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Are You Being Served? The Complete Collection (Series 1-14 Volumes) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Jeremy Lloyd, Mike Stevens
Actors: John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith, Trevor Bannister
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
List Price: $199.98
Buy New: $148.88
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Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 4938
Format: Box Set, Dvd-video, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 14
Running Time: 2070
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 7.7 x 5.4
MPN: WARDE2063D
ISBN: 0790794993
UPC: 794051206329
EAN: 9780790794990
ASIN: B0002F6BTM
Release Date: September 7, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/27/2005 Run time: 2070 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
The definitive British sitcom is almost certainly Are You Being Served?, which depicts the squabbles, misadventures, and flirtations of the staff of Grace Brothers department store. The show was originally conceived as a vehicle for an irreverent junior salesman named Mr. Lucas (Trevor Bannister), but it soon became clear that mocking a social hierarchy isn't half as funny as taking it all too seriously. The show really revolves around Mrs. Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), whose wildly changing hair color and mercurial moods terrorize the rest of the staff, and cheerful but sly Mr. Humphries (the effervescent John Inman), one of the first gay characters on television treated with dignity--or at least no more indignity than anyone else (the show makes some noise about not being sure if Mr. Humphries is gay or not, but no one in the audience will have any question). But the rest of the cast is superb as well: Frank Thornton as the elegant but leering floorwalker Capt. Peacock, Wendy Richard as the sexy, impish Miss Brahms, Arthur Brough as cantankerous Mr. Grainger (who, sadly, died after the fifth season; other characters took his position on the sales staff, but never quite matched up), and Nicholas Smith as the self-serving but incompetent manager Mr. Rumbold form a comic ensemble that has rarely been equaled. These characters, written with affection and played with superb comic dash, endlessly jockey for status and salary while simultaneously creating an alternative family (the core structure for any sitcom on either side of the Atlantic). Are You Being Served? deserves its devoted fan base, who will revel in this comprehensive 14-DVD box set (which includes specials about Inman, Sugden, and Richard, as well as other extras). --Bret Fetzer
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 Great Series but Poor DVD Quality & Amazon Customer Service January 2, 2009
The serious is great but when I ordered it I found that one of the dvds was defective. I contacted Amazon.com. They sent me a replacement which also contained a defective dvd. They also did not mention that I was supposed to send defective set back. On December 31st (!) they sent me a link to a return label that had expired (!) and they would not issue a new one. They only threatned me to charge my cc if I did not return the dvd without giving a clear deadline date just saying in 10 days. I am not sure when the count starts, why they sent their request so late and right before the holidays and why they did not send e return label with a replacement set. This is a very poor experience with Amazon.com. They sell defective dvds and their customer service is loose and disorganized.
Awesome! December 26, 2008
I watched and waited for this to go on sale and jumped to purchase it. I watched this when it came on tv originally, and did not miss an episode. When I received my set, I curled up with a cup of tea, and when I heard the first line of the opening song, I felt like I was visiting with an old friend! This set is worth the money!!!
The best of British Comedy December 26, 2008
My wife never liked BBC productions until Are You Being Served was on one evening on Public Television and she sat and watched it with me while waiting for one of her programs to come on. This is now one her favorite all time productions to watch. We purchase edition and watch one show every day. It is one of the best and recommend it to anyone.
a great collection October 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ever since first viewing an episode on PBS, I have been a huge fan of "Are You Being Served?". I am quite happy with my purchase as I get to watch any episode any time I want, not having to wait until PBS waits to start showing episodes again. If you are a fan of AYBS, you can't go wrong with buying this set.
Excellent series September 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of my favorite "britcom" series. The DVD extras were wonderful and informative. Classic racey british humor. If you love british comedies, this collection would be a definate plus to your video library.
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