In honour of star Wendy Richard

Are You Being Served? store Grace Brothers is to be recreated in tribute to the sitcom’s star Wendy Richard.

Part of London department store Selfridges is to be converted into the comedy set for a charity sale of designer items from the late actress’s wardrobe next month.

Actors Trevor Bannister and Frank Thornton will reprise their roles as Mr Lucas and Captain Peacock for the event on December 8.

Richard’s role of Miss Brahms will be taken by fellow EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy, while Laila Morse – aka Albert Square’s Mo Harris – will recreate Mollie Sugden’s character of Mrs Slocombe.

Richard’s widower, John Burns, organised the sale of more than 1,000 items – including Chanel suits, Prada handbags and Gucci sunglasses – in a bid to raise more than £50,000 for her favourite charity, the Lady Taverners.

Miss Richard, who played Miss Brahms from 1972 to 1985, died of cancer in February, at the age of 65.

Published: 15 Nov 2009