Are You Being Served? (TV Series)

No Sale (1976)

Mollie Sugden: Mrs. Slocombe

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Quotes 

• Captain Peacock : To your places, everybody. Mrs. Slocombe, uncover your bust, please.

  Mrs. Slocombe : I beg your pardon, Captain Peacock!

  Captain Peacock : Your counter bust, Mrs Slocombe. Were ready for business.

• Captain Stephen Peacock : At least you're here on time, Mrs Slocombe.

  Mrs. Betty Slocombe : Time for what? We wont have any customers, y'know. And what it's doing to my domestic arrangements! Having a bath at six o'clock in the morning played havoc with my pussy!

• [Mrs. Slocombe has just taken a ride on Miss Brahms' uncle's motorcycle] 

  Mrs. Slocombe : When you said he was a TT driver, I thought you meant he didn't drink!

• Mrs. Betty Slocombe : [trying to lure Rumboldt out of his office by pretending to be a young, sexy admirer]  I'll see you in a minute, my sweet! Meet me by the lift.

  Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold : How shall I know you?

  Mrs. Betty Slocombe : Oh, well, I'll just go over my vital statistics again. I'm 21 with blue eyes, long blonde hair, a tiny waist, and a 40-inch bust.

  Captain Stephen Peacock : Mrs. Slocombe?

  Mrs. Betty Slocombe : [normal voice]  Goodbye, Ethel.

  [hangs up] 

  Captain Stephen Peacock : Mrs. Slocombe, we do not make personal phone calls on the firm's time... neither do we contravene the Trades Descriptions Act.

• Mrs. Slocombe : [the lady in a hurry is trying on hats as fast as she can. Miss Brahms passes the lady a white hat to try on]  This is the last one of these - it was a very exclusive line. Oh, that DOES suit madam.

  [Miss Brahms passes her a light blue hat] 

  Mrs. Slocombe : Oh, that DOES suit madam.

  [Miss Brahms passes her a dark blue hat] 

  Mrs. Slocombe : Oh, that DOES suit madam.

  [Miss Brahms passes her a yellow hat] 

  Mrs. Slocombe : Oh, that DOES suit madam.

  [Miss Brahms passes her the hat box lid by mistake] 

  Mrs. Slocombe : Oh, that DOES suit madam.

  [the lady tries on the light blue hat again] 

  Mrs. Slocombe : Oh, that DOES suit madam...

  Captain Peacock : Mrs. Slocombe, your needle's stuck in the groove!