Are You Being Served? with his script for "Beane's of Boston". Jeremy Lloyd's "Laugh-In" partner, Alan Sues, was cast as Mr. Humphries, a decision Lloyd regretted, saying Sues had been miscast. Other cast included future "Magnum PI" star John Hillerman as Mr. Peacock, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Slocombe, and Lorna Patterson as Miss Brahms. Ultimately, CBS passed on "Beane's of Boston" and a full series was not produced. An Australian adaptation, also called "Are You Being Served?", ran for two series and sixteen episodes from 1980 to 1981 on Network Ten. It starred John Inman as Mr Humphries, who travels to Australia on loan
Mr. Fixit (TV series) it remained until its last broadcast on 30 June 1965. One of its earlier directors was Patrick Watson. By 1962, the series attracted approximately 33,000 viewer letters annually according to CBC estimates. Mr. Fixit (TV series) Mr. Fixit is a Canadian instructional television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1965. The series demonstrated home repairs and construction by Peter Whittall, previously seen on "Living". Whittall, nicknamed Mr. Fixit, was joined by host Rex Loring. Due to its 15-minute time slot, "Mr. Fixit" concentrated on basic repair and construction techniques. The first five seasons of this 15-minute series