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
Mr. O Mr. O Mr. O was a Canadian children's music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1956 to 1957. This series on classical music was hosted by David Ouchterlony. It was geared towards children aged between five and eight, compared to Ouchterlony's previous series "Let's Make Music" which was geared towards older children. Episodes featured puppet characters operated by John and Linda Keogh such as Cellini (a cello), Clarence (a clarinet) with Manley and Whisper. These characters were voiced by Len Davidson and Pegi Loder. Games, stories and songs were also featured on "Mr. O". This 15-minute series was