<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Dear Sexy Knickers ... '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 21 March 1973 ( 1973 - 03 - 21 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> Mr. Lucas tries to salvage his bad day at work by sending a love note to Miss Brahms , whom he addresses as `` Sexy Knickers , '' asking her to meet him after work . His attempt to deliver the note to Miss Brahms is unsuccessful , and when he tries to retrieve it , he is thwarted by Captain Peacock . Captain Peacock intercepts the note and hands it to Mrs. Slocombe unread , setting off a succession of misunderstandings . </P> Filmed : 16 February 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Our Figures Are Slipping '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 28 March 1973 ( 1973 - 03 - 28 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> Sales figures for the department are falling , and Mr. Rumbold insists the staff stay behind after the store closes to learn about sales technique . Mr. Rumbold suggests that Mr. Lucas `` smile more '' in an effort to help boost his sales figures , but the junior 's half - hearted implementation seems to have the opposite effect . </P> Filmed : 23 February 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Camping In '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 4 April 1973 ( 1973 - 04 - 04 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> Owing to a transport strike , the staff are forced to stay in the store overnight . Mr Rumbold arranges for the staff to sleep in tents -- much to the rest of the staff 's displeasure . Invaders in Miss Brahms 's tent , Mr Grainger leaving his flap open and Captain Peacock wanting to share Mr Rumbold 's bed all add to the hilarity of sleeping with colleagues . Guest starring Colin Bean as the leatherette gloves customer and Pamela Manson as the hat customer . </P> Filmed : 2 March 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` His and Hers '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 11 April 1973 ( 1973 - 04 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> The sales staff are upset when Grace Brothers hires an attractive outside saleswoman , Miss French ( Joanna Lumley ) , to demonstrate a new unisex line of perfume , `` His and Hers '' . Sales of the perfume cut into the staff 's commissions , and when they discover that the saleswoman is giving away freebies with every purchase , the staff come together and successfully sabotage the perfume stand . The saleswoman quits , but the staff learn that they have actually bitten the hand that feeds them and must now sell the perfume themselves . </P> Filmed : 10 March 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> `` Diamonds Are a Man 's Best Friend '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 18 April 1973 ( 1973 - 04 - 18 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> On the day they get their meagre wages , the staff search frantically for a diamond lost in the store by a customer who is offering a £ 100 reward for its return . Though they initially all agree to split the reward between them should any one of them find the diamond , greed washes over everyone and , when each believes they have found the missing stone , plots to cheat one another out of the reward money are hatched . Guest starring Janet Davies and Elizabeth Larner . </P> Filmed : 17 March 1973 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Dear Sexy Knickers ... '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 21 March 1973 ( 1973 - 03 - 21 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> Mr. Lucas tries to salvage his bad day at work by sending a love note to Miss Brahms , whom he addresses as `` Sexy Knickers , '' asking her to meet him after work . His attempt to deliver the note to Miss Brahms is unsuccessful , and when he tries to retrieve it , he is thwarted by Captain Peacock . Captain Peacock intercepts the note and hands it to Mrs. Slocombe unread , setting off a succession of misunderstandings . </P> Filmed : 16 February 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Our Figures Are Slipping '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 28 March 1973 ( 1973 - 03 - 28 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> Sales figures for the department are falling , and Mr. Rumbold insists the staff stay behind after the store closes to learn about sales technique . Mr. Rumbold suggests that Mr. Lucas `` smile more '' in an effort to help boost his sales figures , but the junior 's half - hearted implementation seems to have the opposite effect . </P> Filmed : 23 February 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Camping In '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 4 April 1973 ( 1973 - 04 - 04 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> Owing to a transport strike , the staff are forced to stay in the store overnight . Mr Rumbold arranges for the staff to sleep in tents -- much to the rest of the staff 's displeasure . Invaders in Miss Brahms 's tent , Mr Grainger leaving his flap open and Captain Peacock wanting to share Mr Rumbold 's bed all add to the hilarity of sleeping with colleagues . Guest starring Colin Bean as the leatherette gloves customer and Pamela Manson as the hat customer . </P> Filmed : 2 March 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` His and Hers '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 11 April 1973 ( 1973 - 04 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> The sales staff are upset when Grace Brothers hires an attractive outside saleswoman , Miss French ( Joanna Lumley ) , to demonstrate a new unisex line of perfume , `` His and Hers '' . Sales of the perfume cut into the staff 's commissions , and when they discover that the saleswoman is giving away freebies with every purchase , the staff come together and successfully sabotage the perfume stand . The saleswoman quits , but the staff learn that they have actually bitten the hand that feeds them and must now sell the perfume themselves . </P> Filmed : 10 March 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> `` Diamonds Are a Man 's Best Friend '' </Td> <Td> Bernard Thompson </Td> <Td> David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd </Td> <Td> 18 April 1973 ( 1973 - 04 - 18 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> <P> On the day they get their meagre wages , the staff search frantically for a diamond lost in the store by a customer who is offering a £ 100 reward for its return . Though they initially all agree to split the reward between them should any one of them find the diamond , greed washes over everyone and , when each believes they have found the missing stone , plots to cheat one another out of the reward money are hatched . Guest starring Janet Davies and Elizabeth Larner . </P> Filmed : 17 March 1973 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
are you being served season 1 episode 2
are you being served season 1 episode 2
`` Our Figures Are Slipping ''
`` Our Figures Are Slipping ''