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, Mrs Peacock burst into Mr Rumbold's office because she suspected Captain Peacock of flirting with Mr Rumbold's new secretary, Miss Belfridge. In her fourth appearance ("Grounds For Divorce"), Captain Peacock chose to stay with her rather than a bank/accounts clerk who had become infatuated with him. In her fifth appearance ("Friends And Neighbours"), Mrs Peacock came to the Grace Brothers houses to check up on her husband (like Mrs Rumbold), but she left satisfied (unlike Mrs Rumbold)
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' when Mrs. Peacock accused her and Captain Peacock of having an affair. She had just dumped her fiancé and was not in a stable mood - and neither was Mrs. Peacock. The situation also made her father smash her wedding cake over Mr. Grainger's head. Miss Bakewell (Penny Irving), Young Mr Grace's longest running and most loyal secretary, appeared from season 4 to season 7. She also appeared in the Are You Being Served? (film), but with her name changed to "Miss Nicholson"
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in 1994. "Are You Being Served?" cast member Mike Berry (Mr Spooner) chose not to return. Arthur English (Mr Harman) was also not brought in due to his retirement. Wendy Richard took time off from filming for "EastEnders" to film. Also returning to their roles were John Inman, who played menswear assistant Mr Humphries; Mollie Sugden, as former head of ladieswear Mrs Slocombe; Frank Thornton, who played the floorwalker Captain Peacock; and Nicholas Smith as the former head of the department
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that she could have all the creature comforts. He also masterminded the deception in "The Hold Up", dressing up as the leader of "The Gumby Gang" in order to fool the burglars who were holding Miss Brahms, Captain Peacock and Mr. Spooner hostage in Mr. Rumbold's office. Mr. Harman was last seen in "The Pop Star" (1984) which was the last episode of "Are You Being Served?" and therefore didn't appear in the sequel "Grace and Favour". Warwick (Jimmy
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John Inman as Mr Humphries, who travels to Australia on loan from Grace Brothers to work for Old Mr. Grace's cousin, Mr. Bone at his department store, Bone Brothers. Renamed versions of characters from the original series rounded out the cast including June Bronhill as Mrs. Crawford, a copy of Mrs. Slocombe, and Shane Bourne as Captain Wagstaff, a copy of Captain Peacock. Jeremy Lloyd adapted episodes for the show from his own scripts from the British "Are You Being Served", drawing from the then-new episodes
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. Captain Peacock once mentioned that she had many brothers and sisters ("His And Hers" and "The Think Tank"). By the time of "Grace and Favour", Mrs Peacock seems to be either dead or divorced from Captain Peacock as she is neither seen nor mentioned. Mrs. Grainger (Pearl Hackney) was Mr. Grainger's wife. She was mentioned by him, to miss "Mrs. Dale's Diary", despite that it had gone off the air over ten years earlier, and to want a
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stuffy floorwalker, considers himself a cut above the assistants with both his position at the store and his dubious military record; he even feels the need to brag about his experiences fighting Rommel in North Africa. But Mr. Mash likes to tell the staff that Peacock served in the Naafi instead, and probably never left England, while Mr. Goldberg hints that Peacock was actually only a corporal. Allegedly, despite his military rank, Peacock began at Grace Brothers as a sweeper in the stockroom. Although Peacock usually talks as if he were
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Dock10. It was broadcast as part of BBC's Landmark Sitcom Season, a celebration of 60 years of television sitcoms. It was set in 1988 with the original characters, played by a new cast. Captain Peacock was played by John Challis, Mrs Slocombe by Sherrie Hewson, Mr Humphries by Jason Watkins, Miss Brahms by Niky Wardley, Mr Grainger by Roy Barraclough (Grainger having come out of retirement "To spend less time with his wife"), Mr Harman by Arthur Smith, and Mr Rumbold by Justin Edwards
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Peacock had accidentally put his hands down Miss Pickthorpe's cleavage to retrieve some spilt blancmange and semolina pudding at a party (the department Miss Pickthorpe works for was never specified, and the semolina pudding turned out to be Mr Harrowgate and Miss Fawcett the year before. Like Miss Pickthorpe, their department was never found out). Mrs Peacock became Mr Rumbold's secretary, and she pretended that she was having an affair with him to make Captain Peacock jealous. In her third appearance ("The Sweet Smell Of Success")
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Diana Lambert) was the long-suffering wife of Captain Peacock. She always suspected Captain Peacock of cheating on her and all her on-screen appearances were during periods of marital discord. In Mrs Peacock's first appearance ("Oh What A Tangled Web"), she suspected Captain Peacock of having an affair with Mr Rumbold's secretary, Miss Hazelwood, because her brother had seen them in a car together, although he was later cleared. In her second appearance ("A Personal Problem"), because Captain
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appropriate to their status. Capt. Peacock is informed by Mr. Rumbold that a Floor Walker should wear a homburg, not a bowler. Neither Mr. Humphries nor Mr. Lucas have worn hats up to this point, but both have to purchase one. At the end of the episode Young Mr. Grace informs Capt. Peacock that a homburg doesn't suit him and he should wear a bowler "all the time". However, in all future episodes, when he arrives with a hat on, it is a homburg and Mr.
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, Captain Peacock, Mr Rumbold and Mrs Slocombe all seem to be stuck in another era. A new member of staff, Mr Conway, joins the team but will he help shake things up or will he just put a pussy amongst the pigeons?" The episode was aired in August 2016 to universally poor reviews for both the writing and the acting. No further episodes were commissioned. Almost immediately after the cancellation of "Are You Being Served?" in 1985, the cast began suggesting a spin-off to Jeremy
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partner, Alan Sues, was cast as Mr. Humphries, a decision Lloyd regretted, saying Sues had been miscast. Other cast included future "Magnum PI" star John Hillerman as Mr. Peacock, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Slocombe, and Lorna Patterson as Miss Brahms. Ultimately, CBS passed on "Beane's of Boston" and a full series was not produced. An Australian adaptation, also called "Are You Being Served?", ran for two series and sixteen episodes from 1980 to 1981 on Network Ten. It starred
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the menswear department had to share valuable space with the ladies, or when Captain Peacock would nonchalantly mention a perk he had earned despite having served less time at the store than Mr Grainger (such as a visit to the company boardroom). Once he had the opportunity to fill in for Mr Rumbold who was away for a one-month conference (this was a nice gesture, as it entitled Mr Grainger to a slightly bigger pension) but the position went to his head: he took advantage of all Mr. Rumbold's
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Mr Goldberg burned destroying his stock. In order to remain at Grace Brothers he blackmailed Captain Peacock with a picture of them in the army which showed Peacock in a corporal's uniform. Mr Goldberg was much more relaxed than his predecessors and was, in general, a friendly presence. The chatacter is written and performed as a broad Jewish stereotype. Mr Bert Spooner (Mike Berry) (born 1942, aged 38–43), Mr Lucas's replacement, was similar to him in many ways: He was friends with Mr Humphries
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is 55, meaning he must have been born in 1926, the same age as Mrs Slocombe. Captain Peacock is attracted to Mr Rumbold's secretaries, such as Miss Belfridge. His wife Mrs Peacock is seen in a number of episodes, to whom he has been married since 1959. Mr Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith, the manager of the floor, was often mocked for his bald head, large ears, and lack of intelligence. Nicknamed "Jug Ears", he frequently took slang phrases literally, leading to his
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, who appeared as Mr Rumbold's new but temporary secretary in the episodes 'German Week', 'Shoulder to Shoulder' and 'New Look'. Her good looks attracted the attentions of Captain Peacock and even Young Mr Grace. Isabella Rye appeared as Mr. Rumbold's secretary in "Forward, Mr. Grainger". She was said to have been reassigned from Young Mr. Grace's office because she was bad for his blood pressure. Miss Monica Hazelwood appeared as Mr Rumbold's secretary in 'Oh, What A Tangled Web
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incident, she was approached to participate in a store-wide "Holiday Girl" contest with the assumption that she would easily win; but she refused, mainly because one of the prizes was a vacation aboard the yacht of Old Mr Grace, who had previously tried to indecently assault her. The biggest sale she ever made was when Mrs Slocombe was away, temporarily taking Mr Rumbold's place. This section includes the characters who had a management role at Grace Brothers. Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton), The somewhat
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the longest-running secretary of Mr. Rumbold (lasting all of Series 9 and 10) and her beautiful face and voluptuous figure caught the attentions of most male members of staff (especially Captain Peacock, besides Mr. Rumbold). The busty blonde appeared to be smitten by Captain Peacock, often flirting with him. She appeared in many episodes and was the most prominent of Mr. Rumbold's secretaries. She has an O-Level in Literature, and is known for her flamboyant clothes and hairstyles. She is conscientious of her hair
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'Big Brother', however by later episodes she seems to have developed an antipathy towards him. Mr Lucas once called himself the 'best friend' of Mr Humphries, who was quick to deny it. His departure is never explained, although Captain Peacock remarked in the episode "Sit Out" after Mr Lucas left, on a day in which the departments had achieved no sales, that the last time the departments had no sales, "we fired the junior." Mr Lucas was thus made redundant, or terminated
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Captain Stephen Peacock is a fictional character from the BBC One comedy show "Are You Being Served?". He was played by Frank Thornton, who went on to take the popular role of Truly in "Last of the Summer Wine". Captain Peacock, the somewhat stuffy floorwalker, considers himself above the assistants with both his position and his dubious military record. Allegedly, despite his rank, Peacock began as a sweeper in the stockroom. By 1975 he had been working at Grace Brothers for 20 years. The question
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show, "Grace and Favour", in 1992. The character is mentioned in sketch comedy series "Little Britain". In episode 1 of season 1 Daffyd asks "Who was the gay character in "Are You Being Served?"" to which everyone in the pub replies "Mr. Humphries." Daffyd replies "Really, I thought it was Captain Peacock. He's the one with the moustache." In episode 5 of "Ashes to Ashes" (set in 1981), DS Carling requests advice on
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to Mr Humphries's mother. At some point, Young Mr Grace had a heart attack and was left with a very weak heart afterwards. Whenever his secretary showed off her legs, it would have a terrible effect on his heart. Both Old and Young Mr Grace are last seen in the episode "Roots". This section includes characters who worked in Maintenance & Packing. Mr. Mash (Larry Martyn) was a Grace Brothers maintenance man. He was frequently reprimanded by Captain Peacock for appearing on the sales floor during business
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from him the very next day after he was hired. As a result, he was quickly promoted to menswear senior, and Mr Humphries and Mr Lucas returned to their former positions. Goldberg often tried to supplement his wages, for example by establishing his own recruitment agency (and recruiting Grace Brothers' employees away to better-paying jobs). At his job interview, he revealed that he had spent time in the Army with Captain Peacock, to the shock and amusement of all except Captain Peacock. A slick businessman,
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perks (in particular the liquor cabinet and cigars), but imposed strict discipline on the rest of the staff: he threatened to make an adverse entry in Peacock's personnel record and he actually sacked Mrs Slocombe (however, he did repent his ways by the end of the episode). His character left when Arthur Brough died on 28 May 1978, while the sixth series was in pre-production. He was being written into the scripts at this time. Mr Percival Tebbs (James Hayter) was Mr Grainger's
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, generally in disparaging tones, and doesn't object to quietly making jokes at Captain Peacock's expense. Other than that, his character remained undeveloped over his brief tenure. Like Mr Grossman, he lasted only four episodes, including the 1981 Christmas Special. This section contains information on the characters who worked in the Ladieswear department. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny "Betty" Slocombe (née Yiddell), portrayed by Mollie Sugden was the senior in the ladies department. Born in 1926 in Blackpool. She frequently sported elaborate
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, he was sarcastic and lazy, but generally a lot less witty and charming. He made rude remarks, most frequently towards Mrs Slocombe (often being made to change tables in the canteen for this), didn't get on with Captain Peacock and had a hinted affair with Miss Brahms. In the final episode, he was demoted to lift operator but was quickly reinstated when he became a pop star. Mr Grossman (Milo Sperber) joined the clothing department after Young Mr Grace suggested having a small section of the men
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a real cat). Mrs Slocombe is prevented from helping her. The management work out Tiddles is there. When they go in, they find that Tiddles now has six kittens. Captain Peacock and Mr Rumbold's anger are washed away at the sight of the "cute and enchanting" kittens. The credits then show each of the staff (apart from Young Mr Grace and Mr Rumbold) holding, smiling and cuddling one of the kittens. (Live kittens (weeks older than newborns) were shown briefly in the episode
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Army Service Corps (logistics) - in addition, throughout the series he wears the RASC tie. Mr. Goldberg, who blackmails Peacock into hiring him to replace Mr. Tebbs, confirms that Peacock served in North Africa but mentions that Peacock's real rank was Corporal. Captain Peacock considers himself to be something of a "ladies' man." It is heavily implied in several episodes that Captain Peacock has had dalliances with women outside his marriage, mostly with ladies from the store such as the secretaries working for Mr. Rumbold (in
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most viewers asked was: in what corps was Peacock a captain? In the pilot episode Mrs. Slocombe mentions annoyance with Peacock's posh "Royal Signals Corps voice". Although Peacock later brags about being in the Royal Engineers and his experiences fighting Rommel in North Africa, Mr. Mash likes to tell the staff that Peacock served in the NAAFI instead, and probably didn't ever leave England. Although Peacock usually talks as if he were a member of an elite Commando unit, on two occasions he admits he was in the Royal
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a member of the elite Commando unit, on two occasions he admits he was in the Royal Army Service Corps. He is very pedantic with the staff (in one instance admonishing Miss Brahms for being one second late for work) as well as being rather disloyal to his colleagues (believing Mr Humphries guilty of stealing money from the till in spite of knowing him for 9 years). By 1975 he had been working at Grace Brothers for 20 years. In the episode "Front Page Story" Mr Humphries states that Peacock
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, he was credited as a 'guest appearance'. In this episode the mother and son never cross paths, and one is always looking for the other. Mr. Humphries' mother often tries to make her son more manly. She often enrolls him in things that will 'make him a man'. In the movie, she overhears the female worker, Conchita, asking Mr. Humphries if she can share his bed. She tells him that 'the change will do him good.' Mrs Peacock (Diana King/
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hours, but had no fear of his superiors. He had a thorough knowledge of store operations and was a union agitator. He often bragged of taking home much larger pay cheques than the sales assistants due to overtime. Mr. Mash departed before Season 4, and replaced by Mr. Harman. Mr. Harman (Arthur English) replaced Mr. Mash in Series 4 as maintenance man. He shared some traits with Mr. Mash: both were "common" sorts and union men; and like Mash he battled with Captain Peacock over his appearances
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In the bar we would stand around with our sisters, vada the bona cartes on the butch omme ajax who, if we fluttered our ogle riahs at him sweetly, might just troll over to offer a light for the unlit vogue clenched between our teeth."—taken from "Parallel Lives", the memoirs of renowned gay journalist Peter Burton In the "Are You Being Served?" episode "The Old Order Changes", Captain Peacock asks Mr Humphries to get "some strides for the omi with the naff riah" (
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Bless This House", "Rising Damp", "Come Back Mrs Noah" and "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em". King also had semi-regular roles in "Are You Being Served?" as Mrs Peacock, in "Terry and June" replacing the late Joan Benham in the role of Melinda Spry, as Norah in "Bachelor Father" and as George's mother in "Marriage Lines". She also acted in the English-learning programme "Follow Me" from 1978 to 1981 with
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Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 192116 March 2013) professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in "Are You Being Served?" and its sequel "Grace & Favour" ("Are You Being Served? Again!") and as Truly in "Last of the Summer Wine". Frank Thornton Ball was born in Dulwich, London, the son of Rosina Mary (née Thornton) and William Ernest Ball. His father was an organist at St Stephen's
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, posh accent, who did everything by the book. However, as the series progressed, Peacock began to side more with the sales staff and go on strike, whenever pay rises did not come or cuts came, and he helped in taking charge of parties and offering comfort, most notably in "Forward Mr Grainger", "A Change Is As Good As A Rest", "Founder's Day", "Goodbye Mr Grainger", "The Club", "Anything You Can Do", "Is
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Seven early episodes were novelised for a book, written by Jeremy Lloyd, called "Are You Being Served? – Camping In and other Fiascos". This was written in 1976, and republished in 1997 by "KQED Books". The seven episodes featured are "Camping In", "Up Captain Peacock", "Wedding Bells", "His and Hers", "Coffee Morning", "The Hand of Fate" and "The Clock". In 1995, KQED Books published "Are You Being Served
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Yet, notably, at his first inauguration in 1981, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan wore a black stroller. In the 1964 Walt Disney film "Mary Poppins" (set in the 1910s), the character of Mr. Banks wears a stroller to work every day at the bank. In the long-running BBC sitcom "Are You Being Served?" (1972-1985), the character Captain Peacock always wore a stroller as the store's floorwalker. Gentlemen's valets of the early 20th century are often depicted in
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" ran for two series. In the summer of 1976, a stage adaptation of "Are You Being Served?" ran at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Directed by Robert Redfarn, John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard, and Nicholas Smith reprised their characters from the television show while the characters of Mr. Lucas, Mr. Grainger, and Mr. Mash were recast. The play had basically the same plot as the film version which would debut the next year, though Young Mr. Grace's role was omitted
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domestic arrangements as she is a single mother to seven-year-old daughter, Lucy. Miriam Margolyes plays Joan's excitable Italian housekeeper, Maria. John Inman starred in "Take a Letter, Mr. Jones" between seasons of the BBC sitcom "Are You Being Served?" "Take a Letter, Mr. Jones" was never a ratings success (only running for six episodes), but in recent years it has been resurrected by many American PBS stations, where "Are You Being Served?" is also a
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to Young Mr Grace. He appeared in many episodes between the pilot and season six. He always appeared in an old-fashioned chauffeur's uniform. Although regularly appearing and escorting Mr Grace around the store, Wiles was never credited for his role. However, Freddie Wiles played a porter in the final episode of season five and was credited. This section contains the minor characters in "Are You Being Served?" Even though Hilda Fenemore played one character, (a cleaner), it was assigned three names - Elsie
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series. And I loved Mollie Sugden's performance as Mrs Slocombe, my counterpart." For the second and final series, produced in late 1980, original regular cast members Judith Woodroffe, who was Mrs Crawford's attractive junior Miss Buxton, and Peter Collingwood who had played the Mr Rumbold-like store manager Mr Dunkley, were unavailable. To replace them, Christine Amor was the new, brassy young female retail assistant Miss Nicholls, and Ken Fraser came in as Mr Fenwick. Christine Amor said of the series that "
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as well, thus meaning Daisy and Onslow's house now had the "exclusive" color. Bannister's appearance on the show was a cameo, as he had previously played Mr. Lucas - almost exactly the same character, in terms of personality and occupation, as Mr. Merryweather - on the popular BBC comedy Are You Being Served?. In "Onslow's Birthday" Rose infamously became involved with a wealthy Greek gentleman by the name of Mr. Marinopoulous (played by Ivan Santon), who also happened to have a limousine.
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Mac) and Seymour (Keith Hodiak) were both assistants to Mr. Harman in later series. Warwick made brief appearances from series six to series nine and Seymour appeared more visibly in three episodes of series ten. Two other assistants appeared throughout, one unnamed in one episode in series five and one named Stanford in two episodes in series nine. This section lists details of the numerous secretaries who served Young Mr. Grace, Old Mr. Grace and Mr. Rumbold during the series: The first secretary to appear in the series was played by
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Brahms. She is described as a tough woman, who plays many contact sports. In an earlier episode, she is referred to as 'Mrs. Elthrop'. Tiddles was the pet cat and longtime feline companion of Mrs Slocombe. Mrs Slocombe refers to Tiddles as her "pussy". Mrs. Slocombe clearly loves Tiddles often voicing her dislike for staying behind for a staff meeting, or coming in early, due to inconveniencing Tiddles. It is later revealed that Mrs Slocombe owns a parrot/canary called Winston whom Tiddles does not
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From 1980 to 1981, Inman also played Mr Humphries in the Australian version of "Are You Being Served?", the only cast member of the original "Are You Being Served?" series to do so. He made many appearances on BBC TV's long running television show, "The Good Old Days". During the 69-episode, 13-year run of "Are You Being Served?", Inman also appeared in the 1977 film of the series, in which the characters visited the fictional Spanish holiday resort of "
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nor being addressed by their real names. The guests – Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green, Professor Plum, and Miss Scarlet – are served by Wadsworth and the maid, Yvette. During dinner, a seventh guest, Mr. Boddy, arrives. Afterward, Wadsworth reveals the real reason they are there: Mr. Boddy has been blackmailing the other guests for some time now. These individuals are here to confront him and turn him over to the police. Mr. Boddy, however, reminds them that if
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recurring character Mr. (Sidney) Bluett in "Dad's Army" from 1969 to 1977, but it was as Young Mr. Grace, the ancient, amiably callous owner of Grace Brothers department store in British sitcom "Are You Being Served?" that he achieved his greatest fame. His last appearance in "Are You Being Served?" aired some three months after his death, having been filmed earlier in the year. Bennett also played the role of the aged Archdeacon Pulteney in "The Stalls of Barchester", the
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Mr. Peacock directed Subsidyscope, an initiative to collect data on subsidies provided by the U.S. government and make this information available to the public. During Governor Bush's presidential campaign, Peacock served as Bush's Deputy Director for Policy and assisted in directing a group of policy experts. Peacock's work included production of policy ideas and documents for the candidate, management of external working groups, and coordination with Political and Communications departments. Peacock served as the Minority Staff Director for the United States Senate, Committee on the Budget from January 2011
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a prepared speech. On arrival at the airport, Ghote is met by his cousins, Mr and Mrs Datta, who run a London restaurant. Their niece, 17-year-old Ranee – known as the "Peacock" for her brightness – has disappeared. The family suspects her boyfriend, 35-year-old pop music star Johnny Bull. Ghote interviews the Peacock's friends, who believe she has been murdered but don't know who did it. Ghote pays a visit to Johnny, who claims to have not seen the Peacock
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first replacement as menswear senior, following the death of Arthur Brough (1978) who played Grainger. He shared many traits with his predecessor, but unlike the somewhat sloppy Mr Grainger, he was obsessed with order and propriety and considered himself an excellent salesman. He was also an overachiever and received a number of recognitions from Grace Brothers for his contributions. Although he was generally as rigid and somewhat stuffy as Mr Grainger, he did have a sense of humour about him, and particularly enjoyed, like Mr Lucas, insulting Mrs
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. New characters in the show were Young Mr Grace's grandson – also called Young Mr Grace – played by Mathew Horne, Miss Croft – named as a tribute to series co-creator David Croft – played by Jorgie Porter, and newcomer Mr Conway, played by Kayode Ewumi. The episode was written by Derren Litten. The BBC issued a press release saying: "It's 1988 and Young Mr Grace is determined to drag Grace Brothers into, well 1988, but he has a problem on his hands. Mr Humphries
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Stephanie Gathercole (who also provided the lift girl voice used in the theme song). Little is known about her, but she is wise to Mr. Lucas's tricks - when he walks past her, she wisely places a clipboard in front of her bottom. She appeared in the Pilot, Series 1 and one episode in Series 2. Miss Ainsworth, played by Nina Francis, was Mr. Rumbold's secretary in "The Hand of Fate" and "Coffee Morning" (series 3). Moira Foot played Miss Thorpe
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"a girl from haberdashery" and a sister. Unlike his successors, Mr Tebbs and Mr Goldberg, who only lasted one series, and Mr Grossman and Mr Klein, who only lasted four episodes, Mr Grainger lasted five series and was thus the longest-serving menswear senior. Like Mr Rumbold, he was bald. He was 65 in 1974, so was born in 1909. Although he generally got along well with the others, Mr Grainger was sometimes cranky and bad-tempered and would protest and become resentful whenever
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was cast as the father (Mr. Peters) of the two children in the TV version of the "Worzel Gummidge" books, along with Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs. His character, Bert Spooner, replaced Trevor Bannister's Mr. Lucas in "Are You Being Served?" in 1981, and stayed until the end of the show's run in 1985. Upon the death of Nicholas Smith in December 2015, he is the lone surviving actor from the show who played a major recurring character. Berry also starred in a
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as television sitcom spin-offs. He appeared in "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" (1970) as the one-armed doorman for the Diogenes Club. In 1974, he made a rare dramatic appearance as Prince Albert in the second episode of "Fall of Eagles". Thornton was best known for playing Captain Peacock in the long-running BBC comedy series "Are You Being Served?" from 1972 to 1985. He reprised his role for "Grace & Favour" from 1992 to 1993. In 1984
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particular Miss Belfridge). He has also been known to cast his eye towards Miss Brahms (who has referenced his attempts at seduction during office parties). He has even been known to flirt with Mrs. Slocombe occasionally (though this is the exception rather than the rule, as usually it is Mrs. Slocombe who uses her charms on him when she wants something). These situations have often got Captain Peacock into both marital and professional trouble (on one occasion the extremely jealous Mrs. Peacock confronts him while he's at work)
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Are You Being Served?" (1972–85). In 1978, when it was thought that "Are You Being Served?" was over, she was the lead star in "Come Back Mrs. Noah", a sitcom that is regarded by some as one of the worst ever made. From 1965 to 1976, she intermittently played Nellie Harvey, the landlady of The Laughing Donkey pub, in "Coronation Street". In this she often appeared opposite Annie Walker, landlady of the "Rovers Return". In 1986
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and fourth series of the landmark 1950s science fiction radio series "Journey into Space". He continued working throughout the 1970s and '80s, in the TV series "Till Death Us Do Part" and "Are You Being Served?" as Mr. Goldberg, the second in a series of replacements for Arthur Brough's Mr. Grainger character (the first being James Hayter's Mr. Tebbs). As in the Mr. Goldberg role, he often emphasised his Jewish background in on-screen characterisations. He played a memorable Silas Wegg
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Costa Plonka". "Odd Man Out" (1977), his own sitcom, Inman played the owner of a fish and chip shop who inherits half of a rock factory; and "Take a Letter, Mr. Jones" (1981), a sitcom in which Inman played Graham Jones, who is secretary to Rula Lenska's character Joan Warner. Inman also toured with his own shows, and he released several records, including "Are You Being Served, Sir?", which reached number 39 in the UK
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is different from "Are You Being Served?" in that it involves a continuous story arc, with certain plot elements, such as the relationship between Mr Humphries and Mavis Moulterd, unfolding throughout each episode. This in turn allowed the series to involve more complex storylines and subplots, making it possible to include returning guest stars and location shooting, neither of which was ever done on "Are You Being Served?" The title of the series is a double play on words. A "grace and favour" is a
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Grainger, so his character in "Are You Being Served?" was replaced by Mr Tebbs, played by James Hayter. Brough's daughter, Joanna Hutton, (died 2002) became the first female curator of the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, for a period in the 1960s. His twin brother owned and operated 'Bakers the Butchers' in Petersfield High Street for many years. Arthur Brough dedicated his life to the theatre, and "Are You Being Served?" co-star Mollie Sugden credited him with helping
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John Challis


February 2016 Challis was cast in the role of Captain Peacock taking over the role originally played by Frank Thornton in a remake of "Are You Being Served?" The episode aired on BBC in August 2016. He also has starred in Benidorm. Challis is currently married to his fourth wife Carol. They married in 1995 in Brighton and live in the former grange house of Wigmore Abbey, Wigmore, Herefordshire. Challis has no children. Challis is a patron of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. He is an Arsenal supporter.
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episode "Roots" his brother Mycroft (also played by Smith) makes a brief appearance. Through the series, Mr Rumbold is frequently seen playing the piano for a number of staff events, birthdays, dances and performances. The Grace brothers, Young Mr Grace (Harold Bennett) and Old Mr Grace (Kenneth Waller), were the old-fashioned owners of the store. Both were old but loved young, curvaceous women. They both treated their employees with respect and encouragement, hence Young Mr Grace's catch phrase
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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
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Cybernoid


NES version was made by Studio 12 productions, consisting of Chris Harvey as the programmer and Adrian Carless for the graphics. They put a few in-jokes into the title page, the main one being that the Cybernoid ship was designed by "M.Sugden", referencing the British Actress Molly Sugden, who played Mrs Slocombe on the TV series "Are You Being Served?". "Cybernoid" achieved great critical success. "CRASH" magazine awarded an overall score of 96%, with one reviewer exclaiming: "Fantastic
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Silence in the Library


out with George Clooney, you know she's pretty cool." Colin Salmon later played Salway in the audio play "Wirrn Dawn". Daniel Peacock, the brother of Harry Peacock, who here plays Proper Dave, had previously appeared in the 1988 serial "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" as Nord the Vandal. Certain scenes were filmed at the Old Swansea Central Library in late January and early February 2008 and the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, Wales. The presence of the Vashta Nerada were created with lighting managed by
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Stanley Grammar School


's assistants, though he must have had several. A Mr. Flett is mentioned, as is a Mrs Jordan, later Mrs F. W. Johnson, who opened her own private school in Watervale, then served as "house mother" at Stanley Grammar for five years. Mrs Cole, née Hannah Peacock (1842–1928) was described in obituaries as "invaluable" and "the real house mother", but memorialists, of which there were many, only ever mention J. S. Carlyon Cole. By contrast, the names (at
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Are You Being Served?


by the huge success of the series in the United States, BBC America commissioned a special straight-to-VHS compilation in 1992. Running at 78 minutes, "The Best of Are You Being Served" featured newly-shot scenes of Mr Humphries reminiscing with his elderly mother, Annie, about his time working at Grace Brothers. Both roles were played by John Inman. The additional sequences were filmed in America, and directed by Don Hopfer. In 2016, a one-off revival episode was announced and filmed at
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by some other social faux pas. Trevor Bannister is best known for playing Mr Lucas in another comedy favourite, "Are You Being Served?", with Frank Thornton from 1972 to 1979, and also starred with Brian Wilde in the short-lived "Wyatt's Watchdogs" in 1988. He had previously played a tailor in the 1992 episode 'Who's Got Rhythm?'. The Captain returned for the 2008 New Years Special "I Was A Hitman For Primrose Dairies", where he received a name, Toby
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entirely and Mr. Mash had less to do than Mr. Harman in the film. Reviews for the play were mixed; a writer for the Blackpool "Diarist of the Stage" declared it the funniest show he'd seen in thirty years, while Michael Leapman from "The Times", 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
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even "Captain"). When they did address each other by their first names, it was usually either as an aside, or often for comic effect (e.g. an underling addressing a superior). The joke is that lower class people, even when married, addressed each other as Mr. or Mrs. Middle and upper-class people on familiar terms always use given or nicknames. The use of titles is therefore a pretention to being posh or refined. "Are You Being Served?" was initially broadcast from 1973 to
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John Inman


stated that the character was "just a mother's boy", and that his sexual orientation was never explicitly stated. Inman continued to play in live shows after his success as Mr. Humphries, and began to incorporate camp mannerisms to those performances too, once saying "Even when I'm not playing Mr Humphries, say at a summer season, I camp it up a bit. If I don't the audience are disappointed". "Are You Being Served?" ran for 10 series until 1985. At its height
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Lucy Peacock (actress)


up to 2013) has played major stage roles in classical theater, including over 30 by William Shakespeare, as well as several musicals. • Private Lives (2019) by Noel Coward She is credited with 9 film/TV roles: As You Like It (2010, Audrey), Forever Knight (1996, Peggy Bolger), Goosebumps (1996, Mrs. Brewer), Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1995, Marilyn), Demons (1995, Marilyn), 1992 Avonlea (1992, Amelia Sandhurst),
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Clarke portrays the store's owner Mr Bone, Reg Evans is the obnoxious cleaner Mr Cocker, Kerry Daniel plays the nurse, and Tracey Kelly is Bone's attractive secretary. Both Judith Woodroffe (Miss Buxton) and Peter Collingwood (Mr. Dunkley) were unavailable for series two so they were replaced with Miss Nicholls (Christine Amor) and Mr Fenwick (Ken Fraser) respectively. The first series was produced at the ATV-0 studios in Melbourne in the early months of 1980. It was the first television role for opera singer June
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James Hayter (actor)


in the film "Passport to Pimlico" (1949). His later career included roles in TV series such as "The Forsyte Saga" (1967), "The Onedin Line". Hayter also appeared in the long lasting BBC department store sitcom "Are You Being Served?" as Mr Tebbs in 1978. He was also the original narrator of the UK television advertisements for Mr Kipling cakes. In fact, these ads led to his departure from "Are You Being Served?"; the cake company paid him
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Andy Geppert


It features a baby peacock who gives away his feathers to help his friends feel better about the way they look. It's a story about kindness, friendship and ultimately being happy with the oddities and beautiful imperfections that make you, you and me, me. Or as the author says (inside the dust jacket): For all the people who answer NO to the following question: Are you beautiful? A year later Geppert released his second picture book along a similar theme of creating picture books with heart titled "JOY
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Home (The X-Files)


is revealed to be Mrs. Peacock, the mother of the boys, who has been breeding with them for years. The brothers realize Mulder and Scully are inside their house and attack. The two youngest sons withstand several gunshots before dying, one of them impaled on another booby trap. Afterwards, the agents discover that Mrs. Peacock and her eldest son have escaped in their car, planning to start a new family elsewhere. "Home" marked the return of writers Glen Morgan and James Wong, who had left production of "
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Nicholas Peacock


century." He was the son of Nicholas Peacock Senior and Ann Pike, whose known children were Robert, Nicholas, Anne (wife of Courcey Ireland), Mrs. Edward McGan, and Mary (who died in 1743). Peacock married Catherine Chapman of Lisdogan, County Cork, in 1747, and had at least three children. His son eldest son, Price, was born in 1748, and a Price Peacock of Kilmoreen was listed as a freeholder there in 1766. Their two other sons, George and William,
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Donald Meek


You" and as whiskey salesman Samuel Peacock in John Ford's "Stagecoach". From 1931 through 1932, Meek was featured as criminologist Dr. Crabtree, in a series of 12 Warner Brothers two-reel short subjects written by S.S. Van Dine. Donald Meek died of leukaemia on Monday, 18 November 1946 in Los Angeles, while playing the role of Mr. Twiddle in William A. Wellman's comedy "Magic Town" with Jimmy Stewart and Jane Wyman, which premiered on 7 October 1947, just under a year after Meek's
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Tim Barrett (actor)


in late 1983, he was replaced in the eighth series by John Quayle. Four years after leaving "Terry and June", Barrett returned, only this time playing a different character called Mr Basingstoke in the episode of the final series called "They also serve". Barrett also appeared alongside Quayle in two episodes of "Farrington of the F.O." (1986) playing the harassed P.J. Parker. He also appeared in episodes of "Are You Being Served?", "Dad's Army", "To the Manor
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Charlie Adler


help from David Feiss and Michael Ryan, directed his own short movie "No Prom for Cindy", a teen dramedy about a high school girl (played by Adler himself) who fears she may be a lesbian after kissing her best female friend and refusing to make out with the boy who asked her to the prom. Adler also voiced Dr. Peacock in the Froot Loops commercials, Patrick Winks and Mr. Hornsby on "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks", SAVO on "Danger Rangers", Mr. Whiskers in "
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, Doremy Vernon, Vivienne Johnson and Candy Davis. This section contains information on the characters who worked in the Menswear department of Grace Brothers. Mr Wilberforce Claybourne Humphries (John Inman), sales assistant, later senior assistant in menswear. Mr Humphries' colleagues and 'best friends' (although he denied this) were Mr Lucas and Mr Spooner. His ambiguous sexuality was used as a catalyst for many comedic situations and one-liners. Mr Humphries was particularly noted for his mincing walk and his slightly high-pitched voice
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Second voyage of HMS Beagle


his father objected strongly to the voyage so the next day he wrote declining the offer, and left to go shooting at the estate of his uncle Josiah Wedgwood II. With Wedgwood's help, Darwin's father was persuaded to relent and fund his son's expedition, and on Thursday 1 September Darwin wrote accepting Peacock's offer. That day, Beaufort wrote to tell FitzRoy that his friend Peacock had "succeeded in getting a 'Savant' for you—A Mr Darwin grandson of the well known philosopher and poet—full
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vote to be sacked. In "Heir Apparent", Old Mr Grace believes that Mr Humphries was his son and all the staff are spoiling him. Mr James/Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister) was the 'Jack the lad' junior menswear assistant, who was nearly always late for work but always had a creative excuse. He was not very concerned about the departmental pecking order, and made many sarcastic remarks, usually towards Mrs Slocombe. In the early series he had a relationship with Miss Brahms, as mentioned in
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Mitch Peacock


Mitch Peacock is a Canadian sportscaster, currently serving as the radio play-by-play announcer and Director of Media for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. Prior to joining the Moose organization, he was a news anchor with CBC Winnipeg and a sideline reporter on "Hockey Night In Canada". Peacock also worked a variety of roles for CBC covering soccer events including the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Toronto FC matches. He has also served as the anchor for the Fox Soccer Report on both Fox Soccer Channel and
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Howell Peacock


Howell Peacock (1889–1962) was an American basketball coach, best known for being the head coach of men's college basketball at the University of Georgia and at the University of North Carolina. Peacock played for the Georgia men's basketball team and was team captain for the 1909–10 and 1911–12 seasons. After playing on the team, Peacock became the head coach for Georgia in 1912 and coached the bulldogs for the next four seasons. Peacock amassed a 30–7 record while coaching for the University of Georgia. After leaving the University of Georgia
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter


"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" is a popular song written by British actor, screenwriter and songwriter Trevor Peacock. It was originally sung by actor Tom Courtenay in "The Lads", a British TV play of 1963, and released as a single on UK Decca. The best-known version of the song is by Herman's Hermits, who took it to number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 in May 1965, and number one in Canada the month before. The single debuted
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Arthur Brough


"Are You Being Served?" by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. Initially a pilot episode in the "Comedy Playhouse" slot, it was well received and commissioned for a series in early 1973. Set in a fading department store, Brough played the senior menswear salesman, with assistants Mr Humphries (John Inman) and Mr Lucas (Trevor Bannister). The show became enormously popular, with an audience of 22 million in 1979, and ran until 1985. After the show completed its fifth series in 1977, on
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Mrs. Slocombe


Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny "Betty" Slocombe (née Yiddell) is a fictional character from the BBC One comedy shows, "Are You Being Served?" and "Grace & Favour". She was originally played by Mollie Sugden and subsequently by Sherrie Hewson in a one-off 2016 revival. Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny Slocombe (née Yiddell), known as Betty, was born in 1926 in Blackpool. Mrs Slocombe is the Senior of the Ladies Department and known for her unusual hair colours, such as lime
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Arthur English


-phrase: "Play the music! Open the cage!" Another popular catch-phrase was "Mum. Mum. They're laughing at me!". He began to appear on British television in mainly comedy roles in the 1970s, and is probably best remembered for playing the truculent and somewhat bolshy (though not entirely unsympathetic) maintenance man, Mr. Harman, in "Are You Being Served?" which he played from 1976 to 1985, including the 1977 film adaptation. He played Arthur, Alf Garnett's
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Rula Lenska


", "One Foot in the Grave", "Casualty", "", "Return of the Saint", "Robin Of Sherwood", the "Doctor Who" serial "Resurrection of the Daleks" (in the 1970s, Lenska made it to the final five actresses short-listed for the role of companion Jo Grant), "Doctors" and "EastEnders", in which she played Frank Butcher's girlfriend, Krystle, in a 2002 Costa del Sol special. She played Mrs. Peacock in series
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Trevor Peacock


a bit part in the TV drama "Hotel Babylon". He has also appeared as "Captain Zero" in the BBC TV series "Last of The Summer Wine" (1990) and as Maurey in The Sins (2000). In 2012 he played George in "Quartet", a British comedy-drama film based on the play of the same title. Peacock is also a noted songwriter. He wrote the 1960s pop classic "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", which was recorded by
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was contradicted in one episode when Tiddles had a litter of kittens in the store. Mrs Slocombe also tried to sound refined and "posh", but when exasperated or annoyed, she revealed more than a trace of a working-class Northern accent. She developed something of an adversarial relationship with Mr Lucas, and later Mr Spooner, frequently exchanging insults, despite her having gotten along reasonably well with Mr Lucas early on in the series. Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard) was the attractive junior ladieswear assistant who was often
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Fifth Beatle


case against Apple Computer). He supervised the marketing of music, videos, and merchandising for the group. Aspinall also temporarily served as the group's manager following Epstein's death. Although not a musician, Aspinall also made minor contributions to a handful of Beatles' recordings. He played a tambura on "Within You Without You", harmonica on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", some percussion on "Magical Mystery Tour", and was among the many participants singing on the chorus of "Yellow
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Horace Peacock


Horace Ogilvie Peacock (26 September 1869 – 5 June 1940) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Peacock served in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry during Second Boer War, in addition to playing first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club. Peacock was born at St Neots and was educated at Harrow School. After leaving Harrow he enlisted in the British Army with the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry as a second lieutenant. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in February 1900. Having served in the Second Boer
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Mavis Pugh


-libbing. While performing at the Golders Green Hippodrome in 1956, she was spotted by Jimmy Perry, who then invited her to join his rep company at the Palace Theatre in Watford. There she met John Clegg, an actor who would later appear in "Dad's Army", "Are You Being Served?" and "You Rang, M'Lord?", but is perhaps best known as Mr La-di-da Gunner Graham in the BBC sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum", and they
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She Stoops to Conquer


in 1993 and starring Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Hardcastle. The most famous TV production is the 1971 version featuring Ralph Richardson, Tom Courtenay, Juliet Mills, and Brian Cox, with Trevor Peacock as Tony Lumpkin. Courtenay, Mills and Peacock also performed in this play at The Garrick Theatre, London, in 1969. The 1971 version was shot on location near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, and is part of the BBC archive. This play was one of 13 BBC productions that formed the series called Classic Theatre,
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Dave Peacock (musician)


Got The" (featuring Hodges on guitar and Peacock on bass) on his 1999 hit "My Name Is". One of the early songs Peacock and Hodges wrote together, "Gertcha", would become a hit in 1979 after it was used in a television advert for Courage bitter. They would have a number of hit songs together, including "Rabbit" and "Ain't No Pleasing You". They also recorded a number of songs with Tottenham Hotspur F.C., both being fans of the team; the first
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