Are You Being Served? — 1972-1985 · 10 seasons · 69 eps

★ 8.0

Are You Being Served?

1972-1985 10 seasons 69 episodes

★ 8.0 (10,108 votes) Top 28%

This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

E1

7.7

8.1

7.6

8.0

7.8

7.2

7.8

6.5

7.4

7.7

E2

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.7

8.2

7.6

8.3

7.5

7.2

7.7

E3

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.1

7.4

7.7

8.3

7.3

7.3

7.5

E4

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.6

8.1

7.4

8.0

7.3

7.4

7.1

E5

8.1

7.8

7.7

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.4

7.3

6.9

7.6

E6

7.8

8.6

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.3

E7

7.7

7.7

8.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

E8

7.5

7.7

7.1

E9

7.8

Avg

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.8

7.2

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7.5

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.6

S3E6 German Week

#2

S1E3 8.4

Camping In

#3

S4E6 8.3

Oh What a Tangled Web

4. S7E2 "Strong Stuff This Insurance" 8.3
5. S7E3 "The Apartment" 8.3
6. S1E1 "Dear Sexy Knickers..." 8.2
7. S2E2 "Cold Comfort" 8.2
8. S5E2 "A Change Is as Good as a Rest" 8.2
9. S5E7 "It Pays to Advertise" 8.2
10. S1E4 "His and Her's" 8.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#69

S8E1 6.5

Is It Catching?

68. S9E5 "Monkey Business" 6.9
67. S9E6 "Lost and Found" 7.0
66. S10E4 "Gambling Fever" 7.1
65. S8E8 "Roots?" 7.1

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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35 Standouts

0 Infamous

14 Hidden Gems

20 Forgettable

Top Standout: S3E6 German Week

Best Hidden Gem: S7E2 Strong Stuff This Insurance

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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