Are You Being Served? In Australia/Down Under - S01E05 The Apartment

Mrs. Crawford's new flat has disappeared in a landslide, and none of the staff offer her accommodation. Mr. Bone allows Mrs. Crawford to stay at the store. With her furniture set up, pussy by her side and a real front door (complete with door bell) Mrs. Crawford is just as happy as can be, until a transport strike leaves everyone without a ride home. The staff slowly turn up at Mrs. Crawford's front door asking for a place to stay.

[@dpf2122]

Replacing squatters with a landslide is quite a funny adaptation.

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

I give them credit to make the series Australian centered. However, I, too, state that "nothing beats the British version."

[@fjccommish]

This is the original.

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

@@fjccommish Please state facts. I know you're probably spoiling for a 'fight'.

[@darraghgregory1269]

​@@fjccommish no it's not

[@darraghgregory1269]

​@JayYoung-ro3vu he is looking for a fight

[@fjccommish]

@@darraghgregory1269 I am correcting false info. The Aussie version is the original.

[@Morrissey_04]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂 I Love John Inmani Mr Humphrey.

[@pierredubois719]

Most of these Australian episodes are word-for-word scripts from the British series written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, yet another writer is credited. That's weird.

[@PumaLyn]

It can't be word-for-word.

[@meandersandmusings]

I think it is because, from the late 70s to mid 80s the BBC gave licenses to Commonwealth realm broadcasters free rights to their most successful scripts and casting. The original writers didn't have crediting rights in their contracts with 'Aunty' (very unfair). I am guessing the credited writee simply 'localised' the scripts a little.

[@meandersandmusings]

In the UK it was squatters in her new flat that caused Mrs Slocombe-s moving issues, not Mrs Crawford's 'landslide' of course

[@addie_is_me]

@@PumaLynmuch of it is actually. If you watch a bunch of these you’ll see.

[@patricksmith4812]

Growing up o used to watch this and alo' alo' every night on pbs, it just blew me away to find another version " bbc one is the best one but both are good o think.

[@lindaharris8737]

The British version is much better!😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@wvumntr]

This could never replace the British version.

[@fjccommish]

This is the original. The British version was a copy.

[@adrian993]

@@fjccommish Yeah, no. British version 1972, this version 1974.

[@fjccommish]

@@adrian993 Nope. It's clear. The characters on the British copy are copies of these characters. Mr. Grace = Mr. Bone. Captain Peacock = Captain Wagstaff etc.

[@hamblinhomestead4046]

The American version never made it past the first episode, Beane's of Boston. It was a horrible remake of German Week.

[@laurielozano6263]

I missed the comedy beat of the original show. The jokes are delivered too fast and it seems like the lady playing Mrs. Crawford rushes thru her lines and doesn’t show much emotion. She cannot compare to Mrs. Slocombe! What a genius!

[@TheBuckschott]

I love this series. All of them are so great.

[@KNPrince]

The Apartment did not air until the 7th season of the British version..

[@dennisstrope8912]

The store looks better… but that’s it. I prefer the British version. ITS THE BEST

[@rareblues78daddy]

John Inman was right... these episodes were "tighter." Hindsight _is_ 20/20, I suppose. Plus, correct casting from "down under" doesn't 'alf 'urt either!

[@bikiniluvnguy1]

the best part was when captain wagstaff thought humphries was getting in bed with him and then showed immediate relief that it was randall. He didnt even question why he was there.

[@FrederickFeatherstone]

They did the same thing in the original Are You Being Served? Captain Peacock didn't question why Mr. Lucas was getting in the bed, so long as it wasn't Mr. Humphries.

[@OhioticketswithRobert]

This such a poor substitute for the original that I wonder if they had someone else that originally was to play the Humphries character and that's why John Iman was staring in it?

[@fylarcrockley1107]

rehashed hash

[@jasondarcy4089]

nowhere near as funny as the original episode

[@fjccommish]

This is the original.

[@collinkylie4957]

@@fjccommish This is not the original, the British Are You Being Served, came out in September 1972. Australian Are You Being Served came out in 1980. So please before speaking, research.

[@fjccommish]

@@collinkylie4957 Nope. Notice the British characters are mostly copies of the Aussie characters.

[@collinkylie4957]

@@fjccommish So what you are saying is "Aussie" Being Served Characters from the 1980's is the original over the British Being Served from 1970's? You do know the Aussie "Are You Being Served" used the same scripts that were already written and filmed. It's just copied and pasted lol

[@fjccommish]

@@collinkylie4957 You brought up bogus dates. I pointed out that the British characters are copies of the Aussie characters.
Captain Peacock = Captain Wagstaff, for example.
Mrs. Slocumb = Mrs. Crawford.
Mr. Grace = Mr. Bone.
It goes on and on.

[@user-uo6xu7dt7w]

It is just not as good as the British version.

[@davidlfacc]

The timing and delivery of the actor’s lines is horrible.