Are You Being Served?

Staff above a certain age are to be made redundant, and this applies to Mrs. Slocombe. She refuses to leave Grace Brothers and becomes a cleaner.

Captain Peacock has serious marital trouble. A certain Miss Bagnold is completely infatuated with him and when she joins Grace Brothers Captain Peacock soon finds his position unbearable.

The staff stay in late for stocktaking, but two robbers infiltrate the building and take Miss Brahms hostage. Captain Peacock and Mr. Spooner pretend to be police officers, but the robbers do not believe them.

The staff are finally paid out their long-expected bonuses. When Mr. Harman tells them he knows of a horse that absolutely cannot lose that afternoon’s race, they all bet their £100 bonus on the horse.

Mr. Grace gives the staff permission to use the department floor after hours to make more money for the store.

In response to the staff’s complaints about rising transportation costs, Mr. Grace offers the overnight use of some penthouse apartments above the store.

Just when it looks like his career at Grace Brothers is finished, the perennially tardy Mr. Spooner finds the rest of the staff competing for his favour after a record company offers him a contract.