Mr. Humphries running his own division. Mr. Humphries is the only character from the original series to be featured in the Australian version of the original series. John Inman reprised the role of Mr. Humphries for the spin-off show, "Grace and Favour", in 1992. The character is mentioned in sketch comedy series "Little Britain". In episode 1 of season 1 Daffyd asks "Who was the gay character in "Are You Being Served?"" to which everyone in the pub replies "Mr. Humphries." Daffyd replies "Really, I thought it was Captain Peacock. He's the one with the moustache." In episode 5 of "Ashes to
Mr Pye (TV series) after a while this results in him growing horns on his forehead. He is unable to decide what to do, but eventually decides to reveal his horned condition to the islanders, who chase him to the edge of a cliff, which Pye flies off using his wings. The series was filmed on Sark island itself, the setting of the book. Mr Pye (TV series) Mr. Pye is a Channel 4 television series written by Donald Churchill, based on the 1953 short novel "Mr. Pye" by Mervyn Peake, and directed by Michael Darlow. Broadcast began on 2 March 1986 in the