Mr. Humphries Mr. Humphries Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries is a fictional character from the BBC1 comedy show, "Are You Being Served?". He was played by John Inman from 1972 to 1985. The character was played by actor Jason Watkins in the 2016 revival which formed part of BBC Television's Landmarks of Comedy season. Mr. Wilberforce Claybourne Humphries, born 1938/9, is the junior menswear assistant. His sexuality is used as a catalyst for many comedic situations and one-liners. Mr. Humphries is particularly noted for his mincing walk and his high pitched voice, which he discards when answering the phone (which he answers with
Tee Off, Mr. Bean soap using a grater was later reused in an episode of "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series" titled "Spring Clean", while the scene where Mr. Bean went inside the washing machine and is spun around is reused at the end of the episode "Goldfish". Bean drinking the detergent and getting in the drier are usually edited out of reruns on Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland), along with the scene where the car explodes due to the golf ball inside the car's exhaustion pipe. Tee Off, Mr. Bean "Tee Off, Mr. Bean" is the twelfth episode of the British television series "Mr. Bean",