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
Are You Being Served? hated the process of adapting the episodes, which were mostly left intact with the exception of some topical jokes, which were changed or deleted. The series gained much of its popularity with TV viewers by "pushing the envelope" through its deliberate-yet-subtle use of risqué visual gags, innuendo-infused dialogue and cleverly-disguised sophomoric humour. These comical devices also attracted some mild criticism, in part for relying on sexual stereotypes and double entendres – e.g., Mrs Slocombe discussing her cat: "Animals are very psychic...the least sign of danger and my pussy's hair stands on end". John Inman's portrayal of Humphries' over-the-top antics and