'Allo 'Allo 

In France during World War II, Rene Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating Rene.

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 85 episodes, 1982-1992
Kirsten Cooke	...	Michelle Dubois 82 episodes, 1982-1992
Richard Gibson	...	Herr Otto Flick 79 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
John 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:

accent | nazi | satire | serial | slapstick comedy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | History | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 December 1982 (UK)

Also Known As:

Allo 'Allo!

Filming Locations:

BBC Elstree Centre/ATV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1986, Gorden Kaye and Vicki Michelle in character as Rene and Yvette released a single, which was their cover of Serge Gainsbourg "Je T'Aime".

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Goofs

Madame Fanny is occasionally seen knitting. However, the character knits British style. Any French woman of the time would knit Continental style instead.

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Quotes

Flying Officer Carstairs: Look at my knees
[lifts up his "skirt"]
René: Why is he showing you his knees?
Michelle Dubois: He was a scrubber at ze nunnery.
René: No wonder they threw him out.

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Connections

Referenced in The Show Must Go On (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).