Just watched out of curiosity . Wished I hadn't. How this lasted for 2 series is beyond me. One episode was enough for me.

It is absolutely amazing how they are able to suck the humor out of all the original script.

@SpaceCadet45s

Жыл бұрын

Right !!

@cl759

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 original was too funny for them so they fixed it Aussie style, it sucks so bad I can't believe it

@walleye364

Жыл бұрын

Over acting on on most scenes. Many of Trevor's scenes he didn't wave or show much emotion. The actor playing Mr Randall overacted instead of giving a look. Lots of body motion

@user-xxxxxn

6 ай бұрын

I don't understand why there was another version.. don't understand it. the magic is totally gone.

@PaulNoake

6 ай бұрын

This is the crapola version

While its horrible, I find john Inman delightful in anything.

Watching this makes me feel so sad for John Inman...

@kamandi1362

2 жыл бұрын

He got paid and had a trip to Australia. Sounds good to me.

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

John said he loved his time on the Australian version. The cast were wonderful to work with and the production team were high standard. He said this version was much tighter, less padding compared to the original version.

@4leafclover611

11 ай бұрын

Why, He was so good he did it twice.

@PumaLyn

10 ай бұрын

Sad? Why? I'm sure he had a better life than most of us.

@kyleanuar9090

9 ай бұрын

The original was on a break for a few years so he's lucky for continuing to work but I understand what you mean.

The canned laughter is perfect for this show, the whole thing belongs in the can.

@df20001

3 жыл бұрын

The dunny.

@joedent3323

Жыл бұрын

Go to hull.

the most perfect show ever done that they just couldnt duplicate it no matter how hard they tried...that's what happens what happens when you cast the most perfect cast

@fjccommish

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. The British copy was poor. This Aussie original is best.

@georgepom328

Жыл бұрын

@@fjccommish The British was the original it came out in 1975 well b4 the Australian version

@fjccommish

Жыл бұрын

@@georgepom328 Nope. Each character was a copy of one of the Australian characters - Mr. Bone = Mr Grace, for example/.

@georgepom328

Жыл бұрын

@@fjccommish The British one was the original and the Australian ones were the copies

@billybigballs196

Жыл бұрын

@@fjccommish 🤣

As an Australian, I apologise.

@JH-qn8nq

Жыл бұрын

Accepted: You made up for it with Wentworth.

@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD

Жыл бұрын

😂

God bless you Jon for doing your best - the series - interesting but best forgotten me thinks 😵😀🤪

Just shows you that it's all about creating character, not about plot or script. There is but one well-performed character here, clearly. I didn't even know this OZ version existed - whish I had never known.

The theme song itself is enough to tell you how the show will be. UK's AYBS had that fresh catchy intro song then you have the Aussie's bumbling, goofy sounding intro that tried to bank all of its money on the Mr. Humphries character instead of letting the show just be the ensemble.

@grendelfly83

5 ай бұрын

That tune was borrowed from John Inman's solo record.

"You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind." It would seem that a Parallel Universe isn't so parallel .

It's a treat to see the late Maurie Fields in this version. Very talented man he was. Unfortunately it was an immense struggle for both himself and John Inman to save this version of AYBS from drowning.

I just watched "The Junior" from the original series and it's the same script almost word for word.

I take it as a compliment that there's an Australian version and a reboot of this Classic British Comedy. They are not funny but it does not take away from the genius of the original.

i feel like i fell through a mirror or something and entered into a different dimension thats almost exactly the same, but not really,........ lol

@falaicha

2 жыл бұрын

There was mister Humphrey to make me doubt my sanity.

In the original British version Miss Brahms was the "eye candy".

Thanks for posting this! I've always been curious about this version. I'm so used to the British version that the different names and voices feel dissonant.

Whoa! This is creepy. It's like Bizarro world. I'm quite surprised Inman would take part in this regurgitation... he and I being so close, of course.

@76marji

5 жыл бұрын

😁

The look on Mr.Humphries was priceless 😏

Omg... Amazing. Thankyou for this.. As a uk viewer i have always been fascinated by our finished with UK sitcoms moving to Australia for more fun. Of course I never seen hardly any as they don't release them to us.. Despite a huge market for them... There's so many shows we had go to aussie land for a uk writers makeover to aussie comedy... Bob spiers did loads..

@stratmaster5

2 жыл бұрын

Look up Beanes of Boston on KZread and watch the American version. Will make you wonder what were they thinking!

@KeiranCounsellKC1994

Жыл бұрын

'it was stated that only the loss of the master tapes for the series is preventing its release on DVD. The National Film and Sound Archive does in fact contain copies of each episode in its vault.' its likely that there would be some arguements with the BBC relating to the shows name and money, all that rights nonsense that would need reworking. on top of that if your wanting a uk release of the aus version I cant see it happening because it probably wouldnt be very popular in the uk and would only be seen as a knock off

“Morbid fascination “ is all I can say for this train wreck of a show.

Glad for the upload and all the time it took, but its painful to watch! British version is much better!

@philiptonee6334

7 жыл бұрын

Agree.

That's not the answer we all wanted to hear, but I suppose 1 episode is better than nothing. Thanks for uploading it...

What a joy to see the wonderful Maurie Fields. One of the stalwarts of Hey Hey It's Saturday❤❤❤

This is one of the weirdest things I've ever seen. I actually can't look away. They took one member of the original cast and replaced everyone else. It's like an SNL skit but surreal.

It's too bad they didn't use the earlier episodes. I would have liked to see their version of Mr. Grainger in the ensemble.

okay I agree this version isn't as good as the British version but it doesn't mean all Australian sitcoms are terrible, it just means that this series was badly put together. so don't judge Australian tv on one show

I keep seeing all the other actors ( from the British version) in this show! I miss them!

Amazing, how closely they were able to match up some of the characters. Even some of the voices come close! But, of course, the original show was the original.

Very, very odd to all real AYBS fans!

@aydancasey1953

3 жыл бұрын

And yet it was written and directed by the same people, only the cast were different

@stratmaster5

2 жыл бұрын

Try watching the American version. Called Beanes of Boston. Will make you cry it's so bad

Wow, creepy, Mr. Humphries is moonlighting at Kmart. Wtf?? That Mrs. Slocombe poorly done imitator looks like a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race. Eww

at least John Inman made some money

Absolutely awful, thank goodness for John Inman. That said....I couldn't stop watching. 😆

Do you have the episode "Mrs Crawford, Senior Person" from this season? I can't find a copy of that *anywhere* online (even hardcore AYBS collectors don't have it)....

Try watching the American version called Beanes of Boston. It's on KZread. They only made a pilot. Its called German week.

I wish they would come out with a dvd complete series.

At the end: "Tomorrow night, after The Prisoner..." Ah, the good old days!

@76reliant

3 жыл бұрын

Curious, are you Australian? An if so, were you already familiar and watched some of the original Are you being served, british series, before watching these?

Mind you, there are a few little jokes in this version that are different from the original, and they do work. They gave this version the old college try, just did not pan out. At least it is not “Beanes of Boston.” Eww.

@m.woodsrobinson9244

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣👍

@daisyviluck7932

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Bugger 9yrs ago... We won't see no more of these then.. Damn.

Hi many thanks for uploading. Do you have anymore AYBS Australia episodes?

You'd have thought they'd have come up with new material... clearly it's a blatant rip off of the original.

@aydancasey1953

3 жыл бұрын

Same writers, so its not exactly a rip-off

Hey! If whoever behind this account is still on YT activity, may you please alert if your able to get the rest of the episodes for Are You Being Served?'s Australian spinoff if you can?

If I had never seen the British version of this show, I believe I would have been fine. The actors are very good. Having said that, I can,t make myself go through with watching the entire episode. Though the script is exactly the same, the actors are not.

Great value brand Are you being served.

its word for word from original...

Ouch, painfully bad.

Ill advised is, I suppose, the term. But Australian TV is quite capable of matching the quality of British sitcoms. I refer of course to the legendary 'Mother and Son'.

Boy, just came across this, and it has nothing on the original. Jon Inman must have been hard up for cash😂

Didn't thought the late John Inman would reprise his character Mr. Humphries for the "weak as water" Australian version of "Are You Being Served".

@johnking5174

6 жыл бұрын

Money and a sunny Melbourne drew him to do it.

How many episodes of this were made ??

It was almost identical to the original story until the end. I prefer the original story more.

What was the purpose of this show? I mean no offense ,I just don't understand why they have the exact show with John Inman but with other actors

terrible script acting the lot......

I dont get it... was this made specifically for the australian market-- I dont hear any australia accents(id have a headache by now).And whats wrong with the original british version???

This viewing experience is the TV version of the Mandela Effect. Or Uncanny Valley.

They used the same script from the original show. John Inman had the exact same lines.

@ophthodoc

4 жыл бұрын

I know. They actually credit someone for “writing” the script at the beginning but all they did was change a few words and names

Why not just run reruns instead

I'm curious to see the pilot for the American version, Beanes of Boston.

@seanwilkinson3975

7 жыл бұрын

Steve Burstein: It's available on KZread; just search the name. Be forewarned, though - it's dire.

@antoniod

7 жыл бұрын

I've seen it-it is, but It's interesting how close the sets are to the ones in the original.

@stanwbaker

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaam24-zp5TIpdI.html

@kathrynhighlander9893

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting the link for US version. Makes the Aussie version look good! Not sure which was worse in the US version...the writing or the acting.

Anyone know where we can find any more episodes of this series. I love the Australian series as an interesting parody

@juliagrahame4540

2 жыл бұрын

I, too, would like to know, so I could throw any remaining episodes into a Kazakh volcano.

@randallkeough1940

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliagrahame4540 it’s campy lol

Shocked that Bob Spiers was involved.

However thought this was a good idea deserves a swift kick in the unmentionables.

@Alusnovalotus

3 жыл бұрын

“Right in the gentleman’s department”

This is exactly the same episode as are you being served original episode the junior

As a gay man, watching Mr. Humphries on PBS in my teens really helped me .... just sayin'

THE One and Only the late MAURICE FIELDS rip 🙏 old mate,🕯️ cheers Stephen 🤠✌️

Never saw this cast. I first saw it w/ capt. Peacock, mrs. Sllocumb, Miss Brahms, and Mr. Lucus and so on. I don't think this cast is better. I like the cast I saw better. Still funny tho'!

It’s ok to watch when you know the original content. Makes me miss Blighty. 😎

I really hate when a popular show is stripped back by a foreign network and padded back up again in a new form whilst trying to remain the same with actors being forced into impersonations. but then I dont like any popular show that is brought back in any way with most of the fan favourite characters recast and replaced

sorry but they are no mrs slocambe, capt peacock etc..

I think the only reason these were made is cos the unions at the time insisted that shows were remade with local actors, it hardly happens these days..

It was. You can find copies from time to time on eBay.com

@sandrajovic9304

4 жыл бұрын

It was WHAT?

They tried to hard to make it British. Still, thanks for posting this. A neat novelty!

@Alusnovalotus

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like that giant flower that smells like rotting meat...

@KeiranCounsellKC1994

Жыл бұрын

the british version went for 10 seasons. its not like anyone was short of are you being served. not to mention that it was still being made in the uk at the time this came out. I just dont understand why the network didnt simply buy and air what the uk was still producing if it was so popular in aus and if it was about the british humour xD

can u imagine the Original actor acting the old original material. poor guy.

Wait he starred in a knock of version?

That Wankowitz joke would never have been allowed in the UK version. 🤣

There were many UK comedies that went down under Love Thy Neighbour, Doctors, Father Dear Father. But even the great John Inman couldn’t save this pile of junk. There were many great Aussie actors back in that era where the heck did they find this lot

7 people were "savaged by a cocky"

The Australian version of this show is definitely better than the American version called The Beans of Boston. It only aired once as a pilot episode, it was never picked up and was never to be seen again.

@kathywright6853

12 күн бұрын

I have never seen beans of Boston,never even heard of it,I will look for it

tragic! Yet, we watch it like a car crash you can't turn away from... how can one even try to rip off the Original. Sad... Sad... SAD....!

@Alusnovalotus

3 жыл бұрын

IKR!!!

@Alusnovalotus

3 жыл бұрын

It’s called morbid fascination

I don't understand why there was another version.. don't understand it. the magic is totally gone. Greetings from the Netherlands. (were the original serie was a big hit)

Well, this was better than the american version ''Beanes of Boston'' or whatever. Anybody else pausing at 5:13 and squinting?

take note NETWORK DVD.. THERE IS A AUDIENCE FOR THESE AUSTRIAN UK comedy shows..and so many of them.. I'm desperate to see UP THE CONVICTS.. STEPTOE AND SON..for two.

This version of Are You Being Served? is abysmal. ..but Shane Bourne is HOT!!

It may be viewed as a knockoff, but you can't blame them for trying.

Where is Mr. Lucas?

U.K. must have had a bigger budget and more time for polish in rehearsal.

It was a mistake copying the original AYBS. Interesting, but it didn't translate well. :(

How’d they get Bob Spiers to direct this?

@kamandi1362

2 жыл бұрын

Money.

@johnking5174

2 жыл бұрын

It was part of the deal done by the BBC and Network 10, where Bob would direct and John Inman would star in it.

This is absolutely SHIT!!!!! Here is where "are you being served" is killed. I can cry seeing this!

the name Wagstaff is a deserved nod to the Marx brothers!

Actually, actors Reg Evans (Cocker), Anthony Bazell (Mankowitz), Peter Collingwood (Dunkley), Basil Clark (Bone) are English born. Practically all the cast are putting on comedy voices/accents, be them brassy common posh haughty or whatever. Like, June Bronhill plays a character who, like Slocomb, tries to sound refined but in moment of anger, lets her original accent slip through. Slocomb hid a Northern accent, Crawford a broad Aussie one. Not defending the program by the way!

This is painful....i didnt know Australia tried to flog a dead horse

I know most episodes word for word.. this confirms how great the original cast was because it's almost the exact same script but the delivery, set, and direction are all off..

Why not just import the actual show?? why remake it??

dumpster fire i can't look away!

14:00 A guy like that would never fit in at Bone Brothers.

The original script is brilliant! John Inman never disappoints. The other actors were variously good or so-so, but it was fun to watch anyway.

If they were going to rip straight episodes from the UK version why even do little changes? In the UK version when Mr. Rumbold gave Mr. Lucas the slip with how much his pay raise was going to be he started crying. I thought it was less funny in this one where Mr. Humphries also cried for Mr. Randall's raise while Randall just gave a remark about it not being worth it.

I'm free.....sport !

An utter farce. The original was terrific

i can't really hear their aussie accents............are they trying to do british accents instead?