this is just a shot in the dark here,but is the lady on the end the actress who played jean vernon in the show prisoner cell block h by any chance?looks an awful lot like her :)
As an American, I must say that 99% of our TV is vacuous rubbish. Here, sitcom writers have no clue about being funny, and generally resort to derisive or scatological humor. Thankfully, I have a significant library of British (and Canadian) TV shows (from the past 30 years) to draw on, or I'd probably go off my rocker. (Of course reading is always the preferred activity :-)
@woodbinedrinker Hrm apparently there was an Australian version of Are You Being Served that after all these years I did not know until this moment. When I seen different characters (Well besides John Inman) I was like WTF
@dogeymon83 In the purple wig is June Bronhill, light opera singer. I vaguely remember that John Inman was so popular in Australia that he came down here and reprised his role.
The actress that is playing Ms Brahams is chrisitne amor, is starred in the original of are you being served, she was one of Mr rumbolds secretary. she has also played in Prisioner Australian tv show, Cybergirl and H2o just add water. don't know who the actress is that is playing Ms slocome
Well you gave us Barney miller, Maude, the Golden girls, Soap, Bilko, and the fantastic Dean martin roasts and lots of great cop shows, i am English and i did not know about that version of are you being served.
I am American, and I absolutely LOVE British comedy and other shows as well. I was fortunate enough to meet John Inman and attend a small gathering where he was the guest speaker about 10 years ago. I feel very lucky to have been there, he was smashing!
@msboogieking you are not alone....i started watching and am attracted to the british way of life....and people ....they all have a wickedly good sense of humor and my fiance who happens to be from there keeps it fresh....its just sad that we have to explain that all americans arent like a brick wall...some of us get it! lol
I can't believe all these Great Britian vs. USA comments. It's ridiculous.
I can never fault the immeasuable contributions that the Brits have made on the culture of the world over the centuries. Everything Shakespeare to Dusty Springfield...
not to mention the great imprint my own country has made, still in its relative youth.
if anything, AYBS should highlight the universal thing both countries share...we all enjoy a little double entendre and some bawdy humor... :)
Seriously? I didn't know there was an Oz version! My first thought was, "That's not Brahms..." then "no...that's not Slocombe....what the heck?" I thought it was a parody. Need to seek this out.
This is from the second series of the Australian AYBS shown in early 1981. Christine Amor is playing the Miss Brahms character. She previously played the social worker Jean Vernon in another of my favourite Aussie shows prisoner cell block h. I also hope there is a dvd release of the Oz AYBS.
why are people having this great britain vs america fight here? for one thing the people in this video are AUSTRAILIAN not british. and for another thing America's America and Great Britain is Great Britain, just because the people who settled in america were british doesn't mean that we "owe" britain for our country's existence, the continent would have been found eventually anyway. and btw gatineausparks we aren't all like that so shut the hell up.
i feel the need to defend my country. i am an american and i have visited great britain a few times. please know that not all americans are this stupid. some of us actually have a brain and can form coherent sentences. and btw why are we discussing this on a comment page for a SITCOM. smegheads
People like to pretend crazy people only exist in someone else's crowd. They show their own ignorance by attacking an entire country rather than addressing the behavior of that particular individual.
@TruBeliever4Life The fact that you used the word "smegheads" makes me love you and gives me faith that there are Americans out there who get British comedy.
@Eruadhiel thank u very much. i actually hope to move there someday. people always complain when i put british stuff on. i was watching my hero only today.
im a huge are you being served fan. and i should probably know this. but who the heck are those women on the left...... did they replace mollie sudgen and the woman that plays ms brahms for a season or something?
@TruBeliever4Life keep putting on the brit coms there are loads of them out there!!!! wayyy better then what america can come up with...and let them complain .... keep putting it on....
@Eruadhiel Yay!! Yeah, dont worry there's more of us. Practically all my fave shows are British, some Irish, as well as my younger brothers too xD. If u go on the AYBS forum u'll see a ton of American fans there :D
@ardsdave73 apparently i wasnt the only one. funny thing is i swear i just notice the watermark in the corner and went. oh it must be austrialian. i knew they had other versions but i didnt know john inman was in one of em. and im not thick, as doctor who would say so thick. You’re Mr. Thick Thick Thickity Thickface from Thicktown. Thickcaynia. And so’s your dad
For the love of god why do Americans have to be so ANNOYING? You obviously have a serious inferiority complex, because I swear on any video that originates from a different country, I would bet you there will be some American picking a fight about how great America is. Dude.. it's not all about the united states.
Great Britain owes America nothing. Dude.. your entire country owes its existence TO Great Britain.. don't you get that? Well I will tell you one thing Britain is the finest empire the world has ever seen and I am proud to come from a commonwealth country!! ...Britain is a outstanding country, with outstanding people, and I am very proud to call it my heritage:) Let's hear it for British Commonwealth power!! lol
Im not from Britain, I am Canadian. And Yes I am sorry, but Britain is one of the most impresive countries In this world, historicaly, and currently. The united states is the baby of the family. You've only been a powerful nation since the latter half of the 20th century, and you are on the way down in the world already. Superpowers come and go, and the u.s.a is already losing its grip on the status.
Correction, Britain DID have the finest empire. There was a time when we used to rule half the world, but unfortunately now half the world rules us.
And I'm still trying to work out what all these stupid UK v's USA comments have got to do with the video. Seems to me that people are just using this page to talk complete and utter crap, for no valid reason. Britain is not outstanding, it is a 3rd world country invaded by unwanted 3rd world people, and where stuck in the EU
@Glassgirl2009 We shouldn't be too quick to celebrate Britain's empire. The number of atrocities we British carried out is truly disgusting. I'll give you an example that is connected with Australia - the British slaughtered the aborigines in Tasmania - man, woman and child. Our prosperity can at the expense of others. Today, USA needs to be kept in check. Babies being born with 3 heads in Iraq because of the depleted uranium in the ammunition. We should stop them doing these things in our name.
@keeprighton2007 Well britain cant help that fact every country has a burden on their shoulders. plus that was a completely different society of brits that have done that back then.
When Mr. Humphries takes over as head of the mens-wear department at Bone Brothers in Australia, his character and experiences remain exactly the same as it was behind the counter in Grace Brothers in England
The British show was largely done live....so when there were bloopers, they were usually incorporated into the show. Many times in episodes you'll hear characters stutter on lines, or see then laugh or nearly laugh at inopportune moments.
when the Brits set out to do something. They ALWAYS do it right the first time round. There be no pussy footing around.. Serious work to be done when acting for the British empire, Wot wot!
Not always.. Never seen the bloopers of Keeping up appearances? :P
its a pity there arent many bloopers though. they are usually the best lol and dont they sometime leave a blooper in making it look like it was meant to be like that?
This is the first time I've ever seen any of the Australian version. I've never been able to get my hands on a copy of it before. I'd like to see someone post some whole episodes.
is this version of AYBS any good? the magic of the original was the cast. I'm sure John Inman is great, but I can't imagine the rest of this cast is as good
this is just a shot in the dark here,but is the lady on the end the actress who played jean vernon in the show prisoner cell block h by any chance?looks an awful lot like her :)
LibJMusic 1 week ago
For the first 10 seconds of this I was just thinking... wow, Wendy and Molly look so different!
TheInformalstyle 2 months ago
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I've never seen those 2 broads on the left before?
Leowen2 3 months ago
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Leowen2 3 months ago
wow i just learned about the australian version, when i first saw this i didnt know wtf i was looking at
dumbtardface 4 months ago
As an American, I must say that 99% of our TV is vacuous rubbish. Here, sitcom writers have no clue about being funny, and generally resort to derisive or scatological humor. Thankfully, I have a significant library of British (and Canadian) TV shows (from the past 30 years) to draw on, or I'd probably go off my rocker. (Of course reading is always the preferred activity :-)
n0tyham 4 months ago
Is this Are you being served in Australia? I have never seen any part of it before. I wonder if it was a success?
imperatorcaesar100 6 months ago
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Yes it is. The Mrs Slocambe look a like was played by June Bronhill (sp) - a light opera and local actress.
xr6lad 5 months ago
This must be the Australian version that ran for, i think, only two seasons
gdkstormy 6 months ago
I'm looking for the episode where mrs slocombs hair goes up. What's it called
Pikminlinkfan23 8 months ago
@Pikminlinkfan23 Night Club...although her hair probably does that in more than 1 ep.
TimestheTruth 7 months ago
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ha ha ha ha! Funny
Pikminlinkfan23 8 months ago
What's this? That's not Mollie and Wendy!
woodbinedrinker 9 months ago 3
@woodbinedrinker here it is:
watch?v=QolEdqAJP0M&NR=1
thanks kye88!
woodbinedrinker 9 months ago
@woodbinedrinker Hrm apparently there was an Australian version of Are You Being Served that after all these years I did not know until this moment. When I seen different characters (Well besides John Inman) I was like WTF
djbass101 8 months ago
WHO ARE THOSE WOMEN?? Are they stand-ins or something??
dogeymon83 10 months ago
@dogeymon83 In the purple wig is June Bronhill, light opera singer. I vaguely remember that John Inman was so popular in Australia that he came down here and reprised his role.
MandyRRAh 10 months ago
@dogeymon83 This is the Australian version of Are you Being Served
miamiscifi 9 months ago
@dogeymon83 there from the australian series
Koomenguy 9 months ago
The actress that is playing Ms Brahams is chrisitne amor, is starred in the original of are you being served, she was one of Mr rumbolds secretary. she has also played in Prisioner Australian tv show, Cybergirl and H2o just add water. don't know who the actress is that is playing Ms slocome
kye88 10 months ago
the only one i know is john inman, who was the other actors?
missy12061 11 months ago
i think so, SamhainTheDark. mind you, she did quite grasp the realism in the look. NOT!
irongirl100 11 months ago
i think so, SamhainTheDark. mind you, she did quite grasp the realism in the look.
irongirl100 11 months ago
Is that Asian woman supposed to be Mrs. Slocombe?
SamhainTheDark 11 months ago
Well you gave us Barney miller, Maude, the Golden girls, Soap, Bilko, and the fantastic Dean martin roasts and lots of great cop shows, i am English and i did not know about that version of are you being served.
TheTmny876able 1 year ago
Brilliant!
ashland1977 1 year ago
Did John Inman play on the Austrialian version as well? I don't recognize this Ms. S and Mz. B?????
HerbertBurton 1 year ago
I am American, and I absolutely LOVE British comedy and other shows as well. I was fortunate enough to meet John Inman and attend a small gathering where he was the guest speaker about 10 years ago. I feel very lucky to have been there, he was smashing!
msboogieking 1 year ago 6
@msboogieking you are not alone....i started watching and am attracted to the british way of life....and people ....they all have a wickedly good sense of humor and my fiance who happens to be from there keeps it fresh....its just sad that we have to explain that all americans arent like a brick wall...some of us get it! lol
bettypro 1 year ago
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I wish they would show the Auzzie version of AYBS again, I really enjoyed it when it was originally aired. I loved June Bronhill.
Mollyearth1 1 year ago
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I wish they would show the Auzzie version of AYBS again, I really enjoyed it when it was originally aired. I loved June Bronhill
Mollyearth1 1 year ago
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I wish they would show the Auzzie version of AYBS again, I really enjoyed it when it was originally aired. I loved June Bronhill.
Mollyearth1 1 year ago
I wish they would show the Auzzie version of AYBS again, I really enjoyed it when it was originally aired. I loved June Bronhill....
Mollyearth1 1 year ago
Only Priceless!... Love ya John, me 'n da cat, R.I.P... XXX
Katzarse 1 year ago
R.I.P., John. One of the funniest people there ever was.
JeevesReturns 1 year ago 2
Christine amor alos played in the original of are you being served, she is the one taking the role of Ms brahams
kye88 1 year ago
Brits and Yanks... can't we all just get along?
mlawson88 1 year ago
@mlawson88 lol I'm a Yank and I totally agree with you XD
Inman ftw
chumshot1 1 year ago
Wow! Even during an improv moment, Mr. Humphries was right on cue!! What talent he had. I would have loved to have met John Inman!!
vikingman202 1 year ago
The only one I recognized from that clip was John.
MrsWLeach 1 year ago
Are there any full episodes of this?
TheCastellan 2 years ago
I can't believe all these Great Britian vs. USA comments. It's ridiculous.
I can never fault the immeasuable contributions that the Brits have made on the culture of the world over the centuries. Everything Shakespeare to Dusty Springfield...
not to mention the great imprint my own country has made, still in its relative youth.
if anything, AYBS should highlight the universal thing both countries share...we all enjoy a little double entendre and some bawdy humor... :)
mnmcv1 2 years ago 12
This is the Australian version.
fjccommish 2 years ago
YES, Both countries share two things in common. 1.)Tea time. 2.)Stroking our pussys.(cat)
laneatlileden 2 years ago
Don't forget Gary Glitter!
pf126p 2 years ago
was that from the Austrialian version?
doctorwhom01 2 years ago
Yes.
columbusmozart 2 years ago
wow that was almost a lil creepy..with different actresses...
arlichar11 2 years ago
Never saw this one before
thesteveus 2 years ago
john went to au to play in this show because as he said they couldnt find anyone poofy enough to play mr humphries
humphries71 2 years ago
Seriously? I didn't know there was an Oz version! My first thought was, "That's not Brahms..." then "no...that's not Slocombe....what the heck?" I thought it was a parody. Need to seek this out.
kamwrites 2 years ago
Great video, thanks for posting! I've never seen one of the Australian episodes of AYBS.
Angelauthor14 2 years ago
That wasn't Mollie Sugden was it ??
MrMarkknight37 2 years ago
Are you stupid, or just a troll? Either way it's bad!
eieiowens 2 years ago
i had no idea at all that there was an AU version of Are You Being Served. so they got john inman to come to AU and film it?
ILuvBritneySpears123 2 years ago
This is from the second series of the Australian AYBS shown in early 1981. Christine Amor is playing the Miss Brahms character. She previously played the social worker Jean Vernon in another of my favourite Aussie shows prisoner cell block h. I also hope there is a dvd release of the Oz AYBS.
bucksby 2 years ago
why are people having this great britain vs america fight here? for one thing the people in this video are AUSTRAILIAN not british. and for another thing America's America and Great Britain is Great Britain, just because the people who settled in america were british doesn't mean that we "owe" britain for our country's existence, the continent would have been found eventually anyway. and btw gatineausparks we aren't all like that so shut the hell up.
roxasxnamine4evr 2 years ago 4
the continent wasn't lost....There were people living there before we arrived...you know??
bendi67 2 years ago
I know, people were just saying America as a nation wouldn't exist if not for Britain.
roxasxnamine4evr 2 years ago
@roxasxnamine4evr it would probably be a far less materialistic, money grabbing nation if it werent for the british back then
silvershad0wbeliever 2 years ago
i feel the need to defend my country. i am an american and i have visited great britain a few times. please know that not all americans are this stupid. some of us actually have a brain and can form coherent sentences. and btw why are we discussing this on a comment page for a SITCOM. smegheads
TruBeliever4Life 2 years ago 36
People like to pretend crazy people only exist in someone else's crowd. They show their own ignorance by attacking an entire country rather than addressing the behavior of that particular individual.
ReuWil 2 years ago 4
@TruBeliever4Life The fact that you used the word "smegheads" makes me love you and gives me faith that there are Americans out there who get British comedy.
Eruadhiel 1 year ago 5
@Eruadhiel thank u very much. i actually hope to move there someday. people always complain when i put british stuff on. i was watching my hero only today.
im a huge are you being served fan. and i should probably know this. but who the heck are those women on the left...... did they replace mollie sudgen and the woman that plays ms brahms for a season or something?
TruBeliever4Life 1 year ago
@TruBeliever4Life keep putting on the brit coms there are loads of them out there!!!! wayyy better then what america can come up with...and let them complain .... keep putting it on....
bettypro 1 year ago
@bettypro you know what clip from are you being served that i love but can never seem to find? mr humphries kung fu kick.
i keep finding britcoms that i love. about a month ago i started watching yes minister and yes prime minister
TruBeliever4Life 1 year ago
@Eruadhiel Yay!! Yeah, dont worry there's more of us. Practically all my fave shows are British, some Irish, as well as my younger brothers too xD. If u go on the AYBS forum u'll see a ton of American fans there :D
chumshot1 6 months ago
@TruBeliever4Life :D
chumshot1 1 year ago
@TruBeliever4Life cause ur thick...........it was an austrialian show that began in britain...................
ardsdave73 1 year ago
@ardsdave73 apparently i wasnt the only one. funny thing is i swear i just notice the watermark in the corner and went. oh it must be austrialian. i knew they had other versions but i didnt know john inman was in one of em. and im not thick, as doctor who would say so thick. You’re Mr. Thick Thick Thickity Thickface from Thicktown. Thickcaynia. And so’s your dad
TruBeliever4Life 1 year ago
And my, what a country...!
colonelmunch 2 years ago
That's the Australian AYBS, in other words the poor man's AYBS.
fjccommish 2 years ago
lol coming from a yank
Tulip4312 2 years ago
Yank or not, the British AYBS is the only real AYBS.
fjccommish 2 years ago
I know but brit is a 3 aus is a 2 and yank is a -2 im sorry but you guys suck total monkey tits.... No offense... 0.0
Tulip4312 2 years ago
If not for us you'd be goose stepping.
fjccommish 2 years ago
If not for you we wouldnt be in resesion right now... You are the most hated country in the world... And thats fact =)
Tulip4312 2 years ago
If not for us you wouldn't have toothpaste, not that you use it.
fjccommish 2 years ago
For the love of god why do Americans have to be so ANNOYING? You obviously have a serious inferiority complex, because I swear on any video that originates from a different country, I would bet you there will be some American picking a fight about how great America is. Dude.. it's not all about the united states.
gatineausparks 2 years ago
Great Britain owes America nothing. Dude.. your entire country owes its existence TO Great Britain.. don't you get that? Well I will tell you one thing Britain is the finest empire the world has ever seen and I am proud to come from a commonwealth country!! ...Britain is a outstanding country, with outstanding people, and I am very proud to call it my heritage:) Let's hear it for British Commonwealth power!! lol
gatineausparks 2 years ago 5
Not Great Britain No More. Also you have Big Debt
mars188 2 years ago
Im not from Britain, I am Canadian. And Yes I am sorry, but Britain is one of the most impresive countries In this world, historicaly, and currently. The united states is the baby of the family. You've only been a powerful nation since the latter half of the 20th century, and you are on the way down in the world already. Superpowers come and go, and the u.s.a is already losing its grip on the status.
gatineausparks 2 years ago 6
you better hope not. what does that leave? China?
jeff38de 2 years ago 3
Correction, Britain DID have the finest empire. There was a time when we used to rule half the world, but unfortunately now half the world rules us.
And I'm still trying to work out what all these stupid UK v's USA comments have got to do with the video. Seems to me that people are just using this page to talk complete and utter crap, for no valid reason. Britain is not outstanding, it is a 3rd world country invaded by unwanted 3rd world people, and where stuck in the EU
5* for v video!
Glassgirl2009 2 years ago
@Glassgirl2009 We shouldn't be too quick to celebrate Britain's empire. The number of atrocities we British carried out is truly disgusting. I'll give you an example that is connected with Australia - the British slaughtered the aborigines in Tasmania - man, woman and child. Our prosperity can at the expense of others. Today, USA needs to be kept in check. Babies being born with 3 heads in Iraq because of the depleted uranium in the ammunition. We should stop them doing these things in our name.
keeprighton2007 1 year ago
@keeprighton2007 Well britain cant help that fact every country has a burden on their shoulders. plus that was a completely different society of brits that have done that back then.
matt2house 1 year ago
ye our teeth are yellow!! just look at simon cowell!
kakakitch 2 years ago
That's rich Johnny come lately! It took you over two years to get involved.
colonelmunch 2 years ago
Yup, because of all the Euro style liberal cowards in America at the time.
fjccommish 2 years ago
Euro style? Remind where you Americans came from... oh that's right.
colonelmunch 2 years ago
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We left Europe because it was rotten. We beat the English to create our own country.
fjccommish 2 years ago
Wrong to invade the country or another peoples the American Indians.
weenyone 2 years ago
India!
fjccommish 2 years ago
John Inman...he was very funny. RIP
avengergurl1 2 years ago 4
Why has this never been released on DVD?
I've got the Aussie version of 'Love Thy Neighbour', so surely this must still exist?
metalbearuk 2 years ago
Excuse me What T.V Show is this it looks funny?
edwardtheblueengine1 2 years ago
The name of the show is in the title. It's Are You Being Served?
iraqijew 2 years ago
Very funny...a bit cheeky & naughty....but hilarious none the less! Thanks ever so much for posting it! Cheers!
JubalCalif 2 years ago 3
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this sucks
derekjeterfan123456 2 years ago
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that wasn't Molly! what episode was this?
woodbinedrinker 2 years ago
i never knew about this remake. is it any good? it will never beat the original.
spinout3 3 years ago 2
BLOOPERS EXIST FROM THIS SHOW/??!
kalindoscopy 3 years ago
When Mr. Humphries takes over as head of the mens-wear department at Bone Brothers in Australia, his character and experiences remain exactly the same as it was behind the counter in Grace Brothers in England
eekmonkey 3 years ago
Why arn't there any outtakes/bloopers for the British version of AYBS?
msunami 3 years ago
The British show was largely done live....so when there were bloopers, they were usually incorporated into the show. Many times in episodes you'll hear characters stutter on lines, or see then laugh or nearly laugh at inopportune moments.
RadialSkid 3 years ago 5
when the Brits set out to do something. They ALWAYS do it right the first time round. There be no pussy footing around.. Serious work to be done when acting for the British empire, Wot wot!
Rarely ever see mistakes or bloopers happen..
Cheerio
Fraggle24 2 years ago
Not always.. Never seen the bloopers of Keeping up appearances? :P
its a pity there arent many bloopers though. they are usually the best lol and dont they sometime leave a blooper in making it look like it was meant to be like that?
cstoao 2 years ago 2
that wasn't mrs. sloacombe and mrs. bomz those were two other ladies what is this
chuckmonkey7337 3 years ago
This is the first time I've ever seen any of the Australian version. I've never been able to get my hands on a copy of it before. I'd like to see someone post some whole episodes.
DJFPhantomPhan 3 years ago 3
is this version of AYBS any good? the magic of the original was the cast. I'm sure John Inman is great, but I can't imagine the rest of this cast is as good
kray404 3 years ago 2
when the hell was this!
thegreatactor 3 years ago
Yeah were the girls suppose to be Mrs Slocam and Ms Broms cause that wasn't them.
amandareece 3 years ago 2
i LOVE John Inman and Im an American. I used to love this show. awsome theme song too. my fav was ms. slocum!!
monicarwells2 3 years ago 4
Oh ... so John Inman was in an Australian version???
MystikWolf83 3 years ago
"You haven't kissed one that color for a long time." LOL He was so quick and smart, he could stop on a dime and tell a good joke or punchline.
davidsghost 3 years ago 47
@davidsghost
Well said! I certainly second that emotion, mate!
:-)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
Thankfully I read the comments before asking my question. NOw on to the new question, where does one get a copy or two of the australian AYBS?
bookshop002 3 years ago
yes , the first time ive seen any of the australian aybs
NZtegmen 3 years ago
shame they don't have the British outtakes
MissRnR 3 years ago 8
it was from the australian version
jpvp2 4 years ago 2
What's this from? I recognize John Inman, but who are the other two? Was it from a show doing a skit of AYBS??
spawkwingdiamond 4 years ago 4