Grace & Favour

Id class myself as a die hard fan of Are you being served, knowing every episode pretty much word for word, and I suppose for this reason I pretty much steered clear of Grace and Favour, but how wrong was I, it's an absolutely brilliant series, you get a true sense of the warmth shared amongst the actors, both new and old. The characters set off exactly where they left off in AYBS, great to see that the usual frustrations were still there, Captain Peacock forced to take orders from Me Rumbold, Mrs Slocombe still the butt of the jokes. Of the new characters i think Mavis was my favourite, so adorable and funny. Every single episode is hilarious, I particularly liked the one with the cat in the roof, the haunted house concept really suited the setting of this comedy. A huge amount of character development was done for Mrs Slocombe, we learn lots about the character's past and Mollie added a tonne of physical humour. I know many of us which just one more series had been made of our favourite show, but this definitely had more legs. A forgotten gem, and I am unanimous in that! 9/10

I loved the series.Yes the group is several years older and yes some of the lines seem strained but the magnitude of the actors and actress'personalities make them work.Mr.Lucas would have been perfect in this setting,i can just imagine some of the one liners he would have used.He is missed in this series.I enjoyed the addition of the molturds.I had to watch the series through one time before i really began to understand the change of venue and the interactions of the new cast additions.My favorite episode is when Mr.Rumbold is wandering around the house after the electricity is knocked out by a storm and is scaring everyone simply by his sillouette accented by candle light.

Only joking, I m not that old :) I loved the original, but this was also a great show. I wish they did more episodes. Sigh.

I thought this was a nice continuation of the original series. Inman and Sugden just really make this work. I wish there were more of their work available. The rest of the cast also grew into their parts from the original. The addition of Fleur and Bennet opened up a whole new set of story side lines.

I thought the writing was superior to the original series. The quality of the production was also superior to the original.

With the exception of the last two episodes, the scripts were also superior to the original.

English humors sometimes don't do well in this US. But this one made the transition better then most, and even took advantage of some of the differences, IE, Mrs Slocum's cat.

I wouldn't mind seeing more.

It will often make you smile, and occasionally make you laugh out loud.

I've been a long time fan of AYBS and have recently been watching Grace and Favour on one of my PBS stations. It was wonderful to see the cast again, and the addition of the beautiful and talented Fleur Bennett. Her accent and charm really made this show that much better. I recently bought the DVD and watch it often, mostly selecting the scenes where Mavis interacts with Mr. Humphries and the other cast. Chavenage House, where the show was filmed, was a much better setting than the old department store, and I plan to visit next fall and have a good look around. I wish they would've continued the series.

Joe