"'Allo 'Allo!" (1982) TV series 1982-1992

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creators:

David Croft
Jeremy Lloyd

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

30 December 1982 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

French Resistance | Painting | Captain | Colonel | Italian Army

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

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)
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)

Runtime:

UK:30 min (85 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | Finland:S | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Hilary Minster, who played General von Klinkerhoffen, also appeared (as Hauptmann Muller) in "Secret Army" (1977), from which "'Allo 'Allo!" (1982) was derived. Richard Marner (Col. von Strohm) and Guy Siner (Lt. Grüber) also played small roles in "Secret Army" (1977).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The sub-machine guns used by Michelle and the Resistance girls in various episodes are Stirlings, which were not produced until 1953.

Quotes:

René: We will stick out like a carrot in an omelet.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Comedy Connections: 'Allo 'Allo! (#4.6)" (2006)

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).