Are You Being Served? (1977)

Director:

Bob Kellett

Writers:

David Croft (BBC television series)
Jeremy Lloyd (based on the BBC television series written by)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

They're Free!! Ready to Serve You on the Big Screen ! [UK]

Plot:

The staff of Grace Bros. take a trip to Costa Plonka while the department is being remodeled.

Plot Keywords:

Holidays | Revolt | Farce | Sequel | Department Store

Cast

John Inman	...	Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries
Mollie Sugden	...	Mrs. Betty Slocombe
Frank Thornton	...	Captain Stephen Peacock
Trevor Bannister	...	Mr. Dick Lucas
Wendy Richard	...	Miss Shirley Brahms
Arthur Brough	...	Mr. Ernest Grainger
Nicholas Smith	...	Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
Harold Bennett	...	Young Mr. Grace
Arthur English	...	Mr. Beverley Harman
Karan David	...	Conchita
Glyn Houston	...	Cesar Rodriguez
Andrew Sachs	...	Don Carlos Bernardo
Derek Griffiths	...	The Emir
Nadim Sawalha	...	The Emir's Interpreter
Penny Irving	...	Miss Nicholson

Also Known As:

'Are You Being Served?': The Movie

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987)

Filming Locations:

Elstree Film and TV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Anglo-EMI Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

Fiery revolutionary Cesar at one point tells Carlos to "Listen very carefully." This became part of the catchphrase of French Resistance leader Michelle Dubois in Jeremy Lloyd/David Croft's subsequent WWII sitcom "'Allo 'Allo!" (1982).

Quotes:

Captain Stephen Peacock: I had a bit of bad news yesterday. Mrs. Peacock won't be accompanying us.
Miss Shirley Brahms: Oh yes?
Captain Stephen Peacock: Two lonely persons thrown together on a foreign shore. It could be quite romantic. We'll have to watch it, won't we?
Miss Shirley Brahms: Well, I intend on going to the discoes every night, so you'll have to watch it on your own.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Are You Being Served?" (1972)

A must for fans of the TV series!

OK, it's creaky, incredibly dated, and the sets (or was there just one set?!) are wobbly, but that's all part of the charm. It's also quite perceptive of the attitude of the British abroad, that still persists to this day. My friends and I always seem to end up quoting from this film when we go abroad!

The best scene has to be when the myopic Ernest Grainger, who's never been on a plane before, enters what he thinks is the lavatory (it's actually the cockpit). 'Oh, I'm sorry - will you be long?' he says to the pilot. 'About two hours' replies the pilot. 'Oh dear- I'll go to the other end' replies Mr Grainger. Absolutely priceless!