The pilot episode was quite hilarious. It sets up the viewer with the typical funny opening and gives us a great intro into Mr. Lucas, Mr. Humphries, Mrs. Slocumbe, Miss Brahms,and Mr. Grainger. Lucas and Humphries are, as usual, in fine form. There is no mention of Mrs. Slocumbe's cat but Mr. Grace's "You've all done very well" is present. All in all, a very wonderful beginning for a very wonderful series.
"If she burns her bra, we'll have to call the London Fire Brigade." -Mr. Humphries.
"He won't sack you, he's too soft-hearted. He'll get Peacock to do it." -Mr. Humphries.moreless
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A reorganization within the store forces the staff of the Gentlemen's Ready-To-Wear Department to share their floor space with the Ladies Department. Mrs. Slocombe, head of the Ladies, and Mr. Grainger, head of the Gents, immediately come to loggerheads over control of the center floor display. Mr. Grainger refuses to take down his trousers and put Mrs. Slocombe's underwear in its place. Undaunted, she goes over his head to Captain Peacock, and then to Mr. Rumbold.moreless
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Michael KnowlesCustomer
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Trevor Bannister
Mr James (Dick) Lucas
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Frank Thornton
Captain Stephen Peacock
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Mollie Sugden
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Slocombe
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Arthur Brough
Mr. Ernest Grainger
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John Inman
Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries
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Wendy Richard
Miss Shirley Brahms
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(Talking about Miss Brahms) Humphries: She's got a nerve!
Lucas: What's the matter now?
Humphries: She wants to remove my shirt and put a bra there instead.
Lucas: Just you or all of us?
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Humphries: (about Mr Grace) He's worth two million.
Lucas: Two million!
Humphries: He can't take it with him.
Lucas: The way he's walking, he looks as though he's carrying it on his back.
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(Mr. Lucas and Mr. Humphries discuss the Blue Cinema Club card that had fallen out of Captain Peacock's pocket)
Lucas: I'd better get it back to him.
Humphries: That'll be the last thing you do.
Lucas: What do you mean?
Humphries: Well, if he knows that you know that he goes sitting in that little cinema, where there's no room for your legs and they all have their macs over their knees…
Lucas: (Loudly) How do you know what it's like?
Humphries: My doctor sent me there for therapy.
Lucas: Did it work?
Humphries: That's none of your business.
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On New Year's Day 2010 BBC 2 broadcast a colourized version of this episode. It was the first time it could be seen again in colour since its original transmission.
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This pilot episode was originally aired unexpectedly (and without advance publicity) during the 1972 Munich Olympics. It was run in place of Olympic coverage after several days worth of events were cancelled due to the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes. It was later repeated at the start of the first season. Although it was originally produced in colour, only a black and white copy is believed to have survived.
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RIP John Inman....
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