Mr. Humphries is never elaborated upon. Though Mr. Humphries exhibits many of the behaviors typical of a gay stereotype, his true sexual orientation is never explicitly confirmed in the series. The reticence was a necessity given prevailing attitudes at the time the series was produced: after the first five episodes of "Are You Being Served?", a senior BBC executive ordered David Croft to "Get rid of the poof" from the show – Croft declined, saying: "If the poof goes, I go." Many jokes throw Mr Humphries into heterosexual clinches. At one point he is asked to fill in for Mrs. Slocombe at
Tiny and Mr Duk Tiny and Mr Duk Tiny and Mr Duk were two puppet characters created for UK children's TV show, "The Saturday Show" by Dave Chapman and Damian Farrell. Tiny is a giant hamster, created in an accident in a laboratory. Mr Duk is a duck who acts as Tiny's agent, although this setup was referred to less and less as the characters evolved. This backstory was covered in a short video clip shown at the start of their segments on "The Saturday Show" during their first few months, but was dropped when they became established characters in their own right. Most