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Made popular by its successful showing on PBS, this irreverent and very funny British comedy series follows the merry exploits of a group of salespeople in a London department store, Grace Brothers. When the men's and women's department are consolidated due to budget cut-backs, it's a continual battle of the sexes peppered by outrageous schemes of one-upmanship to grab the customers' attention. Inevitably, all get their comeuppance. The staff includes Mrs. Slocombe (Molly Sugden), the indomitable head clerk who's always bragging about her pussy(cat); Mr. Humphries (John Inman), a gay salesman with a penchant for disguises, costumes and stories; Miss Brahams (Wendy Richard), a pretty sales clerk; and Mr. Peacock (Frank Thornton), the floor's pompous manager. Sexual innuendo, impersonations and social disorder is the order of the day.