'Allo 'Allo (1982–1992)
"'Allo 'Allo!" (original title)

René Artois runs a small café in France during World War II. He always seems to have his hands full: He's having affairs with most of his waitresses, he's keeping his wife happy, he's ... See full summary »

Creators:

David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd

Stars:

Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Gorden Kaye	...	René Artois (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Carmen Silvera	...	Edith Artois (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Vicki Michelle	...	Yvette Carte-Blanche (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Richard Marner	...	Colonel Kurt von Strohm (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Kim Hartman	...	Private Helga Geerhart (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Guy Siner	...	Lieutenant Hubert Gruber (84 episodes, 1982-1992)
Kirsten Cooke	...	Michelle Dubois (82 episodes, 1982-1992)
Richard Gibson	...	Herr Otto Flick (78 episodes, 1982-1992)
Rose Hill	...	Madame Fanny (78 episodes, 1982-1992)
Arthur Bostrom	...	Officer Crabtree (74 episodes, 1985-1992)
John D. Collins	...	Flying Officer Fairfax (64 episodes, 1982-1992)
Nicholas Frankau	...	Flying Officer Carstairs (64 episodes, 1982-1992)
Louis Mansi	...	Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen (63 episodes, 1985-1992)
Sue Hodge	...	Mimi Labonq (62 episodes, 1987-1992)
Kenneth Connor	...	Monsieur Alfonse (62 episodes, 1984-1992)
Hilary Minster	...	General Erich von Klinkerhoffen (59 episodes, 1984-1992)
Jack Haig	...	Roger Leclerc (51 episodes, 1982-1989)

Storyline

René Artois runs a small café in France during World War II. He always seems to have his hands full: He's having affairs with most of his waitresses, he's keeping his wife happy, he's trying to please the German soldiers who frequent his café, and he's running a major underground operation for the Resistance. Quite often, the Germans' incompetence itself is what nearly lands René and his cohorts in hot water; they are not helped either by the locals, who are dreadfully keen to get rid of the Germans, but their blatant and theatrical attempts at espionage and secrecy often create problems that René must solve quickly.

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Plot Keywords:

captain | french resistance | painting | colonel | italian army | 

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Genres:

Comedy | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 December 1982 (UK)

Also Known As:

'Allo 'Allo

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 30 min (44 episodes) 35 min (6 episodes) 25 min (32 episodes) 45 min (3 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer David Croft says that the inspiration for Officer Crabtree, the policeman (played by Arthur Bostrom) who speaks spectacularly bad French, came from Edward Heath, former British Prime Minister, who spoke French with a broad English accent. In real life, Arthur Bostrom speaks French fluently.

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Goofs

The flag on the helmets of the German soldiers is not a German flag. The German flag is yellow-red-black, while the flag on the helmet is red-yellow-black.

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Quotes

René: But you won't shoot me?
Col. Von Strom: That goes without saying.
René: I would feel better if you said it, just the same.

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Connections

Featured in John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy (2012)

User Reviews

a great series

I have little to add to this what the other have written here. Accept that what few people seem to know. This brilliant series is a parody on another very good series, Secret Army, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075579/ The cafe, The Gestapo officers, the singing wife, even the characters look the spitting image. But, in all fairness, I think the parody is more brilliant than the original series. Strange, but true. I Think that this is one of the few cases where the parody is better know than the original, and a true red herring in that it is also better. I cannot think of one where this is also the case, although there are more parodies better known then the original (Airport-Airplane to mention one).