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- In December 2004, at the age of 69, he was forced to cancel a pantomime appearance as he was diagnosed with Hepatitis A, which he had contracted from contaminated food.
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2. Alfie Bass (born Abraham Basalinsky, 10 April 1916 [1] – 16 July 1987) was an English actor. He was born in Bethnal Green, London, the youngest in a Jewish family with ten children; his parents had left Russia many years before he was born. [2] He appeared in a variety of stage, film, television and radio productions throughout his career.
Alfred Bass (born Abraham Basalinsky,[1] 12 April 1916[2] – 15 July 1987) was an English actor. He was born in Bethnal Green, London, the youngest in a Jewish family with ten children; their parents had fled persecution in Russia.[3] He appeared in a variety of stage, film, television and radio productions throughout his career. After leaving elementary school in Bethnal Green at the age of ...
Are You Being Served? is a British television sitcom that was broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was created and written by David Croft, who also served as executive producer and director, and Jeremy Lloyd. Michael Knowles and John Chapman also wrote certain episodes. Produced by the BBC, [1] the series starred Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister ...
Aug 19, 2015 · They believed his reputation gave a significant air of dignity to their product (and Are You Being Served? didn't!). Alfie Bass, who played Harry Goldberg, a replacement for Mr Tebbs in Series 7 only, was born in Bethnal Green, London, on April 10th, 1916 and died of a heart attack on July 15th, 1987, aged 71. Mr Goldberg was initially taken on ...
- An Ensemble Cast Made In Heaven. Let's face it. Are You Being Served? is a period piece, a creature of a distant, politically incorrect time. It is slapstick.
- Mollie Sugden - Gold Standard Comic Actress. Mollie Sugden is brilliant as the decidedly middle-aged Mrs. Slocombe, the head of the ladieswear department.
- Wendy Richard - Cheeky Cockney Makes Good. Miss Brahms, the ultimate young "dumb blonde" Cockney, is Mrs. Slocombe's assistant in the ladieswear department.
- John Inman - Pantomime Dame Extraordinaire. Menswear department assistant Mr. Humphries became a camp icon. The show is peppered with innuendos about his sexuality, though he never comes out on the show.
Jun 5, 2021 · "The criteria was that if you got four or five million viewers, you would go to a series. We got seven million for our pilot. But they took Porridge to a series instead." It is thought Beeb execs dropped the series over fears it would offend viewers. The pilot sparked complaints about Mr Humphries, played by Jason Watkins, 54, being too camp.
Are You Being Served?: Created by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft. With Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard. The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store.
