"""I'm Old Fashioned"" has been recorded by John Coltrane as a sensitive hard bop ballad in 1957 for his album ""Blue Train"", featuring trombonist Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan on trumpet and Kenny Drew on piano. Trumpeter and singer Chet Baker recorded the song several times, at first in 1958 on the album ""(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You"". On the British tv series Are You Being Served, Mrs. Slocombe hums and sings this song in the episode The Apartment (1979). Nevertheless, the song has been predominantly interpreted by pianists like George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Rowles,"
"Nicholas Smith (actor) Nicholas John Smith (5 March 1934 – 6 December 2015) was an English actor. He was known for his role in the BBC sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"", in which he played Mr Rumbold, a manager at the fictional Grace Brothers department store. Smith, the son of a chartered surveyor, attended a preparatory school and St John's School, Leatherhead. He learned to play musical instruments, studied singing and trained as an actor at RADA. He then appeared in repertory theatres, on the West End stage, at the Bristol Old Vic and on Broadway. Smith's earliest TV roles"
"Larry Martyn Lawrence ""Larry"" Martyn (22 March 1934 – 7 August 1994) was a British actor known for his comedy performances. Larry Martyn was born in London and was a member of the Parachute Regiment. He was famous as store maintenance man ""Mr. Mash"" in the BBC comedy series ""Are You Being Served?"", appearing in the first three series before being replaced by Arthur English. He was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series ""Spring and Autumn"" with Jimmy Jewel. Other TV appearances included ""Dad's Army"", ""On the Buses"", ""Look - Mike Yarwood!"","
"the age of 72, after a brief illness. He was unmarried. Kenneth Waller Kenneth Waller (5 November 1927 – 28 January 2000) was an English actor. He was known for portraying Grandad in ""Bread"" and Old Mr. Grace in ""Are You Being Served?"" Kenneth Waller was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire on 5 November 1927. In 1949, he was a member of the Christ Church Woodhouse men's choir. After serving in the Royal Air Force, Waller worked for a firm of auctioneers. Experience in local rep at the Oxford Playhouse encouraged him to move to London, where he made his West"
"Are You Being Served? (film) Are You Being Served? is a 1977 film based on the BBC's hugely successful British sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" (1972–1985), which follows the staff of the men's and women's clothing departments of the London Grace Brothers department store. The story is an adaptation of the successful stage version of the show, which played at Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The film was directed by Bob Kellett and the screenplay was by series creators and writers David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd also featured the performers from the television series, including Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Trevor"
"Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (; , in modern usage ""Liszt Ferenc"" ; 22 October 181131 July 1886) was a prolific 19th-century Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, organist, philanthropist, author, nationalist and a Franciscan tertiary during the Romantic era. Liszt gained renown in Europe during the early nineteenth century for his prodigious virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was a friend, musical promoter and benefactor to many composers of his time, including Frédéric Chopin, Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Robert Schumann, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Ole Bull, Joachim Raff, Mikhail Glinka, and Alexander Borodin. As a composer, Liszt was"
"at home in St Mary's Bay, Kent, and was survived by his wife, Hilary, and their two daughters. Larry Martyn Lawrence ""Larry"" Martyn (22 March 1934 – 7 August 1994) was a British actor known for his comedy performances. Larry Martyn was born in London and was a member of the Parachute Regiment. He was famous as store maintenance man ""Mr. Mash"" in the BBC comedy series ""Are You Being Served?"", appearing in the first three series before being replaced by Arthur English. He was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series ""Spring"
"distinctly rap-like sequences set to a driving beat as does the 1937 song ""Doin' the Jive"". In musical theater, the term ""vamp"" is identical to its meaning in jazz, gospel, and funk, and it fulfills the same function. Semi-spoken music has long been especially popular in British entertainment, and such examples as David Croft's theme to the 1970s' sitcom ""Are You Being Served?"" have elements indistinguishable from modern rap. In classical music, semi-spoken music was popular stylized by composer Arnold Schoenberg as Sprechstimme, and famously used in Ernst Toch's 1924 ""Geographical Fugue"" for spoken chorus and the final scene in"
"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"
"her funeral and written her will. In July 2009, David Croft, the creator of ""Are You Being Served?"", unveiled a Heritage Foundation commemorative plaque at The Shepherds Tavern in London, which Richard's parents had run. A number of entertainers were there to pay their respects on the occasion. Wendy Richard Wendy Richard, (born Wendy Emerton, 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was an English actress best known for playing the roles of Miss Shirley Brahms on ""Are You Being Served?"" and Pauline Fowler on ""EastEnders,"" the latter for nearly 22 years. Until the onscreen death of her ""EastEnders"" character"
"Are You Being Served? (Australian TV series) Are You Being Served? is an Australian sitcom that is based on the British sitcom of the same name; it was produced by Network Ten. A total of 16 episodes were produced in two series, which aired in 1980 and 1981. The draw-card was the presence of actor John Inman reprising his role of Mr. Humphries from the original series. The other characters were all directly based on the regular characters in the show's original British version, but were all given new names. hence there were no other returning original actors. In comparison"
"Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was ""one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."" His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for ""West Side Story"", ""Peter Pan"", ""Candide"", ""Wonderful Town"","
"fact contain copies of each episode in its vault. Are You Being Served? (Australian TV series) Are You Being Served? is an Australian sitcom that is based on the British sitcom of the same name; it was produced by Network Ten. A total of 16 episodes were produced in two series, which aired in 1980 and 1981. The draw-card was the presence of actor John Inman reprising his role of Mr. Humphries from the original series. The other characters were all directly based on the regular characters in the show's original British version, but were all given new names. hence"
"Miss Brahms Miss Shirley Brahms is a fictional character from the BBC1 comedy show, ""Are You Being Served?"". She was played by Wendy Richard. Miss Shirley Brahms is the junior ladieswear assistant. Known for her Cockney accent, Miss Brahms is sometimes unintelligible to the person with whom she is speaking, but she often puts on her best voice when answering the telephone. Under Mrs. Slocombe's guidance, she becomes a more useful assistant throughout the series, though the hierarchy of Grace Brothers is such that she would have moved up only when Mrs. Slocombe left, if ever. Attractive and voluptuous, she"
"original scores and themes for approximately one hundred ninety-five television series episodes. (see IMDb.com for full episode list). George Greeley George Greeley (born Georgio Guariglia; July 23, 1917 – May 26, 2007) was an Italian-American pianist, conductor, composer, arranger, recording artist and record producer who is known for his extensive work across the spectrum of the entertainment industry. Starting as an arranger and pianist with several notable big bands in the 1940s, he segued into the Hollywood radio scene, working on several nationally broadcast variety programs. After conducting an Army Air Force Band during World War II, he was hired"
"Harry Champion William Henry Crump (17 April 1865 – 14 January 1942), better known by the stage name Harry Champion, was an English music hall composer, singer and Cockney comedian, whose onstage persona appealed chiefly to the working class communities of East London. His best-known recordings include ""Boiled Beef and Carrots"" (1909), ""I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am"" (1910), ""Any Old Iron"" (1911) and ""A Little Bit of Cucumber"" (1915). Champion was born in Bethnal Green, East London, to Henry Crump and his wife, Matilda ( Watson). He made his stage debut at the age of 17 at the Royal"