The complete Grace Brothers staff dossier

[Mr. Rust of Audio-Visuals]

Bit of a trivia quest here; I want to gather up the names of all Grace Bros. staff members ever mentioned on AYBS? and what we know about them. I'll start us off:

1. Comlozi, Miss. Cosmetics department. Snippy personality poorly concealed by friendly sales persona. Sells Mrs. Slocombe a bath kit in "Mrs. Slocombe, Senior Person". Sometime afterward sacked for being rude to a customer, as mentioned in "Monkey Business".

2. Hearst, Miss. Novelty candles department. Statuesque brunette raver, possibly from Olympia, popular among male staff; has invited many to "join the queue", including on many occasions Captain Peacock. Likes to help people, though not particularly the elderly. Participated in Holiday Girl competition in "Front Page Story". Mentioned in other episodes, I forget which.

3. Patel, Mr. Accounts department. Often mentioned, and finally seen in "The Agent" when demonstrating how the new paycheck system pays out. Sees Mr. Humphries dangling from a rope via the gents' room window but is too busy to do anything about it in "Sit Out". Mentioned in several other episodes, may have also been sacked in "Monkey Business" or else "Sweet Smell of Success".

[dazzlestar14]

04) Mr.Beckett

-worked in hardware
-admired by Miss.Brahms
-mentioned in "His and Hers"

[Old Mr. Grace]

Mr. Chamberlain from china and glass - "The Clock"

Carter from bedding - "Shedding the Load"

Mr. Walpole from sports - "Memories Are Made of This"

Mrs. Tanner from personnel - "Oh What A Tangled Web" I think that's the name that Rumbold's secretary says when she says that she is coming down to interview Mrs. Slocombe and can they use his office.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Humphries mentions a Mr. Pengelly

There was the "Holiday Girls"
Miss Coleman - Habadashery
Miss Hearst - Novelty Candles
Miss Hepburn - Bathroom Fittings

[Tiddles]

Mr. Bentoll. Who was mysteriously fired. But he had everyone denying EVERYTHING. :lol:


Mrs. Yardswick. Canteen Manageress and mother of a two year old who makes odd gestures when he wants to go to the potty. Her staff included a short ill tempered chef and a fish cooker, among a few others.

Madame Beryl. Who is a hair dresser. I think the beauty shop was in the store? Or was that the Peter Pan salon? I can't remember...oh well.

There was a Mr. Featherstone mentioned once, as well as the famous vinegary little spinster who briefly usurped Mrs. Slocombe's job....Miss Featherstone.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Madame Beryl. Who is a hair dresser. I think the beauty shop was in the store? Or was that the Peter Pan salon? I can't remember...oh well.



Madame Beryl worked in the "Continental Beauty Salon" in Grace Brothers. :wink:

Beryl is also the name Mr. Grainger asks for in "The Pilot" eppy. I always took it as the store operator at the switchboard.

[Tiddles]

Madame Beryl. Who is a hair dresser. I think the beauty shop was in the store? Or was that the Peter Pan salon? I can't remember...oh well.



[size=18]Madame Beryl worked in the "Continental Beauty Salon" in Grace Brothers. :wink:



That it! Thanks.

[frankdicer]

Miss Coleman - Habadashery
Miss Hearst - Novelty Candles
Miss Hepburn - Bathroom Fittings

I think it was Front Page Story.... I wonder what the other gals that
dropped out looked like, cause these were babe-a-licious ( sorry to steal from
Waynes World)...Other than Miss Brahms, I mean. I already know what she looks like. Ahh-ch-ch-ch-CHA!!!!

[dazzlestar14]

Seymour
-worked in packing
-assisted Mr.Harmon
-wore glasses

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Goddard - Mr. Grace's Man servant

Ivy - Cleaning lady

Elsie/Daphne - Cleaning lady and cleans the coffee pot with Vim.

Mr. Ludlow - Works in the Electronics and designed the Robots for Top Hats and Tails.

Miss Monica Hazelwood - Mr. Rumbold's Secretary

Miss Bagnold - Worked in Accounts.

Mr. Clegg - Security Cheif for Grace Brothers... late of the C.I.D.

Sister - Early Grace Brothers nurse.

Miss Robinson - Works in the Jewlery Department.

Mr. Crawford - from Photography Department.

The Secretary who bends over but fails to get YMG heart bleeper to go and gets fired because of it.

Warwick - Mr. Harman's assistant in Packing and Maitainence.

Mr. Franco - from Sports.

Chef Signor Balli - Chef of Grace Brothers canteen.

Mabel - Does the veggies in the canteen.

Fluer - does the fish.

Young Henry - Trainee Dogsbody (whatever the Hell that is ???)

Amanda - new assisitant in canteen that gets Mr. Goldberg the phone.

Mr. Wagstaff - store emplyee that attends Mr. Humphries trial.

Mr. Winston - Writer of the Staff Magazine.

Ivy #2-Betty-Noreen - The Cleaners from "The Pop Star"

[Tiddles]

Trainee Dogsbody (whatever the Hell that is ???)

In American terms, a "Gopher."

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Trainee Dogsbody (whatever the Hell that is ???)

In American terms, a "Gopher."

Thanks for the info Tids !!!!:thumb: I really didn't understand that one. That boy don't look old enough to be working anyways !!! :lol2:

[Bert Spooner]

Mr Theabold. Who Rumbold would be replacing on the board of directors.

[Mr. Rust of Audio-Visuals]

Some others-

Mr. Prentiss- Preceded Mr. Rumbold, would never have worn odd socks and was respected by everybody.

Mr. Grover (Bedding?)- Is Mr. Grossman's age yet enjoys the attentions of Miss Hearst.

Mr. Knowles- Display department; sends things like the Beauty Belle bra point-of-sale model to the sales floors.

Mr. ?????????- Garden Furniture Dept., likes to move his gnomes about.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Doris - Cleaning Lady

[sonosun]

Greg wrote in another thread about Mr Grainger saying if he was late to the canteen Mr Herman of Hardware will have pinched his seat.

[mamabear197]

Mr. Bentoll. Who was mysteriously fired. But he had everyone denying EVERYTHING. :lol:


Mrs. Yardswick. Canteen Manageress and mother of a two year old who makes odd gestures when he wants to go to the potty. Her staff included a short ill tempered chef and a fish cooker, among a few others.

Madame Beryl. Who is a hair dresser. I think the beauty shop was in the store? Or was that the Peter Pan salon? I can't remember...oh well.

There was a Mr. Featherstone mentioned once, as well as the famous vinegary little spinster who briefly usurped Mrs. Slocombe's job....Miss Featherstone.
After seeing Christmas Crackers and Father Christmas Affair this season I couldn't help noticing how much Mrs. Yardswick (Doremy Vernon) changes her appearance. From later episodes it is really quite remarkable. I didn't even recognize her in Christmas Crackers at first. MB

[frankdicer]

Mr. Bentoll. Who was mysteriously fired. But he had everyone denying EVERYTHING. :lol:


Mrs. Yardswick. Canteen Manageress and mother of a two year old who makes odd gestures when he wants to go to the potty. Her staff included a short ill tempered chef and a fish cooker, among a few others.

Madame Beryl. Who is a hair dresser. I think the beauty shop was in the store? Or was that the Peter Pan salon? I can't remember...oh well.

There was a Mr. Featherstone mentioned once, as well as the famous vinegary little spinster who briefly usurped Mrs. Slocombe's job....Miss Featherstone.
After seeing Christmas Crackers and Father Christmas Affair this season I couldn't help noticing how much Mrs. Yardswick (Doremy Vernon) changes her appearance. From later episodes it is really quite remarkable. I didn't even recognize her in Christmas Crackers at first. MB

I thought the very same thing...couldn't even recogize her as being the
same person in CC as in the later epis.

[ahkenatan]

What about Seymour? He was in a couple of episodes very briefly.

He liked Miss Brahms cocktail outfit. Alot.

[daft boy]

There was also Ginger, the lift operator.

Lucas called out her name when everyone was dancing during the closing credits.

was that episode the one with the 20's music--- something about a rooster and a hen?

or was it just a figment of my imagination...perhaps an underdone potato or a piece of cheese?

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

There was also Ginger, the lift operator.

Lucas called out her name when everyone was dancing during the closing credits.

was that episode the one with the 20's music--- something about a rooster and a hen?

or was it just a figment of my imagination...perhaps an underdone potato or a piece of cheese?

New Look is the eppy and Lucas was refering to Humphries as "Ginger" as in Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers. :wink:

[Ronald]

Greg wrote in another thread about Mr Grainger saying if he was late to the canteen Mr Herman of Hardware will have pinched his seat.

I thought this was in the episode "Coffee Morning" and it was Mr. Herbert of Hardware.

Capt. Peacock: "Mr. Grainger, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Humphries (very unusual that Peacock named Lucas before Humphries), a quick word before we go to lunch?"

Mr. Grainger: "I hope it won't take long, otherwise Mr. Herbert of Hardware will pinch my seat."

Mr. Humphries: "Some people have all the luck."

[dazzlestar14]

Greg, have we figured out where Mr Featherstone was from yet? :shrug:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

Greg, have we figured out where Mr Featherstone was from yet? :shrug:

Yes dammit, it's written down here somewhere and I can't find it right now !!!! I also thought of another staff member and I can't remember that one either. It was the lady from "Personel" that was coming to interview Mrs. Slocombe in "OWATW".

[dazzlestar14]

There was a Mr. Featherstone mentioned once, as well as the famous vinegary little spinster who briefly usurped Mrs. Slocombe's job....Miss Featherstone.

This is the only original mentioning of Mr Featherstone that I could find on the board.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

No you silly girl. I meant on my desktop somewhere... :lol:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

The Mr. Featherstone mystery is FINALLY solved !!!!!! :clap:


Last night while sleeping I awoke during the beginning of "Heir Apparent" to hear the mention of our Mr. Featherstone !!! He was the one that got the employee of the month (or whatever it is) and got one of those little plastic cups that he sneezed on and it blew into the fire.

Mystery solved !!!! And to all those that thought I was making it up....http://lordgreg.minki.net/tfs.gif

[dazzlestar14]

Excellent work Brutha!
I knew you would find it for us!

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

I thought I was losing it there for a while... but I knew he exsisted !!!

[dazzlestar14]

Yup. Featherstone must have been a popular name then.

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

3 Featherstone's all together... The most of any name on the show.

We had 2 Graingers....

[Ronald]

3 Featherstone's all together... The most of any name on the show.

We had 2 Graingers....

We also had 3 Graingers, Greg.

Of course, the one and only: Mr. Ernest Grainger.

Further there was: Mrs. Grainger (in The Clock)

And also mentioned (by Mrs. Humphries) in the episodes where Old Mr. Grace thought that he was the father of Mr. Humphries was Annie Grainger.

[dazzlestar14]

Excellent point Ronald!

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

The Graingers were married so I counted them as one. In other words, she was he but the Featherstones were seperate entities.

[Ronald]

The Graingers were married so I counted them as one. In other words, she was he but the Featherstones were seperate entities.

OK, but I don't think that Mrs. Grainger wasn't that pleased about her Ernest when he put a girl into the Club.

Was the child of Mr. Grainger and that girl from habadashery ever born?

[Lucas The Tucas]

:? MMMMMM_________This post should have been under Wibbly Wonders ! :?

Lucas :D

[dazzlestar14]

The Graingers were married so I counted them as one. In other words, she was he but the Featherstones were seperate entities.

That makes excellent sense Greg! :D

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

The Graingers were married so I counted them as one. In other words, she was he but the Featherstones were seperate entities.

OK, but I don't think that Mrs. Grainger wasn't that pleased about her Ernest when he put a girl into the Club.

Was the child of Mr. Grainger and that girl from habadashery ever born?

Interesting question.... Would have made a good eppy of GAF when the child comes looking for the staff to find her Dad because he/she has no idea that Ernest dies....