Revealing mistake: When the gentleman buying the dress comes out from behind the curtain in the change room, you can see the set for the canteen, with the lights off. (00:14:45)
Are You Being Served? (1972)
Episode list - season 8
Starring: Frank Thornton, John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard
Genres: Comedy
| All season 8 mistakes | Mistakes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is It Catching? | 0 |
| 2 | A Personal Problem | 0 |
| 3 | Front Page Story | 1 |
| 4 | Sit Out | 0 |
| 5 | Heir Apparent | 0 |
| 6 | Closed Circuit | 0 |
| 7 | The Erotic Dreams of Mrs. Slocombe | 0 |
| 8 | Roots? | 1 |
More mistakes in Are You Being Served?
Mr. Humphries: I'm free!
Trivia: The "lift voice" heard during the theme song in each episode is that of Stephanie Gathercole, who played Mr. Rumbold's secretary in the earliest episodes.
Question: If Mrs. Slocombe had squatters in her new flat, why didn't she simply call the police and have them removed?
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Answer: That wasn't possible in 1972. Until recently squatting was a civil offence in the UK, not a criminal one, and removing squatters was a complex and time consuming business.