Are You Being Served?

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Movie Info

Are You Being Served? was a popular British TV sitcom all about the balmy employees of a department store clothing section. This 1977 feature-film version of Are You Being Served? finds screenwriters Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft not content with leaving the regulars in their natural cloak-and-suit habitat, so they send most of the cast on holiday to a fictional resort.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Television
Directed By:

Bob Kellett
Written By:

Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1977 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 29, 2005
Runtime:

95 minutes
Studio:

LionsGate Entertainment

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Cast

Mollie Sugden
as Mrs. Betty Slocombe

Frank Thornton
as Captain Peacock

John Inman
as Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne

Trevor Bannister
as Mr. Lucas

Wendy Richard
as Miss Brahms

Arthur Brough
as Mr. Grainger

Nicholas Smith
as Mr. Rumbold

Harold Bennett
as Mr. Grace

Arthur English
as Mr. Harman

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Critic Reviews for Are You Being Served?

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Why did the makers of these spin-offs always insist on breaking with the winning sitcom formula?

Aug 10, 2018 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

David Parkinson
Radio Times

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Audience Reviews for Are You Being Served?

Feb 10, 2011

OK, it's creaky, incredibly dated, and the sets (or was there just one set?!) are wobbly, but that's all part of the charm. It's also quite perceptive of the attitude of the British abroad, that still persists to this day. My friends and I always seem to end up quoting from this film when we go abroad! The best scene has to be when the myopic Ernest Grainger, who's never been on a plane before, enters what he thinks is the lavatory (it's actually the cockpit). 'Oh, I'm sorry - will you be long?' he says to the pilot. 'About two hours' replies the pilot. 'Oh dear- I'll go to the other end' replies Mr Grainger. Absolutely priceless!

Cassandra M Super Reviewer
Sep 06, 2010

Although the show is fun, I don't think they should have tried a movie. The jokes are predictable and only half of them are funny. It's okay, but the show is better.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Apr 20, 2009

I loved the Britcom but the movie is a bunch of jokes from the show and I never realized how much the laugh track helped the show.

Sunil J Super Reviewer
Feb 20, 2009

I am giving this three stars just because it is Are You Being Served. I have a soft spot for this silly old show, I have to admit. Technically, it probably deserves two. It has a dreadful soundtrack, (really, they should be shot over it), half the jokes have already been used in actual episodes. (I physically cringed when I saw the cliched Arabs coming). However, I did still quite enjoy this and laughed, just because it is these well known and loved characters. Some of it takes place at Grace Brothers, most of it follows the team on holidays to Greece. The story is pathetic, but I can forgive a lot to see Mr Humphries mince around and Mrs Slocombe make comments about her pussy! I guess you can figure that anyone who seeks this one out probably liked the show and will enjoy it, and those who didn't like the show, can't imagine why they would bother with it to start with. Slight and inoffensive (in an Un PC way!).

Nicki M Super Reviewer