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Series One
The Pilot - Air Date - 8th September 1972Due to reorganization within the Grace Brothers department store, the ladies department is forced to relocate to the floor occupied by the menswear department. Neither Mrs. Slocombe, nor Mr. Grainger, is pleased with the new arrangements, and both make their discontent known loudly, especially when there is an argument over the centre display stand.
Dear Sexy Knickers... - Air Date - 21st March 1973
Mr. Lucas, while trying to enlarge a pair of trousers, destroys them by putting his knee in them. Having also been reprimanded for being late, he tries to salvage his day by sending a note to Miss Brahms in which he asks that they meet after work. He attempts to throw the folded-up note across the room to Miss Brahms, but it instead ends up on the floor and is intercepted by Captain Peacock, who hands it to Mrs. Slocombe unread. A succession of misunderstandings ensues.
Our Figures Are Slipping - Air Date - 28th March 1973
Sales figures for the department are falling, and Mr. Rumbold insists the staff stay behind after the store closes to learn about sales technique. Also, Mr Lucas asks Miss Brahms to go to the cinema with him and Mr. Rumbold tells Mr Lucas to "smile more" in an attempt to boost his sales record.
Camping In - Air Date - April 1973
Due to a transport strike, the staff are forced to stay in the store overnight. They decide to make the best of the situation by appropriating tents from the sporting department and "camping" in the store. After struggling to erect their tents, and debating sleeping arrangements, the staff talk and sing over an electric "campfire".
His and Her's - Air Date - 4th April 1973
The staff are upset when Grace Brothers hires an attractive outside saleswoman to demonstrate their new unisex line of perfume, "His and Hers". In addition to taking away from their sales and cutting into their commissions, she is going so far as to offer free gifts to customers who purchase the perfume. The staff sabotage her stall, and she leaves, but this means they have to run the stall themselves.
Diamonds Are A Man's Best Friend - Air Date - 18th April 1973
On the day they get their meager wages, the staff search frantically for a diamond lost in the store by a customer who is offering a £100 reward for its return. Though they initially all agree to split the reward among them, should any of them find the diamond, they soon team up, plotting to cheat one another out of the reward money, when each believes they have found the it. In the end, however, nearly all of the "diamonds" they've found turn out be stones that have fallen off of a dress.
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