Country of origin United States No. of series 1 First episode date 1979 Number of episodes 1 Program creators David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 1 Network CBS Genre Sitcom | |
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Created by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft Starring Tom Poston
Alan Sues
John Hillerman
Charlotte Rae
Lorna Patterson
George O'Hanlon Jr.
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Beane's of Boston is a pilot episode for a proposed American adaption of the British sitcom Are You Being Served?. Though written by the original writers of the British series and starring John Hillerman, who would go on to fame in Magnum, P.I., the series was not picked up.
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John Hillerman was asked to read the part of Captain (Now "Mr.") Peacock. When he failed to show up for the reading, co-creator Jeremy Lloyd read the lines instead. He was immediately offered the role. Lloyd appeared to consider taking it, but co-creator David Croft urged him not to, citing Lloyd's writing commitments in the UK, so producer Garry Marshall offered Lloyd a part on his current series Happy Days instead.
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