Are You Being Served Officially Ended After This Went Horribly Wrong

[@jeffcook3747]

I don't believe any of this video. I have been a fan of the show since the 1970s and I've never heard of any friction between Mollie and John. The "popular musician" was Mike Berry. Although he was a musician in real life he was also playing junior assistant, Mr. Bert Spooner for several episodes after Trevor Bannister left.

[@marcmitchel25]

Don't believe it either. Never heard either say an unkind word about the other

[@titchmoynihan2171]

Dont be silly

[@Tenortalker]

Sometimes after working together for 10 years tensions can appear, but Molly Sugden was known in the business for her mellow , motherly nature towards her colleagues and John Inman was also a popular colleague. If there was any tension I doubt if it lasted for long or outweighed the pressures of getting the show in the can within limited filming schedules. They both appeared quite happily together in Grace and Favour , the sequel.

[@lianas3593]

Agree with you. They got on very well.

[@alangiles2763]

If the cast had disliked each other that much, they wouldn't have got back together in 1990 and 1991/92 to make Grace and Favour . As for the problems during production - nearly every TV show of the time that you can think of would have cock-ups during the making of the episodes - that is why the studios were booked for three hours to record one 28 minute programme. Sometimes they would insert pre-recorded VT if a scene really was too difficult to replicate in the studio. The audience in the studio probably got bored with the same scenes being the subject of retakes , but both cast and crew would just accept it was just one of those things and keep going till they got it right. I suspect the reason it ended was because it had had a long run, and by that time the BBC were embarrassed by it (in the same way Central/ITV got embarrassed by Crossroads in 1988 and dropped that, despite still having a loyal audience. None of the cast remain alive now (well, possibly Mike Berry might be), so it is easy to invent discord between cast members when they are not here to defend themselves.

[@Colin-ro6lh]

Don't believe 99% of this video for a start they all kept working with each other in their next show & it wasn't a revival of it either

[@katiekatconway1880]

I agree. I never take KZbin videos as fact. Channel 5 recently did a documentary on Are You Being Served. It ended just because humour changed- nothing about “tensions”. I saw it as a little girl and loved it- however it certainly wouldn’t appeal now.

[@13thcentury]

100% agreed. This is crap.

[@ackerjawaka1966]

Are you being served has to be one of the worst so called sitcoms ever made...in fact it makes Allo Allo seem funny, jokes about mrs Slocums pussy and talking dogs business in a dwarf Italian accent cannot be classed as comedy surely...and stop calling me Shirley 😜

[@alansmith2426]

And much of the footage shown is from "Grace and Favour" not "Are You Being Served."

[@dumbbo1]

I can’t believe the writer ever saw a single episode. The description of the final show includes Alfie Bass, who hadn’t been on the show in years by the time “The Pop Star” was shot.

[@briansunday7099]

Strange recollection about the “Popstar” episode - this anecdote mentions Alfie Bass, who played Mr. Goldberg in the series. Alfie Bass was long gone by the time the Popstar episode was made. Someone needs to re-examine this recollection.

[@alexsmart3365]

What utter BS..

[@michaelbressette2599]

You just cant have are you being served without all of the cast its that simple.

[@seanbass9800]

This cannot be trusted.

[@rodlaughton2318]

Alfie Bass wasn’t in the final series…

[@djm-3995]

Was just about to say the same thing. Obviously this guy didn't do his homework.

[@papalazarou6674]

Well done with the thumbnail picture it's from the one off remake. More like Poundland than Grace Brothers

[@stephmills9617]

The show has made me happy for 50 yrs

[@Lilith_Nightshade]

I'll ALWAYS LOVE this show no matter the era💜💜💜💜!!! I first discovered it as a child, watching late night offerings on PBS. Hilarious!

[@joehurst]

But we must be honest and say that the 1980s episodes weren't a patch on the 1970s ones. It definitely went downhill in the 80s.

[@Lilith_Nightshade]

@joehurst True but such is life...

[@joehurst]

@@Lilith_Nightshade Yes, such is life. Sigh! The trouble is that some people don't seem to subscribe to the notion that you should quit while you're ahead. If AYBS had ended after the 1979 series (season 7) then we wouldn't have the embarrassing mess that seasons 8, 9 and 10 were.

[@Lilith_Nightshade]

@@joehurst I suppose the old adage is true, "Leave them wanting more." Thank goodness for digitalization!

[@joehurst]

@@Lilith_Nightshade 👍agreed!

[@AllanNeaves-qn3zr]

Recollections may differ 🤔Still never let the facts get in the way of any story😳😱

[@brigidsingleton1596]

I used to enjoy this show back in the day but John Inman was always my favourite.

[@thomasjones6505]

That was stupid. None of that made sense. It was so far out of chronological order that it was ridiculous!! Grow up and get a job, click baiters!!

[@Colin-ro6lh]

Lots of clips from the show they all did together afterwards

[@lianas3593]

Incorrect. There was no rivalry between Molly and John and in fact they both acted together again in 'Grace and Favour'. They got on really well.

[@pipoo1]

A year after the end of AYBS the BBC began Allo' Allo' from the same writers, a different setting but an almost identical format with an ensemble cast of actors, innuendo galore and colourful characters and catchphrases getting into ridiculous situations. It was another massive ratings hit for the BBC both domestically and internationally, so it rather dismisses the theory the BBC wanted to move away from that style of comedy. Although Allo Allo probably was the last comedy of that nature the BBC produced.

[@chrisfitzchrisfitz5182]

10 to one ladies and gentlemen, this is another example of an AI video gone wrong!

[@davidshiel5142]

Utter Twaddle, this video is completely unfactual and incorrect, the cast had always got on so well, a very well documented fact which was why the show was so successful, and the final show did not have a guest cameo by a pop star it was the character Burt Spooner played by Mike Berry, who in the episode was talent spotted in the" inter store singing competition. " Also 6 of the original cast members came back together to film Grace & Favour "are you being served again" I would suggest you fact check correctly before putting this kind of rubbish out there!

[@LewisNerrin]

This video is wrong do more research

[@PiersDJackson]

If the kernel of "Are You being served?" was cancelled in 1985 - there was a reason. And that was Michael Grade! the nephew of Lew Grade and Bernard Delfront, he was appointed D.G. of BBC1, coming from London Weekend Television (part of ITV), he set about trimming the fat, cutting the bloated budgetary backholes, like the third season of "The Tripods"; he also set about cancelling the worn-out series, like "Doctor Who", "the Black and White Minstrel Show", etc. That is where "Are you being served?" fell... he did give a reprieve to "Blackadder", on the stipulation that there would be primarily studio based, only two standing sets to be built (that could be redressed, and a third was added) * they did get around the sets issue by "borrowing" from other productions. And finally focus on the main cast.

[@oldmoviesinbwwithsubtitles3501]

Who wrote this ? Almost All of is this wrong....

[@13thcentury]

Almost? You give them too much credit 😅😅😅

[@Fast_Eddy_Magic]

I don't believe a word of any of this, and I am unanimous in that!

[@KeiranCounsellKC1994]

I always thought it cancelled simply because as you got into the later series you could tell they were running out of new and funny ideas

[@JamesBarber-p7b]

Alfie Bass was not he the last series he was only in series 7 as I believed he died us by series 10 but a fee years later I followed up series called Grace and Favour which ran for 2 series some of the pictures in this video are from that series , was very funny lol its been on TV here call Are you being served again

[@FranciscoPascual-g4z]

None of this is true. The video mentions Alfie Bass in regards to the last episode. Alfie Bass (Mr. Goldberg) left the series after season 7. The video mentions awkward stops and starts. If it did happen it was never shown in the final cut.

[@Raider577]

Just watched it on UK Gold, on everyday.

[@swanseamale47]

The show was axed because the running jokes were tired, and viewer numbers falling, they were also running out of ideas.

[@kymkym6875]

I loved this show and all the charaters john inman was my was real funny kym

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

Facts Verse hasn't been 'respectable' for over a year (for me).

[@alancrisp1582]

Very dated British comedy series today, and certainly of its time. But still mostly very harmless and funny even today !...😂😅

[@edgein7892]

Most of what I watch is dated but I take it over the pc crap anytime.

[@b003]

Loved it on PBS along with the other Britcoms.

[@tallpojjy]

Load of old rubbish

[@RonaldDelby]

Time for a remake but it must be set in modern times...

[@Werdnapirtlaw]

Avoid all salesmen. All of the time.

[@adriantownsend2317]

...How much research has been done on this video? Very little, if any, given an American narrator! The final episode did not have a visit of a pop star, it had Mr Spooner being discovered by a talent scout. Also Alfie Bass was not in that episode!

[@DementedNun121]

Lol ... lies = this video... truth = the show just ended after 11 years and its full of wobbly sets and outtakes left in that's live tv for you

[@freddieconway4155]

The ran for 13 seasons not just 10 check your facts people

[@Richewhite-g1h]

I was friends with both Molly and John. Neither ever had anything bad to say about the other. And your story about the final episode is totally false. Alfie Bass wasn't even in any of the 10th series episodes, especially The Pop Star. Don't know where you're getting your information but it's definitely wrong

[@joshuairon1443]

This video is complete BS. It is obviously poorly researched. The cast spoke fondly of each other through the decades. Also, the series ended because the BBC, creators and cast were ready to move on. This video is filled with inaccuracies.

[@nigelfreeman6192]

Well nearly all the facts are incorrect, I would do more research and check and double check before putting a video on KZbin. Also if tensions were that bad how did Grace and Favour come about?

[@peterdalyy3542]

Rubbish

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

I hated when they had these young twits playing their rolls. It didn't bloody last did it.? What did you hope to prove.? What ever it was it didn't work. Shame on the the writers what a abomination.

[@TCHorwood-xq7mw]

Testicolos loquae.

[@mmyselfandi3048]

When they gave inman crazier storyline it was embarrassing, the last episode was awful ,Arthur English was dreadful. The remake was even worse,particularly sherrie hewson.

[@MichaelBailey-vc9yw]

Load of old bollox....

[@daislknight]

This post is incorrect. I won't watch or comment further on this... BS

[@taxidude]

Why is this being done by an American?

[@RonaldDelby]

The spinoff was not as good nor funny.

[@paulne419]

Where does this utter rubbish come from They we’re best friends from all the interviews I have watched the pop star is a member of the staff there is a interview of this mistake missing him off I’m sick of this sort of rubbish

[@Redrooster0007]

BOLLOCKS!

[@stompingfreak8980]

This is not entirely true…. There were many issues during filming.

[@Laconic-ws4bz]

click bait