Are You Being Served? and without going over budget. All ten series, including a black and white version of the pilot episode, and all five Christmas specials from those years, as well as both series of "Grace & Favour" are now available on DVD in the UK (Region 2). "Are You Being Served?: the Movie" was released in 2002. A colour-restored version of the original pilot episode has yet to be released commercially. All ten series, as well as both series of "Grace & Favour" (in packaging titled "Are You Being Served? Again!") and the film are available on DVD in Region 1 (North
British sitcom successful of all British sitcoms, began in 1981 and was the most durable of several series written and created by John Sullivan. Other hits included the political satire "Yes Minister" (1980–84) and its sequel "Yes, Prime Minister" (1986–88), Esmonde and Larbey's suburban sitcom "Ever Decreasing Circles" (1984–89) and the sci-fi-comedy "Red Dwarf" (1988–). Other shows such as "'Allo 'Allo!" (1984–92) were reminiscent of 1970s sitcoms such as "Are You Being Served?" and "Dad's Army" unsurprising in light of the fact that all three involved the writer/producer David Croft and two were co-written by Jeremy Lloyd. Also worth mentioning is the