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Release Date:
21 March 1973 (UK) more
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Plot:
The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store. full summary
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1 nomination more
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British Actress Sugden Dies
 (From WENN. 1 July 2009, 3:01 PM, PDT)

Eastenders Star Richard Dies
 (From WENN. 26 February 2009, 8:15 AM, PST)

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A great British comedy more (41 total)

Cast

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Mollie Sugden ... Mrs. Betty Slocombe (69 episodes, 1972-1985)
John Inman ... Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries / ... (69 episodes, 1972-1985)
Frank Thornton ... Captain Stephen Peacock (69 episodes, 1972-1985)
Wendy Richard ... Miss Shirley Brahms (69 episodes, 1972-1985)
Nicholas Smith ... Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold / ... (69 episodes, 1972-1985)
Trevor Bannister ... Mr. Dick Lucas / ... (48 episodes, 1972-1979)
Arthur English ... Mr. Beverley Harman / ... (48 episodes, 1976-1985)
Harold Bennett ... Young Mr. Grace (46 episodes, 1972-1981)
Arthur Brough ... Mr. Ernest Grainger (34 episodes, 1972-1977)
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Also Known As:
Grace Brothers
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Runtime:
28 min (69 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The department store in the series was based on the real-life store Clements, the first department store in England. Clements was in Watford, just north of London, and closed in 2005. more
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Continuity: The sex of Mrs. Slocombe's cat, Tiddles, frequently changes from him to her. more
Quotes:
Captain Peacock: [Knocking on Mr. Rumbold's door] We're all outside, sir.
Mr. Rumbold: People who knock usually are!
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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
A great British comedy, 30 May 2005
8/10
Author: TheFiendsThatPlagueThee from United States

This is a series about the adventures and misadventures of the staff of Grace Brothers Department Store.

This is a very funny series. It can be watched over and over without getting tired of it. In fact, my wife and I have done just that. Frank Thornton is excellent as the pompous Captain (or is it Corporal?) Peacock, the floor walker of the men's department, overseeing the likes of Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman), the effeminate middle salesman. John Inman and Molly Sugden are definitely the anchors of this series, and provide consistency and humor to the series around other changing staff. Arthur Borough is especially good as the aging Mr. Grainger in the first several episodes.

While the humor is somewhat juvenile, it is clever and remains consistently funny throughout the run of the series. It is, without a doubt, British humor, but for those of us who are entertained by the British, this is a series not to miss.

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