“No, the chef’s gone mother…”
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!
“Are You Being Served: The Next Generation”?
AYBSA/G&F aired only 7 years after the original series ended.
New theme song! 1990’s pan-and-scan opening painting!
We’re 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. Grace’s 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.
It’s 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 king’s killing.
Meet Tiddles! (again)
Who was Gladys Wainwright? One goes…
We meet Morris Moulterd played by Billy Burden who’s famous for his West Country Somerset accent.
Within the series, Millstone Manor was located somewhat close to Somerset which explains Mr. Moulterd’s 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 “land girl”.
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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