Adrian Rigelsford, Anthony Brown & Geoff Tibballs - Are You Being Served? The Inside Story of Britain´s Funniest -and Public Television´s Favorite- Comedy Series

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Verzendkosten: € 3.50 (b)

Bestelnummer: 10-0134

Beschrijving

Having thoroughly enjoyed Richard Webber's superb tribute to the series, I was a little skeptical (I must confess) about the ability of this book to measure up. Well, I needn't have been. This is an absolutely delightful and extremely informative behind-the-scenes companion book. 
The authors have liberally seasoned the book with plenty of anecdotes from the cast and crew. The history of the series (how it came about, how the characters were created and cast, why certain cast members left, and so on) is very well presented. In a couple of instances, a question and answer format is used with writer Jeremy Lloyd and director Bob Spiers, which adds to the overall conversational feel of the book. The authors have even included a segment on Simpson's (the store on which Grace Brothers' was modelled) and have solicited comments from its General Manager. 
 
Also dealt with are the movie, the stage show, the 90's sequel (Grace and Favour also known as Are You Being Served? Again!), and the US and Aussie spinoffs. The book includes complete episode guides for the series, the 90's sequel and (briefly) the Aussie spinoff. Finally, it concludes with a cute little 100-question trivia quiz on the series and a glossary of British terms (the book is very much directed towards a US audience). 
 
Nearly half the book is devoted to bios of the writers (Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft), the main cast members and the characters they portrayed, with roughly 3-5 pages devoted to each. Though fairly brief, the bios are actually quite informative and certainly interesting. 
 
The book itself is an 8" x 9" 212-page softcover. The paper is comparatively thin but of a fine quality nonetheless. Many of the pages are coloured, some with decorative trims or background patterns, and the margins are very wide and filled with tidbits of information. The book is rife with colour and b/w photos from the show. The quality of some of the larger photos is not the best (they're a bit blurry or grainy--as though they've been enlarged a bit too much); nevertheless the selection of scenes (some of which are quite comical) is very good indeed. All in all, the effect is very pleasing. 
 
In conclusion, this is a very colourful, user-friendly book that is, quite frankly, as much fun to thumb through as it is to read. Whether you get this book or Richard Webber's, you'll not be disappointed. Very highly recommended!  
 
KQED Books (1995), 212 blz. 
Met veel zwart-wit en kleurenfoto's. 
Paperback afm. 20 x 23 cm. 612 blz. 
Licht rafelig aan de randen, kaft ook verder niet smetteloos. 
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