As Ive already seen collections one and two uploaded here, Ive decided to start with with Collection 3(Episode 13) and move on with the complete series up to episode 69; and possibly go back and add collections one and two(Episodes 1-12). Check back often for updates.
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Are You Being Served? was a long-running British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the men's and women's department of a large fictional London store called Grace Brothers. It was mainly written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John Chapman. The idea for the show came from Lloyd's brief stint working at Simpsons of Piccadilly in the early 1950s, a classy clothing store which traded for over 60 years until 1999.[1]
The episodes rarely left the store, and to parody the stereotype of the rigid British class system, characters rarely addressed each other by their given names, even after work.
Are You Being Served? featured mostly obvious humour based on sexual innuendo, misunderstandings, and mistaken identity, as well as sight gags generated by outrageous costumes the characters are sometimes required to wear for store promotions, and gaudy store displays frequently featuring malfunctioning robotic mannequins. The show is well remembered for its prolific use of double entendres. Many jokes also confronted the English class system - especially those built into the interaction between maintenance men Mr Mash or Mr Harman and the ostensibly higher class store personnel. Characters traded-on such stereotypes as the effeminate Mr Humphries, who lived with his mother; Captain Peacock, the haughty floorwalker who allegedly fought Rommel in the North Africa Campaign of World War II; and the snobbish and boisterous Mrs Slocombe of the ever-changing hair colour. The show spawned the catch phrase "Are you free?", usually said by Captain Peacock to the staff; more often than not, the staff are noticeably free, and each would look solemnly from side to side before saying, "Yes I'm free, Captain Peacock." As John Inman remarked, when Mr Humphries trilled "I'm free!" it became his own personal catchphrase.
During its run, the series attracted some mild criticism for its reliance on sexual stereotypes and sexual double entendres, including jokes about Mrs Slocombe's "~Censored~" (cat). John Inman's parody of an effeminate gay man was supposedly offensive to some gay men, but the character quickly developed a cult gay following. Inman pointed out that Mr Humphries' true sexual orientation was never explicitly stated in the series, and David Croft said in an interview that the character was not homosexual, but "just a mother's boy".[2] With a broad mixture of stereotypical gay characteristics and some apparent heterosexual attractions, viewers were left wondering about Mr Humphries' true sexual orientation.
EDIT: Decided to up the quality to at least 190mb per episode starting with Volume 4.
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Volume 3:
Episode 13: Coffee Morning
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Episode 14: Up Captain Peacock
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Episode 15: Cold Store
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Episode 16: Wedding Bells
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Episode 17: German Week
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Episode 18: Shoulder To Shoulder
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Volume 4:
Episode 19: New Look
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Episode 20: Christmas Crackers
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Episode 21: No Sale
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Episode 22: Top Hat And Tails
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Episode 23: Forward Mr. Grainger
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Episode 24: Fire Practice
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Volume 5:
Episode 25: Fifty Years On
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Episode 26: Oh What A Tangled Web
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Episode 27: The Father Christmas Affair
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Episode 28: Mrs. Slocombe Expects
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Episode 29: A Change Is As Good As A Rest
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Volume 6:
Episode 30: Founders Day
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Episode 31: The Old Order Changes
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Epsidoe 32: Takeover
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Episode 33: Goodbye, Mr. Grainger
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Episode 34: It Pays To Advertise
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Volume 8:
Episode 35: By Appointment
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Episode 36: The Club
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Episode 37: Do You Take This Man?
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Episode 38: Shedding The Load
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Episode 39: A Bliss Girl
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Episode 40: Happy Returns
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Volume 9:
Episode 41: The Junior
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Episode 42: Strong Stuff This Inusrance
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Episode 43: The Apartment
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Episode 44: Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person
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Episode 45: The Hero
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Episode 46: Anything You Can Do
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Volume 10:
Episode 47: The Agent
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Episode 48: The Punch And Judy Affair
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Episode 49: Is It Catching
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Episode 50: A Personal Problem
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Episode 51: Front Page Story
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Episode 52: Sit Out
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Volume 11:
Episode 53: Heir Apparent
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Episode 54: Closed Circuit
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Episode 55: The Erotic Dreams Of Mrs. Slocombe
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Episode 56: Roots?
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Episode 57: Sweet Smell Of Success
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Episode 58: Conduct Unbecoming
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Volume 12:
Episode 59: Memories Are Made Of This
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Episode 60: Calling All Customers
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Episode 61: Monkey Business
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Episode 62: Lost And Found
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Episode 63: Goodbye, Mrs. Slocombe
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Episode 64: Grounds For Divorce
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Volume 13:
Episode 65: The Hold Up
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Episode 66: Gambling Fever
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Episode 67: The Night Club
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Episode 68: Friends And Neighbors
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Episode 69: The Pop Star
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