'Allo 'Allo! 

In WW2 France, 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:

french resistance | german army | italian army | gestapo | farce | 

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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:

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)

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 Lara Fabien's "Je T'Aime".

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Goofs

At the end of each episode there is a list of "Cast in order of appearance", but on several occasions, the order of the list does not reflect the actual order in which the actors appear in the episode. In season 5, there are even some episodes where actors are credited in the list without appearing in the episode.

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Quotes

Herr Flick: I have a box of sharp needles somewhere.
[opens a drawer]
Herr Flick: Ah, here they are.
Helga: What have you in mind, Herr Flick?
Herr Flick: I have an excellent gramophone and many old records of Hitler's speeches. They are quite amusing.
Helga: Hitler's speeches quite amusing?
Herr Flick: Played at double speed, he sounds like Donald Duck.

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Connections

Featured in TV Hell (1992)

User Reviews

without doubt, THE best tv show EVER!

Words can't explain how much I love this show, it's just amazing. It's extremely funny, but the only downside is that it's not easy to find on tv these days... In the 80's and early 90's it was very well known and loved, but then disappeared into nowhere... A small town in War time France makes a great setting for this wonderful tv show, and the language barrier is easily fixed... everyone speaks in English, but the British have British accents, the French, French accents, the Germans, German accents etc. Th storyline follows on from the previous episodes, with Rene explaining what happened in the last episode. Watch it, you won't regret it.