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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.
Season 1
6 Episodes
September 8, 1972
Season 2
5 Episodes
March 14, 1974
Season 3
9 Episodes
February 27, 1975
Season 4
7 Episodes
April 8, 1976
Season 5
7 Episodes
February 25, 1977
Season 6
6 Episodes
November 15, 1978
Season 7
8 Episodes
October 19, 1979
Season 8
8 Episodes
April 9, 1981
Season 9
6 Episodes
April 22, 1983
Season 10
7 Episodes
February 18, 1985
Mrs. Slocombe is forcibly retired from her position. Mr. Humphries and Captain Peacock get her job back, but they are retired in the same manner. They end the show as the cleaner and the lift operator.
When Captain Peacock tries to salvage his marriage, he resorts to radical measures to discourage an admirer.
When the store is robbed late one night, the staff determine to capture the burglars themselves.
Security cameras are again installed at Grace Brothers, and when the staff bet their bonuses on a horse race, it's up to Mr. Humphries to mime the race to them by closed-circuit.
When Old Mr. Grace decides to allow the staff to use the store for after-hours money-making, they decide to open a nightclub. However, the advertising campaign has some rather unexpected results.
When traveling to and from work becomes difficult, the staff threaten to resign unless they receive a travel allowance. Old Mr. Grace offers them the empty apartments on the top floor as living space, but they soon discover cohabitation isn't what it's cracked up to be.
This episode we find Mr. Spooner is about to be discovered by a record company. One problem is that his voice keeps giving out. Mr. Humphries gives him a tonic and he recoveres for a little while. While auditioning on tv with Grace Brothers Staff, his voice gives out.
