Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
John Inman: Mr. Humphries, Mrs. Annie Humphries
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Quotes
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Mr. Humphries : [deep voice] Menswear.
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Miss Brahms : I want some excitement, I want to do something with my life. I'm looking for Dallas and all I'm getting is Coronation Street.
Mr. Humphries : You're lucky. All I'm getting is Jackanory.
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[catchphrase]
Mr. Humphries : I'm free.
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Mrs. Slocombe : You know, I always keep a couple of pound notes tucked away in me knickers, just for emergencies. Unfortunately, last week, I had an emergency.
Mr. Humphries : Ooh, what happened?
Mrs. Slocombe : The elastic broke and I dropped one in the Haymarket and it blew off down the street. Two seconds later, the other one followed it.
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Mr. Humphries : [discussing having to hang onto backs of buses and skateboard to Grace Brothers to save money] I had just bent down to tighten my nuts, and there was a double yellow line, see? And next thing I knew, there was policeman behind me. He put a sticker on my helmet and tried to clamp me.
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Mr. Humphries : Glass of water for Mr. Grainger.
Mr. Lucas : Glass of water coming up.
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Miss Brahms : How's your queen pudding?
Mr. Humphries : It hasn't quite fulfilled its promise.
Mr. Lucas : I don't know. It promised to be awful and it's disgusting.
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Mr. Humphries : And Mrs. Peacock. Just to let you know Miss Belfridge will be directly under Captain Peacock.
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Mr. Humphries : I attended the Barley Road Mixed Infants.
Miss Brahms : Oh, boys and girls?
Mr. Humphries : No, just boys!
