Richard Webber

"Are You Being Served?" was my introduction to British comedy thanks in part to PBS. I quickly fell under the spell of the staff members of Grace Brothers and the camp situations the crew found themselves in on each episode. I relived my youth over the Christmas holidays last year when I bought the entire series for a steal and watched them all in a few sittings. It was all just as funny as the first time.

I found this book at a library book sale, and I was thrilled. For three dollars I was able to lug this baby home and read about the short and sweet biographies of the cast members, along with those of David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. The book also contains an episode guide, if you're into that sort of thing.

I'm free!… (more)

This book is a complete labour of love! How anybody could amass so many facts about the Carry On series of films is beyond me. Of course, some could be regarded as surplus to requirement but the vast majority are absolutely riveting. This is not a book to sit down and read from page 1 to page 348 but, every time that one picks it up, i guarantee that one will read far more than the small item which one had intended to browse.

There are many good books, both biographies of the artists and writing team, plus books of facts upon this seminal English film series; this A-Z MUST be regarded as the definitive book against which the others are judged.… (more)