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5.0 out of 5 stars
some details from the BBC America site, July 12, 2002
This review is from: Are You Being Served? Collection 1 (Series 1-5) (DVD)
Here's the info from the BBC America site. Looking fwd to these: > The staff has been hard-at-work polishing and pressing all 34 classic episodes from the first five series of this beloved BBC comedy series, many available on video for the first time (including the rarely seen, black-and-white Pilot episode). Also included is a bonus disc containing close ups of your favorite Are You Being Served? stars and more! Volume One: Pilot - Dear Sexy Knickers - Our Figures Are Slipping - Camping In - His and Hers - Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend Volume Two: The Clock - Cold Comfort - The Think Tank - Big Brother - Hoorah for the Holidays - The Hand of Fate Volume Three: Coffee Morning - Up, Captain Peacock - Cold Store - Wedding Bells - German Week - Shoulder to Shoulder Volume Four: New Look - Christmas Crackers - No Sale - Top Hat & Tails - Forward Mr. Grainger - Fire Practice Volume Five: Fifty Years On - Oh What a Tangled Web - The Father Christmas Affair - Mrs. Slocombe Expects - A Change is as Good as a Rest Volume Six: Founders Day - The Old Order Changes - Takeover - Goodbye Mr. Grainger - It Pays to Advertise DVD extras include: "Funny Turns - John Inman" - A close-up look at the career of the infamous John Inman "Funny Women - Mollie Sugden" - Up close and personal with Mollie Sugden "A Life on the Box: Wendy Richard" - A peek at the career of Wendy Richard Who's Who Trivia Trailers and more!
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Are you free?, July 23, 2002
This review is from: Are You Being Served? Collection 1 (Series 1-5) (DVD)
I'm free! I am so happy to see this hilarious series become available on DVD. My previous forays into BBC comedies on the digital format have been "Fawlty Towers" and "As Time Goes By". Both series looked absoutely wonderful. Crisp, clear, and with rich colors. I have no doubt that this new offering of Are You Being Served? will be the same. Set in old-fashioned Grace Brothers Department Store, "Are You Being Served?" was a long running comedy series which followed the day to day antics of the Mens and Ladies Wear departments, both on the same floor. It was, in its own way, a microcosm of society (albeit a slightly off society). You've got a young man who is after the ladies (Mr. Lucas), a young lady who is looking for a man to treat her right (Ms. Brahms), an older woman who changes the color of her hair nearly every episode (Mrs. Slocombe), a gay man (Mr. Humphries), a snooty floorwalker who steps out on his wife occasionally (Captain Peacock), and a slighltly aloof department manager, mostly concerned with the health of the sales figures (Mr. Rumbold). And who can forget the doddering, but lovable, old man who is still in love with his wife after years and years of marriage (Mr. Grainger). The actors do an outstanding job with their roles, and there is plenty of chemistry present between them. It was obvious that they were having an enjoyable time together. This collection of the first 5 series (or seasons) of the show are a great introduction to the first-time viewer, and an absolute treaure for those of us who have grown to love it over the years. Many of the highlights of the episodes revolve around crazy ideas the staff come up with in order to drum up business, including dressing up in outrageous costumes, adopting a German touristy look, and opening the store early (an idea which the staff puts an abrupt end to in one hilarious episode). Oh, and I still get a kick out of Mrs. Slocombe's references to her cat. "Are You Being Served?" ran for twelve years in Britain, and, coincidentally enough, it ran for twelve consecutive years on my local PBS station - a marker of its great humor, fabulous characters, and enduring charm. I can't wait to own it on DVD.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This set is "All done very well", July 16, 2002
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This review is from: Are You Being Served? Collection 1 (Series 1-5) (DVD)
Thank God! It's certainly taken some time for the staff of Grace Brothers department store to make an appearance on DVD, but it looks like it's well worth the wait. Purists take note, this is the FIRST time we'll see EVERY episode from the first five seasons of this show in chronological order (previous VHS versions only collected the episodes in a clumsy "Best of" configuration... Few details on the extras at this point, but who cares, as long as I have Mr. Humphries, Mrs. Slocombe, Miss Brahms, Mr. Grainger, Captain Peacock, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Rumbold and Young Mr. Grace in all their digital glory, I'll be one customer extremely well served. I hope I hope I hope they release seasons 6-10 later on and complete the "Are You Being Served?" DVD experience!
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