Are You Being Served? (film) Are You Being Served? (film) Are You Being Served? is a 1977 film based on the BBC's hugely successful British sitcom "Are You Being Served?" (1972–1985), which follows the staff of the men's and women's clothing departments of the London Grace Brothers department store. The story is an adaptation of the successful stage version of the show, which played at Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The film was directed by Bob Kellett and the screenplay was by series creators and writers David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd also featured the performers from the television series, including Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Trevor
Are You Being Served? 1977, as for many other popular British sitcoms of the time, a feature film was produced. The British film industry assumed at the time that audiences wouldn't come to the theater unless enticed by a plot they couldn't get from their television, so they demanded bigger plots for such films. The film version of "Are You Being Served?" followed this trend, following the staff as they take a package holiday together while the store is closed for redecoration, a loose adaptation of the play version from the year before. Set in the fictional resort of Costa Plonka, in Spain, the