That Does Suit Madame, The "Are You Being Served?" Podcast
By Mr. Jeff & Mr. Brandon
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That Does Suit Madame, The "Are You Being Served?" PodcastDec 04, 2020
Episode 88: BONUS - We love drag queens! (Special guest Candy Samples)
Are you FREE for a BONUS episode?! We are!
Drag has always featured prominently within the âAre You Being Served?â universe and not just with Mr. Humphries. We hear from some #Unanimous superfans and receive an invite from Mr. Todd from Sydney onto his fab podcast âA Podcast With No Nameâ. We also hear from friend-of-the-pod Toni Homeperm again and her thoughts about drag culture.
Weâre surprised in-studio by the incomparable Candy Samples as she shares about her life raising over $400,000 USD in donations for AIDS charities over the years, the birth of her drag and we discuss tips on how to support your local drag queens in the face of the stupidity of far-right American politicians who want to ban them.Â
Bonus: Candy Samples released her newest studio album called âBittersweetâ on iTunes and Spotify now! Sneak sample at the end of the episode: her hit âGreenbean Casseroleâ. Buy your copy here: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/candy-samples/325313698
And as always, you've ALL done VERY WELL. xo
Episode 87 - "Rat-A-Tat-A-Tat" - our FINAL podcast! đâ¤ď¸
Our FINAL podcast: After 86 podcast episodes, Mr. Jeff and Mr. Brandon say goodbye to the podcast they've crafted over the past two and a half years. What started out to be a COVID-hobby became a fantastic vehicle to bring "Are You Being Served?" fans together, share some laughs, and give the space to really take a look at why we all love this silly, wonderful comedy program.
The hosts share some (shocking?) secrets about the podcast (DO we actually record in Northern Mississippi?!) and then we offer to pass the podcast torch to YOU. We explain how we started as complete podcast novices as we learned our way into producing this podcast, 87 episodes later. We can't wait for you to start your own podcast about one of the fabulous British comedies and continue bringing britcom fans together online.
It's been a pleasure speaking to the #Unanimous for all these many months and we might have a pop-up episode in the future (perhaps an as-yet-unfinished book about one of the AYBS cast might be published in future?). Our Facebook and Twitter accounts will continue but our podcast has probably stopped.Â
Even though the podcast might have gone up into "the Boardroom in the sky", we're still around and we can't wait to learn about your future podcasts!
And as always, you've ALL done VERY WELL. xo
Episode 86: "The Darts Match" - Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour.
Your two podcast hosts had a lovely chat with Brian Slade, author âSimon Cadell: The Authorised Biographyâ, the beloved Hi-De-Hi actor.
We received a delightful voicemail from the âKeeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcastâ with chums of the pod William Hanson (from the âI Sexted My Bossâ podcast) and Jonathan Vernon-Smith from the BBC âThe JVS Showâ programme.
The staff has finally turned on Mr. Rumboldâs managerial role.
âFanny Adamsâ is a phrase that translates to âfuck allâ but points to a very tragic news event which was popularized by the English Navy regarding an 8 year old girl in 1867.
What if there -was- a 3rd season of Grace & Favour/AYBS?
We learn about the fate of Mrs. Rumbold.
Mr. Molturd randomly announces that the lads from the pub have challenged the staff with a darts match!
We try to explain how darts is played (visualize a pizza).
Find old episodes of âBullseyeâ on YouTube, the Darts Game Show from 1980sâ UK!
Sheep are being sold to the estate next-door.
Mr. Humphries is proud of his Australian hat (sent from his penpal).
Capt. Peacockâs mysterious bite marks that Miss. Lovelock somehow is privy to.
Enter the 1928 Daimler sedan. What is a âtax discâ?
Percy the local police officer and Molturd's bribe.
And the super cute freeze-frame of Billy Burden in this scene with a great big smile.
The Vine Tree Pub was where the exterior shots of the episode were filmed in Norton, England. Itâs still open today and is a 14 minute drive away from Chavenage House (âMillstone Manorâ).
Apple orchards in the West Country of England generates excess apples which are then crafted into âscrumpyâ- a high-octane alcohol.
A quick history of why we call the graphite in pencils âleadâ.
Mavis can handle her scrumpy and âis just getting startedâ!
Paul Humpoletz player Henry Heathcliff, Malcomâs father.
Mr. Brandon finally stumps Mr. Jeff: Paul Humpoletz also played one of the thieves in the âThe Hold Upâ from the original series 10: episode 3!
And her past catches up with her again from Tiverton.
A shoving match starts up; Rumbold and Henry step outside!
Both men are posturing until Slocombe finally smashes Henry with her handbag.
Dressed all in black, the staff try to sneak onto the neighbouring estate to spirit away the sheep.
Mr. Humphries accepts Slocombeâs cold cream!
Marketing made men think cold cream was only for young women.
Humphries tries to bribe a terrier dog with the tandoori chicken (which no one likes, including the dog).
And the sheep find their way back to Millstone Manor! Happy ending!
And the final lines of Grace & Favour:
Peacock: âA large drink and a hot bath.â Slocombe: âNow thatâs real leadership that isâ.
Superfan John-Brian Hopkins on Twitter shared that the terrier in this episode was Wendy Richardâs dog named âShirley Brahamsâ.
The terrier gets the final credit of the series!
Our NEXT episode: Behind the Pink Curtain. We discuss our thoughts about making the podcast series, AYBE today and yesterday, and how YOU can make your own podcast.
Final call: send us your last voicemail for our final podcast!
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Episode 85 - âThe Mongoliansâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour
Beryl, our switchboard operator, let a very confused voicemail get through to the podcast.
Americans: donât forget to vote in the Mid-term elections!
A fabulous scene of Miss. Lovelock driving the carriage with Humphries in his red riding gear.
âWalkiesâ jogs our memory to a classic AYBS episode.
Peacock tries to encourage Lovelockâs fascination with his history⌠without luck. âItâs not quite the same thing, is it?â
We learn âpunka wallasâ.
Slocombe and Brahams can still pull the guys!
We meet Malcom-Heathcliff again in the path and threatens Humphries again.
Who won 3rd place in the Miss. Lovely Legs contest in Tiverton? One guessâŚ
âOf youâll find some rough lads waiting for youâ. Humphries looks right into the camera to contemplate.
Mongolians booked a tour at the Manor but the currency has fallen drastically!
Cheap, weird jokes made about Mongolians.
The staff have to create a âcultural eventâ for their guests (Just like in the âMr. Slocombeâ episode!).
Slocombe once served Vanessa Redgrave!
Ferrets in trousers?
Humphries shows off some childhood photos.
We get a great âjug earsâ thanks to Wendy Richard.
A weird hierarchy joke against Molturd from Brahams.
Molturd will arrange for local villagers to audition for the talent show.
Kiri Te Kanawa is the famous New Zealand opera singer that Slocombe wouldnât remember.
Mavis is encouraging Humphries to have a scrap with Malcom-Healthcliff.
Mrs Cleghampton (again) tries out for employment and fails (with her adapted cello).
Her g-string broke!
Tiddles cries; glass breaks. But she played at the Proms!
Mr. Jeff explains the cultural mistakes during the Mongoliansâ concert.
The Mongolian language is not a tonal language yet the actors mostly speak Mandarin Chinese.
The gong is played. Mongolians stand and bow, over and over.
The âsoooâŚâ joke from âThe Hand of Fateâ episode is recycled but the asian character gets a zing in the end.
Molturd battles a donkey and loses.
Sir Gay Humphries! Joanne Heywood knows how to dance ballet on point!
A suspicious red codpiece.
And a patriotic âBritanniaâ makes an appearance.
We think this episode missed several points b/c of sloppy jokes about Mongolians but this shows its age (yet we still love it!).
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Episode 84 - âA Mummified Catâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour đ
Itâs Halloween season!
Only 2 more original episodes of Grace & Favour to cover!
A âvery special episodeâ of the podcast coming up.
Call for Nominations! Our special upcoming awards!
A special hello to our pals Gary and Tilt from The Sitcom Club and their new AYBS podcast âTheyâll Ride Up With Wearâ. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sitcom-club-091-aybs-pilot/id635720813?i=1000580551913
An AYBS renaissance?!
Sweet messages from our #Unanimous listeners who donât want our podcast to end. (All good things...)
Start your own podcast! (And weâll make a âSecrets Revealedâ podcast episode soon where we teach you how).
We were told what the âbuffersâ was from a previous show. Thanks Mr. Dirk!
And we still donât like Old Mr. Grace.
Mavis brings Humphries a nice tray with eggs and soldiers (not burly Armymen).
A fabulous dream sequence with Miss. Lovelock and Capân Peacock as a 1950s period scene - amazing.
Tobacco snuff and the gross history of âtoffee-nosed gitsâ and ânoses in the airâ.
The studio audience wanted to applaud the sequence.
Then they discover a mummified cat inside the bedroom wall!
Rumbold, Slocombe, Brahams, and Humphries go and plant potatoes.
Slocombeâs straddling of a tractor seat! And her country roots come out.
The Bogman joke!
A bog = slang for âbathroomâ in the UK.
âThere must have been a very long queueâ⌠LOL
The staff go to the local museum to donate the cat.
The museum curator is played by Patrick Fyffe who is famous for Dame Hilda Bracket (one half of the female impersonator comedy duo âHinge and Bracketâ).
Nefertitiâs aunt? We donât get the joke.
Daisy the cow has stopped giving milk. Peacock gets a ticket. Bad things are happening to the staff!
Take a cat from the wall, bad luck shall befall!
Mr. Jeff explains meters and scanning in speaking. Iambic pentameter, etc.
Mr. Rumbold had a bang on his head and is probably concussed.
Old school chain-pull toilets.
Lemon pie filling explodes into the kitchen mysteriously!
Lovelock scares Mr. Molturd as sheâs dressed as a glamourous ghost.
Slocombe and Brahamsâ room is very haunted.
Humphries and Mavisâ bed starts to levitate off the ground.
The laissez-faire use of tranquilizers and sleeping pills.
A concussed Rumbold wanders around the manor shouting âPeacock!â.
The mummified cat wags its tail(?!).
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Episode 83 - âMr. Slocombeâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour
Rest in peace Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
A voicemail from Superfan Ms. Johanna from Detroit and her childhood AYBS-related snafu.
What do they call âBritboxâ in the UK⌠âboxâ?
Update from Superfan Ms. Ursula: congratulations to Mr. Anthony and Mr. Scott on their nuptials (theyâre neither one way nor the other) and their AYBS-themed invitations.
Mr. Brandon uncovers 1995 memories of his âEncartaâ CD-ROM with the new âmultimediaâ!
Mrs. Slocombe was the star of the cricket match.
A winning turnip in the Vegetables and Flower Show?
Capt. Peacock has trouble getting his leg âround a horse.
A letter from Mrs. Axelby. (And was she Slocombeâs secret lover?!)
The strong arm of the Daffodil Club.
Mrs. Slocombeâs ex-husband appears at Millstone Manor!
And she had to have margarine on her toast instead of that slightly salted butter.
A guide to the rigid hierarchy of the supermarkets in the UK.
But they were happy!
Class-conscious Mrs. Slocombe tries to hide in a secret priest hiding spot during the Cromwell years.
A very rapid history of the Olive Cromwell period in England.
Is âa Scotish breakfastâ code for a something?
The killing of King Charles I and a special (and old) golden spoon to be used during the upcoming coronation of King Charles III.
Mrs. Slocombe turns into a West Country land girl.
The staff needs to convince Mr. Slocombe that thereâs a lot of staff on the property.
The actorsâ experience doing Pantomime shows came in handy with this episode.
Using the French language to impress.
The classic Mollie Sugden smirk just like Mae West.
John Inman as Humphries as Mad Jed where Inman reminds us of the AYBS-Australia episode.
âOther times Iâm like this⌠but Iâm happy!â
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Episode 82 - âThe Cricket Matchâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour
We love our fun and funny chat with @MsJoanneHeywood on our last podcast episode (and the #Unanimous do too!).
-Are- we actually in Northern Mississippi? The rumours continueâŚ
Our collective noun to name the listeners of our podcast: âThe Unanimousâ.
The great behind-the-scenes that Ms. Heywood provided the show from her fabulous motorbike scene with Capt. Peacock!
We only have 4 original AYBSA/Grace & Favour episodes left to talk about.
Mr. James, the current captain of the Grace Bros. Table Tennis Team, left us a lovely voicemail on the PEACOCK Hotline.
Americans: which local PBS station did you originally learn about AYBS in the 90s? Send a tweet or FB message, tag us, and then tag the PBS station!
Who is the UK âlate nightâ chat show king/queen?
Americans are leaving Millstone Manor as the episode opens. Is the American who says their stay was âswellâ on âAbsolutely Fabulousâ? Mr. Brandon is convinced.
The Mollie Sugden/Mrs. Slocombe grimaces!
Miss. Brahamâs lesbian barrister admirer.
âIâm the other way.â
âIâm in between - bifocals!â
Our âmoment of butchâ.
And we attempt to explain the cricket.
(And then we post a great explanation video on YouTube out of guilt)
âWhat a sticky wicketâ.
Put the poles in the holes!
The scene where Mr. Molturd and Mrs. Slocombe appear to be assisting each other under the marqueeâs canvas.
A beautiful shot of Fleur Bennett and John Inman as Humphries and Mavis.
Mrs. Slocombeâs tuba music while she pulled the roller on the lawn.
Devonshire vs. Cornish and scones; does jam or clotted cream go first?
Mr. Jeff salivates over his favourite sandwich from his recent jaunt to London.
The gingerbread men cookies.
Maybe Mavis and Humphries should get married?!
The recycled joke âIf life was a train from London to Birmingham, Iâve just gone past Rugbyâ.
Miss. Lovelock outshines Peacock with The Timesâ crosswords.
Mr. Thorpe and Miss. Prescott from the solicitorâs office appear about selling some assets for a massage parlour (And remind us of Young Mr. Grace).
And some casual, cringey racist jokes.
A suitor from Mavisâs past appears from Tender Bottom.
The cricket match!
Falling pants, Humphriesâ shorts, and an errant ball.
Coming soon: the That Does Suit Madame Northern Mississippi Cricket Team?
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Episode 81 - Itâs Joanne Heywood, Miss. Lovelock from Grace & Favour! Are You Being Served Again
Episode 80 - âThe Gunâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour
Gladys goes on strike!
Itâs hot (stay cool, #Unanimous).
Our newest unpaid intern position: the T.W.I.T: Mr. Bill!
Weâre heading towards the end of the podcast (so send us your voicemails soon!).
The original AYBS cast turn into retirees in Season 2 of Grace & Favour?
Do you warm your teapot before you pour in the boiling water?
Chewing gum and kitties donât mix.
Mr. Brandon sees his grandmotherâs doppelgänger in Mrs. Slocombe.
What exactly -was- Mr. Humphries doing with the Americans behind the barn?
Is Humphries a manâs man? We ponder the 1993 idea of asexuality.
Itâs bad luck to pass a 3-legged cat on the stairs.
The Black Cat Lobbyists group have been busy.
What -did- Mr. Humphries reach down for during his dream with a Cowboy?
Mrs. Humphriesâ many romantic suitors who Wilberforce was told were his âunclesâ.
Mavis becomes Humphriesâ âbig sisâ. Aww!
The Sandy Return of Mrs. Alexby!
Captain Peacock finds a loaded gun in the âwriting roomâ.
The gun goes off, misses Mr. Humphries, hits a bottle of gin, and he faints behind the bar!
The staff immediately worry that a terrorist might have planted the gun in the Manor. (A very un-American idea).
Miss. Brahams thinks Prince Charles and Princess Diana live in the property next to Millstone Manor.
âSo much for English O-levelsâ.
A mucky scene with Mavis (and poor Fleur Bennett).
âEastendersâ and âFirst of the Summer Wineâ actors make appearances as the police force.
We love Tameka Empson, star of âEastendersâ but in our hearts for âBeautiful Thingâ who played Leah.
The Derek Bentley gun case is sneakily inserted into this episode.
A âmakarovâ gun and Frank Thorntonâs brilliant acting.
The team gets their backgrounds checked.
Miss. Lovelock has an Irish Arab in the stable.
Mr. Molturdâs blumberbuss gun!
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Episode 79 - âAmerican Touristsâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour
The final episode of Season 1 of AYBSA/Grace & Favour! (But we still have Season 2 to go).Â
We had an unauthorized travel expense from official Research Unpaid Intern J.J. (but he sends us a report from LONDON anyway).Â
An AYBS tattoo in âThe Theatre of the Mindâ!?Â
Superfan Patrick suggests that Mollie Sugden as Mrs. Slocombe sounded snooty in the original series but not as much in AYBS-Again. Why?Â
Mr. Jeff sings!Â
Wayneâs World and Cops on 90âs TV.Â
The gayest moment on the podcast ever! âA triceâ - Professor Jeff explains that refers to an old fashioned type of pully. âIn a triceâ = âin a jiffyâ.Â
Mrs. Slocombe reconciders delivering the breakfast tray to handsy Mr. Webster in a throw-back joke.Â
Mr. Conklyn wants Mr. Humphryâs help in the bath.Â
The Americans donât have vitality, personality, or youth.Â
âOne For My Babyâ sung by Bette Midler as the final act for Johnny Carsonâs âThe Tonight Showâ on American TV.Â
âSausageâ = âsausage and mashâ = Cockney rhyming slang = âcashâ.Â
Mr. Humphries milks Bessie the milk cow.Â
Where is the Valley of the Queens?!Â
Tiddles is a cougar, apparently.Â
Harrods delivers to Northern Mississippi!Â
The staff create a church service with Slocombe pumping the organ (and the blacksmith).Â
The dentures are missing!Â
The âBenny Hillâ song played during PM Boris Johnsonâs resignation speech.Â
Mavis is willing for a shilling?!Â
The Harvest Dance!Â
Mavis is the âcallerâ just like in American Square Dancing (which might have been evolved from Somerset Harvest Dances in England?)Â
Capt. Peacock plays an apple tree from âThe Wizard of Ozâ.
 The âSomersetâ farmer costumes in âRootsâ look the same as in the Harvest Dance in this episode!Â
A call back from âGerman Weekâ with Slocombe slapping Peacock!Â
Next podcast: Season 2 of âAre You Being Served Againâ / âGrace & Favourâ.Â
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Episode 78 - âThings That Go Bump in the Nightâ Are You Being Served Again/ Grace & Favour (special guest Ms. Heather!)
A new âMoment of Butchâ sound effect on the show. (Thank you Mr. James).
Superfan Mr. JJ suggests AYBS Fan Fiction! What is Mr. Lucas purchased Millstone Manor in âGrace & Favourâ and Peacock and Rumbold have to defer to their new boss?
Honorary Members of the That Does Suit Madame Research Department!
AYBS only had one episode that focused on Miss. Brahams in the plot?!
Superfan Mr. Rob points out Jeremy Lloydâs âsecretâ cameo in the first few episodes of AYBSA/Grace & Favour as the rich car driver when Capt. Peacock was on the runaway lawn mower.
Yet more applicants for the free, unpaid TDSM intern program! (Meet Superman and special co-host Ms. Heather).
Mr. Gregory sent us the long-elusive videos of John Inman for the 1990s PBS fundraiser videos âBest of AYBSâ clips where he reprises Mr. Humphries and Mrs. Humphries! Stay tunedâŚ
AYBS props!
Did Ms. Heather name her new cute daughter after the podcast?!
An appropriately-timed joke about Mrs. Slocombeâs cat.
âMaybe -I- should be the head waiter!?â
Donât ever give Mr. Jeff a tureen of Ministrone soup.
A âtroncâ, just a façon de parler⌠(a French term for a âpoor boxâ).
Mavis is now very clearly in love with Mr. Humphries.
Should the podcast commission a future fan fiction/radio play when we run out of Grace & Favour episodes?!
âAn all-rounderâ is this episodeâs âMoment of Butchâ (a cricket reference!)
A timely Madonna reference!
Turnips: more entertaining than we ever thought?
Mr. Molturdâs flood of emotions.
Mr. Humphries removes his hand from the knob.
Miss. Lovelockâs performing in luxury hotels around the world.
Humphries reprises âTonyâ from âThe Holdupâ as Luigi, the lovable bartender with his âZombie Surpriseâ cocktail.
Molturdian is an adjective.
Capt. Peacock as Igor in his short dickie?
âSkivviesâ in the UK = maids.
Miss. Lovelock criticizes Mrs. Slocombe and we get an amazing scene from Mollie Sugden.
Saying naughty words in American and UK television (and Facebook/IG).
âThe family wayâ = pregnant.
Portmanteau = a combination of two words into a new one like âbrunchâ.
A Scooby Doo-esque farce of running around the corridor and being frightened.
Was the Hall of Faces from Game of Thrones inspired from this episode of Grace & Favour?
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Episode 77 - âLooking for Staffâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour. đ¸
Congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee!
The Channel 5 documentary âAre You Being Served? Secrets and Scandalsâ - we canât wait to see it.
Which do you love more: the original AYBS or AYBS-Again/Grace & Favour? Our poll shows an even split!
Joanne Heywood, who played Miss. Lovelock, is unanimous in her choice of âAre You Being Served Againâ / âGrace & Favourâ.
Professor Jeff defines âskeuomorphâ thanks to a Unanimous Supermanâs tip.
A live #1 hit with George Michael and Elton John.
What would happen if an AI listened to every AYBS episode and wrote a new script? @KeatonPatti on twitter did this with Hallmark Christmas movies and we read a hilarious example.
Mr. Brandon uncontrollably giggles again.
Our âMoment of Butchâ.
What exactly -is- Mrs. Slocombeâs foundation?
And she wants to know exactly where that pub isâŚ
Jukeboxes.
Air quality in the UK and the disaster in the 1952 called âThe Great Smogâ.
A walking billboard for Reebok running gear.
Mr. Humphries finds that 4 inches is more than acceptable.
What does âship shape and Bristol fashionâ mean?
A surprising slavery connection to a West England port city.
Fun with non-sequiturs.
âHe really gets on my wickâ = Cockney rhyming slang.
Why can Mr. Humphries handle the Goblin vacuum?
The political stunt from Boris Johnson to revert the UK away from the metric system to the old fashioned Imperial measurement system.
Pulling a date/pulling a customer.
The Benny Hill-like scene with Captain Peacock and the lawn mower.
Mr. Humphries and Mavis cry together over cutting onions.
A random Paul Lynde impression!
Check out graceandfavour.net!
Teseling the dirty sheets!
Wendy Richard almost breaks character and laughs at the kitchen table.
Lots of call backs to the original AYBS series in this episode!
Cleg-Hampton, played by Maggie Holland, is past it.
Mr. Volpone, played by Gorgon Peters, was in the original AYBS episode, who is amazing at playing an off-balanced British Rail waiter.
The 3 new roles in AYBSA/Grace & Favour really added a lot to the new series- a tribute to Joanne Heywood, Fleur Bennett, and Billy Burden!
Are there any clips of John Inman around from his PBS promotional tour in from the 1990s?
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Episode 76 - âThe Court Caseâ Are You Being Served Again / Grace & Favour (with guest host Mr. Bill!)
A warm welcome to the new Australian Kath & Kim podcast: âLook at Moi - Celebrating 20 years of Kath and Kimâ with Rowdie Walden. Itâs nice, itâs different, itâs unusual. Check it out, doll.
The new Elizabeth Line on the London Underground tube system with special guest: HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
That Lower Ohio County Line of the Northern Mississippi Bus Company drops off a new candidate for our intern position (unpaid).
We meet our Superfan and Special Co-Host: Mr. Bill!
Token straight listeners!
Check out Stranger Happenings, Mr. Billâs podcast about strange and unique history and bizarre occurances at StrangerHappenings.com
âThe Moment of Butchâ.
Mavisâs unique system of categorizing hard boiled eggs with a hopeful grin.
The opening credits and the oil painting that fades into the video of the episode.
Was Mr. Humphries actually into Mavis?!
Mrs. Slocombeâs funeral look for Court.
Miss Brahms remarks âCrippenâs birdâ when she sees Slocombeâs black veil. Harvey Crippen was a 19th Century doctor who murdered his wife. His mistress, Ethel Le Neve, wore a black veil at his court case.
We unpack (again) Benidorm: the actual place and the amazing comedy show.
Mrs. Slocombe, while in Benidorm, called Dictator Franco âa berkâ. Cockney rhyming slang = Berkeley Hunt, rhymes with âŚC U Next Thursday.
Benidorm, Spain becomes a âLittle Britainâ (or at least Northern England) with low airfare and hotel packages.
Note: Birmingham is -not- Northern England.
Barrister = defends people in court.
Solicitor = does legal paperwork, contracts, etc.
Mrs. Slocombe is on the front page of the paper listed as âa pensionerâ.
How can a bus pass give away her age?
Miss Lovelock and Captain Peacock are to ride a motorcycle?
The staff help with the piglets on the hay ride.
The Dick Turpin highwayman case!
Mr. Bill is a UK TV expert!
The eternal battle: Eastenders vs. Coronation Street?
Straight men donât know Absolutely Fabulous?
Is Mr. Rumbold a leather daddy?!
We meet The Magistrates.
We learn what âhaving a slashâ means.
We also learn that Mr. Humphries kept to himself to himself.
Alfie Bass (Mr. Goldberg) was in The Beatlesâ movie, âHelpâ from 1965!
The first lesbian(ish) interaction on the series between the Lady Magistrate and Miss. Brahams.
People have known Mrs. Slocombe for âyears and years- years and years and yearsâŚ.â. Ha!
Mr. Moulturd doesnât doubt Mrs. Slocombeâs veracity (at least back then).
Hang the bird in the cellar!
Mollie Sugden does a good faint.
We finally see the real Tiddles.
Mother Humphries has a mobile phone in 1992.
The SNL Gap Girl sketch!
The Youth donât like to speak on the phone (they text!).
Mavis appears to be in LOVE with Mr. Humphries. (Fleur Bennett nails it)
Electrocution lessons!
Last of the Summer Wine ran from 1973 to 2010 and starred Trevor Bannister and Frank Thorton for years and years.
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Episode 75: "Under Arrest" Are You Being Served Again? / Grace and Favour
Wilberforce Be With You! (May the 4th has been coopted by the podcast!)
#Unanimousland
What exactly -is- a ballcock?
Mr. Ben from The Grace Bros Memorial Gym in London.
When did the UK term âfitâ start to be used? Professor Jeff assists.
The incredible connection with Wendy Richardâs East Enders co-star who starred with her in AYBS earlier!
If you love Are You Being Served, youâll also love Benidorm and Kath & Kim.
Could we do another podcast series based on another TV show?!
A hot, hot take voicemail from Mr. Rob (we hope youâre sitting down).
âThe Windorsâ, a hilarious and irreverent UK comedy which makes fun of the Royal Family (with one important exception).
A top notch pussy joke according to Mr. Jeffâs joke algorithm program.
Putting butter on a catâs paws when one moves into a new home. Fake!
Arrousing Mr. Humphries.
Mrs. Slocombe really wants to gossip.
Mavis canât find her knickers anywhere!
Mrs. Slocombeâs indecent proposal in the chicken coop with Mr. Molturd.
Does it cross the line?
Mr. Brandon canât pronounce âvulgarlyâ.
Dotty = teetering (like teeter totter) = not of sound mind.
Mavis doesnât get paid!
The Kath & Kim house is no more!
Mr. Jeff uses his vast Musical background yet again.
A âbicycleâ.
Thereâs a fox hunt on the grounds!
Miss. Lovelockâs character acts as a way to move the episodeâs plot along.
The bucholic country horse trail scene with Peacock and Slocombe.
Mollie Sugden really goes for it in the cart race scene.
Humphries and Mavis light fires together in the boiler.
The âGâ word used for the Roma people.
Poor Mavis! Was âthe strapâ meant to be a catch phrase?
Tiddles is being chased by the hounds in a fox hunt!
AYBSA/Grace and Favour is like a soap opera: each episode starts where the previous episode ended. The original series episodes were all independent of each other.
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Episode 74: Are You Being Served Again/Grace & Favour "The Inheritance".
âNo, the chefâs gone motherâŚâ
Mr. Brandon was at that Swiss Yodeling Contest and caught a bug.
No more waiting, Unanimous: Are You Being Served Again/Grace & Favour has arrived!
Another big thanks to Dean for co-hosting again!
âAre You Being Served: The Next Generationâ?
AYBSA/G&F aired only 7 years after the original series ended.
New theme song! 1990âs pan-and-scan opening painting!
Weâre back at Grace Brothers after it finally closes down.
The first scene with the characters mirrors the opening of the original pilot with a broken elevator incident.
Wendy Richard paused her East Enders career just to film the new series!
Enter Joanne Heywood who plays Jessica Lovelock, Young Mr. Graceâs personal attendant.
Due to an inheritance from the Grace Bros Pension Fund, the staff end up with a 16th Century English manor house.
You can get married at the real Millstone Manor in the UK (called Chavenage) built in 1576.
Itâs 2nd owner, Nathanial Stevens, supported Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and encouraged the killing of King Charles I. He dies soon after and his ghost was seen riding a carriage in remorse for the kingâs killing.
Meet Tiddles! (again)
Who was Gladys Wainwright? One goesâŚ
We meet Morris Moulterd played by Billy Burden whoâs famous for his West Country Somerset accent.
Within the series, Millstone Manor was located somewhat close to Somerset which explains Mr. Moulterdâs accent.
The staff have to round up chickens in the mud while wearing their finest garb (with a Hyacinth Bucket-esqe look).
Mrs. Slocombe milks a cow and we learn that she had a romantic rendezvous with a young Mr. Moulterd.
Meet Mavis Moulterd, played by Fleur Bennett, the plucky local âland girlâ.
The staff are going to live at the Manor and rent out the rooms as a hotel.
Captain Peacock does a Jane Fonda exercise video every night (which ties him to the middle class).
Fake phone numbers in the UK!
Mr. Brandon feels his feelings about Mr. Humphries, even in the 1990s, still not being out of the closet.
LGBT representation in the media for young gay guys 30 years ago.
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Episode 73: AYBS Australia âUndesirable Alienâ (with guest Dean Arcuri- again!)
âIâm a confirmed bachelor. More confirmed than you think!â.
We re-welcome special guest host Dean Arcuri from Aussie-land! (he's noice, he's diff'rent, he's unyewsuel)
Sherrie Hewson liked our tweet! (Who played Mrs. Slocombe in the 2016 BBC reboot/Benedorm).
Deep Cut Jeff and refrigerator trivia.
Aussie and Southern accents.
Kath & Kim love and footie franks.
UK accents on Australian TV.
We recommend GlobalGiving.org for support for Ukraine.
âUndesirable Alienâ is the only Australian AYBS episode thatâs an original script; all other episodes are frame-by-frame remakes of the original UK episodes.
Therefore, this is a âlost episodeâ (which is also very difficult to find online⌠good luck).
Storyline: Mr. Humphries moves to Australia and works at âBoneâsâ, remarkably similar to Grace Bros.
Parody law: tweaking art so itâs your own and not a 100% copy.
Were the Australian AYBS episodes created so Channel 10 could have a piece of the AYBS pie that ABC had already secured?
The American Kath & Kim, Beaneâs of Boston, a remake of Hyacinth Bucket in Ohio: can you capture lightening in the bottle a 2nd time?
The Americans learn the term âbogansâ.
âŚand âoccaâ.
Mercuries and Subarus.
Mr. Jeff sings!
The Roseanne/Absolutely Fabulous connection.
June Bronhill, who played the Mrs. Slocombe character (named Mrs. Crawford). She was a famous opera singer whose first acting credit was this show!
Occa = Aussie term for someone with a heavy Australian accent.
Mr. Brandon is being formulaic about comedy?!
How much is that $10.50 Aus bowtie worth today? About $30 US.
The cultural phenomenon/soap opera called âNeighboursâ which is ending after 37 years of filming 5 days a week.
American soaps air during daytime TV. Australia and the UKâs soaps are primetime = very different stuff.
Mr. Humphries had a work permit to work at Boneâs department store but it was lost! Immigration is looking for him on the sales floor.
So of course, Mr. Humphries goes into disguise as a bogan maintenance worker.
Why did he have corks on his hat in his bogan costume?
Bruce is the butchest name.
Mrs. Crawford agrees to marry Mr. Humphries so he can stay employed with the team.
Using random Australian words. Didgeridoo! Koala!
Tim Tam slams are illegal in Northern MississippiâŚ
We want to import fairy bread: white bread, butter, sprinkles.
Imaging life next to a big, hairy, beer-drinking man.
The âFast Forwardâ skit about AYBS starring Kath & Kim stars Magda Szubanski and Gina Riley.
Actors copying original AYBS roles vs. a new interpretation of the character.
LGBT rights in Australia in the early 1980âs.
Dean speaks good.
Suing for breach of promise? (Calling off an engagement and how engagement rings figure into things).
Navigating COVID relationships.
âNutbush City Limitsâ, the Tina Turner song, is a required Australian wedding song.
Disappointment in The Netherlands.
And then they find the work permit form!
Mrs. Crawford doesnât get to marry Mr. Humphries after all.
Deus Ex Machinaaaaaa!
âŚand Mr. Humphries is, once again, free.
Up next: Are You Being Served Again? / Grace & Favour!!!
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Episode 72: The 2016 Reboot (âYou Canât Teach A New Dog Old Tricksâ)
âOh, youâre like me arenât you?â
We laugh at our fake sponsor ads.
Donât feel guilty for watching âBeaneâs of Bostonâ.
Charlotte Rae was a busy lady.
Were BBC execuitives scared of Mr. Humphriesâ camp in 2016?
Darren Litten of Benidorm wrote the script for the 2016 BBC reboot!
The reboot moves the AYBS Universe 3 years into the future from 1985 (when the original series ended) to 1988.
New actors playing the old characters (most well known in the UK).
John Challis as Captain Peacock! (From âBenidormâ and âOnly Fools and Horsesâ)
Sherrie Hewson as Mrs. Slocombe (From âBenidormâ and âLoose Womenâ)
Roy Barraclough as Mr. Grainger (From âCoronation Streetâ)
Kayode Ewumi as the new Mr. Conway
Jason Watkins as Mr. Humphries
Justin Edwards as Mr. Rumbold
Mr. Conwayâs ânewâ accent: MLE âMulti-cultural London Englishâ. Itâs a new accent thatâs developed within the last few decades around London.
To be fit or not to be fit?
Mrs. Slocombeâs personal stock of wipes.
The Slocombe/Dame Everage grimace!
Young Mr. Graceâs framed portrait in Mr. Rumboldâs office.
Mimiced 1970s BBC camera angles.
The X-rated method to stop a dog from choking.
PSAâs on American television in the â80s.
Do you remember the Punky Brewster refrigerator episode?
A black actor!
Mr. Harmonâs still using CRS: Cockney rhyming slang.
Grainger has come out of retirement to escape his wife.
Mathew Horne plays Young Young Young Mr. Grace.
Essex is the New Jersey of the UK?
âItâs just a very low kitten heel, Captain PeacockâŚâ
The âf-wordâ in the UK doesnât mean what it means in the US.
What did -you- think about the lobster chocking scene?
Slocombe arrives back at work while covered in âsewageâ.
Breaking the 4th wall with the p-word joke.
The 1957 time-warp bubble from the original series.
The BBC also made other pilots in 2016 like âYoung Hyacinthâ (a prequel of âKeeping Up Appearancesâ).
How would the LGBTQ community see a Mr. Humphries character on the airwaves today in a modern show?
How was the retro nature of AYBS part of the showâs appeal?
Next show: the âlostâ episode of AYBS Australia called âUndesirable Alienâ.
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Episode 71: "Beane's of Boston" (failed '79 American AYBS pilot)
What would AYBS be like if it was filmed in Los Angeles instead of London??
The Unanimous loved The Unanimous Episode! And weâd still love to hear from you if you didnât get on the podcast.
Get well soon folks who have COVID.
Blackface verses Drag: comparable or not?
Are you a drag queen? Weâd love to hear your thoughts about what drag means to you.
Thereâs only one recording of âBeaneâs of Bostonâ (and thatâs probably for the bestâŚ).
Beanes of Boston was filmed between seasons 6 and 7 of the original AYBS in the UK.
âHealthyâ Kentucky Fried Chicken?!
Beaneâs was broadcast once on May 5, 1979 during the old âGood Timesâ time slot on CBS.
Theme songs: a pilot episode in music.
Beaneâs of Boston is like an American Grace Brothers⌠kinda.
Frank Beane (âOld Mr. Graceâ) played by Tom Poston (who guest starred on every sitcom in the 70/80s).
Mr. Brandonâs brain is AYBS and nothing else.
Old Mr. Beane is a dirty old man like Young Mr. Grace.
Harrold Bennetâs YMG was somehow sweet while being a dirty old man; Frank Beane not so much.
We love bumbling Mr. Rumbold played by Nicholas Smith.
How did âpilot seasonâ effect the actors in Beaneâs of Boston?
âMiss. Brahamsâ feels like an airhead from âThreeâs Companyâ.
Remaking films/TV shows is such a tricky thing since audiences will naturally compare the new product to the classic one.
Why couldnât American audiences watch the original UK TV series?
American censors couldnât handle sexual jokes or overtly gay characters?
Check out Steven Capsutoâs Youtube channel about LGBT TV history at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT-uzyA8-dkyNpMBKXb8mZw
We meet Alan Sues who plays Mr. Humphries (Sues was gay but not out for his career).
John Hillerman plays MISTER Peacock and carries it off very well.
Charlotte Rae plays Mrs. Slocombe without her famous tinted hair.
Was blue hair only a UK phenomenon?
Slocombe does the âare you free?â line!
Did American audiences know about AYBS?
Repetition of classic AYBS jokes- âGerman Weekâ episode set up.
âWell there goes my ride homeâ = a bold gay joke for American TV in 1979.
The first black AYBS-related actor is Don Bexley who plays Mr. Johnson (like Mr. Harmond in maintenance).
The German week jokes didnât get any laughs from the American audience.
Mrs. Garrett from âThe Facts of Lifeâ!
The Trans-Atlantic accent: the worldâs completely artificial accent in 1930s Hollywood films (think Catherine Hepburn).
Drunk Mrs. Slocombe singing Marlene Dietrich!
Comparing the German Dance Slap Fight with the original just isnât fair.
The American experiment failed but itâs a great way to compare and construct BoB with AYBS.
Generation gaps made the original UK show so funny and relatable: by 1979 in the US, that just didn't work.
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Episode 70: The Unanimous Episode!
We open up the podcast to listen to listener-submitted messages and emails: The Unanimous have spoken!
Listen as Mr. Jeff and Mr. Brandon hear from our past Superfan co-hosts and new friends alike as we all discuss our favoUrite BBC comedy and how the podcast might have impacted the way we see the show.
A big THANK YOU to those who sent in their comments: you've all done very well!
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Episode 69 - âThe Pop Starâ (final AYBS episode!).
"Rat-a-tat-a-tatâ
Gladys the bell is sleepy for the show.
Weâve already reached the final episode of AYBS!
Check out the Croft and Perry Podcast! (The producers of the AYBS series).
Little Britainâs Mollie Sudgen skit!
Mr. Brandonâs bad ABBA jokes!
Mrs. Slocombe YELLS across the floor.
Things get fishy about Billingsgate Fish Market.
Lots and lots of recycled/full circle jokes (some repeated from the very first episode).
Mr. Spooner has a sore throat but is late.
Miss. Brahams sticks up for Spooner and heâs just relegated to the lift operator.
Mr. Lucas vs. Mr. Spooner: compare and contrast.
The floor staff and the Canteen Manageresse blackballs poor Mr. Spooner.
Enter Chanson dâAmour.
Des OâConnor = 1950s UK recording artist.
The group had a great mention in the newspaper and a record company wants to sign him!
Have your coworkers ever been super nice to you?
Mr. Jeff was -almost- a child star! (And he was on Reading Rainbow)
The staff is buttering up Spooner so the backing group can become stars too.
Mr. Jeff refuses to sing.
A respectable acapella version of Chanson dâAmour in Mr. Rumboldâs office.
Mr. Grace thinks itâs an outbreak of distemper in the pet department.
Two semiquavers = sixteenth notes.
The cleaning staff come in to listen to the recording studio! (Maybe another âfull circleâ reference to the first episode?)
Buying stuff online back in the day.
Miss. Bellfridgeâs engine is running.
Seymour, Mr. Graceâs secretary, and gun powder explosion.
Then we see a 1985 TV studio set.
âAround Londonâ was the first breakfast morning show in the UK.
The staff the stage full glam!
Mr. Humphries = a mix of Dorothy Zbornak, David Bowie, and Boy George.
The wrong tape speed! (Yet another joke recycling)
Mollie Sugden canât keep up with the backing singer choreography.
Chanson dâAmour was a real song recorded by The Letterman and Manhattan Transfer.
The history of white singers recording song by black singers for segregated music sales.
And thatâs the end of the original series!
Should there have been more AYBS episodes? Maybe or maybe not.
The good news: we can always go rewatch the original episodes.
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Episode 68 - "Friends and Neighbours".
Episode 67 - âThe Night Clubâ.
Brandon quotes Liberace within the first two minutes of the show, a record!
Does anyone in the Unanimous have an AYBS tattoo?!
A 1970âs Mike Berry/Mr. Spooner commercial for OSL Holidays as Stretch Armstrong that gives us nightmares.
Wendy Richard AND John Inman worked at department stores before filming AYBS.
The TDSM Childrensâ Cricket Club of Northern Mississippi!
More Unanimous Episode voicemails; keep them coming!
A Dutch KLM/Grace Bros Airlines flight was diverted to the TDSM Airfield: we welcome Unanimous Superfan Henrike from The Netherlands as special cohost!
(She doesnât -really- wear wooden clogsâŚ)
Henrikeâs favorite episode: German Week!
Silly Netherlands jokes at Henrikeâs expense.
Mike Berry and Wendy Richard are slightly late at starting the episode.
Mr. Humphries in Mrs. Humphries drag!
Tiddles the Cat has been trained to answer the phone.
The super old school Victorian notion of the public bar vs. saloon: huh?
The origin of the UK term for âthe snugâ.
March on Amsterdam!
Having dinner 5 feet away from a y-fronts display?!
Tiddles has been on the phone the whole time!
âMr. Akbar, how dare you!â
Humphries and Slocombe sneak around to pick up men at a truck stop?
They film a commercial (which feels familiar like an episode back in Season 5).
Teaching English with AYBS: probably a bad idea.
The Dutch Dora the Explorer teaches English, not Spanish!
Miss. Belfridge passes out âŚ8 times.
âTogâ Cockney rhyming slang pop quiz! (Think toga)
Seymour from the Maintenance Department is so cute!
âThatâs a nice looking pearâ = alligator pear (avocado).
Peacock reminds Mr. Brandon of John Cleese from Fawlty Towers in this episode.
In the movie cinema, the all-male audience are wearing trench coatsâŚ
âThoseâ types of cinemas⌠âHave they just gotten married?â
Mrs. Slocombeâs wig stands up! (And was John Inman pulling a string for the effect?)
Their commercial only has audio and they sound like itâs all a porno!
Mr. Humphries, as his mother, strangely shines a flashlight/torch around.
John Inmanâs âOdd Man Outâ series is on Youtube. Itâs from 1977 and itâs basically him being Mr. Humphries!
Bedankt Henrike!
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Episode 66 - âGambling Feverâ.
âI donât finish work until half past five!â
Only 3 more original episodes left of the series! (And donât forget to submit your AYBS stories for the upcoming âUnanimous Episodeâ.
Which 1990s pop songs were written about Dave Coulier? Professor Jeffâs pop quiz!
Lots of Unanimous listener messages- thank you!
âAre You Being Served Again?â (âGrace & Favourâ) is on DVD for only $16 and is great!
A special pre-hello to future Unanimous listener Elizabeth Lucy.
AYBSCentral.com has been around for 14 years (and with support from Jeremy Lloyd??).
Yet another âhigh techâ security camera system at Grace Bros.
What dishy knees you have, Captain Peacock.
An... exposing scene with Miss. Belfridge and her bikinis.
Mrs. Humphriesâ iced lolly cart!
Confusion about Peacockâs âmeltedâ ice lolly.
Mr. Grace exists⌠(just not on camera).
Humphries pokes gender pay equity in the eye.
The canteen manageress has her staff fan the staff!
We feel like Egyptian Queens while we employ fanning guys (Chuck and his staff) at TDSM Studios!
Flying dinner rolls at Mr. Rumbold.
A wicked witchy manageress, just in time for Halloween.
Enter the gambling: Mr. Harmon is a bookie AND a pawn broker.
The UK LOVES gambling (but apparently so does the States?)
Everyone bets their bonus money on a horse!
The post hat customer scene ALMOST said the podcast name.
Dallas, the US soap opera, was DEAD common.
Mr. Jeff shares his Big Gay theatre experience which taught him all about horse racing⌠somehow.
They all lose their money!
âItâs real alligator teethâ.
Is âJohn Blinkerâ Cockney rhyming slang for a gambler?
We see the Grace Brothers Electronic Department which looks very familiar.
Mr. Humphriesâ mimes out the horse race on the security TV.
âTheyâre off!â
They all get their money back, yay.
âA cert in the 20 to 1â⌠and everyone starts twitching.
We learn that Mr. Humphries would fancy âQueen of the Fairiesâ at 4 oâclock but doesnât get off work until half past five.
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Episode 65 - âGrounds for Divorceâ. đ
Lots of great messages from our Unanimous listeners!
Captain Peacock is having marital trouble (again) thanks to Miss. Bagnold.
Is Peacock going through âa changeâ? (And a history of transgender terms).
Mr. Brandon takes AYBS a little too seriously sometimes.
We see another âlittle girlâ version of Slocombe as she snuggles with Peacock in the fitting room.
The super queer sunglasses!
Captain Peacock appears to be âchangingâ into a woman / becoming transgender as a way to put Miss. Bagnold off his scent.
Mr. Humphries breaks the 4th wall again!
Was Humphriesâ gay schtick feeling out-of-date by 1985?
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Episode 64: âGoodbye Mrs. Slocombeâ.
âWhile youâre there, powder your nose- itâs shiny!â
Weâve reached the final season of AYBS!
Superfan Mr. Ben sent the podcast a message that he works out at the old BBC building where AYBS was shot in London!
Who originally sang the âNew York, New Yorkâ song? Play along!
Mr. Brandon imitates Liza Minelli (of course he does).
There was almost a two year gap between Season 9 and Season 10 of AYBS.
Did the cast know that Season 10 would be their final year making the program?
Mrs. Slocombe has been out sick for two weeks- but no one know why.
His ex-husbandâs wilted âŚflowers.
A new retirement scheme means Mr. S has to retire.
Is forced-retirement still a thing today?
âŚand it was just an ingrown toenail.
Mrs. Slocombe: the customer hunter.
The use of the word âspinsterâ on the show.
âItâs the Dolly Parton look!â.
Slocombe shows up as a cleaning lady with a Cockney accent.
Why was banging gun into the crack of the floor so profound?
Meet Ms. Featherston, formerly of Toiletries, who is replacing Mrs. Slocombe.
âThe customer is always rightâ is NOT actually the original saying.
Then Slocombe is an Italian cook in the Canteen!
Itâs Season 10 and we get Mr. Humphries in drag playing âBlancheâ, wife of a Member of Parliament.
Blanche looks like Tootsie (who was very popular at the time).
We -almost- get a reference to the podcastâs name!
âA HANDBAGâ?! We have no idea what this phrase is about. Help us, Unanimous.
Blancheâs husband is right down the middle- bisexual?
Featherston is finally put into her place⌠with a shiny nose.
During this taping, Wendy Richard had just start her multi-decade run as Pauline Fowler on East Enders.
Is Season 10 a victory lap for the show?
Introducing âThe #Unanimous Episodeâ: after we cover the final episode of Season 10, Mr. Jeff and Brandon will create a Unanimous-focused show where we hear from YOU! Leave us a voicemail and tell us why you love AYBS. We want to hear from you!
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Episode 63 - âLost and Foundâ.
Weâve reached the end of Season 9! Just one more season left! (But donât worry, YES weâre going to cover Are You Being Served Again/Grace and Favour).
Happy 49th birthday AYBS! It first premiered September 8, 1972 in the âComedy Playhouseâ series.
Mr. Brandonâs caffeinated in the recording silo at the TDSM Compound.
PM Thatcherâs racist speech that tied into the âMonkey Businessâ episode.
Unanimous voicemails!
Mr. Kyle (former co-host) is ham radio user KN4OEL loves AYBS and wants to hear from you, hammy folks.
Our first voicemail from The Netherlands from Ms. Henrike!
The eternal debate: Star Trek vs. Star Wars. Where do you stand?
Mrs. Slocome is super late: Tiddles is lost!
Mr. Humphriesâ lovely wrist action.
âRealâ telephones are super rare these days.
How old was Tiddles exactly? Mr. Jeff does the math.
Determining the sentience of felines.
Mrs. Slocombe looks like Steve Irwin.
What does âat largeâ mean? French!
Capât Peacock is surprisingly sympathetic towards Slocombe after she lost her cat.
A new concept on AYBS: the staff love each other.
How much would Mrs. Slocombeâs raffle ticket be worth today?
A tactless Mr. Rumbold.
The Grace Bros staff decide to keep the bads news about Tiddles until the end of the day.
Slocombe and Humphries speak on the phone every night after they watch Coronation Street.
The âWoodstockâ effect among the staff: they love each other and are all working together in this point in the show.
UK comedienne Rosie Jones.
âCordon Bleuâ meals that come from a tin in the Canteen.
Pretentious Peacock and his âfaçon de parlorâ with the Manageress.
Meet Madame Wu.
Miss Brahams verbalizes her love for Slocombe and no one bats an eye (or makes a joke).
Wendel P. Clark from America returns! (And isnât American this time)
âLet the cat out of the bagâ: a medieval history with Professor Jeff.
Humphries accidentally proposes marriage to Slocombe (and she accepts instantly!)
Miss Brahams is finally able to drop the pretense of being the junior after their 9th year.
The cast have now become each othersâ family.
Fleet Street: the area of London where the major newspapers were based.
âIf live was a train ride from London to Manchester, Iâve just had gone through Birminghamâ: we break it all down.
John Inman/Mr. Humphries feels more prominent in this season.
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Episode 62 - "Monkey Business".
âMind the feather in the doorâŚâÂ
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It snows in the Grace Bros lift.
Yorkshire terriers mushing around London. (âMushingâ comes from a French interpretation of Indigenous Canadian/ first peoplesâ use of dogs pulling a sled⌠but not Yorkshire terriers.)
Miss Belfridgeâs Marilyn Monroe overlap and the Page 3 girls.
Americans and our confusion over tea culture in the UK.
Mrs. Slocombeâs emergency with her elastic.
A lost Paraguayian monkey⌠at Grace Bros?
AND a Japanese takeover bid!
A two-finger-salute and a blown raspberry to the monkey.
Humphriesâ racist joke agains the Japanese businessman- ugh.
The staff goes to #10 Downing Street to air their grievances to Prime Minster Thatcher.
Slocombe speaks with Ronald Reagan! (Iâve seen all ya filmsâŚ)
Why are politiciansâ names never actually verbalized on AYBS?
And Mr. Humphries had been chatting with PM Thatcher the whole time.
Mrs. Humphries has had to take up laundry washing in the local canal for some extra income- instead of offering help with legislation, Thatcher offers soap advise.
âDonât touch SDPâ joke because âSocial Democrat Partyâ was Thatcherâs political rivals.
A quick history on 1980sâ Thatcher UK.
Rumbold knew their names, but never used them! *sob*
That âstandard English welcomeâ joke that the audience didnât get.
And then the monkey insults the Japanese buyer and everythingâs ok!
And WHY the monkey? Weâre not sureâŚ
Season 9 seems to have the staff working together against the world, instead of fighting internally among themselves like in previous seasons.
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Episode 61: âCalling All Customersâ (with special guest Mr. Geoffrey)
âBreaker..... breaker...â đđ§Śđ§ŁđđŠ˛đâŹď¸ Sad news as we learned about the passing of Clare Dunkel aka Candy Davis at only 59. She became a very accomplished murder novel author under the pen-name Mo Hayder. More 5 star reviews: thank you! âI want a riddleâ from Mrs. Slocombe = Cockney rhyming slang = piddle Mr. Geoffreyâs pending WC Humphries knit vest! Slocombe and Humphries are punks! A Brief History of Punks with Mr. Jeff. A Brief History of CB Radios with Mr. Brandon. Whatâs a TV license in the UK? The voice of the trucker on the CB radio? It was Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid from Harry Potter! The culture of CB radio and its own jargon. Weâre still confused about ânovelty candlesâ. âIâm going to the ladiesâ room and have a COGITATEâ Just like the real-life Clare Dunkel, Miss. Belfridge has an âOâ level in literature. Sheâs not just a pretty face. Mr. Harmonâs hilarious sound effects. Who knew Florida Water was so popular? Leave the show a voicemail at the Peacock Hotline: (662)-PEACOCK (662-732-2625) and find us on Twitter @DoesSuitMadame and treat yourself to some That Does Suit Madame merch at our Bargain Basement podcast shop at imfree.threadless.com for t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more! #AYBS #AreYouBeingServed #ImFree #Britcom #comedy #MrHumphries #ThatDoesSuitMadame #GraceBros #podcast #LGBT #BlackLivesMatter #BBC
Episode 60: âMemories are Made of Thisâ.
âIf I donât get jelly, Iâll make myself sick!â
Thanks to the #Unanimous who attended #MadameCon!
And the #podcast would appreciate your reviews on Apple Podcasts!
Mrs. Slocombe as little Betty, aged 6.
That dishy Mr. Walpole from Sports demonstrating his equipment.
We wish Mr. Humphries could have been more flagrant with himself.
Capt. Peacockâs territory is being infringed upon.
Mr. Jeff uncovers the truth about upside pineapples.
What is âthe listening cornerâ? Romper Room⌠kinda.
UK âsquashâ drinks that Americans have no idea about.
Veteran UK actor Ballard Berkeley needs help with his fly from Mr. Humphries. He also was a co-star on Faulty Towers as âThe Majorâ.
Jelly, sponge, pudding, and custard: Americans are so confused.
(Almost) a food fight in the canteen.
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Episode 59: "The Hold Up" (LIVE at Madame-Con!)
âWe do have rumors in the underworld!â
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We skip ahead to season 10 for the fan favorite âThe Hold Upâ, recorded LIVE at Madame-Con in Manhattan, Mississippi for the first âThat Does Suit Madameâ convention.
Superfans Mr. Matt and Mr. Chris join us as we recorded the show.
We brought the TDSM holy grail: the actual prop ashtray from Mr. Rumboldâs desk (and one of the guest hosts has never seen AYBS but we converted him through the episode!).
And donât adjust your speakers: this episode was recorded during a rain storm outdoors among other convention attendees.
Highlighter yellow hair for Mrs. Slocombe.
Working retail: the customer is always right(?).
Did ya cinch âem? Letâs get some french fries.
Grace Bros is being robbed!
Too bad Mrs. Slocombe wasnât drunk.
Wendy Richard was the same age as Mollie Sugden when AYBS premiered.
âOh, how I wish I had gone in her place!â Oh the thirst.
And they dress up!
Peacock and Spooner try to impersonate police inspectors- and fail.
âRabbitâ = Cockney rhyming slang: = ârabbit and porkâ = âporkâ = âtalkâ (if you say it in a London accent).
The Gumby Gang: Pa Gumby, Mad Ma Gumby and Italian Tony, the Tooting Terror!
Tooting = (not flatulence) a neighbor in south London.
No more wire hangers!
Mommie Dearest is the gay classic film you need to see.
Mollie Sugden gets to do her Mae West impression!
âMad Ma Gumbyâ fancies the burglar with muscles: âPity I sold the pianoâ.
Cabbage = money in lots of cultures.
American accents in AYBS.
âA Letter from Campâ is a song youâve probably heard before.
The gays make Burger King jokes about âwhopperâ.
Mad Ma Gumby fancies the burglar with muscles: âPity I sold the pianoâ.
Mr. Rumboldâs âkoala bearâ is actually Basil Brush!
Basil Brush was a cartoon that taught kids their ABCâs.
Italian Tony (Mr. Humphries) gets in the burglars face (which his cracks up).
âIâm off to Bow Streetâ = refers to going to the police department. Mr. Jeff explains the 300 year old London reference (a metonymy).
Thereâs just something about a thirsty, slightly older woman that The Gays adore.
Mr. Humphries was ahead of his time!
We love the Brit-comedy âBenidormâ- watch it on Britbox!
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Episode 59: âConduct Unbecomingâ.
âWell I told you I didnât do it!â
âKnocked upâ help from The #Unanimous listeners! (Pre-electricity alarm clocks for mine workers)
A scary lesson on âthe dirty warâ in Argentina from 1976-1983.
Mrs. Slocombe suddenly wants to take a holiday in Rome.
Peacock is being awfully kind to Miss. Belfridge.
And he lies about his time in the arrival book!
The hilarity of Mollie Sugden performing as a character who cannot act.
Mr. Humphries is having trouble at home.
All gay men love track lighting.
Humphries is a father?!
Definition of âpramâ (and Mr. Brandon tries to one-up Mr. Jeff and fails).
âHold my raspberry yogurtâ?
We dive into The Canteenâs visible menu options!
Brandon goes off on a tangent about eggs (again).
Rumbold marks two 5 pound notes to catch a thief.
Itâs Mr. Humphries? The staff hold a tribunal.
Actor Tony Simpson appears again as Mr. Wagstaff with the dead deaf-aid.
Mrs. Slocombe becomes a solicitor (or is it barrister?) and struts around the courtroom.
Drunk Mr. Humphries!
Slocombe throws all the dirt she has onto Peacock.
Cockney Rhyming Slang: âbottleâ = bottle and glass = ass = âballsâ in the US.
Humphries is guilty and must leave Grace Bros. (sniff)
What is the Y and why would Humphries stay there? And the Village People.
And then they find the missing money and all is ok!
Machina ex Machina?
Madame-Con is next week July 17th!
Check out âGodâll Get You For that Walterâ, the âMaudeâ podcast from fan-of-the-show Toni Homeperm!
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Episode 58: âThe Sweet Smell of Successâ.
âDo you think this will carry to a rooftop in Kensingtonâ? Thank you to the #Unanimous fans for all your feedback and tips! Madame-Con is coming up on July 17th! Come record a LIVE recording for âThe Hold Upâ episode with us! Weâre bring the Mr. Rumbold ashtray original AYBS prop too! Welcome Season 9: the show jumped from 1981 to 1983 with this new season. Cockney rhyming slang: âan Irishâ = Irish jig = wig = toupee! We meet Candy Davis, Miss Belfridge: a âPage 3 girlâ turned actress. Mr. Humphriesâ entrance on the stage via a painterâs lift outside the building. Which floor is the Ladies and Gentlemenâs Department located on exactly? Was Season 9âs rating falling so the writers try to make episodes as Humphries-centric as possible? 1983: 11% unemployment in the UK and height of Thatcherism. Check out Matt Baumeâs fantastic, insightful LGBT-themed Youtube channel (and future guest host??). âThe Gay Deceiversâ from 1969: check it out and watch one of the first openly gay actors portray an openly gay role! Mrs. Slocombe confirms Capt. Peacock had quite a reputation⌠or used to. âAdam and Eveâ: the Slocombe scent to attract the opposite sex. A Benidorm reference, which is also one of our favorite UK comedies too (with an AYBS guest star). White linen suits were quite the rage in the 70s. A roof terrace penthouse in Kensington? Yes please. What is â4711â? The original âcologneâ from Cologne, Germany made with the original formula since 1799. Why was âunisexâ so titilating in the 70/80s? Super rigid adherence to gendered aspects of life. Capt. Peacock in a mad-cap scene in Rumboldâs office. Lost pants, confusion, and jealous wives. Slocombe and Humphries both dash off to find a man with a roof terrace in Kensington! Treat yourself to some That Does Suit Madame merch at our Bargain Basement podcast shop at imfree.threadless.com for t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more! Leave the show a voicemail at the Peacock Hotline: (662)-PEACOCK (662-732-2625) and find us on Facebook at fb.me/ThatDoesSuitMadame and Twitter @DoesSuitMadame #AYBS #AreYouBeingServed #ImFree #Britcom #comedy #MrHumphries #ThatDoesSuitMadame #GraceBros #podcast #LGBTQ #LGBT #BlackLivesMatter #WearAmask #BBC
Episode 57 - âThe Podcast Pilotâ (Our first experimental episode - from the vaults!)
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Huge thanks to Mr. Alvin for contributing on our âRoots?â episode.
Introducing Madame-Con! That Does Suit Madame's first podcast "convention" / meetup in NYC!
Saturday, July 17th!
Come meet up with Mr. Jeff and Mr. Brandon in Central Park with your fellow Unanimous podcast listeners to join in on a LIVE episode recording for "The Hold Up", the fan-favorite episode from Season 10.
AYBS costumes are encouraged. Meet your fellow Unanimous listener fans in NYC!
To RSVP for free, email thatdoessuitmadame@gmail.com for all the details!
On this episode of the podcast, weâre bringing our very first podcast experiment into the light of day (from deep, deep in the podcast vaults in Northern Mississippi).
Back in the early days, Mr. Jeff and Mr. Brandon experimented with creating an AYBS podcast and 57 episodes later, weâre releasing our first experimental âpilotâ episode.
We aimed to discuss the AYBS pilot episode but ended up in a conversation about the characters and AYBS in general.
The audio quality isnât great. The co-hosts sound nervous. But itâs the proto-version of the podcast and itâs a fun listen! (Donât worry, it will make the other episodes sounds GREAT).
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Episode 56 - "Roots?" with guest host Mr. Alvin! (& don't do blackface)
âIt turns out he was AC and I was DCâ
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Mrs. Slocombe Pride post! Wiggle Wednesday! Lots of social stuff!
We welcome special guest co-host Mr. Alvin! He watched AYBS with his sister when he was a kid (like most of our #Unanimous listeners too).
We talk about the series 8 Christmas finale, âRoots?â, the semi-banned controversial blackface episode (and we unpack a LOT).
Grace Brothers is in the dark with a maintenance crew strike!
âI cried all the way to the bankâ was an original quote from Liberace and how was he related to Mr. Humphries?
âAC/DCâ is a 70s bisexual joke.
Titfer = Cockney rhyming slang for âhatâ (tit-for-tat/hat).
Professor Mr. Jeff teaches about the Welsh word: âeisteddfodâ.
The staff look up Mr. Graceâs culture to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Welsh coal miners would remind 1981 AYBS fans of the Thatcher coal strikes on the news.
Mr. Humphriesâ white jumpsuit!
That insane (and true) coal disaster at Aberfan in Wales depicted in âThe Crownâ.
Another Welsh word: âhiraethâ = longing (or saudade in Portuguese)
A return from Madame Berryl for Mr. Alvin.
Thank you to the nurses!
The âtraveling matteâ technique to film the same actor as two people in a scene (like Mr. Rumbold and his brother).
The staff perform a cool Scottish dance with Humphries dancing around crossed swords.
âWalkieeeeeees!â.
The super old-school use of using rabbits feet to apply makeup (like Humphries used from his sporran).
A new rule on Rupaulâs Drag Race that will prevent a Mrs. Slocombe portrayal? (say it ainât so).
Now the Graces are from Somerset (a farming area in western England near the Wales border).
Why pirates have the âyeh-arrrrrâ voice.
We have to (sadly) say goodbye to Young Mr. Grace (Arthur Bennett) who was 82. The episode was recorded in May 1981 but was only aired in December. Bennett died in September so the episode aired after he died.
The podcast debated whether âRoots?â should have been covered at all because of the blackface scene.
Mr. Graceâs family is then discovered to be from Africa (vaguely).
The staff comes out in full blackface, singing a minstrel song called âWaiting for the Robert E. Leeâ.
Turner Classic Movies produced a great video all about the history of blackface and minstrels and its context.
Britbox has removed this episode from its available AYBS collection (because of the blackface).
Mr. Alvin shares about growing up and watching African Americans being depicted on TV and film.
What messages does blackface really give to both black and white audiences?
Being disappointed with a show that you love.
The exception: Wendy Richard, as Miss. Brahams, refused to dress in blackface and the BBC threatened to fire her. She insisted and performed the scene without blackface.
Should media companies edit out racist scenes from old TV shows or remove the episode entirely? Itâs a debate.
And should John Inman, a gay man, have been more aware of blackfaceâs hurtfulness?
Blackface was started in New York City in the 1830s by white comedians to portray black enslaved people as comical, stupid, and happy to be controlled for white audiencesâ amusement.
A long-lost pilot podcast episode?
Special thanks to special co-host Mr. Alvin!
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Episode 55: âThe Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombeâ.
âIn my experience, itâs better to be safer than sorryâ
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Your humble co-hosts were on The Naughty or Niiiiiice show! Thank you to the drag queens Toni Homeperm and Alexis Flame for the fun!
If you missed the video, you can find the video on our Facebook page.
A vision of Mrs. Slocombe from some drag queen splendor!
Mr. Brandon gave his best Mr. Humphries impression.
The pop-quiz on AYBS between the co-hosts! (It was a tie).
A frank conversation about social anxiety.
Drunk Mrs. Slocombe = comedy gold.
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?
Terrific memorials in DC.
Mr. Jeff loves spreadsheets (shocking?).
âI canât bear neat ginâ.
The label hasnât shrunk!
One of those new âvideo recordersâ.
Mrs. Slocombe gets kinky with the word âsuedeâ as she stares daggers into Mr. Humphries.
When your co-workers diagnose your mental illness?!
How the stigma of personal columns have changed to being non-existant since 1981.
The staff tries to get other men for Mrs. Slocombe to start dating instead of Humphries.
Lady Godiva Slocombe enters with a long blonde wig, sending her costars into laughter.
Jack Haig from ââAllo âAlloâ plays a potential gentleman suitor (but then backs out).
Rusty Goffe (uncredited) from Willy Wonka and Harry Potter plays a little person (and the âotherâ jokes that are naturally made by the writers).
Did Humphries and Spooner make an off-color joke against the little person?
Slocombe keeps drinkingâŚ
Tetchy vs âtouchyâ: Mr. Jeffâs favorite pedantic word.
Whatâs a âfour hour barâ?
How did breathalyzer bags work in 1981? (And it flew into the air like a hot air balloon!)
Spooner suggests that Humphries fancies âJRâ from âDallasâ. (No, his hat!)
Then they all go to the ballet!
Miss. Brahams encourages Humphries to come on to Slocombe.
Then Humphries sexually attacks Brahams⌠but why?
Conspiracy theory: did the BBC require the weird ending to put the audience off the idea of Humphries being confirmed as gay in this episode?
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Episode 54: âClosed Circuitâ.
âA nice aperitif?â âWhy thank you, theyâre my own.â
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SCTV: incredibly good Canadian comedy.
Mr. Jeff has never seen Schittâs Creek!
The Poutine Network (on satellite).
âBetty Davis Eyesâ made Mr. Jeff gay (probably).
The famous Mr. Akbar/sardine Slocombe scene!
Letter slots in UK front doors confused a young Mr. Brandon.
Mr. Fortescue played by the great Gorden Kaye! He also played âMr. Tomiadesâ and âGaberdine Angusâ from former episodes and Kaye also played the famous role of RenĂŠ in another Lloyd and Croft series ââAllo, âAlloâ.
When âmy friendâ meant âgay romantic partnerâ in the 80s.
âHave a dekkoâ = Hindi word for âlookâ (said as if it was Cockney rhyming slang⌠but it isnât!).
The marvel of seeing yourself on a TV screen in 1981!
Synced mincing with Mr. Humphries and Fortescue: hilarious.
âI have a little problemâ = gay.
Humphries uses his personal charm.
Mollie Sugdenâs amazing Mae West impression.
Frank Capraâs 1937 film âLost Horizonâ is used to tell Ms. Slocombe she looks old.
Slocombeâs anti-wrinkle cream makes her sound like Margaret Thatcher.
Miss. Brahams sounds like a fish wife.
Old Mr. Graceâs nurse has a low, sexy voice that is used in the ad.
âRoll up, roll upâ history and a Beatles connection!
A Lord falls in love with the mysterious voice.
A nice aperitif? Why thank you, theyâre my own.
âJohn Thomasâ = Willy, Johnson, Dick in American.
Mr. Humphries is dressed as a vicar and makes friends.
Emergency confession!
Egg and chips and a pot of tea, four ways.
The venison is very well hung.
Magnum, jeroboam: sizes for wine bottles (not what you're thinking).
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Episode 53: âHeir Apparentâ.
âGrace-Humphries. Iâm keeping my maiden nameâ
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Mollie Sugdenâs stripper scene got many International fans who asked for a pinup photo!
The Unanimous is rampant with many Jeffs.
A custom âW. C. Humphriesâ knit sweater vest from Superfan Jeff #3!
Doctors prescribing a sun bed? Yikes.
The fans demand that we publish our experimental podcast of The Pilot episode. (?)
King President Reagan.
A fur coat that everyone in the department wants.
Another great Mr. Humphries entrance with his night cap and Paddington Bear.
We forgot about our 50th episode!
We. Hate. Old. Mr. Grace.
Grace Brothers Salesperson of the Year nomination!
Ubiquitous or unctuous?
A reference to the slimy (and abusive) Jimmy Savile.
âDid you ever meet your father?!â
âDaddy!â
The entire store now sees Humphries as the future CEO of GB.
âBasketâ is another word for âbastardâ which was a very naughty word in 1981.
Enter Mrs. Humphries!
The disgusting history behind the insult âtoffee-nosed gitâ.
Is champagne actually drunk out of womenâs shoes?
Conspiracy theory: was Old Mr. Grace Mr. Grangerâs father? Mr. Jeff theorizes.
AYBS is more known in the States than in the UK thanks to reruns on PBS?
And it was all a misunderstanding!
The order of best to worst Senior Sales Assistant: Grainger, Goldberg, Tebbs, Klein, Grossman.
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Episode 52: âSit Outâ.
âHe still writes to meâŚâ
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Long Islandâs favorite drag queen, Toni Homeperm, is interviewing the podcast! Check out Facebook or Twitter for details!
Thanks for all the Unanimousâ listener messages!
Britbox outtage, oh no!
Black Lives Matter and why we speak about social justice on the show.
The downfall of Fanny Cradockâs career based on cattiness.
The Grace Bros crew are doing a cross-word puzzle (and Mr. Jeff explains how Brit cross-words are different).
Billy Joel lyrics and Pet Shop Boys.
We learn Capt Peacockâs address!
âSuburbanâ = gnomes in your garden.
A downgrade of the floor to the⌠Bargain Basement?! How shocking.
Mrs. Humphries will have to resign from the CO-OP. (And what is that exactly?)
Mr. Jeff. Was. On. Reading. Rainbow!
A pussy joke told from someone other than Mrs. Slocombe; a step too far?
The actors are getting older; can you tell?
A new roof set; dashing staff, and bad slogans.
Mr. Humphries practices being a fairy in front of Old Mr. Graceâs window.
Working in a Union in the UK vs. working âat willâ in the US.
The staff is saved from an old friend of Mr. H on the fire brigade with a ladder.
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Episode 51: âFront Page Storyâ.
âI tremble to thinkâ đđ§Śđ§ŁđđŠ˛đâŹď¸ Our jaxies are full of vaccine (luckily). A drag queen in Ronkonkoma, Long Island is a podcast fan: Toni Homeperm! Cheeky little bounder: a social climber. Youâre *all* Super Fans! Fireproof fun wigs and chunky bracelets. Old vs. Young Mr. Graceâs sexism. The 1980âs cultural stance on sexual harassment. Uri Gellerâs levitation. The Mr. Humphries show via an unveil in a crate! A blackface joke that Mr. Brandon didnât catch. Content creators and the lack of pay (like poor Mr. Humphries). Mrs. Slocombe was a relic of the 50s in the early 80s? The mystery of âNovelty Candlesâ persists. The Grace Bros crew realize the power of having a colleague run the store newspaper. Mr. Brandon spills the tea in the canteen. A holiday girl competition. Mrs. Slocombe gets her kicks by wearing a stripper outfit at work. Miss. âDo-It-Yourselfâ! Humphries is put into drag to win the âHoliday Girl Competitionâ. The weird concept of beauty contestants being literally sized up with their measurements. So. Many. Costumes. Humphries looks very 1940s in his Holiday Girl look. Both Old and Young Mr. Grace love Mr. Humphries in drag. Treat yourself to some That Does Suit Madame merch at our Bargain Basement podcast shop at imfree.threadless.com for t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more! Leave the show a voicemail at the Peacock Hotline: (662)-PEACOCK (662-732-2625) and find us on Facebook at fb.me/ThatDoesSuitMadame and Twitter @DoesSuitMadame #AYBS #AreYouBeingServed #ImFree #Britcom #comedy #MrHumphries #ThatDoesSuitMadame #GraceBros #podcast #LGBTQ #LGBT #BlackLivesMatter #WearAmask #BBC
Episode 50(!): âA Personal Problemâ.
âHold onto your gargoyles!â
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Get vaccinated, wear a mask, and #BlackLivesMatter.
A special AYBS-related âlikeâ from the fab actress Fleur Bennett from Grace & Favour/AYBS Again!
And stay tuned for the AYBS Again episodes (eventually).
Is there a âSoapâ podcast?
Madameâs aura is definitely purple with white stripes.
Jack Haig, from ââAllo, âAlloâ, makes an appearance as a lovable violin âplayerâ.
No, no that kind of craic.
Sharing the milkman = good friends!
Semolina pudding, and blancmange, and grits- oh my.
Sharing a joint balcony with Capt. Peacock on holiday.
Bristol City Cockney rhyming slang.
The history of the word ânookieâ.
Mrs. Peacock is now Mr. Rumboldâs secretary.
There are two Mrs. Pâs (this one is played by Diana King).
Mr. Humphries is now the Senior Sales Person on the show (no more Graingers) on the show.
We want to work in Novelty Candles!
Old Mr. Grace (OMG) and the creepy tanning bed.
Coco Chanel, Kellogâs corn flakes, and enchiladas.
Yawning while on Zoom calls for work.
A âRumboldâ is christened as the name for someone who innocently steals little items.
Slocombe and Peacock on the buildingâs ledge!
Gross history of the custom of ladies walking on the right on sidewalks.
Mrs. Slocombe nose dives into the Gentlemenâs bathroom window!
It was all a ruse!
Frank Thorton was a fabulous actor.
Mr. Jeff critiques the showâs original non-existent fact checker for the #47 bus route.
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Episode 49: âIs It Catching?â đ¤
Episode 49: âIs It Catching?â.
âI knew I should have kept my hands off those winkles!â
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A rare behind-the-scenes Youtube of the AYBS staff on set (thanks Mr. Greg).
Welcome Season 8!
Eurovision! (Americans donât get it)
The studio audience erupt in applause at the beginning (theyâve missed AYBS)
(18 months have passed between seasons 7 and 8)
Welcome Mr. Grossman (with no fanfare) played by Milo Sperber (who starred in the James Bond âThe Spy Who Loved Meâ).
Mr. Brandon invented podcasting by memorized the audio of this episode when he was 12.
Mr. Jeff knows his ladiesâ footwear.
What made Season 7 great?
Hot take: Is there an AYBS episode thatâs so bad that the podcast skips it?!
Brannock Device: not for torture.
Mrs. Slocombeâs floor sliding antics.
The palava over âpalavaâ.
Mr. Humphriesâ entrance results in exuberant gay clapping.
Hello Mr. Spooner played by Mike Berry known for âThe Sunshine of your Smileâ (1980) in the UK top 100.
A brief history of wellies/goulashes.
Yet another rude sounding Point of Display Unit.
Mr. Brandon learns what âmacaroni in the potâ sounds like Ă la Cardi B (and clutches his frills!)
The Manageresse stands her ground in the canteen.
Mr. Spooner references âplum duffâ = smaller everyday version of the Christmas pudding.
The Taxman wants Mr. Humphries to pitch his woo.
Spooner is channeling Lucas (but it doesnât quite work?).
Mr. Brandon makes a long-winded analysis of Mr. Spoonerâs place on AYBS.
We meet the creepy, gross Old Mr. Grace (ugh).
Kenneth Waller wore prosthetics to make himself look older than Young Mr. Grace (and also played on ?Chitty Chitty Bang-Bangâ)
Sexism in the 1980s on commercials and TV shows was universal.
Mr. Humphries has a funny feeling and faints!
Spooner refuses to feel Humphriesâ hand (where Lucas would have).
Quarantine, spraying public areas, social distancing, masks: itâs like COVID-19 is present at Grace Bros in 1981.
Marineâs Disease: stay away from those (peri)winkles (a small sea snail).
Antiseptic, disposable sleepwear!
The staff is forced into the basement with a giant metallic blue waterbed (quite the novelty in 1981).
Mrs. Slocombe/Mollie Sugdenâs acting is SO good.
Then everyone stars sneezing!
This first episode of Season 8 is a letdown but the audience in the original premier would have been starving for more AYBS content. Today when we can binge the entire series, itâs easy for us to dismiss this episode.
On a somber note, 3 months after this episode aired, the first reference to AIDS was announced by the New York Times. Mr. Humphriesâ strange disease probably wouldnât have been written this way if the episode aired 6 months later.
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Episode 48: âThe Punch and Judy Affair" (special co-host Mr. Kyle!)
âI canât go on⌠I canât go on!â
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Welcome special guest host Mr. Kyle!
Rocky Horror Picture Show voices.
Yay vaccines!
Is AYBS cause of divorce?
We love PBS! (Mrs. Slocombeâs hair color was impactful for young gay boys growing up)
The HUGE crossover of Keeping Up With Appearances.
A cosplay scene of Bucket/Slocombe battle at our future AYBS convention!?
âKnotts Landingâ and âDallasâ lesson for the children.
Cleanerâs Strike! The Grace Bros muck in.
Mr. Humphries didnât have time to dry his hair this morning.
What is a SCAB or crossing a picket line?
A Point of Display Unit with a smokinâ hot gusset.
Rumbold wants to restore the happy store atmosphere with a childrenâs party! (?)
What is âOranges and Lemonsâ? Rumbold is SO out of touch with what kids would enjoy.
The Manageresse shows up! (Sheâs a gay icon, you know).
Ketchup on spaghetti? The Italians are about to riot.
UK cooking queen Fanny Cradock makes a reference!
What -is- blancmange which was retrieved by Capt. Peacock from Miss Pickthorpe's cleavage? An almondy milk gelatin desert.
âPunch and Judyâ is a performative art puppet show that used polari and has been performed since at least the 1600s in Britain.
How can Americans understand the cultural weight of P&J? Mickey Mouse maybe?
Humphriesâ âWCâ knit sweater vest: Mr. Brandon needs to add this to his wardrobe!
Punch and Judy had no specific script but just a general story.
The actor who performed Punch and Judy is called âa punch manâ. If he swallows his swazzle, he becomes âthe Professorâ.
Whatâs a âswazzleâ?
Mr. Goldbergâs jewish jokes!
Was the Punch and Judy episode censored from PBSâs airwaves? The panel ponders.
The sweet scene between Rumbold and Humphries: aww!
The âBye Bye Birdieâ musical is where the final song/dance number comes from.
Yet another Mad Men reference!
This was Trevor Bannisterâs last episode as Mr. Lucas (and he got the best role as playing Punch).
(And Mr. Goldberg and Miss. Bakewell also say farewell).
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Episode 47: âThe Agentâ.
âWith suede shoes? Iâd be laughed off the platform!â
We canât wait to get jaxxy full of vaccines! (Keep wearing your mask, and we are unanimous in this)
What was the watershed time? âFamilyâ TV time where naughty things werenât allowed.
How does non-commercial public television work in the States?
Did you see Pink Floyd âThe Wallâ concert in person? Probably not.
Americans love freedom yet hate instant coffee.
Going to Spain is just âso commonâŚâ.
Ab Fabâs Bubble: âItâs just too muchâ.
A disappointed Mrs. Slocombe after a solo Spanish holiday.
Mr. Jeff details the origins of the can-can dance.
Blowing a raspberry in the UK: HUGE! States? Huh?
A possible flasher wants to see Mr. Humphries (played by Jeffrey Segal the clip-on-bowtie customer).
Very specific directions to wash a giraffe-wool sweater.
Mr. Patel from the Accounts department (played by Renu Setna from âIt Ainât Half Hot Momâ) and is a rare person of color on the show.
The Dr. Who-like âdalekâ machine to make payroll âeasyâ.
Pirates of Penzance, arrrrr.
Cockney rhyming slang: âmince pieâ = eye!
Jeff and Brandon try their âdo-not-pay-outâ voice.
Charmingly bad/lovable Dr. Who âspecialâ effects.
Mr. Goldberg is rolling in the headhunter cash!
Ladiesâ Foundations are -not- basement supplies.
How baller Mr. Goldberg was for having a corded phone brought to him in 1979 in the canteen.
McVittieâs Employment Agency! (Digestive biscuits made of oats and are âhealthyâ).
Mrs. Solcombeâs big personality.
Social class stratification and being pro/anti unions.
Did Mr. Golgberg help get Prime Minster Thatcher elected into office?!
Miss. Bakewellâs sexual innuendo with Young Mr. Grace.
Comically thick glasses and the Polish eye exam.
The Nurse: âI think it makes you look like Elton John!â.
Humphries and Slocombe try to get fired. Humphries is too nice.
âAt-willâ employment in the United States. Yikes.
âThatâs because it goes with your blotchy complexionâ
Humphriesâ idea of what a masculine man would say to a lady: wow.
And he doesnât pitch his woo in public!
We miss the crumpled bowler hat.
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Episode 46: âAnything You Can Doâ.
âCancel my Toad in the hole!â
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We denied Justin Timberlake (even though heâs Northern Mississippi-adjacent).
Is AYBS low brow and comparable to âMarried with Childrenâ?
Mr. Jeff promises to sporadically list good news!â
A quick lesson on âsemi-detachedâ and other houses in the UK.
âDinnerâ vs âlunchâ vs âteaâ depends on where you land in the class structure.
#Downton Abbey is referenced!
What the hell is EPNS and why does Mrs. Slocombe miss it?
Maloprops: Richard Attenborough, orgasms, etc.
Gay men LOVE the Manageresse!
Peacock all mouth and trousers; Slocombe has a permanent smell under her nose. Dang.
A classic ârissolesâ joke.
To be scathed or not to be scathed: that is the question.
Mary Celeste was a shipwreck.
The Grace Bros staff survey the canteenâs kitchen.
A âBeautiful Thingâ reference of Bubble and Squeak!
Mr. Humphriesâ typical menu.
Do NOT google the ingredients of gelatin/JELL-O.
Fancy UK terms borrowed from French: aubergines, courgette, mangetour, abatoir.
Mrs. Slocombeâs guide to simple cooking: âto my taste and knowing how to do itâ.
The fabulous UK TV show âDinner Ladiesâ by the late great Victoria Wood (and this reminds Mr. Brandon of AYBS).
Mucking in before mucking out.
Making soup âworkâ (think Metamucil).
What is a larder?
Only women are scared of mice?
Mr. Goldbergâs frog language skills.
Curry in Wolverhampton (a UK city in the Midlands) with a large Sikh population.
Young Mr. Graceâs turtle soup (or something)!
Mr. Brandonâs idea of an alternate episode ending!
This episode: the entire staff banded together to play dress-up/make-believe.
Mrs. Slocombeâs duality of being working class yet striving for a middle class status.
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Episode 45: âThe Heroâ.
âThey called me âHugger Humphriesââ.
The âWeek of Loveâ social post was a hit online!
Mr. Brandon loves the Elton John Christmas song; Mr. Jeff disagrees.
The great strike of 1978 thanks to Margaret Thatcher.
The âsame for my friendâ gay customer returns some shrunken socks (he still lives alone).
Mr. Lucasâ Columbo impression that isnât bad at all.
Mrs. Slocombeâs pussy comes of age.
A space/time continuum paradox in AYBS?
Was Tiddlesâ age a secret clue to a parallel timeline conspiracy?
Who was Lena Zavaroni and why did Tiddles not like her?
Canadian fried chicken (And hockey jokes).
Give her the key to the door? A right of passage when one turns 21.
Capt. Peacock is in a foul mood: Mr. Goldberg knows why.
Why couldnât anyone say âbumâ? (Was that a super naughty word to censor on TV in 1979?)
Mr. Jeff adores malaprops (and Kath & Kim).
Boil puns!
Peacockâs red rubber ring; Mr. Humphries does a spit take!
Mr. Harmon comes into the canteen and blurts out whatâs not being said: Mr. Brandon dies of giggles.
The actors were genuinely laughing during these scenes.
Everyone knows the first rule in shop keeping.
Mr. Franco let it out that Peacock has a boil.
Peacock was a welterweight in Marsa Matruh but what does that mean?
âA bit of the pinkâ joke unpacked.
Misogyny in the workplace.
Did Britbox edit out a scene where Lucas and Humphries make a Nazi gesture to call Peacock Hitler-esque?
Thereâs a boxing ring on the floor at Grace Brothers.
Sneaky ways to get out of a fight with Franco: antibiotics, Graceâs permission? Cowardice?
Hugger Humphries!
Mr. Franco was played by then-popular real life wrestler Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo. (Think WWF)
Theory: guest stars who were actors donât get applause breaks but celebrities otherwise do?
Mr. Humphries (who is NOT free!) in the ring! (John Inman did his own stunts)
Flying propeller! Patagonian nose hold! Brazilian elbow jab!
Mrs. Slocombe saves the day!
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Episode 44: âMrs. Slocombe Senior Personâ.
đđ§Śđ§ŁđđŠ˛đâŹď¸ âStory of my lifeâŚâ A man in a kilt: itâs beloved actor #GordenKaye from âAllo Alloâ who plays a flasher/Scottish paparazzo. (Weâve seen him in previous episodes too). Exactly what is a sporran? A kilt purse (and something good to have in a gale). Professor Jeff explains that Italy had many languages spoken John Cooper Clark: punk poet. Mr. Rumbold has food poisoning. Rissoles are an insult in more way than one. Mr. Jeff wanted a medical consultant for AYBS. (Not really) Young Mr. Grace has several lists. Mrs. Slocombe quickly ascends to power (in a fabulous cream Chanel power suit) Alfie Bass is beloved! Miss. Brahamsâ supervisory frills! (Oh, the scandal) Mr. Humphries believes in having friends in high places. Whatâs a steeplejack? Potholing = UK for spelunking = cave exploring 14 year old Brandon loved the soap set scene. What does an Executive Bathroom look like? (red plush and #Harpic) Mrs. Slocombe finds it lonely at the top (and gets bored). Blotting paper doesnât run out until Nine-teen-ninety-two?! (And what IS blotting paper exactly?) We play the âHow Old Are Weâ game with when we last used a rotary phone. Jeff is old. (But he has vitality, personality, experience, and youth!) Mrs. Slocombeâs vital statistics. The most beautiful voice on AYBS: Edna Comlosey played by Avril Angers - once considered the UKâs Lucille Ball (and played on Dadâs Army). Cosmetic samples, executive soap, and Turkish towels: 14 year old Brandon was enchanted. Would you pay $40 for some soap for the bathroom at the office??! âSilly old BITCH!â Shocking! Brandon teaches the children about 1980s modems (War Games with Matthew Broderick) The meringues were spoiled! Mollie Sugden is an amazing actress. âMe tummyâs in turmoil but my mindâs at easeâ. AWWW! Super sweet ending of a caring community who misses their friend. Treat yourself to some That Does Suit Madame merch at our Bargain Basement podcast shop at imfree.threadless.com for t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more! Leave the show a voicemail at the Peacock Hotline: (662)-PEACOCK (662-732-2625) and find us on Facebook at fb.me/ThatDoesSuitMadame and Twitter @DoesSuitMadame #AYBS #AreYouBeingServed #ImFree #Britcom #comedy #MrHumphries #ThatDoesSuitMadame #GraceBros #podcast #LGBTQ #LGBT #BlackLivesMatter #WearAmask #BBC
Episode 43: âThe Apartmentâ. â¤ď¸
âItâs better than no queen at allâŚâ
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(Probably) THE best episode of AYBS!(??)
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Mr. Jeffâs club kid days complete with #JNCO jeans. The 1990âs love for all things âliquidâ.
A fabric joke that no one got âŚthat we explain!
Mrs. Slocombe is moving but didnât get the time off from work.
An appropriately timed pussy joke.
The social signaling of a lady removing her earring to speak on the phone.
âIâve got squatters in me new flat!â. Squatters 101 and their potential return in 2021?
What would âcouncil flatsâ look like in the States?
Most Americans do not have $44,000 in savings (so most would be eligible for council flats!)
Slocombe is going to store her furniture on the 5th floor and âliveâ there.
How do you pay for a payphone?
The cool NYC public wifi podiums on the street.
As a kid, Mr. Brandon thought âelectric springsâ was a bed warming device based on this episode.
American vs. British culture regarding money.
A Mollie Sugden flub! (But sheâs so good that you might not have noticed)
Extra long âde-luxeâ lashes!
We Love Mr. Harmon.
Motherly-then-sex-crazed, as we get an inside view of the domestic life of Mrs. Slocombe.
Hot water bottles in the UK.
Bed sizes are much more complicated and why are UK beds smaller than in the US?
Mr. Brandon gushes (again) about The Teasmade (which is another signifier of Slocombeâs status in the class structure).
âThe week of loveâ calendar.
Mr. Humphries tries to dissuade Mrs. Slocombeâs advances.
The studio audience loved Mr. Lucasâ butt.
A possible censoring from the original episode on #Britbox?
The âde-sexualificationâ of gay men on TV (like Mr. Humphries). Jeff and Brandon reminisce (and we love the #CelluloidCloset documentary)
A polari/Northern English pet name, âchickenâ?
Brandon loved interior decorating shows when he was 14 (not a big shock) so he loves this episode.
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Episode 42: "Strong Stuff This Insurance".
âYou donât think someone broke in when I wasnât looking?â.
We hear an update from Unanimous Superfan Kimberly about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (and why it seemed so titilating to the audience whenever mentioned).
Ting-a-ling Disco bloomers: theyâre all the rage.
A new âThat Does Suit Madameâ jingling underwear range? (Would you buy?)
Little things means a lot.
How Mrs. Slocombe causes a stir at the Social Club.
Mr. Harmon sings a new song: âIsnât it nice to have friends who you can rely upon?â. (YES)
Mr. Rumbold is forced to deflower Captain Peacock.
Hot take: this is the same scene in the AYBS The Movie with the chattering teeth.
Is The Movie âcannon?â: the podcast is split.
Retirement pension plans in the States will never occur again. (Ugh).
The Grace Bros staff enjoy a retirement pension scheme and it pays to be young.
Mr. Humphries is looking forward to the homeopathic doctor.
The staff all decide to try to get fit in time for the doctorâs check-up via ballet!
The instructor (Amanda Barrie from âCarry Onâ films and âBad Girlsâ) joins Humphries in a pas de deux from Swan Lake.
Mr. Goldbergâs weird murmuring over the audienceâs laughter.
Lots of revealing ballet outfits from the staff.
During a pagan dance circle, Humphries turns into a fairy sprite as the staff fall into place for a final pose.
Nudeism with you co-workers at Grace Brothers.
We see the Gentlemenâs Department underwear draped on the curtain.
1970s approach to women being interested in men!
Cockney rhyming slang: lose your bottle
The staff overhears their âmedical reportâ which is actually an antique furniture insurance info.
And finally onto the poof.
What is ârising dampâ? (Or itâs just good olâ North American mold)
Should this episode had been splint into two?!
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Episode 41: âThe Juniorâ.
âNo, but he still writes to me from Capriâ.
Polish boys: Cleveland's culinary addition to the world.
AYBS conspiracy theories- Did Mr. Tebbs have a cake clause in his contract with the BBC?
Mr. Humphriesâ leg has gone again.
âPeople have asked me that for yearsâŚâ.
What is London weighting?
â#Beanoâ is an appropriate place to advertise for Mr. Lucasâ position.
Old Mr. Webster applies for the open junior position (and weâve seen him a few times in previous episodes).
The (probably) gay Mr. Beauchamp reminds Mr. Jeff and Brandon about âTales of the Cityâ by Armistead Maupin.
âSt. Johnâ is not âSt. Johnâ like youâre thinking.
Enter Mr. Goldberg played by Alfie Bass who was already known in the precursor to the American âAll in the Familyâ.
Captain Peacock is recognized by the new Mr. Goldberg but heâs known as âŚCorporal Peacock?
Anyone else notice the new camera work in Season 7?
Bermondsey is the London neighborhood where Mr. Goldberg had a clothier above a fish and chip shop (but Mr. Jeff knows it from Squeeze song lyrics).
Miss. Brahams is -barely- in this episode.
Mrs. Slocombe worked as âa nippyâ at a Lyonâs âcorner houseâ: we break it down.
And the original Lyonâs tea shop was 4 doors down from the âoriginalâ Grace Brothers in Piccadilly.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher worked for Lyonâs too!
Mr. Goldberg/Alfie Bassâs jewish humor. Laughing at a joke vs. being the subject of a joke.
A crafty bit of blackmail from Goldberg with Peacock (and his secret is safe).
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Episode 40 - "Happy Returns".
"You're forgetting the fairy dust!".
Happy 2021! (For what itâs worth).
How did charge cards work in the 70s?
What year were women in the US finally able to have their own credit card without their husband or fatherâs permission? Damn.
Using âCODâ for all those mail-order catalog orders pre-Internet.
Farewell Mr. Tebbs in this final episode of Season 6.
Blue collar vs. white collar worker demands/request.
Arthur English is terrific and has a super stage presence.
Humphries on his knees: a possibly too-racy joke that earns some laughs from the audience but no actual joke was made.
Odd socks: the height of British offenses? Americans let it all hang out, Betty baby.
The mean Canteen Manageresse! (Not a Greek)
Young Mr. Graceâs adorable attempt at uncorking the champagne.
Single tank fermation is dead common.
Mr. Lucas wears a black plastic mack/raincoat to hide his bulge as Little Boy Blue.
Mr. Tebbs is a âteddy bearâ (and Brandonâs conspiracy theory).
Mrs. Slocombeâs adorable outfit as âAlice, age 4â.
A 12 inch poof? The town in Newfoundland, Canada that has a very unique name indeed!
Mr. Humphries is a vision in pink as The Fairy Prince.
Polari word: mush (no, not a slur).
The staff bursts into song in fabulous silver lamĂŠ outfits to sing a number from the 1948 musical âEaster Paradeâ.
The weird tradition of women wearing bodysuit bottoms in old school musicals (and the opening to Family Guy).
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