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I'm leading A Village In Piccadilly walking tour this afternoon - join me at Piccadilly Circus tube (by Eros) 2.30pm…
I'm leading A Village In Piccadilly walking tour this afternoon - join me at Piccadilly Circus tube (by Eros) 2.30pm…
Old school. How's that for a phrase to encapsulate the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? From 1972 - 1985 this sitcom set in a department store drew huge ratings in the UK, but was also a big hit overseas, particularly in Canada, Israel and Australia.
It still enjoys reruns here in the UK and on PBS is the US.
It still enjoys reruns here in the UK and on PBS is the US.
From tales of Mrs Slocombe's pet cat – invariably referred to as "my pussy" – to Mr Humphries and his camp cries of "I'm free!" when queried as to his availability to help out a customer, AYBS is firmly in the seaside postcard tradition of English humour.
Suffice to say, no entendre is left un-partnered for very long.
It was created by prolific British comedy writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft – the team behind 'Allo 'Allo – and enjoys a London connection insomuch as Lloyd, when a young man, spent a brief time working at Simpsons of Piccadilly – once the largest menswear store in Britain. It is said that his time there inspired the series.
The original series ran from 1972 to 1985 - 70 episodes in total.
Simpsons closed in 1999 and is now home to Waterstones bookshop…
… you can find it here…
… and we'll be looking at it along the route of my Village In Piccadilly tour this afternoon, and on the following dates…
Monday 23rd December 2019 – 2.30pm meet at Piccadilly Circus tube by Eros
Monday 30th December 2019 – 2.30pm meet at Piccadilly Circus tube by Eros
Monday 30th March 2020 – 2.30pm meet at Piccadilly Circus tube by Eros
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