The staff competes for a temporary position as Father Christmas and Mr. Humphries and Mr. Lucas help Mr. Grainger work up a black minstrel number for a variety show. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

The staff rebel when they are asked to rearrange their vacations to suit the store’s redecoration plans. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

The staff are unimpressed by the new security monitors, which Mr. Rumbold uses to spy on everyone until the staff turns the tables on him. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

The staff tries a fashion show as a means of raising their slumping sales figures. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

The staff uses their imagination to keep warm during a coal strike. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

Mr. Grainger fears that Grace Brothers is going to retire him at his grand birthday celebration. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

Young Mr. Grace decrees that the staff wear fancy dress costumes during the pre-Christmas shopping season. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

The staff scrambles to find a diamond lost by a wealthy customer who has offered an sizable reward. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

Mrs. Slocombe fights back when an outside perfume saleswoman moves onto the floor and diverts customers. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).

Mr. Rumbold asks the staff to stay after closing for a pep talk about ways to increase the sales figures. (Description originally transcribed in 1997 by Donna R. Lemaster).