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? declared the play to be worthless except for the final line, though he admitted he'd never seen the television show. The play has occasionally been run at other theaters since, including in 2012 at the Manifest Theater in Manningtree. In 1979, Garry Marshall, in the midst of success producing and directing "Happy Days" and its spin-offs, produced a pilot for an American version of "Are You Being Served?" At the time, Americanized versions of British series, including "Three's Company", "All in the Family", and "Sanford and Son" were doing well in the ratings, and Marshall hoped to capitalize on this