Are You Being Served?
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Are You Being Served? is a British television sitcom set in a fictional London department store, known for its ensemble cast, innuendo-laden humor, and status as a classic of 1970s and 1980s UK comedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Are You Being Served? canonical | 5 |
| Are You Being Served? Again! | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8512028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Are You Being Served? Context triple: [Alfie Bass, notableWork, Are You Being Served?]
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A.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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B.
Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)
"Jeeves and Wooster" is a British television comedy series, starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, that brings P. G. Wodehouse’s stories of the unflappable valet Jeeves and his bumbling aristocratic employer Bertie Wooster to the screen.
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C.
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a popular British sitcom about a humorous female vicar in a rural English village, co-created by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French.
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D.
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine is a long-running British television sitcom set in rural Yorkshire, following the humorous misadventures of a group of elderly friends.
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E.
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a classic British television sitcom following the misadventures of market trader Del Boy Trotter and his family in South London, renowned for its humor, catchphrases, and enduring cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Are You Being Served? Target entity description: Are You Being Served? is a British television sitcom set in a fictional London department store, known for its ensemble cast, innuendo-laden humor, and status as a classic of 1970s and 1980s UK comedy.
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A.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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B.
Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)
"Jeeves and Wooster" is a British television comedy series, starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, that brings P. G. Wodehouse’s stories of the unflappable valet Jeeves and his bumbling aristocratic employer Bertie Wooster to the screen.
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C.
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a popular British sitcom about a humorous female vicar in a rural English village, co-created by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French.
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D.
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine is a long-running British television sitcom set in rural Yorkshire, following the humorous misadventures of a group of elderly friends.
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E.
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a classic British television sitcom following the misadventures of market trader Del Boy Trotter and his family in South London, renowned for its humor, catchphrases, and enduring cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television sitcom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Are You Being Served! (US title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | colour television ⓘ |
| composer | Ronnie Hazlehurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
David Croft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeremy Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1972 ⓘ |
| genre |
sitcom
ⓘ
workplace comedy ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
DVD
ⓘ
VHS ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Captain Stephen Peacock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miss Shirley Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Dick Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Ernest Grainger NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Harman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Mash NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Betty Slocombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEpisode |
1972 pilot episode
ⓘ
Christmas specials ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Grace & Favour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later British workplace comedies ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1985 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast
ⓘ
innuendo-laden humor ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 69 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 10 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | fictional department store Grace Brothers ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| starring |
Arthur Brough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Inman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mollie Sugden NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Bannister NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | classic British sitcom ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Are You Being Served? Description of subject: Are You Being Served? is a British television sitcom set in a fictional London department store, known for its ensemble cast, innuendo-laden humor, and status as a classic of 1970s and 1980s UK comedy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Are You Being Served? Again!