'Allo 'Allo!

Synopsis

The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.

First Air Date: 1984-09-07

Last Air Date: 1992-12-14

Number of Seasons: 9

Number of Episodes: 82

Created By: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Gorden Kaye as René Artois
Carmen Silvera as Edith Artois
Vicki Michelle as Yvette Carte-Blanche
Richard Marner as Colonel Kurt von Strohm
Kim Hartman as Private Helga Geerhart
Guy Siner as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
Kirsten Cooke as Michelle Dubois
Rose Hill as Madame Fanny
Kenneth Connor as Monsieur Alfonse
Hilary Minster as General Erich von Klinkerhoffen

Seasons

Specials (1982) - (5 Episodes)

Series 1 (1984) - (7 Episodes)

Series 2 (1985) - (6 Episodes)

Series 3 (1986) - (6 Episodes)

Series 4 (1987) - (6 Episodes)

Series 5 (1988) - (26 Episodes)

Series 6 (1989) - (8 Episodes)

Series 7 (1991) - (10 Episodes)

Series 8 (1992) - (7 Episodes)

Series 9 (1992) - (6 Episodes)

Specials (1982)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The British Are Coming (Pilot) (1982-12-30)

René Artois, owner of the Café René in the French village of Nouvion, is 'persuaded' by the Resistance to hide two escaping British airmen. René is more interested in having affairs with his two waitresses without his wife finding out. The Germans, who are occupying the village, are busy looting anything valuable.
Ep. 2: The Gâteau from the Château (Christmas Special 1985) (1985-12-26)

The airmen's escape is thwarted by Nazi gunfire, and the air balloon crashes into Madame Fanny's bedroom. General Von Klinkerhoffen takes command of Nouvion and orders Colonel Von Strohm to woo Edith in order to infiltrate the Resistance. The Colonel soon delegates the duty to Captain Hans Geering. Herr Flick plots the death of the General by poisoned dart, with Helga assigned to do the fatal deed. The Colonel and the Captain plan to poison the General's wine with a lethal pill, whilst Michelle has Edith make a Black Forest Gateau packed with dynamite.
Ep. 3: A Bun in the Oven (Christmas Special 1991) (1991-12-24)

Two years have passed. The airmen have finally escaped to England and Captain Bertorelli and his Italian troops have gone home. René thinks life is now relatively peaceful. Then Yvette announces that she's pregnant. Colonel Von Strohm and Lieutenant Gruber get Helga to steal the painting of the Fallen Madonna from Herr Flick. She cuts off one of the boobies and keeps it, to make sure that she'll get her 'cut' when the painting is sold.
Ep. 4: The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! (1994-08-14)

René and Edith are in the Alps celebrating Edith's birthday. As they drink champagne and eat cake they start to reminisce about the WWII days, and we are shown several clips with highlights from the entire series. Some of the clips include: Michelle's many "I shall say this only once" plans, René's shooting, the flying nun, Crabtree's bad french, Gruber's advances towards René, René's affairs with the girls, Fanny and Leclerc in the foldup-bed, Leclerc's disguises etc.
Ep. 5: The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007-04-28)

A one-off special. René is writing his memoirs and needs help to fill in the "big gaps". Features some of the original cast reprising their roles; inter-worked with a documentary about the show's history.