About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
1. Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe
Aired 18 February 1985 • 30 min
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.
2. Grounds for Divorce
Aired 25 February 1985 • 30 min
When Captain Peacock tries to salvage his marriage, he resorts to radical measures to discourage an admirer.
3. The Hold Up
Aired 4 March 1985 • 30 min
When the store is robbed late one night, the staff determine to capture the burglars themselves.
4. Gambling Fever
Aired 11 March 1985 • 30 min
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.
5. The Night Club
Aired 18 March 1985 • 30 min
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.
6. Friends and Neighbours
Aired 25 March 1985 • 30 min
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.
7. The Pop Star
Aired 1 April 1985 • 30 min
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.