Grace Brothers and Sisters

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1. In one episode, an item is lost and there was a £100 reward offered for its return. Everyone thinks they have found it, but of course, only one of them did. What was this thing? A ruby A letter A photograph A diamond

2. Mr Humphries is well known for saying ‘I’m free!’ but he had another catchphrase. When a customer was not sure of a fit, he would say - what? Just one good shower of rain should sort it out It will shrink a little in the wash It will ride up with wear It’s the time of year, Sir

3. In 1975 the staff were asked to think of things which could increase sales for Christmas. Someone eventually thought of the staff dressing up as Pantomime characters. Whose idea was this? Mr Lucas Mr Grainger Young Mr Grace Mr Humphries

4. Although we hear a great deal about Mrs Slocombe’s pussy, we never actually see the cat. True False

5. Why did Mr Humphries pretend to be a shop mannequin in ‘It Pays To Advertise’, first shown in April 1977? The look-alike dummy fell out of the window The look-alike dummy went up in smoke The look-alike dummy lost its head The look-alike dummy was not delivered

6. When Captain Peacock encounters a bully from another department, he soon found himself in a tricky situation. A boxing match was arranged to sort out the difficulty. What happened after Peacock pretended to be incapacitated? Mr Lucas challenges the bully to a game of Tiddlywinks Mr Humphries goes into the ring and wrestles Mrs Slocombe boxes the bully's ears Miss Brahms smacks him around the head with her handbag

7. After Mr Humphries caught a highly infectious disease the whole department was placed in quarantine. This meant they had to spend the night in the store. What happened? They had to share a waterbed in the basement They arranged a home-from-home in the furniture department They set up tents to spend the night in the camping department They got sleeping bags and bedded down on the floor

8. When Old Mr Grace thought that he had once known the mother of one of the members of staff he believed that (s)he could be his child. Who was this? Miss Brahams Mr Lucas Mr Spooner Mr Humphries

9. In the 1981 episode ‘Roots’ we are told that it is Young Mr Grace’s birthday, and the staff do not want to pay out for a present for him, so they put on a musical number. Unfortunately they were given conflicting evidence of his roots, so kept changing the programme. Which of the following is not performed? Russian Cossacks dancing Welsh miners singing Scottish dancing with kilts Somerset Morris Dancers

10. What happened to Mrs Slocombe when she was hit on the head with a golf ball in 1983? She completely forgot everything and Miss Brahms had to take over She started acting like a little girl and wore outrageous frilly frocks She passed out and was in a coma for a day and a night She thought she was a man and insisted on working in the men’s department