Now, he's free

It was with great sadness that I found out yesterday that John Inman had passed away. He played the indubitable Mr. Humphries on the British comedy Are you Being Served?. With the Golden Girls, it is one of my two favorite TV comedies of all time.

Mr. Humphries was John Inman. He was fun, witty, and everything that is so positive about gay men. He had smarts, he had passion, and he was always so damned positive (well, except when Mrs. Slocomb made passes at him). His gay double entendres are so precious. While the show hasn't been taped for over 20 years, he will still be missed.

Inman was gay himself. Contrary to Sean Hayes, he was willing to play gay on TV and live openly gay in real life as well.

So carry on, Mr. Inman. You've done very well.

BTW, if anyone can tell me in which episode he actually played a "straight" Mr. Humphries, I'd be grateful. I want to go back and watch some of the episodes (the ones with the original Mr. Grainger; after Arthur Brough died, the series was never the same again) and I'd love to be sure to watch that one. Thanks!

Comments

[Justin]

What do you think of Sean Hayes? Perhaps, he is not homosexual. Although, I have heard that he is.

Don't you think he has a right to not comment on his personal life as long as he does not make anti-gay remarks?