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. Lucky (TV series) the late 1980s to follow his "Peter Gunn" revival for the studio. When the latter project failed to be picked up as a weekly series, New World pulled the plug on "Mr. Lucky". On October 16, 2012, Timeless Media Group released "Mr. Lucky - The Complete Series" on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The 4-disc set features all 34 episodes of the series, and a bonus CD featuring Henry Mancini's soundtrack. "Mr. Lucky" (1960) (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2198) "Mr. Lucky Goes Latin" (1961) (RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2360) Mr. Lucky (TV series) Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television