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. Terrific (TV series) which featured a different supporting cast (Edward Andrews as The Chief, All Checco as Dr. Kramer, Dick Merrifield as Tony Lawrence, Sheilah Wells as Gloria Dickinson, and Jesse White as Mr. Finney). The entire 17-episode series of "Mr. Terrific" was released commercially on DVD by Ufa/DVD in Germany under the title "Immer wenn er Pillen nahm" ("Whenever He Took Pills") on July 17, 2009. The episodes can be heard in the original English, or in German. Mr. Terrific (TV series) Mr. Terrific is an American TV sitcom that aired on CBS Television from January 9 to August 28, 1967, Monday