The BEST episodes of Are You Being Served? season 6

Every episode of Are You Being Served? season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Are You Being Served? season 6!

At the struggling Grace Brothers department store, the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s departments share a floor—and very little else willingly. Under the anxious eye of Mr Rumbold, Captain Peacock, Mrs Slocombe, Mr Humphries and their colleagues contend with difficult customers, management schemes, staff rivalries and one indignity after another, transforming everyday retail into a gleeful procession of innuendo, dressing up and exquisitely British chaos.

Last Updated: 9/17/2026Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
Do You Take This Man?
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7.50
55 votes

#1 - Do You Take This Man?

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/1978

Mrs. Slocombe thinks she's finally got her man, a bouzouki player in a Greek restaurant. The staff plan a reception at the store to help keep costs down, and her American uncle plans on giving the happy couple a house. Before they can leave for the church, however, the best man arrives with bad news, forcing Mr. Tebbs to don the garb of a Greek vicar and Mr. Humphries that of the bridegroom.

A Bliss Girl
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7.50
55 votes

#2 - A Bliss Girl

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/1978

A new display of perfume arrives from Bliss, but there is no Bliss Girl to man the counter. Mrs. Slocombe refuses the position, so Mr. Humphries becomes the Bliss Girl for the day.

By Appointment
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7.05
56 votes

#3 - By Appointment

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/1978

The new head of men's department is introduced and the staff prepare for a possible royal visit.

The Club
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7.00
55 votes

#4 - The Club

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/1978

Young Mr. Grace invites his workers to form a social club - in a dismal cellar badly in need of decoration. Undeterred, the staff tackle the paint and paper job with vigor.

Shedding the Load
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55 votes

#5 - Shedding the Load

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/1978

Sales figures are down; profits are low. Young Mr. Grace is forced to make some economies. The threat of redundancies is looming. Someone is going to have to go - but who is it to be?