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Series Six
By Appointment - Air Date - 15 November 1978The staff return from their holidays, and Mr. Tebbs has replaced Mr. Grainger as Head of Men's Wear. The staff are soon told that The Queen and The Duke of Edinbrugh are making an official visit to the borough, and they might be coming to Grace Brothers. The staff rehearse what to do if the Royal couple visit and on the day they all dress up in their finery and then watch them in the street below from Mr. Rumbold's office window.
The Club - Air Date - 22 November 1978
The staff are offered a room in the basement that they can turn into a club. Young Mr. Grace says he will spend up to £300 on decorating it, so when the decorators give their estimate as £500, the staff offer to do the job themselves and pocket £50 each. However, the job soon proves more difficult than they first thought.
Do You Take This Man? - Air Date - 29 November 1978
Mrs. Slocombe becomes engaged to a Greek man called Mr Mertaxis, and her wealthy American uncle Wendal P Clark has offered to pay for the reception and will buy the couple a house as a wedding present. However, on the morning of the wedding, the best man brings bad news: The groom is already married, and his wife has demanded that he return home to Greece. The staff, looking to exploit the uncle's generosity, decide to fake the wedding ceremony right in the store, with Mr. Humphries as the "groom" and Mr. Tebbs playing a Greek Orthodox priest.
Shedding the Load - Air Date - 6 December 1978
After continuing falling sales, it is decided that one of the floor staff will have to be made redundant and the management decide to let the staff decide who. After a secret ballot, which results in everyone, save for Mr. Humphries, getting one vote, the staff gather at the store on the weekend to battle it out. However, Young Mr. Grace announces that the cutbacks have been cancelled and that he is giving himself a three-day week instead.
A Bliss Girl - Air Date - 13 December 1978
A stall to sell "Bliss" perfume has arrived on the floor, but because of the thick fog, the Bliss salesgirl has not arrived. Mr. Humphries is then made to man the stall. This means that the Menswear Department is undermanned, so Mr. Rumbold orders a furious Captain Peacock to work the counter.
Happy Returns - Air Date - 26 December 1978
It is Young Mr. Grace's birthday, and the staff sing the traditional birthday song for him and partake of the traditional free lunch. They later rehearse their cabaret performance for Young Mr. Grace's birthday party, a balletcalled The Ballet of the Toys. A professional cabaret troupe will also be performing at the party, and when the troupe arrives, it turns out they themselves will be performing The Ballet of the Toys, which forces the staff to go to Plan B.
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