The BEST episodes of Are You Being Served? season 8

Every episode of Are You Being Served? season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Are You Being Served? season 8!

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.

Last Updated: 3/13/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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A Personal Problem
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8.10
116 votes

#1 - A Personal Problem

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/1981

Captain Peacock's wife works at Grace Brothers, as Mr. Rumbold's secretary. He is intensely jealous and is absolutely convinced that the two of them are having an affair.

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Sit Out
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7.86
77 votes

#2 - Sit Out

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/1981

The staff go on strike after being threatened with a pay cut or being moved to the bargain basement. They stage a protest on the roof which doesn't go as plannedc.

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Closed Circuit
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7.77
78 votes

#3 - Closed Circuit

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/1981

Grace Brothers has decided to enter the video age and display advertisements on closed circuit television throughout the store. Meanwhile, there is a new face in Menswear.

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Roots? (1981 Christmas Special)
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7.76
76 votes

#4 - Roots? (1981 Christmas Special)

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/24/1981

The staff decide to obtain a coat-of-arms for Old Mr. Grace's 90th birthday, but problems arise when they're unable to figure out exactly from where his ancestors came.

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Is It Catching?
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7.60
67 votes

#5 - Is It Catching?

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/1981

The staff contract a strange tropical illness, Marine's Disease, from Mr. Humphries. They are quarantined in the basement until the disease has passed.

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Front Page Story
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7.58
83 votes

#6 - Front Page Story

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/1981

Mr. Humphries is made editor of the new staff magazine. The 1st Floor staff is not pleased with the stories he writes about them causing friction in the relations between floors.

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Heir Apparent
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7.39
75 votes

#7 - Heir Apparent

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/1981

Old Mr. Grace becomes convinced that Mr. Humphries is his long-lost son.

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The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe
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7.38
78 votes

#8 - The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/1981

Mrs. Slocombe has dreams in which she and Mr. Humphries become romantically embroiled. When she attempts to turn fantasy into reality, the situation becomes most difficult to handle.

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