Beane's of Boston

Beane's of Boston
Created by	Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft
Starring	Tom Poston Alan Sues John Hillerman Charlotte Rae Lorna Patterson George O'Hanlon Jr. Morgan Farley
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	1
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Paramount Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	May 5, 1979

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.

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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