ANOTHER celebrity passes away!
By James72
@James72 (26790)
Australia
July 3, 2009 1:31am CST
Mollie Sugden may not be known by a lot of members here, but she will be remembered mostly for playing the role of Mrs Slocombe in the British comedy "Are you being served?". She also played an occasional role in "Coronation Street" and was in a show called "The Liver Birds" (I unfortunately have never seen the last show before) Here's an article announcing her death: http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/5698843/uk-comedy-actress-mollie-sugden-dies-at-86/
"Are you being served?" was a very funny show centred around a department store and really pushed the boundaries of cheeky comedy at the time. Mrs Slocombe was a hilarious character with purple hair and those who DO know of this show, certainly won't forget her character anytime soon.
My goodness, the last month or so has been unbelievable for celebrity deaths and I reckon life insurance premiums must be skyrocketing for them! I don't really have anything to ask here, I just wished to announce that Mollie had passed on. RIP Mollie Sugden.
Did you know of her? (Here's a picture of her character Mrs Slocombe too)
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16 responses
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
7 Jul 09
Thanks for posting that James72, I hadn't heard about it. I haven't seen Are you being served for many years but remember Mrs Slocombe well. Any idea how old she was? I think I'll have to look for the programme on YouTube then I can introduce it to my son and see how he responds, no doubt it will make him laugh. Thinking back I can remember most of the characters from that show but can't bring their names to mind.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
10 Jul 09
This is definitely a box-set worth owning! It's classic comedy at it's best and one of the best British comedies of them all in my opinion. It was so risque for it's time as well and so much innuendo that was freely accepted purely because of the comedic skill of the actors. 
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
9 Jul 09
Hi James, I can now report that my son has watched his first ever episode of 'Are You Being Served' and decided it was hilarious, I couldn't remember how old I was when I used to watch it and probably haven't seen it since childhood but it still makes children laugh.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
6 Jul 09
What you've just shared about the Lady Victaullers Association is something new for me, so I'm going to have to go and look that one up. 
She sure was a funny lady and a true professional in the way she managed to make such lewd comments and get away with it! 
RIP Mollie and good luck dyeing all that Angel hair!
She sure was a funny lady and a true professional in the way she managed to make such lewd comments and get away with it! RIP Mollie and good luck dyeing all that Angel hair!1 person likes this
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
3 Jul 09
Thanks for introducing this amazing lady to me. I do not know her James but I really appreciate the heartfelt tribute that you have given her through this. Last week has been a disastrous with so many celebrities passing away. May their soul rest in peace.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
15 Jul 09
I know what you mean James. May be I will have to rely on you and on the internet to know about stars like hers. Never mind, as long as I am leaning its good.
BTW, what do you want for enlightening me? Do you want me to pause till you reach 7700? I can do that as mark of my gratitude.
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@scorpiobabes (7225)
• United States
6 Jul 09
OMG, I LOVED Are You Being Served! Our local public television station had some of the best British comedies, and my father was the first to introduce me to this show! I agree...there was some serious hanky panky and cheeky humor with that show, but after watching Skins, I see that you Brits are much less uptight than us Yanks!
Thank goodness for reruns, for Mrs. Slocombe will continue to live on....
Thank goodness for reruns, for Mrs. Slocombe will continue to live on.... @James72 (26790)
• Australia
6 Jul 09
It was a very funny show alright! I've grown up watching British comedies and Are you being served? was definitely one of the most risque! The lines in it were hilarious and Mrs Slocombe's catchphrase isn't one that anybody's going to forget in a hurry! I posted a link to a YouTube clip of some of her famous sayings in the first response of this discussion. I'm mostly an Aussie too by the way, but you're right in saying that the Brits are less uptight when it comes to humour! They like to whinge a bit, but humour wise they ain't half bad!
I've grown up watching British comedies and Are you being served? was definitely one of the most risque! The lines in it were hilarious and Mrs Slocombe's catchphrase isn't one that anybody's going to forget in a hurry! I posted a link to a YouTube clip of some of her famous sayings in the first response of this discussion. I'm mostly an Aussie too by the way, but you're right in saying that the Brits are less uptight when it comes to humour! They like to whinge a bit, but humour wise they ain't half bad!1 person likes this
@p1kef1sh (45681)
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3 Jul 09
Now she really was a superstar. You can keep the pirouetting prancing pop singers, Mollie Sugden was pure class. Who can forget Mrs Slocombe's P*ssy. Great stuff. She's in the same league as Hilda Baker, Kathy Staff and the thankfully still with us, Patricia Routledge.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Jul 09
Good morning Mr Pike! You've mentioned some very funny ladies here! Here's a clip with some of Mollie's infamous lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmkX15AeN8
She was a very, very funny lady and she'll be missed. She had a good long life though and we can be grateful for that at least. 
Here's a clip with some of Mollie's infamous lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmkX15AeN8
She was a very, very funny lady and she'll be missed. She had a good long life though and we can be grateful for that at least. 1 person likes this
@sysdexlicwriter (1619)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I have always enjoyed watching "Are you being served?" It is sad that Mollie has passed on. She was a wonderful actress and I always enjoyed her humor and hair. Thank you for letting us know of her passing. We don't get much news except what is happening in the U.S.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Jul 09
I enjoyed that show very much too and it certainly was quite risque for it's time. She certainly WAS a wonderful actress and a very classy comedienne as well. I know what you mean about the reach of news too. Funnily enough, I'm in Cairo at the moment and found the story this morning on an Australian news site I check every day! Thank goodness for the internet. RIP Mollie Sugden.
She certainly WAS a wonderful actress and a very classy comedienne as well. I know what you mean about the reach of news too. Funnily enough, I'm in Cairo at the moment and found the story this morning on an Australian news site I check every day! Thank goodness for the internet. RIP Mollie Sugden.1 person likes this
@sysdexlicwriter (1619)
• United States
3 Jul 09
This is such an amazing thing to talk with people around the world. It is 3:00 a.m. here in Michigan (USA)and I have a full day in front of me in a few hours but it is so wonderful to be able to talk with you and everyone else no matter what time of the day or night. Thank you Mollie for all those you have entertained over the years and I also wish that you RIP.
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
3 Jul 09
I had seen some episodes of Are you being served and a few scenes of Coronation street a long time ago. I had come across her name as well, but had not related this together. It has been a time of high celebrity deaths James and may thier soul rest in Peace. Thanks to all of them for bringing to us all thier wonderful entertainment over the years.
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@CanadaGal (4304)
• Canada
9 Jul 09
I used to watch "Are You Being Served?" all the time!! I love how Mollie used to talk about her pu$$y all the time on the show. And the one liners between her and the gay guy... OMG!... PRICELESS!! 
Btw... in case you haven't heard... Michael Jackson passed away. I know! SHOCKER! 
Btw... in case you haven't heard... Michael Jackson passed away. I know! SHOCKER! @James72 (26790)
• Australia
9 Jul 09
Michael Jackson? No way! Don't play games CanadaGal, my heart can't take it. 
lol.
She was one heck of a funny lady and she certainly left her mark. She had a good long life too and 86 is an impressive innings! Here's a flashback for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmkX15AeN8
lol.
She was one heck of a funny lady and she certainly left her mark. She had a good long life too and 86 is an impressive innings! Here's a flashback for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmkX15AeN8 1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Jul 09
oh i have seen that show has been on here from the BBC channel. never thought to watch it as i never knew it was a good comedy. this is terrible. it makes worry about who we are going to loose next that we love to watch. i'll have to go take a look at this show sometime and your clips here.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
5 Jul 09
Oh my goodness James! I used to watch that show all the time
and I loved it! Mollie Sugden was an incredible actress and
funny as all hell! That was one of my favorite Britcoms!
I used to watch so many of those shows! Oh, I am so sorry
to hear of her passing now too! This is getting ridiculous!
The numbers of Celeb deaths is off the charts now! Thank
you for those wonderful memories of Mollie and that wonderful
show! I will never forget her! Thanks for many laughs dear
Mollie, Rest In Peace!
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
5 Jul 09
She sure was! Classy too. Her infamous lines were risque at the time and it was her professionalism and skill as a comedic actress that allowed these phrases to continue and develop such a following. She may not have been well known throughout the world, but she sure did carve herself one heck of a niche! All the characters in that show were hilarious and I've been having this sudden urge to download some of the episodes. The number of celebrity deaths in the last couple of months is certainly becoming a strange phenomenon too. I hope to God the trend stops for now or at least slows down!
The number of celebrity deaths in the last couple of months is certainly becoming a strange phenomenon too. I hope to God the trend stops for now or at least slows down!1 person likes this
@thebohemianheart (8827)
• United States
6 Jul 09
Oh, wow, I had not heard this. I still watch re-runs of Are You Being served.
She was a funny, funny lady. I often wondered how she did her lines so straight faced. Especially the ones about her cat.*L*
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
6 Jul 09
She had a cat??? 
LMAO. It was a VERY funny show and she was fantastic as Mrs Slocombe. Even though I first saw it when I was a child, I still get a kick out of it! They don't show stuff like Are you being served? here, but I watch snippets online every now and then. Here's a flashback for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmkX15AeN8 Mollie Sugden certainly left a unique impression!
LMAO. It was a VERY funny show and she was fantastic as Mrs Slocombe. Even though I first saw it when I was a child, I still get a kick out of it! They don't show stuff like Are you being served? here, but I watch snippets online every now and then. Here's a flashback for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unmkX15AeN8 Mollie Sugden certainly left a unique impression!1 person likes this
@thebohemianheart (8827)
• United States
6 Jul 09
That was a good clip. Thanks for the laugh1 person likes this
@3cardmonte (5098)
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11 Jul 09
oh thats terrible, I remember Are you being served from when I was a kid, it was my Mums favourite show,though as I was only a young lass, the most memorable thing for me was "are you free?" good times
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
12 Jul 09
lol. Yes, Mr Humphries was the character that did the best rendition of "Are you free?" in my opinion and he too is a great comic who played up the double meanings very well! I started watching this show when I was a kid also and Mrs Slocombe was a classic! She'll always be remembered for this role, that's for sure.
@MuncheeLee (132)
• United States
5 Jul 09
I used to watch that show! I thought she was a funny character!
Are You Being Served was one of the few shows like that I could actually stand.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
5 Jul 09
She was funny alright! The lines she was famous for in that comedy were notoriously controversial, but she did them so well they were accepted widely! And who could ever forget the purple and pink hair? I grew up watching British comedies and this is one I always enjoyed too. She had a good long life as well, so that's something!
And who could ever forget the purple and pink hair? I grew up watching British comedies and this is one I always enjoyed too. She had a good long life as well, so that's something! 1 person likes this
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
10 Jul 09
I am sorry to hear this.
.is there something in the water they are drinking? Well, they say that when alot of woman get pregnant at the same time..it's something in the water..lol Actually I have watched that show a few times before our cable got changed and now we no longer able to get those shows.
.is there something in the water they are drinking? Well, they say that when alot of woman get pregnant at the same time..it's something in the water..lol Actually I have watched that show a few times before our cable got changed and now we no longer able to get those shows. 1 person likes this
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
10 Jul 09
I never considered the water! Seeing as they're all celebreties, maybe it's Evian? lol. I don't get that show here either, but I used to watch it all the time when I was younger. It was a hilarious series and Mollie Sugden was a very funny lady! She had a good long life, so at least that's something!
lol. I don't get that show here either, but I used to watch it all the time when I was younger. It was a hilarious series and Mollie Sugden was a very funny lady! She had a good long life, so at least that's something! @hiddenwing (3719)
• China
10 Jul 09
Well, I don't know about that! She may have lots of funs like you guys. haha
I like Jay Chou and the like! haha
He was the main actor in Curse of the Golden Flower.
I like his song, listen to mom, most!
On the other hand, I know nothing about Mollie Sugden and her "are you being served" movie!
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
10 Jul 09
Mollie Sugden was most famous for her role as "Mrs Slocombe" in the TV series "Are you being served?". I;m not sure if she ever played a part in any movies or not actually? She was a very, very funny lady and I've posted a link in a response above that shows her playing her character! The lines she was most known for could be seen as very rude, but she played her role so well, she became famous for these lines rather than getting in trouble for them!
