Are You Being Served? (Australian TV series)

Are You Being Served?
Created byJeremy Lloyd and David Croft
Directed byBob Spiers
Starring
Opening theme"Are You Being Served Sir?" (Jeremy Lloyd, Penny Croft)[1]
Country of originAustralia
No. of series2
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
  • Lyle McCabe Productions
  • McCabe / Paradine Productions
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release1980 (1980) –
1981 (1981)
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Are You Being Served? is an Australian sitcom that is based on the British sitcom of the same name; it was produced by Network Ten. A total of 16 episodes were produced in two series, which aired in 1980 and 1981. The draw-card was the presence of actor John Inman reprising his role of Mr. Humphries from the original series. The other characters were all directly based on the regular characters in the show's original British version, but were all given new names. Hence there were no other returning original actors.[2]

In comparison to the original series, Inman politely described this version of the series as "tighter - there's less padding."[3]

For the opening theme, Inman himself performed vocals.

  1. ^ "Are You Being Served Sir? by John Inman". Official Charts.
  2. ^ Stavordale, Peter. "Opera Star June For New Comedy Series.", TV Week. 9 February 1980, page 27
  3. ^ The Cheek of it all Comes Out Again., TV Week. 29 November 1980, page 2

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