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Are You Being Served? The Movie

John Inman (Actor), Mollie Sugden (Actor), Arthur English (Director) | Format: DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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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

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie Nov 13 2012
By Buyer 69
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yes it is true that some of the jokes and skits are rehashed from the series but there is also a lot of new material in the movie too. I think fans of the show would enjoy this movie.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good laugh Aug 20 2012
By E. A. Schattschneider
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A lot of the jokes are form the tv show, but it is still a good laugh to watch. If you like the show you will like this movie. Just do expect any new gags. Well there are a couple of new ones, but I won't spoil it for you
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars forget it Dec 5 2005
By Andy
Format:DVD
Alot of the jokes have been used in the far superior series
And the storyline is poor
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3.0 out of 5 stars The gang back together on the big screen!
"Are you being Served-The Movie"(released 1977),should be more like "Are you being Served-On Holidays",for that is what this film adaption of the very popular BBC TV show is all... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Robert Badgley
1.0 out of 5 stars If there was a no star rating, that's what it would get!
How sad to see such a pathetic attempt at making a movie of a really good series. It was absolutely horrible. The video and audio are really bad. Read more
Published on April 23 2004 by Angela S. Ando
2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to snuff
Having viewed and enjoyed just about every episode of the Are You Being Served? TV show, I finally got down to seeing the movie recently. Read more
Published on Feb 23 2004 by Zagnorch
1.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Buy This DVD
If you love the series you will hate this movie. How it could be this awful but still have John Inman and Mollie Sugden in it is a mystery. It is painfully, PAINFULLY, bad. Read more
Published on Oct 7 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed
I bought this for my husband as he is a long time fan of the TV show but after he watched about 30 minutes of it, he gave up and added it to the things we were taking to Goodwill. Read more
Published on Sep 30 2003
2.0 out of 5 stars I love the show, but boring
I love the show Are You Being Served? to death. I grew up watching the reruns on PBS every Saturday with my grandmother. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2003 by "zaneboy16"
3.0 out of 5 stars Well, it's a movie alright.
I strongly suggest you skip this and go right to the 7 DVD box-set. Although this is clever in many ways, it's a rehash of other episodes, though the "Dear Sexy Knickers" bit is... Read more
Published on April 29 2003 by Eric A. Seiden
1.0 out of 5 stars Why did they bother?
Are You being Server? is one of the classics of british television. I have every episode on DVD and love them. I thought this would be the climax of my collection, but sadly not. Read more
Published on Jan 6 2003 by B. Cagle
3.0 out of 5 stars It's Dead Common!
"Are You Being Served? The Movie" had enormous potential; sadly the film didn't manage to reach that potential. Instead of putting our favorite staff members from Grace Bros. Read more
Published on Jan 2 2003 by Lee Freeman
1.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment
I own the "Are You Being Served" DVD mega box set which is great from beginning to end. So I bought the movie thinking it would meet the same high standards. Boy, was I wrong. Read more
Published on Dec 29 2002 by Ron Wise
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