My Hero is Forever Free

Oh goodness, Mr. Humphries brought such joy. Not a shabby way to be remembered.

Oh goodness, Mr. Humphries brought such joy. Not a shabby way to be remembered.

omg I love Are You Being Served, its truly sad that Mr. Humphries has passed away. I will remember him fondly.

He was wonderful. Or should I say Fabulous!!
"Are You Being Served" was a great show. He will be missed.

I still watch reruns to this day! He was always fabulous to watch. We will miss you!

i am american but i love that show. i still watch the re-runs at night when i catch it. i will always smile when i hear.."i'm freeeeeeee".

Thank you for paying tribute to a fine actor in such a classy way. He is truly freeeee now! I hope PBS will have a marathon on tonight so we can send John Inman off in a boom of laughter...

Loved "Mr. Humphries" et al.
My mother and I would always bet on what color Mrs. Slocombe's hair would be in each episode.

I love that show "Are you being served" he was one of the best characters on the show, besides Mrs.Slocombe.

He will be sadly missed.

Omg, I LOVED Mr. Humphries.... um, Mr. Inman. Awwww poor old fella. RIP.

Nat

I think I lost a little bit of my childhood today.
I love that show. Do you remember the episode when they had the beauty contest,or the one when they did the radio show, and the one where they where trying turn floor into a nightclub and had to shoot a commercial for it.
ahh Good times.

OMG NO! Mr. Humphries!
My grandmother and I used to watch this show together. She taped every last episode off our local PBS channel so she could have them all and watch whenever she wanted. She passed away late last year. She gave me her tapes.
Okay, I'm incredibly sad now.
RIP, Mr. Humphries.

Thank you for posting this - one of many reasons I love this blog so much.

p.s. I SO remember the beauty contest chrischris! I'm going back to watch it now. :)

I really am impressed I am not the only person out there that loves "Are You Being Served?" I still watch it and I am proud to say that I own the box set. I loved the beauty contest episode! My all time favorite would be the episode when the store is robbed and they dress up as the Gumby Gang. Mrs. Slocombe dressed as Mad Ma and Mr. Humphries was Italian Tony. LMAO!!! I will miss him. Thanks for the great comments. You all are wonderful! I move for "Are You Being Served?" Mondays. An episode post every Monday to pay respect to my favorite show. Too much?

I have watched that show basically my whole life (My mom is from England, and we always watched that show on PBS)... He will be missed!!

"Are You Being Served?" is one of the funniest shows ever! I often borrow Mr. Humphrey's "Men's wear." And I laugh every time. :)

Loved that show and loved his
character. A real sweetheart and
deliciously funny.

i read this site all the time and have never commented but feel compelled to do so now. i was truly saddened to hear about John Inman's passing. i loved "are you being served?" my husband and i always watched it in college and after we were married, it was a sunday night tradition. he was like an old friend that came by for a hilarious visit every week. i am so glad that so many here loved him too. may he now know the extent of the joy he brought to so many. rest in peace and God bless, Mr. Inman, you surely deserve it.

I'm so sad. If it weren't for Are You Being Served I couldn't go through with working every day at Nordstrom. My boyfriend and I are honestly grieving now.

I'd just started watching this on BBC America and Mr. Humphries was by far my favorite character. Kind of random i came across this so i figured i'd comment...
RIP

So sad,I loved that show.I used to watch it with my Mom and Dad.They're both gone now but I have great memories of my Mom laughing until she cried while we watched it.Thanks for some great times and RIP Mr Inman

i will miss him so much! i loooooooove AYBS? and hes one of the first to go :( condolances to his family

I loved the show. I watched it with my grandmother growing up. He will truly be missed.

RIP

I love him, and I still watch reruns of "Are you being served" on BBC America, and WHYY.

I will miss him.

so nice to see so many americans loved the show as much as i. mr. inman will be greatly missed. besides the beauty contest, the "on the roof" episode was one of my faves. r.i.p. mr. inman. you'll be greatly missed

I love "Are You Being Served?" And Mr. Humphries was the best! It's nice to see that so many other people liked him too. RIP

That is so sad. He was so wonderful. The local pbs stations should definately do Are You being served? Marathons this weekend.

Are You Being Served reruns are still being showed in the US. I have been watching this show for years. He was a wonderful actor and will surely be missed. RIP Mr. Humphries/Inman.

That is a damn shame. 'Are You Being Served' is a program that makes me laugh out loud whenever I watch, even if I've seen the episode a few times. Mr. Humphries was the bomb. Rest in Peace.

I am happy to hear so many others loved him as an actor too :) I thought I was one of the few Americans who watched PBS and Are You Being Served? regularly! I grew up watching Britcoms and this is one of the best (with Keeping Up Appearances)....I am sad to hear that "Mr Humphries" has died but he will be fondly remembered...

I still watch the show on reruns. He was a great actor playing a great part. He will be missed.

So sad, I still watch that show with my parents when I go home to visit. RIP you delightful, delightful man - you brought so much joy to my l'il ol' household.

Thanks from the bottom of my heart for posting this. My husband and I are from America and for years we lived to watch Are You Being Served? During some dark days in our marriage Mr. Inman's swish and Mrs. Slocombe's pussy were the only things we could laugh at together. Fond memroies and a fond farewell!!

I read about this yesterday and had a good cry. I've loved the show since I ran across it on PBS in the 1980's. Mr. Humphries was the best! I thought he carried it forward wonderfully in Are you being served Again?

Awww! I used to love to watch him on Are you being served?

He was the scene-stealer in a great show. My condolences go out to his family.

I also loved to watch "Are You Being Served?" on PBS back in college and law school. I perked up every time I heard the opening music to the show.

All the cast was hilarious and Inman was my favorite. (Well, Inman and Wendy Richard. Miss Shirley Brahms was hawt.)

Mr. Humphries will definitely be missed. Viva Grace Brothers.

Bye Bye Mr. Humphries

xxoo

As a child who grew up with no cable tv, I am quite familer with Mr. Humphries. A PBS staple along with other great British shows like Ab Fab, Red Dwarf & Faulty Towers. Today is a sad day. =(

Well atleast we have PBS so we can watch him for eternity.
God Bless his family.

Although I live in the U.S., I have been a fan of "Are You Being Served?" for many years and introduced it to other family members who also enjoy it. It is indeed sad to note the passing of John Inman who did an inimitable job as Mr. Humphries. It's hard to imagine anyone else in that role. He will be missed.

I had no idea that he had died. He is one of my favorite characters on AYBS. It's a tie between he and the lady that always talks about her pussy. LMAO. The reruns still come on PBS here every Sunday night. So, I watch it every Sunday without fail.