Are You Being Served? The Movie

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THE OUTRAGEOUS MOVIE VERSION OF THE BELOVED BRITISH COMEDY SERIES "Are You Free?" While the store floor is being remodeled, the staff of Grace Brothers is treated to a continental holiday at Don Bernardo's Palace Hotel in Costa Plonka where they tangle with the local cuisine, swap cheeky lust letters and are caught in the middle of an armed rebel insurrection. Join Mr. Humphries (John Inman), Mrs. Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), Captain Peacock (Frank Thornton), Mr. Lucas (Trevor Bannister), Miss Brahms (Wendy Richard), Mr. Grainger (Arthur Brough), Mr. Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Mr. Harman (Arthur English) and Young Mr. Grace (Harold Bennett) as the bullets and knickers fly! Andrew Sachs ('Manuel' from FAWLTY TOWERS) co-stars in this hilarious feature-length 1977 movie version of the beloved BBC television series that has become one of the most popular British comedies in PBS history! Contains a 5x7 Theatrical Poster Replica

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Starring: John Inman, Molly Sudgen, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister, Wendy Richard, Arthur English
Director: Bob Kellett
Producer: Andrew Mitchell
Running Time: 96 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft managed something quite clever with this, the film version of the 1970s sitcom Are You Being Served? The idea of this cheery collection of comedy stereotypes--the pompous one, the vulgar one, the camp one, the shifty one, and so on--being confined within a department store was a master stroke, as it allowed any kind of situation to arise without the plot having to exceed the restrictions imposed by the set. How, then, to keep the same theme for the big screen without just offering the television series writ large? Simple: send the whole cast on holiday together but make sure they can't leave their hotel, a state of affairs contrived easily enough by throwing a guerilla uprising into the plot. So it is, then, that the staff of Grace Bros. descends on the Costa Plonka while the store is closed for refurbishment. There are all the usual jokes involving knickers, boobs, toilets, and gay sex (sometimes all at once), adding up to a good slice of nostalgic fun for anyone who was there when lapels really were that wide. --Roger Thomas

Customer Reviews:

Big screen visit.......2007-07-16

All our favorite characters from the TV series, Are You Being Served, in a big screen production. It's fun and the humor is intact, but ironically the TV production is better. Just goes to show that bigger isn't always better, nevertheless a must see for die-hard AYBS fans!

Only watch it if you are a fan of the show........2007-03-13

The TV show Are You Being Served? has to be one of my all time favorites, and I believe it truly is the funniest British comedy ever on TV. However, the movie was lacking.
As I first started watching this movie, while they were still in the shop, I noticed that something was lacking, that something about it felt empty. It was the lack of a laugh track. Now, in all honesty, most of the time I prefer there not be a laugh track, but in Are You Being Served, a laugh track is essential. Without the laugh track, the comedic timing of the show was thrown off from the start.
Then, as they get into the movie, the jokes aren't new, and the conflict is predictable and leaves you yearning for it to be over.
If you are a huge fan of AYBS and want to have the complete collection, that is the only reason I would suggest buying this. It is the only reason I bought it, and the only value I see in it. There is definitely little (if any) entertainment value.

It was like the show but longer.......2007-03-03

The movie was great some people don't like it because it dose not take place in the shop will it dose for a couple of min and there is no people laughing in the background but thats not the point other than that it has the same old Grace Brothers nature but longer.

Dont judge by other reviews!.......2007-01-22

I bought this movie for my husband for christmas and he loved it! I read alot of the other reviews and was a little worried if he was going to like it or not due to some of the other reviews of the movie were harsh! If you take the movie in the context that they are not at the store and on Holiday and you dont exspect the same scenario's as in the store, I think you would enjoy the movie. My husband and my father (who saw the series when it origionally came out) both loved it and so did i!If your a fan of the show and just LOVE the characters like we do, GET THE MOVIE! If you like the show but dont love it dont bother!

British Entertainment.......2007-01-19

This movie contains many humorous situation and yokes included in "Are You Being Served?" series, so if you have seen one you may feel like you have seen the other.
I bought this movie for my husband to complete his collection with the series of "Are You Being Served?" and "Are You Being Served?Again!"

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Are You Being Served? [Region 2]
Starring: John Inman , Mollie Sugden , Frank Thornton , Trevor Bannister , and Wendy Richard
Director: Bob Kellett
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Customer Reviews:

Big screen visit.......2007-07-16

Only watch it if you are a fan of the show........2007-03-13

It was like the show but longer.......2007-03-03

Dont judge by other reviews!.......2007-01-22

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