The friendship and banter between Mr. Humphries and Mr. Lucas was a major part in carrying the series. Once Trevor Bannister left, it just wasn't the same. And "MEN'S WEAR" never gets old. And if any of you find these episodes too long, you'll find they'll ride up with wear.
They had the gall to remake this series in 2016. Suffice it to say, it sucked. I grew up with the original run 1972 (the year I was born) to 1985. My parents and I adored this. So happy to see it on RUclips. Thanks so much for posting this. My childhood memories thank you, too.
65 years old born in US and this show is one of the very best I have seen. Just now getting caught up with the characters. completely hooked...binge watching and laughing my head off. Thank you for sharing.
I used to watch on PBS as a child. It's one of my very favorite shows. My husband bought the whole series for me on dvd. I got a dvd player for my computer so I could watch it but they make you buy software to actually play dvds these days. So here I am back on youtube lol
@@imbookedandverybusyhoney Oh I haven't watched that show in ages but that's another I used to see on PBS. I need to hunt that down. I'll second that recommendation
Nobody cares how old you are! Why do you make it a point about your age when that fact is totally irrelevant to enjoying the program? You Baby Boomers make the stupidest comments at times! 😠😠😠😠😠
Arthur Brough died way too soon. I love all of the antics of the original cast. Shortly after Arthur’s wife died, he left this world also. This happens oftentimes after one person dies in a very long committed relationship. Mr. Granger was sorely missed.
@@kathyosborne7963 Unfortunately, yes. I think the last one to die was Mr Rumbold. I mean, I watched this in the seventies when I was a kid. This and Dad's Army.
The red headed girl in the opening shot sure was a beautiful lady. I remember one show where she had a speaking part. She worked at the counter in the background. I love this show, every time I watch it and after seeing the episodes over and over . . . . . . . I still laugh ....a lot.
A delight, indeed, and an episode which shows just how much of a jewel in the ensemble was Arthur Brough, already about 70 at this time, and yet performing with such wonderful timing before the live audience.
A very nice acting job by the late Arthur Brough. Going from comedy to pathos and back to comedy again...he did very well, as did the entire cast. One of the best episodes.
Mr. Granger was a great recollection or portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill, he really was quite cheeky..... It is said at a party 🥳 a Lady said: "You Sir are Drunk ! He responded, and You Madame are Ugly, Tomorow, I shall be sober !" ruclips.net/video/6jjhxeHIjvU/видео.html
Yes agreed - the power (assumed) and addiction arising from it can be overpowering and they lose all sight and consideration for their past and future.
So true, that was oftentimes referred to in the show. He looked the part and sounded like Sir Winston Churchill. He was indeed a Distinguished handsome older gentleman. ruclips.net/video/6jjhxeHIjvU/видео.html
Great cast, great writing. Only found this comedy while being laid up from surgery. Canadian guy here so never watched it in my youth. Enjoy the show, half a hour goes quick. R.I.P. to all the cast members that have past.You tube will keep you alive forever.
I love these old English sitcoms, especially from the 1970s. As an American, I don't get many of the inside jokes, but all-in-all it's some truly awesome comedy! Bravo Kris!
I'm not anything English but I understand most of the jokes because I love to read about British slangs, even though many of them are too obscene for my prudish mind. I guess what I'm saying is, to understand the jokes you have to be acquainted with slangs and even dialects. My favorite is the cockney rhyming slang, because it sounds very creative.
Jeff…the British humor is mostly sarcastic, which is the best after physical (still like to watch The (original) Dick Van Dyke show episodes - also on RUclips). Those of us who are not British or living there don’t get these jokes but just watching them make fun of each other is the best (medicine).
British humour is based on Witt and innuendo and quite charming. I also enjoy the series, Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy, the comedic routines are clear and simple and easy to fathom.
One is still alive, he joined in the final few seasons as a young man. Also a few of the secretaries. But the main cast is all gone. Most died in the past 15 years
No, not at all. They're at least some of us.. Although, we are the lucky ones, the ones whom don't have those memories back in the 90's....they really don't know what they're missing.
Me too. I used to watch this, Keeping Up Appearances, As Time Goes By, Waiting for God, and another one on the weekends with my mom. The innuendos used to fly right over my head at about 13 years old. Now, I laugh even harder at them, especially the cat jokes from Mrs. Slocumbe. 😆😅😂🤣
Agreed. I watch this. I also watch reginald perrin, hyacinth bucket, m*a*s*h, 2 ronnies, etc etc. Good clean comedy, with no F word, or half naked women.
Needed a pick me up and since laughter is the best medicine, I couldn't flip to these videos quick enough! Love AYBS!! Thanks so much for posting! Absolute classic show with an outstanding cast!
I love how they constantly make fun of "Old Jug-ears" and consider him an inept fool, but once they find out that they can have it MUCH worse, they recognize what an benevolent boss he is.
i always watch british comedies to perk me up if i AM having a bad day...always cheer me no end...i go to bed happy...I watch are you being served, dads army, aint half hot mum, some mothers do have em. on the buses, and steptoe and son. The older comedies are the best.....AND I am unanimous in that :)
jessie james in Australia, we only get American shows these days. I think they have a different sense of humour to us and the English; they don't hit the spot like the old British comedies. I love Dad's Army, especially Lance Corporal Jones! 😊. DON'T PANIC!
I love classic British humour! I remember watching this on PBS in the 80's after school. I just loved the double entendres, witty banter and slapstick; best comedy I had seen since Monty Python.
Imagine Grainger delivering the line; Winston Churchill is at a Party 🥳 and a Woman says; "You Sir are Drunk ! And You Madame are Ugly, tomorrow, I shall be Sober !" ruclips.net/video/6jjhxeHIjvU/видео.html
I will always have fond memories of this show. I remember coming back late Saturday evening from college football games and my mom would have it on PBS. Ah ... good ol’ Brit Night.
My mum in the early 70's worked in a store like this. When I was a little girl I used to be in the store with her on Sats I think sometimes...They had a ''canteen''...and my mum also worked on the ladies dept. (Sweets, in Stratford, if anyone remembers it...then part time in Fairhead's, Ilford). The dept store in Stratford paying system worked by ''barrels'' which the customers money was put in with the receipt, whisked around the store on little rails suspended from the ceiling, to one part of the store where the cash was paid, then the change was sent out again in return to the counter by this system. Sometimes I was allowed to ''pull'' the barrel to make it go....I can remember my mum actually fitting a lady for a corset in the fitting room...just like Mrs Slocombe!...Anyway, when this was first aired on uk TV, we used to guess which hair colour Mrs Slocombe would have in the episode we were just about to watch!
@@Tempe1962 if you watch the documentary on SELFRIDGES and the man who made it famous they show you the system. very ingenious...that was ages ago...i think.. Selfridges was started by an American ...But sadly he died penniless due to woman and drink...Same old story..sad
Being a Brit living in the USA I love watching my British comedies. Thank god BritBox has the whole series but was nice stumbling across this and just having it on in the background. AYBS? is just one of the best to watch again and again because the actors have so much chemistry with each other. So many more modern comedies the comedy just seems forced - this is just so funny because they all worked so well together. God bless them all xxx
@@msbrowngault Absolutely, especially if you love classic British comedy such as Red Dwarf (Plus the new ones), OFAH, One Foot in the Grave, Vicar of Dibley, Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? Again (Grace and Favour), The Thin Blue Line, Blackadder also they have the latest soaps such as Eastenders, Coronation Street etc .... lots of the talk shows / panel shows, then a classic Doctor Who section (Which is great), LOTS of Mystery / PI / Police Drama shows such as Boon (Which I still love and think the theme is one of the best in a TV show ever) and Poirot, if I remember right Marple is in there and lots of others. For ME it is more essential than Netflix.
@@msbrowngault ABSOLUTELY - ALL BRILLIANT, I could literally go on for paragraphs on my favourite Britcoms, there are so many classics. There's a few US ones I like such as Cheers, Frasier, Hot in Cleveland etc ... but you can't beat the classic British ones :)
This is one of the few comedies that make me laugh from beginning to end. I could watch each episode again & again & id still lol. 😂😀 . there are not that many comedies made today that i could say that about.
Mr. Harman is my favorite and Mr Humpty's 💗 I love this show. Grew up watching them and now my kid's love watching them also. I love watching from the beginning to end
When they're "hailing Hitler" as Grainger goes by is funny as shit. Heck, they're all so smartassy and quick-witted..I love it when she (Mrs Solcombe) gets PISSED lol like everyone else I been watching this I vaguely remember it as a kid reruns in 90s.I came here after watching Mr. Belvedere yesterday and have watched like 20. I agree the good one was when they hired Mr. Goldburg and he had been in the army with (Corporal P. instead of Capt. P) he had a pic with him and a tattoo that says "Deathbefore Dishonor"
kai...oh my god! She's hysterical, and especially when acting drunk! I have a cousin who could be a twin to Molly...when I first got married my husband suggested the similarity but he's such a joker I didn't believe him till I saw the resemblance.
There were some characters that were interchangeable like the various Secretaries or Mr. Harmon & Mr. Mash. Each was great in thier own right and I can’t choose a favorite between them. But I do think Mr. Grainger‘s character was perfect! None of his replacements ever really had his comedic timing or could quite measure up in comparison. Mr. Grainger>Mr. Goldberg> Mr. Tebbs>Mr. Klein
🤣The 'Forward Mr Granger 4' episode is one of the storylines I enjoy every time I watch it, though there isn'y a one that disappoints my 'funny bone'.😆
This episode I never saw it before. I think Author was a great actor, really believable, and this was poetic justice for how he was treated in an earlier episode where Captain Peacock reported him for being five minutes late from a coffee break.
Even though she was only in this episode, one thing I loved was the mutual flirting between Rumbold's secretary and Captain Peacock instead of just him being the creep.
The friendship and banter between Mr. Humphries and Mr. Lucas was a major part in carrying the series. Once Trevor Bannister left, it just wasn't the same. And "MEN'S WEAR" never gets old.
And if any of you find these episodes too long, you'll find they'll ride up with wear.
Beautiful said
😂Well said
OMG! That’s so funny. You won the internet today.
👏👏👏👏👏 👍👍👍👍👍 😀😀😀😀😀
Hahaha
The chemistry of the cast couldn't be duplicated.
The chemistry is terrific for this program. 😁😁😁😁😁
The remake wasn't that bad...
They had the gall to remake this series in 2016. Suffice it to say, it sucked. I grew up with the original run 1972 (the year I was born) to 1985. My parents and I adored this. So happy to see it on RUclips. Thanks so much for posting this. My childhood memories thank you, too.
Remakes are oftentimes poor imitations of the original, and the original was never to be equaled in any way or even possible.
To even think they could remake this series, and it would hold up to the original Are You Being Served is a joke.
Where can you watch the remake?
@@beckyleisure why would you want to watch the remake? It has nothing on the original series.
That's horrifying!!! U cudnt pay me to watch it
Mr. Granger was always a hilarious character, but even more so when he's on a power trip. This episode is comedy gold!
I love when he calls Mr. Lucas impertinent monkey,
I love cheeky monkey too 😁
it really is
The replacements were good but Mr. Grainger was the funniest and best.
He looks like Churchill with that cigar.
PaNB
65 years old born in US and this show is one of the very best I have seen. Just now getting caught up with the characters. completely hooked...binge watching and laughing my head off. Thank you for sharing.
I used to watch on PBS as a child. It's one of my very favorite shows. My husband bought the whole series for me on dvd. I got a dvd player for my computer so I could watch it but they make you buy software to actually play dvds these days. So here I am back on youtube lol
If you like this show then you'd probably enjoy watching the series, "Keeping up Appearances." 😂 Mrs. Bucket is unforgettable 😂❤
@@imbookedandverybusyhoney Oh I haven't watched that show in ages but that's another I used to see on PBS. I need to hunt that down. I'll second that recommendation
Nobody cares how old you are! Why do you make it a point about your age when that fact is totally irrelevant to enjoying the program? You Baby Boomers make the stupidest comments at times! 😠😠😠😠😠
Almost 30 years of watching this show and it just never grows old.
True that.
Same here, it's my comfort place. 💜😁
After 40 years, this episode still has me 😢😁😁
British comedy is really great stuff. I'm so glad that I found Are You Being Served about 25 years ago. This never grows old
Arthur Brough died way too soon. I love all of the antics of the original cast. Shortly after Arthur’s wife died, he left this world also. This happens oftentimes after one person dies in a very long committed relationship. Mr. Granger was sorely missed.
They are all gone now, and sadly missed. This was the peak of comedy. Thank goodness for you tube we can see them all and laugh again.
All of them are gone now??
@@kathyosborne7963 Unfortunately, yes. I think the last one to die was Mr Rumbold. I mean, I watched this in the seventies when I was a kid. This and Dad's Army.
@StrawCore I’m almost certain that Wendy Richards who played Ms Brahams was the last one to die
I know she only guest starred in this episode, but Isabella Rye (the sexy secretary) is still alive.
@@michaelrg3836 That may be, but generally the cast who you would recognize and feel a association with are no longer with us.
This episode is my favorite. Mr Grainger is superb.
DEFINITELY my favorite episode as well!
Yes Grain-jar super.
Yes Grain-jar , Arthur English , me old fartie
I feel like Mr. Grainger would make an awesome Scrooge.
Gotta admit Grainger looks like Winston Churchill with the cigar in his mouth.
Not to mention, a great Winston Churchill
Mr. Humphris was such a kind soul.
He had a way of dealing wonderfully with any situation. Nothing bothered him.
Except when he and his mother fought and when he was accused of stealing money. :(
Indeed may he rest in peace
I totally agree
Mr. Humphreys, the cute and adorable.
I like the last scene of this episode. Mr. Grainger offering them a drink took them by surprise. 😆
The red headed girl in the opening shot sure was a beautiful lady. I remember one show where she had a speaking part. She worked at the counter in the background. I love this show, every time I watch it and after seeing the episodes over and over . . . . . . . I still laugh ....a lot.
I loved Mr. Grainger! He always brought to mind the image of an English bulldog for me.
A delight, indeed, and an episode which shows just how much of a jewel in the ensemble was Arthur Brough, already about 70 at this time, and yet performing with such wonderful timing before the live audience.
Brilliant character Actor - do not make them like that anymore
This episode is amazing.
You can tell the actors are having great fun with it , as Grainger gets promoted, and lets power goes to his head.
A+++
A very nice acting job by the late Arthur Brough. Going from comedy to pathos and back to comedy again...he did very well, as did the entire cast. One of the best episodes.
They've all done very well! (Thank you, Mr. Grace!)
I think the entire cast is gone now. Maybe Mr. Spooner is still around...
Mr. Granger was a great recollection or portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill, he really was quite cheeky.....
It is said at a party 🥳 a Lady said: "You Sir are Drunk !
He responded, and You Madame are Ugly, Tomorow, I shall be sober !"
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Wendy Richard was so beautiful 😍
Young Mr. Grace was 80 years young by then.
This was one of my favorite episodes. Anything with Mr. Grainger. ....”and get that skirt altered!” “How much longer?” “Make it shorter!”🤣😂
Do you smoke?
Have a cigarette 🚬 🤣
❤👏👏👏👏
Oh no no no no no no. Times are hard
We still yell “ make shorter!” In my household
I watch Are You Being Served everyday. Thank you for posting.
👌 Great show and main cast. Rest in Paradise All. 🙂💗🙏
I love this episode, and have witnessed people behaving in the same manner when they are given power, they take more than is needed.
Yes agreed - the power (assumed) and addiction arising from it can be overpowering and they lose all sight and consideration for their past and future.
"Congratulations 👏!"
"On what, not being asleep 😴?"
"He's carrying on an investigation!"
"1st crunch he'll spring into action!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"MEN's WEAR"....oh hello mother'.
That was funny every time
Mr. Humphreys did it!
Never gets old!
It is the voice change,
Basso profundo, Men's ware, then chirps
Oh, Hello Mother...
"Make it shorter!" - Mr. Grainger... Bloody brilliant!
Quite the buxom lass 😲
Growing up in Barbados as a little girl that's all we watched was BBC i love this and Mr Bean along with Keeping up appearances mrs Bucket
Hyacinth would say " it's pronounced Boo-Kay" haha
doctorwho0077 Better than Dr. Who? Not that I care, I always thought it was cheesy.
"The BooKAYY residents, lady of the house speaking!!!!"
@@ThePlatypusReturns right lol. I love that show.
@@sjbean3231 😂😂
Mr. Grainger could have made a good Winston Churchill! :)
So true, that was oftentimes referred to in the show.
He looked the part and sounded like Sir Winston Churchill.
He was indeed a Distinguished handsome older gentleman.
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"I feel so sorry for him, rotten old bastard".LOL😂
Hahahaa...lmao 😂👌
I have loved British comedy for 44 of my 60 years and Are You Being Served Always brings a smile to my face.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
i love it when Mr. Humphries and Mr. Lucus team up like besties lol
Same! Bromance 🤗
Yes, well put👍
@doctorwho0077 My little pony, now it all makes sense
Not.
Yeah, I wish Mr. Humphries "turned" him just once and they hooked up! (Too much for the times I suppose) 😊
They ways team up like that at least once a episode 😂😅
Great cast, great writing. Only found this comedy while being laid up from surgery. Canadian guy here so never watched it in my youth. Enjoy the show, half a hour goes quick. R.I.P. to all the cast members that have past.You tube will keep you alive forever.
Perfect example of "give a man power and you'll see his true character ".
man or woman
Benjamin Franklin said: "Power corrupts, Absolute Power corrupts Absolutely."
"Mr. Lucas has been telling us about the woodworm in your drawers!" ☺
It's just like the old adage, be kind to the people on the way up, as they will be the same people you meet on the way down.
"Its nice to be important, but it's important to be nice."
Very apt lines👍
(not if you fire them)
One of my favorite episodes in the series. German Week is another. All such great performers.
@soapfanaddict No I never even heard of it! But I'm going to watch it right now.
"I must rush home and tell Mrs Peacock," omg hilarious! What a great actor and how different he was as Truly in LOTSW. A talented man for sure.
Love boat
I loved him hamming it up when Mr Rumbold reveals his news
He was a versatile actor. He even played Adolf Hitler in a comedy sketch with Tommy Cooper. It's on YT somewhere and was reacted to a few days ago.
@@DoctorBrodski apparently subtlety isn't in his skill set. Lol
@@cneterer No, but I believe sarcasm was ;)
Menswear! I love Mr. Humphreys 's personality. So carefree and free-spirited.
Rebella12 Wynn
To bad that today he would be considered gay stereotype created by homophobic writers.
He is the best
and a fine , salesperson....
So kind, unlike every one else towards Mr Granger. But then he deserved it...
Carefree and free-spirited, is that a polite way of saying he's gay. lol
Mr Grainger is my favourite of the lot and this episode shows his great talent.
I love these old English sitcoms, especially from the 1970s. As an American, I don't get many of the inside jokes, but all-in-all it's some truly awesome comedy! Bravo Kris!
I'm not anything English but I understand most of the jokes because I love to read about British slangs, even though many of them are too obscene for my prudish mind. I guess what I'm saying is, to understand the jokes you have to be acquainted with slangs and even dialects. My favorite is the cockney rhyming slang, because it sounds very creative.
Jeff...watch the episodes repeatedly, and you might get the jokes...I live in the US and it took me a bit of time to get some of these.
Jeff…the British humor is mostly sarcastic, which is the best after physical (still like to watch The (original) Dick Van Dyke show episodes - also on RUclips). Those of us who are not British or living there don’t get these jokes but just watching them make fun of each other is the best (medicine).
British humour is based on Witt and innuendo and quite charming.
I also enjoy the series, Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy, the comedic routines are clear and simple and easy to fathom.
@@carminemurray6624 HAHAHA! 🤣😂
I loved this show and it was so sad when I read yesterday that the entire cast has since passed away.
One is still alive, he joined in the final few seasons as a young man. Also a few of the secretaries. But the main cast is all gone. Most died in the past 15 years
@@Patrick3183Mike Berry
Grianger adjusting Captain Peacocks handkerchief. Peacocks face!!!!!!PRICELESS
Forward Mr. Grainger is my favorite episode. Like Jackie Gleason, Arthur Brrogh knew how to evoke sympathy from his audience.
I watch this episode over and over.....oh my....what a wonderful crew of great actors!
Even ms Grainger used to not want Mr Grainger at home since he would make the milk go sour 😆😆😆
I really like these episodes.. If I need a pick me up.. just watch a few of these.. I'm fine.. laughter is great medicine..
Karen Bradford same here!
Yes it is.
Ditto 😉
I also.
Karen Bradford ... Laughter is the best medicine , ... , but , NOT for diarrhea .
Love this show! Very fond memories of watching this show on PBS in the 90s.
Oh, HELL yeah. Me too.
I thought I was the only one..😂
No, not at all. They're at least some of us.. Although, we are the lucky ones, the ones whom don't have those memories back in the 90's....they really don't know what they're missing.
Me too. I used to watch this, Keeping Up Appearances, As Time Goes By, Waiting for God, and another one on the weekends with my mom. The innuendos used to fly right over my head at about 13 years old. Now, I laugh even harder at them, especially the cat jokes from Mrs. Slocumbe. 😆😅😂🤣
Me too in th he 90's! Loved when Slocombe talked about her "Pussy".🙀😽😼😸
I’ve seen these 50 times and still laugh every time. Now that’s comedy.
Agreed. I watch this. I also watch reginald perrin, hyacinth bucket, m*a*s*h, 2 ronnies, etc etc. Good clean comedy, with no F word, or half naked women.
Needed a pick me up and since laughter is the best medicine, I couldn't flip to these videos quick enough! Love AYBS!! Thanks so much for posting! Absolute classic show with an outstanding cast!
I love how they constantly make fun of "Old Jug-ears" and consider him an inept fool, but once they find out that they can have it MUCH worse, they recognize what an benevolent boss he is.
Yes, I learned that lesson the hard way.
he's easy to manipulate and humiliate, which makes him the ideal middle manager.
those who allow jokes at their own expense are always the best people.
It takes great talent to act like that.. Larry Lenville aka Ferret Face aka Major Frank Burns
As far as Mr Rumbolt:
It is an infallible trait of People of Quality to play at being obtuse, and to refuse to pay their domestics high wages.
The brown skirt/top worn by the secretary is in fashion today🤗 Really chic😉
& her hair😊
I agree with Mr Grainger. The skirt was too long.
@@westlock Haha 😅, yes, even for me
I love 70's fashion so good news it's back. Thrift stores have great finds, if you like♥
@@sandrajovic9304 thrifting is my absolute favorite!🤗
yes!!!
i always watch british comedies to perk me up if i AM having a bad day...always cheer me no end...i go to bed happy...I watch are you being served, dads army, aint half hot mum, some mothers do have em. on the buses, and steptoe and son. The older comedies are the best.....AND I am unanimous in that :)
jessie james in Australia, we only get American shows these days. I think they have a different sense of humour to us and the English; they don't hit the spot like the old British comedies. I love Dad's Army, especially Lance Corporal Jones! 😊. DON'T PANIC!
Most definitely one of the best episodes!!!
i love this one too!!
It is a brilliant episode... Cheers!
U have great taste!
Sandra Jovic you again?😒
@@Meiday11 😕
*The secretarial staff in this show were always super hot. Especially this one with the brown top.*
pity most of them are terrible at acting....
I love classic British humour! I remember watching this on PBS in the 80's after school. I just loved the double entendres, witty banter and slapstick; best comedy I had seen since Monty Python.
after school?? In New York, Are you being served , didn't come on till 11;30 pm at night!!...
Aw, poor Mr. Churchill...I mean, Mr. Grainger. It turned okay for him in the end, and he learned from his mistake. Fantastic ensemble work, as always.
Imagine Grainger delivering the line;
Winston Churchill is at a Party 🥳 and a Woman says;
"You Sir are Drunk !
And You Madame are Ugly, tomorrow,
I shall be Sober !"
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Such a wonderful show. Thank you BBC and all the great actors. Don’t forget your spare teeth!!!
Fabulous episode. Brought a smile to my face to see them make up in the end with drinks for all !! 🥂
One of the best British comedies of all time comedy without PC
I will always have fond memories of this show. I remember coming back late Saturday evening from college football games and my mom would have it on PBS. Ah ... good ol’ Brit Night.
I hate that they changed the line up on Saturday nights on PBS now it is not good anymore.
Love this show shame there aren’t that many good shows these days.
My mum in the early 70's worked in a store like this. When I was a little girl I used to be in the store with her on Sats I think sometimes...They had a ''canteen''...and my mum also worked on the ladies dept. (Sweets, in Stratford, if anyone remembers it...then part time in Fairhead's, Ilford). The dept store in Stratford paying system worked by ''barrels'' which the customers money was put in with the receipt, whisked around the store on little rails suspended from the ceiling, to one part of the store where the cash was paid, then the change was sent out again in return to the counter by this system. Sometimes I was allowed to ''pull'' the barrel to make it go....I can remember my mum actually fitting a lady for a corset in the fitting room...just like Mrs Slocombe!...Anyway, when this was first aired on uk TV, we used to guess which hair colour Mrs Slocombe would have in the episode we were just about to watch!
I dont think I've ever heard of the barrel system.Would like to have seen that.
@@Tempe1962 Kind of like the drive-thru banking system, from what I gather.
@@Tempe1962 if you watch the documentary on SELFRIDGES and the man who made it famous they show you the system. very ingenious...that was ages ago...i think.. Selfridges was started by an American ...But sadly he died penniless due to woman and drink...Same old story..sad
The show must bring back fun memories. I’ve wondered, how much does the set resemble the floor of an actual London department store of that time?
The 'barrels' are called Lamson Tubes and were used in many department stores. I remember them in Blacklers Department Store Liverpool.
Humphries: "I was in the Navy once, for a week or two." LOL
Being a Brit living in the USA I love watching my British comedies. Thank god BritBox has the whole series but was nice stumbling across this and just having it on in the background. AYBS? is just one of the best to watch again and again because the actors have so much chemistry with each other. So many more modern comedies the comedy just seems forced - this is just so funny because they all worked so well together. God bless them all xxx
Is Britbox worth it??? Thinking about investing
@@msbrowngault Absolutely, especially if you love classic British comedy such as Red Dwarf (Plus the new ones), OFAH, One Foot in the Grave, Vicar of Dibley, Are You Being Served? Are You Being Served? Again (Grace and Favour), The Thin Blue Line, Blackadder also they have the latest soaps such as Eastenders, Coronation Street etc .... lots of the talk shows / panel shows, then a classic Doctor Who section (Which is great), LOTS of Mystery / PI / Police Drama shows such as Boon (Which I still love and think the theme is one of the best in a TV show ever) and Poirot, if I remember right Marple is in there and lots of others. For ME it is more essential than Netflix.
@@zoolook3264 thx. What about the following:
Rising Damp
Keeping Up Appearances
On the Buses
Upstairs Downstairs (original)
@@msbrowngault ABSOLUTELY - ALL BRILLIANT, I could literally go on for paragraphs on my favourite Britcoms, there are so many classics. There's a few US ones I like such as Cheers, Frasier, Hot in Cleveland etc ... but you can't beat the classic British ones :)
@@zoolook3264 thx! I'm definitely going to invest 🤗
Hard to believe that "Mr. Rumbold" is only five months older than "Mr. Lucas". The glasses, and, baldness really age him.
And he outlived all of the cast.
The secretary is stunning
6'3 of delish
This is one of the few comedies that make me laugh from beginning to end. I could watch each episode again & again & id still lol. 😂😀 . there are not that many comedies made today that i could say that about.
Must be a cultural thing . I found not ONE SINGLE laugh in the whole show . This is shittier than 3's company .
You're damn right! This show really has timeless comedy in it.
Cpt. Peacock know he's older than 55 😅
*gets me every time
Going to watch the movie now...
I think this is one of my favorite episodes!
One of best episode! The change of Mr. Grainger's face (Arthur Brough) was superb and professional.
Mr. Granger let the power get to his head.👊🏽👊🏽👋🏽👀🙆🏾💆🏾
Mr Peacock acting surprised is sooo funny😁
CAPTAIN Peacock!
When I found a Grace Brothers store in Australia I laughed for 20 minutes
As a US citizens I appreciated watching this series. I would hope someone designs sequel. Kudos to BBC.
Check on "Are You Being Served Again.
That's "citizen," you idiot, not "citizens." 😠
@@dariowiter3078 you're an idiot. A completely foolish ignorant sheep. Stop taking it out on others that u and your life is empty.! So transparent🙊
Mr. Harman is my favorite and Mr Humpty's 💗 I love this show. Grew up watching them and now my kid's love watching them also. I love watching from the beginning to end
"good morning... good god" I still chuckle at that scene.
Mr Lucas walking like Mr Humphries is hilarious
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Where?
They looked like great fun, the laughs of working with a crew like these guys,I'd love it! Mr.Humpfries
"That's more than you usually get!", "Especially on a Tuesday!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
probably my favorite British sitcom..the women they got on this show are complete knockouts.
they are awesome!
Definitely Bennie Hill quality. Although not quantity.
Wendy Richard was so very sweet and Adorable.... sigh...
When they're "hailing Hitler" as Grainger goes by is funny as shit. Heck, they're all so smartassy and quick-witted..I love it when she (Mrs Solcombe) gets PISSED lol like everyone else I been watching this I vaguely remember it as a kid reruns in 90s.I came here after watching Mr. Belvedere yesterday and have watched like 20. I agree the good one was when they hired Mr. Goldburg and he had been in the army with (Corporal P. instead of Capt. P) he had a pic with him and a tattoo that says "Deathbefore Dishonor"
One of the best episodes ever! Funny from start to finish. This and "German Week" are fantastic!
Absolutely charming. So entertaining + addictive.
Mrs Slocombe is such a character 😍
Yes, she stole the show.
Nobody mentioned arthur english, me old fart.
kai...oh my god! She's hysterical, and especially when acting drunk! I have a cousin who could be a twin to Molly...when I first got married my husband suggested the similarity but he's such a joker I didn't believe him till I saw the resemblance.
Grainger and Peacock were brilliantly funny characters in subtler ways than the other characters.
This probably had the best ending of any of the episodes.
Poor Grainger.....cried at the end!
There were some characters that were interchangeable like the various Secretaries or Mr. Harmon & Mr. Mash. Each was great in thier own right and I can’t choose a favorite between them. But I do think Mr. Grainger‘s character was perfect! None of his replacements ever really had his comedic timing or could quite measure up in comparison.
Mr. Grainger>Mr. Goldberg> Mr. Tebbs>Mr. Klein
Well said
This episode along with Up Captain Peacock hilariously points out that life humbles you when you get hyped up on your position.
The key to the executive washroom.....the key to the executive washroom.... I've been here 35 years and I've never been once!!!!
@@jay1hi547 You must be bursting! 😂
Halfway through every episode I think to myself, "This has to be my favorite one."
I find it's so hard to choose a favourite AYBS episode...
@@sandrajovic9304 I guess that's part of the "magic" it weaves for us....
🤣The 'Forward Mr Granger 4' episode is one of the storylines I enjoy every time I watch it, though there isn'y a one that disappoints my 'funny bone'.😆
I like Penny Irving, but the secretary here is voluptuous 😍!
Yes, she is one attractive woman. ❤️😁
Candy Davies 👍
Candy Davis was my fav.
Dam but that secretary is beautiful
Hello from October 2023 and I totally agree. She was in an absolute gorgeous state in this episode. 👍👍👍
This episode I never saw it before. I think Author was a great actor, really believable, and this was poetic justice for how he was treated in an earlier episode where Captain Peacock reported him for being five minutes late from a coffee break.
nothing will ever come close to the original cast they all had such an on screen chemistry that couldnt be matched with any other replacement actors
One of the greatest comedies ever made. Still funny no matter how many times I've seen it.
It's nice despite their differences they're still a team all the way... Cheers fellow fans!
Even though she was only in this episode, one thing I loved was the mutual flirting between Rumbold's secretary and Captain Peacock instead of just him being the creep.
Mr lucas and mr granger were life line of this show
OMG I haven't seen this in YEARS. I used to love this show.
This is my pick me up when I’m need to laugh or if I have a hard time falling asleep . The humour is so tongue in cheek