Beane's of Boston/Pilot

Pilot
Pilot
Airdate	May 5, 1979
Written by	David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd, Bill Idelson, Sheldon Bull
Directed by	Jerry Paris
Produced by	David Croft & Jeremy Lloyd
Beane's of Boston

Pilot is the pilot, and only, episode of Beane's of Boston.

Starring: John Hillerman (Mr. Peacock), Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Slocombe), Alan Sues (Mr. Humphries), George O'Hanlon, Jr. (Franklin Beane), Larry Bishop (Mr. Lucas), Lorna Patterson (Miss Brahms)

and Tom Poston (Mr. Beane)

Also Starring: Morgan Farley (Mr. Granger)

Guest Starring: Don Bexley (Mr. Johnson), Dana House (Ingrid)

Plot Overview

Having taken over the Ladies and Gentlemen's Department, Mr Beane's nephew Franklin has to turn sales around fast. He then gets the idea for a German Week.

Trivia

The Show

• While largely identical to the original, there are some notable changes to some of the characters:

• Franklin is analogous to Mr Rumbold, but in addition to a different name is related here to the store owner Mr Beane who is otherwise similar to Young Mr Grace.

• Miss Brahms is the new hire (as opposed to Mr Lucas at the start of the original) and is more ditzy.

• Captain Peacock is Mister.

• Mr Grainger's name is spelled "Granger".

• Mr Johnson is analogous to Mr Mash and/or Mr Harman (although he is less abrasive than the former).

• Miss Brahms is the only character aside from Franklin whose first name is revealed and shares it with that of the original series' Miss Brahms. It remains in question if the other characters share the same names as the original.

• Guest star Don Bexley also had a recurring role in Sanford and Son, another (and substantially more successful) remake of a UK show.

Behind the Scenes

• Remake of the Are You Being Served? episode "German Week".

Quotes

• Franklin: Now, as you all may have noticed, sales have been a little off lately.

Mr Humphries: Well, I know that my socks are moving slowly.

Mr Granger: And very little has been happening in my trousers.

Mrs Slocombe: Well, Lord knows, my underwear has been down for weeks.