It would have been another series, or episode at least if Mr Beaucomp had been the one who got the job. There would have been fireworks between those two.
I'm here as well in 2022, British comedy here seemingly timeless as I lived/worked in London years ago. Indeed laughter infectious with this talented group every time I visit Grace Brothers! CHEERS!!
I love it when Mr. Goldberg says "Corporal Peacock" the first time, seeing how huge Peacock's eyes get. You'd swear they were going to pop out of his head.
Alfie Bass always seemed to pop up in every British sitcom or drama somewhere along the way. Everyone in the series is gone now...but they left a wonderful legacy of shows.
One of the fascinating things about this show is how it showed up the trappings and etiquette of the class system and work hierarchy and of Brit society
I'm absolutely delighted to have come across the posts of this wonderful series. They are like a worn and comfortable pair of shoes that you can't get rid of. Thanks so much for the postings!!!
Sandra Jovic PatrolOfficer161 Daniel Smith I likes Grainger, Tebs, and Goldberg. They should have given Grainger a “farewell party” for Grainger in honour Of Arthur who had died. His wife died, and he got so depressed that he quit the show, stayed with their daughter for a month, then sadly passed away from grief shortly after.
I recently started watching AYBS on a daily basis and never tire watching the episodes repeatedly; always seeing or hearing something new. In watching, I occasionally have to remind myself that they're gone. I've tried watching the other versions with different characters, but I'm hooked on the original cast!!!!
What did Tebb's do that was unforgettable? How about the time he pretended to be a Greek vicor / priest... and pulled it off... Oh, besides that, nothing. L😄L
🐙Mr Tebbs had a great voice...I wonder did he do any narration, like audio books. I'd love to listen to him reading something like the Wind In The Willows. Just a wonderful voice.
Mr. Tebbs also acted as a rich man, was it a ship builder to help save Grace Brothers from take over. They all had additional parts then. He was hysterical with currants in his ears from a wedding cake on the head.
I wish elevators in high end department stores in The United States had the intro elevator music on elevators with the goods available on the floor. "Going Up!" Wanamaker's was the last I can think of, but it's name changed. It was the first store of it's kind and it was located a few blocks from City Hall in Philadelphia.
doesnt matter what crap is going on,,,sitting in bed with glass of whiskey watching one after the other just makes the world better,,,remember this as kid so fond memories esp now i get the jokes lol
I am thankful. There are millions of homeless displaced persons across this planet, who have no bed, no screens, and no safety whatsoever. ==I cast my Galactic vote, that ALL sentient beings have a safe place tonight , nourishment, safe water supply, and opportunity for growth.
I do recall that back in the 1970's , I would look forward in anticipation to viewing this program every other Sunday afternoon, when the local PBS station in San Antonio, TX. would broadcast the show. I am so glad that CZcams, Kris, Leo, and otherA.Y.B.S. fans uploaded these great episodes.
PBS WFSU here. My youngest daughter and I watched them in the 80s/90s. She's hearing impaired and has been told she has a slight English accent, and always blames it on watching this show!
@@eboracum2012 with all due respect, if she is hearing impaired, how did she catch the accent? TV just playing louder than people normally speak in a conversation?
Why was it every other Sunday? I guess I am so used to (when I watched TV) to count on seeing British comedy every Sunday night. They probably still play As Time Goes By as they have for years, decades even. Then there was The Vicar of Dibley (a personal favorite), Keeping Up Appearances, Moone Boy, IT Crowd, Spy and many others. A shame PBS came out on regular TV once they went digital, with a channel specific for kids, while still having kids programing most of the day on the regular PBS channel and not have a British Comedy channel set up for that purpose. The arts and crafts/travel channel was kind neat though.
I love these British shows.I love the way they talk and their comedy is in good taste I love them all,especially Mr.Harmon. My favorite episode is The Apartment,Mrs.Slocom is so funny and witty,I love her. ♥️🌹giovanna🇮🇹🥀
This NEW radio comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” stars Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners AND there are two other radio play ghost stories AND and a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT. Here’s the link: ! czcams.com/video/Hex2ltykNTM/video.html--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on CZcams.
I learned more from this series about Britishness, British social classes, English work hierarchy, the Thatcher era and the final days of British Empire than from many "smart" books I red. I understood only a little English as I started to watch this on CZcams and now I actually understand what a nippy is)) And a lack of political correctness is just so-so wonderful. They portrayed a gay man, a Jewish man, a common girl, a divorcy, an horny old man, an idiotic upper class man and they were free to make very borderline jokes about all of them. Thank you so much for uploading it's a shame you don't have monetization on your channel. I would love to leave a little "thank you"❤.
@doctorwho0077 Ha ! Yes, that always cracked my up when Mrs Slocumbe would make a comment & then utter , "...and I am unanimous in this !" Thank you so much for your follow up comment ! CHEERS ! :-)
Tamer Aydogdu It’s no wonder that she started wearing wigs. Her hair probably was fried. However, Mrs Slocombe had many of the cutting edge one-liners, most of the were about her 🐈
Alfie Bass was very fine actor and in show business was bigger and more experienced than any of them. His entrance was unforgettable and he overshadowed them all, such was his experience . Sometimes wondered what they were really thinking about this "newcomer"...
@@py7316 You very welcome. I once met Alfie Bass at a 'school fete' opening which he agreed to do to help local college. I think he did much good charity work. He was very friendly and pleasant and his opening speech was 'in character' for the TV comedy show he starred in at the time. He often played the "under dog" in those times and won people's sympathy!
@@wordsmith52 Alphie Bass was obviouslye a very good actor. In the episode "The Junior", he stood out as the finest actor among all. British actors and British TV serials and movies are usually very good.
Hahah, this episode was great. i don't remember watching this one before, and i've watched a lot of them. I love how Goldberg sort of blackmails captain peacock. :)
I absolutely love this show and all of them. No holding back, double meanings to all and no one gets insulted. I read they got along well in real life and they practice five days then on the sixth in front of audience so no canned laughter.
@@orlandodiola7076 Apparently, James Hayter who played him did voice overs for commercials for Mr Kipling's Cakes and their company didn't like him playing such a pompous character. So he had make a choice of continuing the commercials for a lot of money or continue playing Mr Tebbs.
I had to look Beano up. I did know that an agony column is like advice to the lovelorn, things like that (here in America the biggest example of that type of column was Dear Abby, and also her sister Anne Landers).
Yes, so right. No matter how lowly some people may perceive others in their jobs, if they do a good professional service, and conduct themselves accordingly, then they will always earn respect, and even admiration. It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it!
The old man being interviewed was so precious. One couldn't help but feel compassion for him. Mrs. Slocombe couldn't help but feel pity. The other candidate was too much like Mr. Humphries
Mrs. Slocumbe felt compassion and empathy, for Mr. Webster, and sorry he lived in a packing crate in Covent Garden, She sympathized with him, but never pity.
He was the old fellow looking for some beachwear with his wife who later played Lady Weeble Abel Smith, and was also the "juror" with the screechy hearing aid when Mr. Humphries was being investigated for stealing from the till.
@@JohnMichaelson And his wife was also the woman with the fussy dog in "Fawlty Towers" episode with the dead hotel guest. Polly adds hot sauce to the dog's sausages to get back at the woman.
Sadly not every episode was on CZcams to begin with, but after Brit Box came out, at least half were removed or has something to do with territories and won't play, even though the video itself is still up.
In prison i had a TV in my cell my&my cellmate use to watch these every night on a public access channel 2 episodes then 2 episodes of Keeping up Appearances then red green&some travel show
Mr Goldberg: as played here by the ULTRA-Talented "ALFIE BASS" ( who spent Decades in the Entertainment Industry ) including many Series on British Television, just goes to show why This Particular Episode of "Are You Being Served?" are among the Most Viewed Episodes of the Series that are posted here on CZcams ! As proof of the popularity of this Particular episode, just Look at the Counter Number of the Times that this particular Episode has been Viewed on "CZcams" when compared to the many Other Episodes of "Are You Being Served?". It just goes to show us, how a Life-Time Experience spent in the Entertainment Industry simply "Shines Through". This is truly a Memorable Episode in the Series, which I will delight in viewing yet again. My Thanks to our CZcams Up-Loader the "Kris" Channel here. Thank You "Kris" for placing it here for us...
Consider this NEW radio comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” which stars Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners AND there are two other radio play ghost stories AND and a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT. Here’s the link: ! czcams.com/video/Hex2ltykNTM/video.html--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on CZcams.
You have to hand it to Mr. Goldberg for being crafty about getting his friends in to buy a hole bunch of items, to secure him the position of Senior Assistant. 😋
KitsuneAdorable you’re missing the whole point. His friends were actually shopping. It wasn’t a set up. He had a clientele which followed him. The sales got him the equal commission. Blackmailing peacock got him the job.
Very True, the actors and real characters they brought to life brought laughter and happiness. The actors and actresses very believable, and they did become family!!!
@Marinka RMC That's not exactly how it works. We are all separated from God because of our sin. Jesus died to pay for those sins so that those who hear the message of salvation and believe and repent, can receive the promise of salvation and live forever in God's presence. Those who don't have chosen a different fate.
@@TheJackdratt73 Heaven IS real, but there is a prerequisite to getting there, and that is to believe and repent. Good deeds aren't weighed against bad ones. That's man's attempt to get to heaven. God's standard is to believe in Him, repent of your sin of living your life apart from Him, and then striving to live an obedient and perfect life, being lead by the Holy Spirit.
'''OH I KNOW THAT FACE, DON'T TELL ME....'''''CORP. PEACOCK........'''LOLLOLLOLLOOOLLOL'''' THE LOOK ON PEAKCOCKS FACE IS WORTH A MILLION BUCKS......OR SHALL I SAY.....,POUNDS...
I think Alfie Bass (Mr Goldberg) was a good replacement for Mr Grainger although Mr will always be the best senior salesman in my heart, he is in his own league and so is Mr Goldberg.
Sandra Jovic it was just an observation not an insult. As people get older their skin sags. Happens to a lot of people. Baggy eyes sagging skin and neck waddles are a fact of life. It makes plastic surgeons a lot of money due to vanity. Check into how many younger people have botox injections due to their vanity.
This NEW radio comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” stars Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners AND there are two other radio play ghost stories AND and a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT. Here’s the link: ! czcams.com/video/Hex2ltykNTM/video.html--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on CZcams.
When I was living in Lewisville, Texas back in 2003, I remember seeing the entire series sold on DVD in Barnes & Noble. The price was $121. I thought that it was worth purchasing at the time, though I couldn't buy it. Now that I see the series on CZcams, I wish it were shown in broadcast order once again...
I was gifted the entire series and movies by my daughter. When I was young we got stationed in Germany. After a week of being there scared I saw this show and it made me laugh..I wasn't as scared and looked forward to watching it every week.
@@mariroberts231 …it’s good to have something tangible to remember or hang onto in uncertain circumstances. Good to remain grounded at times. I’m glad you were helped when you needed it…
I love how whenever they need the joke, suddenly the senior's tea break is at a different time than the rest's. Or when Peacock had his 'promotion' Mr Grainger invites him to have lunch with him. Meanwhile, all the other episodes they're ALWAYS all together
Mr. Lucas: "Why did you get rid of him so quickly??"--Mr. Humphries: "Well we don't want people like that working here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
0:55 The fact that he only left teeth marks in his cake is hilarious knowing that the actor who played Mr. Tebbs left the series in order to be the spokesman for a fancy cake/baked goods company.
Consider this NEW radio comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” which stars Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners AND there are two other radio play ghost stories AND and a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT. Here’s the link: ! czcams.com/video/Hex2ltykNTM/video.html--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on CZcams.
Did you know that Alfie Bass (Mr. Goldberg) actually had a very small part in the James Bond movie Moonraker? In Venice, he played the hobo who coughs and throws away a cigarette when he walks on a bridge and an open coffin passes beneath him.
@@rachealtaylor871 No, the one who played Hyacinth's father in Keeping Up Appearances was named George Webb. Young Mr. Grace was played by Harold Bennett. He was not related to any of the other actors either.
Ahhh this took me back to some good tymes, living in Thunder Bay with HR and the cats, we loved this show! So looked forward to it every week, thanks for this! 💖 🇨🇦
i started wayching this back in late 80s at 11..oclock on pbs...loved it then love it now....god bless that great cast they had...all of them nice people in real life as well! love that early mid 70s feel as well..
I can still watch this after over 40 years, and still find this as funny as the first time I seen it. Must admit that they should have never replaced Mr Grainger as they were never as good as Mr Grainger, but it was still enjoyable anyway...
It Pays To Advertise was his last show. He died 6 weeks after his wife, in Sept. Of 1972. She had been sick for a while and his last episodes he was suffering from depression. They had been married for over 50 years.
A good friend , Bernie and his Sister Molly who used to live in London and moved to San Francisco . They used to watch this Show everyday on their T V in their Nob Hill Apartment . I never forgot them .
@@fortysomethingbadgirls2173 not sure if he was *making out* with them. As the writers of the show would say, "it's in your mind" (ones personal perception or interpretation of what one sees)
Watching this in 2024 and enjoying it as much as they would have in the 70s.
I'm watching it right now lol
Mr. Humphreys dismisses Mr. Beauchamp "not wanting his type" and then wears his outfit the next day. Lol classic
The actor that plays Mr. Beauchamp has appeared in other episodes playing different roles. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
It would have been another series, or episode at least if Mr Beaucomp had been the one who got the job. There would have been fireworks between those two.
There can only be one Queen in the store.
It's 2022, and I still watch this series over and over again. I love it. Mr. Humphries is my favorite.
Me too! I bet since I first saw this back in the 80's, I've watched it hundreds of times!!! One of the best examples of british comedy ever!!!
My mom showed me this back in 98 and iv been watching ever since. It a show that I can always come back to and laugh.
I'm here as well in 2022, British comedy here seemingly timeless as I lived/worked in London years ago. Indeed laughter infectious with this talented group every time I visit Grace Brothers! CHEERS!!
@Russell Collier I will watch it. Thanks :)
Lol..I watch it every night as well..relaxes me..Still love love it!!😁❤
I love it when Mr. Goldberg says "Corporal Peacock" the first time, seeing how huge Peacock's eyes get. You'd swear they were going to pop out of his head.
Dang! Mr. Humphries was throwing mad shade at the second guy! 🤣
Alfie Bass always seemed to pop up in every British sitcom or drama somewhere along the way. Everyone in the series is gone now...but they left a wonderful legacy of shows.
So well said and so well put ! May they all rest in eternal bliss....
Fun Fact: He was in a James Bond movie as well: Moonraker
@@chrispnw2547 I think he was a drunk at a bar, puffing on a cigarette, although my memory's a bit hazy.
Alfie Bass was wonderful. Easily the best replacement for Brough.
@@MisterSplendy NO ONE can replace Arthur Brough; he was superb in every way.
"And I am unanimous in that!"
😂😂That tickles me everytime
Mine is “ Weak as water, weak as water!!!”🤣🤣
2023 and it's still funny today, as much when i frist saw it back in the 90's when i was still in high school,watching it on 13 or 21.
"People have been asking me that for years."
Love the man.
One of the fascinating things about this show is how it showed up the trappings and etiquette of the class system and work hierarchy and of Brit society
That's significantly repugnant
we americans in the present day could learn a thing or two about elegance and societal protocol and customer service from the british of those times
Society only works when there is a class system or it'd be like in Cuba, no matter how much effort you put you're just as good as the least of you.
Mrs Slocome was ahead of her time with the green hair.
Mr. Lucas: "Did it work?"
Mr. Humphries: "No. But he still writes to me."
@soapfanaddict , I preferred the original.
Classic
Peacock was so scared of his secrets coming out lol
I'm absolutely delighted to have come across the posts of this wonderful series. They are like a worn and comfortable pair of shoes that you can't get rid of. Thanks so much for the postings!!!
What i remember from Mr Tebbs. The time he put on a wig to look younger.He did actually take 30 years off his looks when he wore it, lol.
That's funny... I just watched that episode. 😂
The best senior salesman since Mr. Grainger. THIS guy was funny!
PatrolOfficer161 I agree. It took me a while to like him, for some reason, but now I find him to be an awesome character! Unique. Very entertaining...
Who r u talking about? Officer.
Sandra Jovic PatrolOfficer161 Daniel Smith I likes Grainger, Tebs, and Goldberg. They should have given Grainger a “farewell party” for Grainger in honour Of Arthur who had died. His wife died, and he got so depressed that he quit the show, stayed with their daughter for a month, then sadly passed away from grief shortly after.
Love mr greinger....really miss him
@@sandrajovic7735 u
I recently started watching AYBS on a daily basis and never tire watching the episodes repeatedly; always seeing or hearing something new. In watching, I occasionally have to remind myself that they're gone. I've tried watching the other versions with different characters, but I'm hooked on the original cast!!!!
Loved Mr. Humphreys' disdain for Mr. Beauchamp (I reached my peak in men's undies LOLOLOL):
"We don't want people like that here!"
😂😂😂😂😂
What did Tebb's do that was unforgettable? How about the time he pretended to be a Greek vicor / priest... and pulled it off... Oh, besides that, nothing. L😄L
I remember Mr. Tebbs playing a teddy bear for Mr. Grace’s birthday. “When the head is forward, I can’t hear through the ear!”
🐙Mr Tebbs had a great voice...I wonder did he do any narration, like audio books. I'd love to listen to him reading something like the Wind In The Willows. Just a wonderful voice.
Mr. Tebbs also acted as a rich man, was it a ship builder to help save Grace Brothers from take over. They all had additional parts then. He was hysterical with currants in his ears from a wedding cake on the head.
@@candykay2585 you're thinking of Mr. Grainger....Sir Richard Ryan
@@cassiusrockwell258
Even worse - it's not the first time I mixed them up. Thank you.
the first older man they interviewd would make a wonderful father X-mas
I wish elevators in high end department stores in The United States had the intro elevator music on elevators with the goods available on the floor. "Going Up!" Wanamaker's was the last I can think of, but it's name changed. It was the first store of it's kind and it was located a few blocks from City Hall in Philadelphia.
The Christmas display was the best.
Binge watching tonight. Cup of tea comfy in my bed watching my fav British tv show till I fall asleep.
I do the same thing. This show calms the thoughts of the day.
doesnt matter what crap is going on,,,sitting in bed with glass of whiskey watching one after the other just makes the world better,,,remember this as kid so fond memories esp now i get the jokes lol
@@stanleysims1946 ditto here👍...I fall back to these lovely episodes of AYBS each night after getting back home😊...Wishes from India!!
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I am thankful.
There are millions of homeless displaced persons across this planet,
who have no bed, no screens, and no safety whatsoever.
==I cast my Galactic vote,
that ALL sentient beings have a safe place tonight ,
nourishment, safe water supply,
and opportunity for growth.
-"i haven't slept for a week, I'm getting silver threads among the gold.😂
Mr Goldberg: We always wondered what he did in his spare time
He does bar mitzvahs and kids parties
@@lsdmadman
He also does a wedding or a bris,
And he gets to keep the tip ! 😮
I do recall that back in the 1970's , I would look forward in anticipation to viewing this program every other Sunday afternoon, when the local PBS station in San Antonio, TX. would broadcast the show. I am so glad that CZcams, Kris, Leo, and otherA.Y.B.S. fans uploaded these great episodes.
Hey neighbor! #ATX 👋🏼
Well said and well put ! Our local PBS affiliate broadcast reruns every Saturday night for many many years !
PBS WFSU here. My youngest daughter and I watched them in the 80s/90s.
She's hearing impaired and has been told she has a slight English accent, and always blames it on watching this show!
@@eboracum2012 with all due respect, if she is hearing impaired, how did she catch the accent? TV just playing louder than people normally speak in a conversation?
Why was it every other Sunday? I guess I am so used to (when I watched TV) to count on seeing British comedy every Sunday night. They probably still play As Time Goes By as they have for years, decades even. Then there was The Vicar of Dibley (a personal favorite), Keeping Up Appearances, Moone Boy, IT Crowd, Spy and many others.
A shame PBS came out on regular TV once they went digital, with a channel specific for kids, while still having kids programing most of the day on the regular PBS channel and not have a British Comedy channel set up for that purpose. The arts and crafts/travel channel was kind neat though.
I love these British shows.I love the way they talk and their comedy is in good taste I love them all,especially Mr.Harmon. My favorite episode is The Apartment,Mrs.Slocom is so funny and witty,I love her.
♥️🌹giovanna🇮🇹🥀
"I thought the fire was next week." Lol!
"I brought it forward."😂😂😂
Impeccable timing, timeless content, just as funny today as in the 70's.
This NEW radio comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” stars Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners AND there are two other radio play ghost stories AND and a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT. Here’s the link: ! czcams.com/video/Hex2ltykNTM/video.html--Claud. If you don’t
want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on CZcams.
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Mr. Humprhies wants to be the "Only gay in the villaaage"
I learned more from this series about Britishness, British social classes, English work hierarchy, the Thatcher era and the final days of British Empire than from many "smart" books I red.
I understood only a little English as I started to watch this on CZcams and now I actually understand what a nippy is))
And a lack of political correctness is just so-so wonderful. They portrayed a gay man, a Jewish man, a common girl, a divorcy, an horny old man, an idiotic upper class man and they were free to make very borderline jokes about all of them.
Thank you so much for uploading it's a shame you don't have monetization on your channel. I would love to leave a little "thank you"❤.
Mr Granger looks like a caricature of PM Winston Churchill
He MUST have played him at some point...
He really sounded like Sir Winston too ! 😢
Listen to his we shall never surrender speech here on CZcams.
@@MVHS85 He did say he worked in ENSA doing impressions of the Nazi Bigwigs and Churchill.
The whole job interviews scene was one of the most classic in the entire series.
Yes.
A winning comment.
Yes, then they had a similar scene on _Grace & Favour (Are You Being Served? Again!)_ where they interviewed musical talent.
I love the fact that Mrs Slocomb's hair changes colors every so many episodes
In fact every episode. In the beginning she was dying it a new color for every episode, but later on she started using wigs.
I have a notion to second that emotion !! Helps make the series funnier !! :-)
@doctorwho0077 Ha ! Yes, that always cracked my up when Mrs Slocumbe would make a comment & then utter , "...and I am unanimous in this !" Thank you so much for your follow up comment ! CHEERS ! :-)
coloured hair is kind of silly...
Tamer Aydogdu It’s no wonder that she started wearing wigs. Her hair probably was fried.
However, Mrs Slocombe had many of the cutting edge one-liners, most of the were about her 🐈
"Perhaps his wheels fell off his barrow".... lol Best snark line ever.
PrincessofErised “Ehh, Ahh.. I’m going to enjoy working here..”
One of the finest episodes. Captain Peacock and Mr. Goldberg have acted superbly.
Alfie Bass was very fine actor and in show business was bigger and more experienced than any of them. His entrance was unforgettable and he overshadowed them all, such was his experience . Sometimes wondered what they were really thinking about this "newcomer"...
@@wordsmith52 thanks for the information. Appreciate it. - from Mumbai, India
@@py7316 You very welcome. I once met Alfie Bass at a 'school fete' opening which he agreed to do to help local college. I think he did much good charity work. He was very friendly and pleasant and his opening speech was 'in character' for the TV comedy show he starred in at the time. He often played the "under dog" in those times and won people's sympathy!
@@wordsmith52 Alphie Bass was obviouslye a very good actor. In the episode "The Junior", he stood out as the finest actor among all. British actors and British TV serials and movies are usually very good.
Captain Peacock proved to be a notorious liar in this episode.
I really wish that shows like this was still on . good old fashioned laughter
So well written and so well cast !! :-)
Nowadays the only sitcoms that are being aired have bad jokes, and equally bad canned laughter. I remember watching this on our local PBS channel.
Really sad . That people cant laugh about life .
Amen
@Carl Ward Strangely irrelevant and off topic comment. 🤔
I loved this show! Need more like this on TV now
Sadly these sort of tv shows couldn’t survive nowadays cos people now are too overly sensitive and gets offended easily.
the best British sitcom ever.
I have a notion to second that emotion ! :-)
This and the show Keeping Up Appearances.
Indeed it is
I watch it EVERY NIGHT to help me sleep. I LOVE it 💕💖
Yessss - so do I - fabulous Medley
Me too!
Me too!!
Me too!
Me too!!!❤
Hahah, this episode was great. i don't remember watching this one before, and i've watched a lot of them. I love how Goldberg sort of blackmails captain peacock. :)
I absolutely love this show and all of them. No holding back, double meanings to all and no one gets insulted. I read they got along well in real life and they practice five days then on the sixth in front of audience so no canned laughter.
Why is mr. Tebbs role so short in the series?
@@orlandodiola7076 Apparently, James Hayter who played him did voice overs for commercials for Mr Kipling's Cakes and their company didn't like him playing such a pompous character. So he had make a choice of continuing the commercials for a lot of money or continue playing Mr Tebbs.
@@inthemixx8664 Too bad. I really liked him. Mr. Grainger was a mighty hard act to follow.
practice like saturday night live back when they were good
Mr. Humphries is too funny. I love him.
Sunshine S. Morningstar sure but all of them were
agreed.
Love this
"The agony column of the Beano! "
My ribs hurt!
I had to look Beano up. I did know that an agony column is like advice to the lovelorn, things like that (here in America the biggest example of that type of column was Dear Abby, and also her sister Anne Landers).
The little elderly man was so sweet yet so funny.
He's a little liar. Played the victim well , with the sympathy card. Hustler.
Yawn.
Rebel12 Wynn he appeared in another episode, as the absent minded husband who was going on a beach vacation
He brought tears to my eyes
@@patgal2359 IT WAS ONE VERY FUNNY SCENE.
I loved him as Chalk the Gardener in The return of The Pink Panther, so very funny 😁
"We're outside, sir."
"People who knock usually are. Come in!"
One of the most underrated lines. 😂😂😂
Ol Akinrimisi,
People who knock can just as easily be on the inside!!!
best line ever
Young Mr Grace is a hoot Always after the ladies even at his age lol
That's what's kept him so young.
Amazing episode! Love how they introduced Alfie Bass' character
I love how seriously they take their jobs lol
R C what the fuck are you talking about
R C Sandra Jovic I know! For their wages I wouldn’t have. They made so little even for those days.
Yes, so right. No matter how lowly some people may perceive others in their jobs, if they do a good professional service, and conduct themselves accordingly, then they will always earn respect, and even admiration. It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it!
@Nenethegreat W I wouldn't know about that, but what I do know is that I certainly worked for low (seriously) low wages - at the age of 11.
@Nenethegreat W What, do I hear an assumption??? I earn my living, thank you very much..
Mr. Granger was the best senior sales men
Didn't Like the Goldberg Character For some reason. Found him irritating
"It *was* you, wasn't it?!" 😄
One of Trevor Bannister's best delivered lines in his career.
@@martybadboy He had a few … always nailed them!..." your roots do need doing"
The old man being interviewed was so precious. One couldn't help but feel compassion for him. Mrs. Slocombe couldn't help but feel pity. The other candidate was too much like Mr. Humphries
I loved him in The return of Pink Panther.
As Mr. Chalk the gardener.
Mrs. Slocumbe felt compassion and empathy, for Mr. Webster, and sorry he lived in a packing crate in Covent Garden, She sympathized with him, but never pity.
Mr. Beauchamp was disliked by Mr. Humphreys.
He was the old fellow looking for some beachwear with his wife who later played Lady Weeble Abel Smith, and was also the "juror" with the screechy hearing aid when Mr. Humphries was being investigated for stealing from the till.
@@JohnMichaelson And his wife was also the woman with the fussy dog in "Fawlty Towers" episode with the dead hotel guest. Polly adds hot sauce to the dog's sausages to get back at the woman.
"I've got it! I've got it! Corporal Peacock!"
🤣🤣🤣
The look on Captain peacock's face was priceless. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
@@harperstacey9604 yes! Captain Peacocks bug eyes are hilarious 😂
"Socks!" 'How many!?' "Two! how many does a person wear?"
It's a joke. A set up and the punchline. OMG
JAKESTAR105 But funny nonetheless
Ya, I cackled at that one!
But one pair
Seriously, best show ever.
First I would like to thank you for downloading these episodes. I never get tired of watching these brilliant episodes. They never get old.
This is a great show to binge watch!
Amen to that !!
Thats exactly what I'm doing!
Lol 😂👌
I been doing that for a week now lol
@@betty7475
Are you unanimous in that??
Sadly not every episode was on CZcams to begin with, but after Brit Box came out, at least half were removed or has something to do with territories and won't play, even though the video itself is still up.
In prison i had a TV in my cell my&my cellmate use to watch these every night on a public access channel 2 episodes then 2 episodes of Keeping up Appearances then red green&some travel show
lucky! i wish i was in prison ☹️
Damn. That’s a good line-up
@@Gravydog316 I beg your pardon
???
@@scottritomanaksimonscott6213 I think she meant: "I wish I *were* in prison."
Mr Goldberg: as played here by the ULTRA-Talented "ALFIE BASS" ( who spent Decades in the Entertainment Industry ) including many Series on British Television, just goes to show why This Particular Episode of "Are You Being Served?" are among the Most Viewed Episodes of the Series that are posted here on CZcams ! As proof of the popularity of this Particular episode, just Look at the Counter Number of the Times that this particular Episode has been Viewed on "CZcams" when compared to the many Other Episodes of "Are You Being Served?". It just goes to show us, how a Life-Time Experience spent in the Entertainment Industry simply "Shines Through". This is truly a Memorable Episode in the Series, which I will delight in viewing yet again. My Thanks to our CZcams Up-Loader the "Kris" Channel here. Thank You "Kris" for placing it here for us...
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You have to hand it to Mr. Goldberg for being crafty about getting his friends in to buy a hole bunch of items, to secure him the position of Senior Assistant. 😋
KitsuneAdorable you’re missing the whole point. His friends were actually shopping. It wasn’t a set up. He had a clientele which followed him. The sales got him the equal commission. Blackmailing peacock got him the job.
@@patgal2359 ... Right. Mr. Goldberg had wisdom and the ability to finesse a situation.
All gone now. If there is a heaven I hope they are all in it for making so many people so happy.
They all helped with making life heavenly. I am certain Heaven is Real, so no worries there.
Very True, the actors and real characters they brought to life brought laughter and happiness. The actors and actresses very believable, and they did become family!!!
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@Marinka RMC That's not exactly how it works. We are all separated from God because of our sin. Jesus died to pay for those sins so that those who hear the message of salvation and believe and repent, can receive the promise of salvation and live forever in God's presence. Those who don't have chosen a different fate.
@@TheJackdratt73 Heaven IS real, but there is a prerequisite to getting there, and that is to believe and repent. Good deeds aren't weighed against bad ones. That's man's attempt to get to heaven. God's standard is to believe in Him, repent of your sin of living your life apart from Him, and then striving to live an obedient and perfect life, being lead by the Holy Spirit.
The look on Captain Peacock's face when Mr. Goldberg exclaims "Corporal Peacock"
tapeduk looks like an angry owl! 🦉
Loved the way peacock,s eyes bugged,out when Goldberg called him corporal.😁😁😁
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I didn't understand that. Captain Peacock has been lying all of this time?
So missed thisshow on PBS
'''OH I KNOW THAT FACE, DON'T TELL ME....'''''CORP. PEACOCK........'''LOLLOLLOLLOOOLLOL'''' THE LOOK ON PEAKCOCKS FACE IS WORTH A MILLION BUCKS......OR SHALL I SAY.....,POUNDS...
Laurenza Mancini quid
Laurenza please don't talk so loud
Mr Humphreys plays every episode like it's a pantomime.
I think Alfie Bass (Mr Goldberg) was a good replacement for Mr Grainger although Mr will always be the best senior salesman in my heart, he is in his own league and so is Mr Goldberg.
Peacock doesn't have bags under his eyes, he's got pillow cases.
daniel stewart I don't get it. Oh, haha.
daniel stewart but I'll give u a thumbs up anyway.....keep calm. Carry on.
Sandra Jovic if you look during a close up of his face he's got a good bit of swelling under his eyes.
daniel stewart I've noticed in every episode I just don't care
Sandra Jovic it was just an observation not an insult. As people get older their skin sags. Happens to a lot of people. Baggy eyes sagging skin and neck waddles are a fact of life.
It makes plastic surgeons a lot of money due to vanity. Check into how many younger people have botox injections due to their vanity.
Thanks to Mr Harman, I now always say "Happle Crumble"!
Exceptionally crisp quality of an upload. 👍
they are from the DVDs
One of my favorite episodes. Pity Mr. Goldberg only lasted one season.
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He was definitely the best one that tried to fill the shoes of Mr Grainger
Kris :
Thank you for uploading these - great quality !
Amen to that ! The quality is awesome indeed !
Notice Corporeal Peacocks face as Mr. Goldberg was first walking in😔😒
@z prozac works
Corporal ... not corporeal. One's a rank. The other's a body.
When I was living in Lewisville, Texas back in 2003, I remember seeing the entire series sold on DVD in Barnes & Noble. The price was $121. I thought that it was worth purchasing at the time, though I couldn't buy it. Now that I see the series on CZcams, I wish it were shown in broadcast order once again...
I was gifted the entire series and movies by my daughter. When I was young we got stationed in Germany. After a week of being there scared I saw this show and it made me laugh..I wasn't as scared and looked forward to watching it every week.
@@mariroberts231 …it’s good to have something tangible to remember or hang onto in uncertain circumstances. Good to remain grounded at times. I’m glad you were helped when you needed it…
"Not all Roses at the top now is it!?"🤣
Penny Irving and Wendy Richard were stunning 😘!!!
Penny Irving is the only surviving cast member.
@@harperstacey9604 I think some of the other hottie secretaries are alive and kicking as well.
@@davidjacob5828 I am so addicted to this sitcom. I can't get enough of these episodes. I love the whole cast.
I love this show, and I'm also addicted.
My babysitter resembled Wendy Richard, she was 16,
I was 9 and had a huge crush on her 😁
I love how whenever they need the joke, suddenly the senior's tea break is at a different time than the rest's.
Or when Peacock had his 'promotion' Mr Grainger invites him to have lunch with him.
Meanwhile, all the other episodes they're ALWAYS all together
I noticed that as well 🧐.
I love this old actor who came in last and is applying for the job. Reminds me of great stage actors.
Mr. Lucas: "Why did you get rid of him so quickly??"--Mr. Humphries: "Well we don't want people like that working here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Mr. Humphries doesn't seem to like competition...
tapeduk Grace Bros. didn’t have room for 2 Queens!
I love this show 😊
😂😂😂😂😂
I loved that scene, too!!!!
0:55 The fact that he only left teeth marks in his cake is hilarious knowing that the actor who played Mr. Tebbs left the series in order to be the spokesman for a fancy cake/baked goods company.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow. I didn't know that.
*Mr Humphries rejects Mr Beecham*
*Proceeds to dress nearly identically with homburg and flower on lapel*
I loved all the English comedies. Keeping up appearances etc.
Mr. Goldberg knew corporal peacock. Not captain. Lol. We eat the same food, same tent and same war
We always wondered what he did in his spare time... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@msbrowngault 👍
Right! He called him out on faking that rank. Lol
This was the BEST episode. Characters well defined and well acted
Amen! 👍
It was good but "German week" was one of my favourites.
Greetings from the Netherlands!
I kinda have a crush on Mr. Humphries 🔥☺️♥️♥️♥️
So had Mrs Slocomb 😊
Lots of women have thought twice about him
Might your actual name be Victor? Just askin.
Wendy Richard. Totally beautiful.
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Yes, i think she was rather a beautifull woman, even in her older years.
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Did you know that Alfie Bass (Mr. Goldberg) actually had a very small part in the James Bond movie Moonraker? In Venice, he played the hobo who coughs and throws away a cigarette when he walks on a bridge and an open coffin passes beneath him.
Alfie Bass in the Fearless Vampire Killers
The look on corporal peacock. Priceless.
Great show 👌
There the best
*they're the best
Young Mr. Grace kinda looks like Hyacinth's dad
Disagree
He is!!!
@@rachealtaylor871 No, the one who played Hyacinth's father in Keeping Up Appearances was named George Webb. Young Mr. Grace was played by Harold Bennett. He was not related to any of the other actors either.
Oh yes, he would remind you of him!!
Love, love, love Mr. Humpries. A laugh a minute😀
Robin Neher cuz not sure he's a laugh a minute, some jokes overdo it...so...but I agree he's very funny and a fantastic stage man, one of the best.
Mr. Humphries would brook no competition.
Well just brilliant script actors story line just comedy at its best
You mean propaganda at its best .
I'll take what I can get... :)#
Ahhh this took me back to some good tymes, living in Thunder Bay with HR and the cats, we loved this show! So looked forward to it every week, thanks for this! 💖 🇨🇦
i started wayching this back in late 80s at 11..oclock on pbs...loved it then love it now....god bless that great cast they had...all of them nice people in real life as well! love that early mid 70s feel as well..
Great good old fashioned British humor Clean fun! No foul language or violence!!!
To me, it's the best sitcom in the world.
We always wondered what he did in his spare time. Lol
Lol😂
This man actually fought hand to hand with Rummels army!
Oh.. we always wondered what he did in his spare time.
I was waiting for that comment! Bravo!
😂 🍺
3:31 Mr. Lucas's expression. Priceless
srb99100 He was always so flabbergasted like “how can this friendship ever work??”
srb99100 well, I’d have felt the same way.. if you really listen to what gay ole humpfries says in the series he was twisted
"I'm sorry, sir."
"People who knock usually are, come in!"😆
I can still watch this after over 40 years, and still find this as funny as the first time I seen it. Must admit that they should have never replaced Mr Grainger as they were never as good as Mr Grainger, but it was still enjoyable anyway...
His wife died, so he quit acting. Then he died 2 months later. They replaced him because they had no choice really.
It Pays To Advertise was his last show. He died 6 weeks after his wife, in Sept. Of 1972. She had been sick for a while and his last episodes he was suffering from depression. They had been married for over 50 years.
He died April 1978, not September 1972
I'm 37 and watching this in 2020 and still laugh my arse off. So much better than the unfunny PC BS we get today.
For anyone Familiar with the Pink Panther Movies, Mr Webster is Shork the gardener from Pink Panther Strikes Again!!! Hahahah
I've seen him on The Young Ones
I thought he looked familiar! Love the scene he's in where the staff is being questioned by Clousseau! 😂
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A good friend , Bernie and his Sister Molly who used to live in London and moved to San Francisco . They used to watch this Show everyday on their T V in their Nob Hill Apartment . I never forgot them .
LOVE Mr Harmon!! 😊
Mr Mash didn’t half fill his shoes.....in fact, was kinda creepy.
I would say odd but making out with mannequins is a bit creepy!
Mash was first, was he not?
@@blisterbrain yes he was
Definitely the mustache
@@fortysomethingbadgirls2173 not sure if he was *making out* with them. As the writers of the show would say, "it's in your mind" (ones personal perception or interpretation of what one sees)