Beane's of Boston

infobox television
show_name = Beanes of Boston
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft
starring = Alan Sues
John Hillerman
Charlotte Rae
Lorna Patterson
George O'Hanlon Jr.
country = US
first_aired = 1979
num_series = One
num_episodes = One
imdb_id = 0164386

"Beane's of Boston" was 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.

Trivia

John Hillerman was asked to read the part of 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 might've taken 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.