Almost Blooper Captures
Here are some snapshots of almost bloopers, but show continued on regardless:
Pilot
Almost cracking up:
Capt Peacock removing Mr. Lucas’ hankerchief and pen comes out with it: |
S1Ep1 “Dear Sexy Knickers”
Almost cracking up:
| Active camera light can be seen in drawer window: |
S1Ep2 “Our Figures Are Slipping”
Almost cracking up:
 Very rare laugh from Capt Peacock seeing a very rare instance of Miss Brahms laughing out loud! S1Ep3 “Camping In”Almost cracking up:              
S1Ep4
S1Ep5
Black garment falls off counter: S2Ep1 “The Clock” Almost cracking up:
S2Ep2 “Cold Store” Almost cracking up:
S2Ep3 “The Think Tank” Almost cracking up:
S2Ep4 “Big Brother”
Miss Brahms looking at camera in beginning of show: Doctor almost trips over wire that you see hanging behind him:
S4Ep5 Almost cracking up:
Funny sequence here. Customer looking for Mr Lucas and he isn’t where he expected him to be. Mr Lucas’ cheeky grin just says it all!: S3Ep1 Almost cracking up:
Almost cracking up:
Mr Grainger “gleeks” in this scene (white lines on his suit jacket). Capt Peacock did a really good job keeping a straight face during this scene!: S3Ep3 Almost cracking up:
Customers:
Prop not working the way they should (article of clothing falls off rack): I’m guessing this is a reflection from Mr Grainger’s glasses arms that have red in them:
Lentil escapes Mr Grainger while he talks :-): Mr Grainger cleaning up twice after Mrs Slocombe keeps startling him squashing a bug in the lettuce making him spill soup all over the place as seen in lower right! S3Ep4 Almost cracking up:
Mr Lucas accidently puts the soap under his arm:
Boom Mike Related in terms of shadows-Mr Grainger on his face and Mr Lucas on his upper dress jacket:
Almost cracking up:
Mr Mash accidently runs the cart over Capt Peacock’s foot. Amazing that Capt Peacock didn’t even flinch!: S3Ep6
Mr Grainger’s glasses frame causes problems again: German mugs prop does not break as it should have causing Mr Humphries to break his mug himself as discreetly as he can:
S3Ep7
Coin Flip Mr Grainger flips coin that clearly goes toward the cameras, but ends up to the left of him defying physics. 😉 Very unintentional (maybe?), but funny nevertheless: |
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S3 Ep2
S3Ep8
“New Look”
Seems like Mr Lucas and Mrs Humphries were not expecting a long red carpet:
S3Ep9
“Christmas Crackers”
Mr. Humphries and Mr Lucas had the sniffles in this episode:
Mr. Lucas almost trips on the stairs:
Capt Peacock bags hat on elevator/lift door:
Mrs Slocombe seems to get too close to camera causing it to rise momentarily to redirect camera:
Flames got a little too close for comfort to Mrs Slocombe:
Capt Peacock’s Christmas Cracker glasses flies through the air and lands on Ms Brahms’ shoulder! Capt Peacock had to quickly grab it to resume his scene:
S4Ep1
“No Sale”
S4Ep2
“Top Hat and Tails” (Was a missing episode at one time in the USA).
Captain Peacock could not get the new umbrella out gracefully. 😉
Miss Brahams carefully going down stairs due to bad eyesight:
Mr Harman had put the prop in one spot, but technician moved it to the correct spot:
Just adorable! 🙂
S4Ep3
“Forward Mr. Grainger”
Hat gets away from Mrs Slocombe..
S4Ep4
“Fire Practice”
Prop set up wrong=should be pointed down.
Was not an accurate measure..
I think Mr. Humphries saw more of Mrs Slocombe than she would have liked. 😉
Mr. Lucas has the disposable lips wrong way round.
S4Ep5
“Fifty Years On”
Hair out of place:
Sprig of salad flies out of salad:
and Miss Brahms quickly places it back on plate:
Mr Grainger’s glasses’ frame glints cool colors in lights:
Beans causes problems for Mr Grainger again LOL:
S4Ep6
“Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave”
Very noticeable hair strand:
Looks off to side very briefly while in dialogue:
Customer almost falls coming down stairs:
Not too common eyes on camera moment with no dialogue:
S4Ep7
“The Father Christmas Affair”
Mr Lucas initially missed hooking Mr Grainger with the cane:
Mr Lucas looks behind him for Mr Humphries who had gone over to the record player to stop it:
Food gets the best of MrGrainger again!
The cast watching Mr Grainger with amusement (I think one of the hardest scenes they had to do)! :
S5 Ep1
“Mrs Slocombe Expects”
Rare Mr. Rumbold laughs
Mrs Slocombe’s head got too close to Capt Peacock causing him to have to move back a little:
Loose hair strands:
S5Ep2
“A Change Is As Good As A Rest”
Rare grammar error:
In the beginning Mr Harman says “Unfortunately my lips is sealed.” It should be “Unfortunately my lips are sealed.” Interestingly Mr Lucas later in the same show says almost the same line correctly.
Rare Cspt Peacock smile:
Rare Capt Peacock smile:
Both Mrs Slocombe and Mr Grainger have an itch to scrath of their faces in the same scene:
Mr Humphries making funny faces in a scene:
This is very hard to ctach due to how brief it is, but if you look closely you can see him sniff strongly. He seemed to have watery eyes as well, but played it all out like a pro:
When Mr Rumbold puts on hat toy the chain got caught in it:
S5 Ep 3
“Founder’s Day”
Ms Brahms taking a big step over empty space:
Mr Lucas had trouble getting the word “margarine” out. Might have been stifling a burp?
Food stuck in her teeth:
Has a Mr Grainger moment in the canteen!
S5 Ep4
“The Old Order Changes”
Miss Brahms abruptly paused while speaking here:
Hairstrand alerts!
Mr Grainger appearing in the background during a scene:
This is an interesting one and real proof of a professional actor! In this scene he can be seen stifling a cough multiple times while the others are talking. I don’t lknow about you, but I’ve NEVER been able to stifle a cough!
S5Ep5
“Takeover”
Lighting effect on white paper:
Mr Humphries looks offscreen:
That toupee gets the best of Mr Lucas:
Mr Rumbold pauses here to stifle a laugh:
Mr Rumbold sniffles:
Mrs Slocombe’s glasses get caught:
S5Ep6
“Goodbye Mr Grainger”
Mr Harmon has to reach out to keep mannequin from falling off cart:
Mr Humphries momentarily had trouble with shop bag-first grabbing wrong end of bag and then having trouble getting beachwear into bag:
S5Ep7
“It Pays to Advertise”
Funny Mr Grainger face!
S6Ep1
“By Appointment”
During this scene the elevator opens and closes in the background:
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S6Ep2
“The Club”
Mr Tebbs has trouble getting up from the chair quickly:
Color effect on binder from lighting:
Capt Peacock drops folders under main ones and Mr Lucas picks them up:
S6Ep3
“Do You Take This Man?”
Can see person behind curtain in gap:
Hand helping move train of Mrs Slocombe’s dress along:
S6Ep4
“Shedding The Load”
Mr Tebbs walks into corner of chair shifting it on exit:
Had a kind of rash on left cheek:
Looking back to make sure he’s in the right spot for brush on the backside:
S6Ep5
“A Bliss Girl”
Studios lights reflected on display:
Customer discreetly coughs:
Dummy leg falls after workers lifted and put down display stand:
Miss Brahms looking off screen:
Mr Harman looking for cue to start (red light on camera?):
Some canal residue flies off Mr Humphries’ wetsuit:
Mr Humphries bumps into display:
Mr Humphries loses grip on scarf momentarily:
Mr Humphries looks like he trips at end of frame (sharp clip off at this point):
S6Ep6 “Happy Returns”
Miss Brahms has a nose itch:
Ms Jarswick drops some bowls:
Mr Harman lurking in background:
Mr Humphries collides with Mrs Slocombe in musical number:
Mr Tebbs struggles to find his ear to move head:
Verbal
There is a spot where Mr Humpries said to Mr Lucas to remove the plastic mac and Mr Lucas didn’t. Then Capt Peacock in the next line asks why Mr Lucas was wearing the plastic mac.
S7Ep1
“The Junior”
Boom mike shadow on Capt Peacock’s forehead:
S7Ep2
“Strong Stuff This Insurance”
In the hasty retreat from the ladies Mr Lucas’ underwear fell from the rack:
Even staff members had to laugh at Mrs Slocombe’s workout outfit!
Waiting for cue:
S7Ep3
“The Apartment”
Rare on camera glance:
Can see reflection of some crew in the toaster:
Bad choice of finger pointing:
Waiting for cue/camera red light:
Pause before saying accommodation:
Looking off screen:
Nose itch:
Mr Humphries landing a little too hard on couch with I think was his foot or back. You can see him grimace in the next shot:
Mrs Slocombe grabs pen wrong and it rolls away from her:
S7Ep4
“Mrs Slocombe Senior Person”
Mr Goldberg pauses saying Mr Harman:
Waiting for cue:
Lighting reflecting on Mr Rumbold’s glasses:
Lighting reflecting on cup:
Piece of cake falling on desk:
Rare look directly at camera:
Twinkle of laugher in her eyes:
Mrs Slocombe accidently hits side of coffee/tea cup causing it to splash:
S7Ep5
“The Hero” (Favorite Episode!)
Camera shakes during this scene:
Mouse toy gets caught in paper momentarily so Mrs Slocombe had to move paper:
Mr Rumbold forgets to shut door:
S7 Episode 6
“Anything You Can Do?”
Stage lighting shown in glasses:
Sniffles:
Looking off screen/camera:
Broom won’t stay put leaning against counter:
S7Ep7
“The Agent”
Spilling drinks:
S7Ep8
“The Punch and Judy Affair”
Mr Humphries is laughing often as Mr Lucas plays his role:
Looking offscreen/camera:
Prop mishap:
Scratching an itch:
Lights in glasses:
S8Ep1
“Is It Catching?”
Mrs Slocombe could barely keep from laughing during this scene:
Lights in glasses:
Mr Grossman having a heck of a time not to laugh at Mrs Slocombe:
Another bad choice of finger use:
Mrs Slocombe falling back unexpectedly:
S8Ep2
“A Personal Problem”
Mr Rumbold scratching an itch on his cheek:
S8Ep3
“Front Page Story”
Lights showing on elevator doors:
Mr Humphries missteps out of wooden box:
Mr Spooner raises wrong hand:
S8 Ep4
“Sit Out”
Looking at camera:
Elevator/Lift stopped faster than he expected:
This is a little difficult to catch,but if you watch Mr Rumbold closely after Mr Humphries sprays the perfume he stifles a few coughs and still manages to deliver his lines. True professionalism!
Prop vs wrong camera angle:
S8Ep5
“Heir Apparent”
You can just *see* the laugher in her eyes!
Lighting issues:
A quick cough before the show:
S8Ep6
“Closed Circuit”
Looking at camera:
Miss Brahms having trouble getting cover down:
Mr Humphries jumps over the cable after nearly tripping over it:
S8Ep7
“The Erotic Dreams of Mrs Slocombe”
The absolute funniest scene I think. The look on everyone’s faces when Mrs Slocombe walked in with that hairdo was priceless as well as trying to recover from it all. It seems like the hair that was to be used was not known ahead of time making it ideal for Mrs Slocombe to get back at her castmates in a funny way:
There is a noticable gap when Mr Humphries says his lines in this scene. “I’ll tell you one thing, I’m not sitting next to her at the um opera house…” Very unlike Mr Humphries!:
Waiting for cue:
Hard to tell of Mr Humphries was in the right place on this scene or he moved to throw off Mrs Slocome off which he seem to have done successfully since you will notice when Mrs Slocombe turned around here that she let out an audible “Oh” when she realized Mr Humphries was not where she left him before getting talked to by Capt Peacock.
Cast a little out of sync with the jumps:
S9Ep1
“The Sweet Smell of Success”
Lots of lights in the glasses!
One of the rare situations where the close captioning matches the action!
S9 Ep 2
“Conduct Unbecoming”
Looking offscreen:
Waiting for cue:
S9 Ep 3
“Memories Are Made Of This”
Another itch!
Mat that Mrs Slocombe falls on later in the show briefly seen:
Looking offscreen:
Interesting story behind the golf glove being worn…
as recalled by Jess Conrad himself:
“One of the funniest stories from the filming of Are You Being Served / Memories are Made of This…. I went to wardrobe to sort out my costume. As is the case, more often than not, I wore my own clothes apart from the golf glove which the wardrobe person gave me the choice of two. Naturally I picked the one which was more eye-catching. And we were just about to shoot the scene when one of the technicians walking past the camera told the director in no uncertain terms that his so-called golf pro Mr Conrad was wearing the glove on the wrong hand!”
S9Ep4
“Calling All Customers”
Lights reflected in glasses:
Ripped fabric:
No heavy eyelashes over his right eye:
Boom seen in picture:
S9Ep5
“Monkey Business”
Itch!
VERY Hat mishap oriented episode!
Just missed!
*Almost* forgot to leave a hat behind!
Hat knocked over on display stand:
and Miss Brahms looking down shortly after since it landed by her feet:
Light reflection:
S9Ep6
“Lost and Found”
Mr Harman waiting to proceed with pushing wicker basket:
Long pause in dialogue in this spot-probably trying to keep from laughing:
Itch:
S10Ep1
“Goodbye Mrs Slocombe”
Looking at camera:
Curtain closing during scene:
Boom shadow on Mr Humphries forehead:
Food too hot?
Almost trips down the steps in heels, laughs at himself and then gives stinkeye to Mr Spooner who is probably laughing:
Mr Spooner has a heck of a time with drawers in this episode:
2 drawers open at once:
Tries again:
Finds drawer that works finally!
Later in the show he goes to open a drawer and finds it full:
Quickly finds another one that is empty:
Brief conversation between the two in the background during a scene:
S10Ep2
“Grounds For Divorce”
Strand of hair sticking out:
Waiting for cue:
Blurry view for a few seconds during this scene:
Loses grip on glasses twirling them:
S10Ep3
“The Hold-Up”
Looking off camera:
Itch:
S10Ep4
“Gambling Fever”
Noticable pause during this scene:
Almost loses his hat and didn’t skip a beat in his dialogue-a true professional:
Whomever threw that bun had a perfect aim!
S10Ep5
“The Night Club”
Looking at camera:
Waiting to start:
Elevator doors don’t close all the way:
Boom seen:
Feathers from hat almost get in Mr Humphries’ face:
Mr Humphries locates the string:
to create this effect:
Champagne bubbles over:
S10Ep6
“Friends and Neighbours”
Purplish color reflection:
Wiping water away from eye after getting squirted in her face a few moments earlier from a boy with a squirt gun:
Sniffle:
Here Miss Brahms is smiling for what seemed like no reason…
but there was a reason-Mr Spooner had his fly undone:
As a side note-not a blooper. It is actually Superbowl Sunday today in the USA with the Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots (2026) and Mr Humphries is wearing the Seahawks uniform from back in the day. Story is that a fan gave it to him and he decided to use it on a show:
S10Ep7
“The Pop Star”
Waiting for cue:
Rare talking to camera scene:
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