Are You Being Served? The Movie

Jun 10, 1977

1h 35m

★ 4.8

They're Free! Ready to Serve You on the Big Screen!

Overview

In this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the middle of a revolution.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Anglo-EMI

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Cast

Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries

John Inman

Mrs. Betty Slocombe

Mollie Sugden

Captain Stephen Peacock

Frank Thornton

Mr. Dick Lucas

Trevor Bannister

Miss Shirley Brahms

Wendy Richard

Mr. Ernest Grainger

Arthur Brough

Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold

Nicholas Smith

Young Mr. Grace

Harold Bennett

Mr. Harry Harman

Arthur English

Conchita

Karan David

Cesar Rodriguez

Glyn Houston

Carlos

Andrew Sachs

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