Are You Being Served ,C or D

I remember seeing a couple episodes years ago on public television, and thinking it incredibly bland, dry and low-budget. But of course we Americans like everything big, shiny and obvious.

Hi Erik!

Hi Sean,

Interesting remark, is it that americans can not get/stand innuendo?, is it the no-sex-please-we're-british-we-only-make-jokes-about-it school of english humour?(the carry on-series is an obvious forfather of captain peacock et all)

I say my camp emails must have make you worry...;-)

In terms of silly, cornball homosexual titillation, the UK was about 25 years ahead of the US, on popular TV, anyway. Mister Humphries, indeed! And those teeth! Classic.

I don't think "Are you being served" is a good programme.

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Scary! Looks just like Q-Burns Abstract Message's gid Uncle!

The answer is obv. CLASSIC! As a young 'un I even made sure I tuned into the reunion series "Grace & Favour", although I was confused when they decided to make the gay guy (see photo above) straight, even if it was just some elaborate joke.

Not really a fan, seemed kind of corny to me, but just have to say I love the way they display "You have been watching..." at the end of every show before going into the credits.

Whenever I make a mix-tape for friends, I'll always write "You have been listening to..." on it and list the bands.

Agree Fake: AYBS was years ahead of its time in that it took 20 years for most British sitcoms in general to reach that level of unfunny, idiotic, obvious, stereotyped drivel.

IMO the classic British comedies (pre-Fawlty Towers and R. Atkinson) were The Likely Lads, Till Death Us Do Part (though they dredged up a couple of eps last year and it ages about as well as cheap stilton or Barbara Cartland), Not Only But Also (RIP Dudley) and 'TWcubed'.

The film where they all de-camp to the Costa Packet on holiday is really reallly funny.

with Chris last remark we not far removed from a CarryOn tread...i hear a giggle approaching...no stop...eh...mrs. slocombe's drunken performance...chapeau (it will rise up with wear)

btw, i think ms. brahms only got more and better textlines at the end of the series.

AYBS really went downhill when Trevor Bannister left the series: the movie that Chris refers is just abt the cheapest-looking UK sitcom spin-off flick ever made - and that's saying something!

AYBS written by Jimmy Perry and Jeremy Lloyd rather than the great Perry/Croft team ('Dad's Army', 'Hi-De-Hi' and 'Allo Allo') - 'Hi-De- Hi' in particular is a neglected masterpiece of class tension, sexual frustration and personal failure/dissapointment - y'know, all the great British sitcom themes!

OK, the thread (though shortly lived) I sadly missed, carry on answering!

is mr.humphries the grandson of kenneth williams? peacock appeared in a few carry on's I remember (carry on screaming...as the owner of a clothes shop!)

Andrew, that's why it's so great!