'Allo 'Allo!

The Gateau from the Chateau

Wartime sitcom about a beleagured cafe owner living in occupied France. Starring Gorden Kaye and Carmen Silvera

Christmas 1991 Special

Good and bad news for Rene in a special Christmas edition. The British airmen have finally gone, but Rene's mistress, Yvette, is pregnant - but who might be the father?

The British Are Coming

The very first pilot episode of the comedy that ran for longer than World War II itself. Rene is lumbered with the task of looking after British airmen.

The Fallen Madonna

Classic farce in the wartime cafe owned by the ultimate French lover. Rene and the Colonel decide to smuggle out the two British airmen disguised as Germans.

Pigeon Post

More saucy wartime farce from Rene's cafe. I say, chaps, Fairfax and Carstairs are captured by the Resistance. And carrier pigeons end up on the cafe's menu.

Savile Row to the Rescue

Comical wartime antics with unlikely Casanova, Rene Artois. An explosive bottle of gin causes chaos in the cafe. The late Gordon Kaye stars.

The Execution

Klop! Wartime hi-jinks with a pan-European range of characters. Rene is imprisoned by General von Klinkerhoffen, who orders General von Strohm to make him suffer.

The Funeral

Saucy goings-on and culture clashes in the ever-popular wartime comedy. Following his supposed execution, Rene finds himself having to arrange his own funeral.

Reds Nick Colonel

Long-suffering Rene struggles with his wife, his many lovers, the Germans and a couple of Englishmen hiding in his wardrobe in the rip-roaring wartime sitcom.

The Dance of Hitler Youth

The wartime sitcom that's loved across Europe for its gloriously un-PC humour. The Germans throw a party and get the girls to dress up as Hitler Youth.

Six Big Boobies

Classic wartime comedy with some saucy Brit humour and a dash of French farce. Edith takes advantage of Rene's presumed demise to search for a new husband.

The Wooing of Widow Artois

Cheeky laughs in occupied France, by brilliant writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. The British airmen are back in Rene's cafe, having failed to escape.

The Policeman Cometh

While Rene believes he is finally getting rid of the British airmen, another agent is dropped by parachute, disguised as a French policeman with a bad accent.

Swiftly and with Style

Terrible accents to the fore in the classic World War II sitcom. Rene and Captain Geering are ambushed by the Resistance, while Edith gets a proposal.

The Duel

I shall say this only once - another episode of the classic wartime sitcom. Monsieur Alfonse and Rene are set to duel over the hand of Edith.

Herr Flick's Revenge

David Croft's wartime comedy gives the opportunity for hammy acting dressed in leather. Down in the dungeons of the chateau, Herr Flick awaits his victims.

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The Nicked Knockwurst

More French farce with a dash of British sauce. When the Communist Resistance steals the Fallen Madonna, Rene is ordered to pay the ransom.

Gruber Does Some Mincing

Wonderfully politically incorrect wartime comedy with Gordon Kaye as Rene Artois. Gruber's dog has ended up with the sausage containing the painting.

The Sausage in the Wardrobe

More liberties taken with the French, and anything involving a sausage is usually funny. A rescue plan is hatched for Maria and the Fallen Madonna.

Flight of Fancy

Nazi-occupied France is the setting for the saucy international sitcom. In order to get the airmen back to Blighty, Rene and co disguise themselves as roadworkers.

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Another slice of wartime farce in the French cafe. Rene panics when it appears that his hiding place for the ample 'Fallen Madonna' may have been rumbled.

The Great Un-Escape

Saucy laughs with amorous cafe owner Rene Artois. He finds himself knee-deep in a tunnel - all part of his quest to find uniforms for the British airmen.

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Hans Goes Over the Top

Wartime farce as Rene and co struggle to find a way out of the German POW camp, but their series of desperate escape plans is only partially successful.

Camp Dance

Saucy Brit humour and a dash of French farce. Rene and his fellow prisoners continue their escape attempt from the German POW camp dressed as Folies Bergere girls.

Good Staff Are Hard to Find

Wartime laughs and French farce from Rene's cafe, where the Resistance supply a new waitress. An Italian liaison officer arrives to work with the Colonel.

The Flying Nun

Rene uses bizarre means to establish radio contact with England. Meanwhile, Herr Flick suspects the Colonel and the General of plotting an assassination attempt.

The Sausages in the Trousers

Vintage laughs much enjoyed by our European neighbours. Gruber has finished the paintings, but where can they be hidden? Of course! In the sausages.

The Jet-Propelled Mother-in-Law

More endearing comic tales from David Croft's farcical wartime sitcom. Colonel von Klinkerhoffen visits the local vineyards for a wine-tasting.

The Rescue of Frau Kinkenrotten

The farcical wartime sitcom that's truly politically incorrect! Rene masquerades as the head of the Gestapo in an attempt to rescue Herr Flick.

The Camera in the Potato

Laugh along with the farcical wartime sitcom. Rene has to get into Gruber's bedroom in order to photograph plans for a German invasion of England.

Dinner with the General

Classic British comedy with a dash of French farce. Edith must drop a smoke canister down the chimney in Gruber's bedroom. The right chimney, mind.

The Dreaded Circular Saw

Good moaning, I shall say zis only vonce... classic laughs with Rene and co. in the outrageous wartime sitcom. Rene and Leclerc open up Gruber's safe.

Enter Denise

Rene could be facing a fate worse than life with Edith. The leader of the Communist Resistance recognises him as her childhood sweetheart and vows to marry him.

A Marriage of Inconvenience

Refreshingly un-PC comedy. Rene's friends rally round to try and save him from his impending marriage to the leader of the Communists.

Post-Matrimonial Depression

Bawdy wartime sitcom. More laughs from the French cafe as Rene disguises himself as his father in order to escape the wrath of Denise Laroque.

The Long-Distance Duck

Another wartime comedy that ran for longer than the war itself! Rene shows some alarming physical symptoms as the pressures of his life take their toll.

The Generals' Conference

More of David Croft's wartime comedy in which no nation is spared ridicule. Unlikely Romeo Rene goes into action to photograph invasion plans.

Rene under an Assumed Nose

Is it le fin for Rene in the wartime sitcom? Monsieur Leclerc comes to the rescue when orders are given for Rene to be arrested and shot.

The Confusion of the Generals

Saucy wartime sitcom. The Axis generals arrange to meet at the cafe dressed as onion sellers. Unfortunately, the British airmen have the same plan.

Who's for the Vatican?

No stone unturned in the quest to send up every nation in the EU. A medal, a suicide pill and a hide-out in the Vatican introduce an old habit to Rene.

The Bank Job

Classic war farce. Rene and Leclerc escape from the Resistance with the view to collect a ransom from General Von Klinkerhoffen. But they resort to robbing a bank.

Communists in the Cupboard

Dodgy accents abound in the wartime comedy. Where to hide the million francs stolen from nasty Nazi Herr Flick? Down Rene's trousers of course.

Forged Francs and Fishsellers

More un-PC laughs as Rene gets rid of the money and tries to dispose of the microfilm, only to be hampered by naughty Resistance girls.

The Exploding Bedpan

Saucy French farce in David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd's wartime sitcom. Alfonse's dicky ticker plays up when he's being interrogated by the Gestapo.

Going Like a Bomb

Wartime romp. Captain Bertorelli, pockets crammed with loot, is snitched on. Michelle and Crabtree hatch another bonkers plot to ship the airmen to Blighty.

LeClerc Against the Wall

LeClerc is arrested on suspicion of stealing the Gestapo's money and faces execution unless it's returned, but Edith's mother has cooked it in the oven.

Christmas Puddings

Saucy sitcom loaded with wartime romeos and naughty waitresses. Where would you hide 1,000 kilos of stolen explosives? In 500 Christmas puddings, of course.

Mines Away!

Prime silliness. Not only does Rene nearly get blown up in his cellar by an exploding Christmas pudding, he also gets roped into yet another bonkers Resistance plan.

Train of Events

Madcap wartime sitcom. Rene is on the night train to Geneva and, while he is seeking to avoid Edith, he bumps into Mimi, the Colonel and Gruber.

All Aboard

Farcical wartime sitcom with even more farcical names. Von Klinkerhoffen orders Rene to hand over the paintings, before he tries to elope to Switzerland with Yvette.

An Enigma Variation

Mercifully politically incorrect comedy. All is chaos as Rene attempts to hide the stolen gold. Meanwhile the Resistance plan to steal the Enigma Encoder.

Enigma's End

New, Classic wartime absurdity. Rene hides the Enigma machine, two British airmen, the Fallen Madonna, gold bars and the Cracked Vase painting all in one cafe.

The Big Flush

Laughs at the expense of the French, Germans, English and anyone else. Rene decides it's time he quit his dangerous lifestyle - along with the four gold bars.

Renewing the Vows

More abuse of the French language. Rene is shocked when Edith accepts Alfonse's proposal. Will he lose the cafe and the gold bars he lifted?

Desperate Doings in the Graveyard

Saucy wartime farce. A powerful transmitter has been erected beneath the tomb of Rene's twin brother. Rene tries to send a message to London.

The Gestapo for the High Jump

Wacky wartime farce as Herr Flick and Von Smallhausen of the Gestapo plan to infiltrate the Resistance disguised as British airmen.

The Nouvion Oars

Despairing Rene Artois is caught up in more wartime escapades. Helga plans to marry Herr Flick in order to report his every move to General Von Klinkerhoffen.

The Nicked Airmen

The bawdy wartime farce. When the British airmen are arrested paddling a tin bath down the estuary, Rene and co have to rescue them from the chateau - in coffins.

The Airmen De-Nicked

Hop over the channel for a rendez-vous with Rene and his wartime chums. Using hijacked German uniforms, Michelle of the Resistance plans to infiltrate German HQ.

The Crooked Fences

Saucy wartime sitcom that's a big hit across Europe. Cafe Rene is the venue for a clandestine deal involving the infamous Fallen Madonna and a cuckoo clock weight.

Crabtree's Podgeon Pist

The outrageous and gloriously un-PC wartime comedy. Fanny and Leclerc's wedding is timed to coincide with the execution of Michelle's audacious escape plan.

Rising to the Occasion

Saucy wartime shenanigans as Michelle comes up with an audacious escape plan with cylinders of helium disguised as prize-winning marrows.

Arousing Suspicions

British sauce and French farce. Rene and company must disguise themselves as Spanish dancers to recover some battle equipment from the chateau.

A Woman Never Lies

Farcical wartime sitcom. Still searching for the Fallen Madonna, Herr Flick gives Helga a truth drug.

Hitler's Last Heil

More sauce and farce. There's something to celebrate at Rene's cafe. It's his birthday and he gets a series of surprises, but not all are pleasant.

Awful Wedded Wife

Farcical comedy amongst the French Resistance. Renee has organised a secret wedding with Yvette, but things have a habit of not going quite according to plan.

Firing Squashed

Wartime sitcom. Time for a final cigarette as Herr Flick and Von Smallhausen prepare to meet their maker in front of a firing squad.

A Fishful of Francs

Wartime laughs as Michelle plans to swap an eel containing the Fallen Madonna for a dogfish containing ten million francs. Well you would, wouldn't you?

Swan Song

More old school humour in the wartime comedy. Renee and Edith face the German firing squad following a bungled Resistance operation.

Gone with the Windmill

Farcical fun. As the war nears its end, The Colonel and Gruber make an escape bid to Spain and Herr Flick has had extensive plastic surgery.

Missing and Presumed Dead

Wartime sitcom full of funny names. Rene is taken prisoner by Louise of the Communist Resistance, who tells him he's to be her love slave!

Rene Artois is Still Dead

Carry On-style comedy from the writers of Are You Being Served? The village and the Germans pay their respects to the supposed mortal remains of Rene.

Fishmonger Float

Wartime hijinks. Renee's attempted assignations with Yvette in the broom cupboard seem more fraught with danger than any other resistance activity.

A Fishy Send-Off

More laughs with famous babe magnet Rene and the gang. The Resistance disguise their latest dangerous operation behind a carnival float with a fishy theme.

A Winkle in Time

The time has come to call 'Adieu, Adieu!' as Rene, his lovely wife Edith and all the regulars finally bow out at the close of the war.

A Quiet Honeymoon

Don't mention the war! It's David Croft's WWII sitcom. Newlyweds Fanny and Leclerc are sent to jail by the Germans. Rene is in no hurry to rescue them.

An Almighty Bang

More wartime laughs in the saucy comedy set in occupied France. The Colonel tries to stop Von Flockenstoffen's kidnap plan. Fanny and LeClerc are stuck in a folding bed.

Fleeing Monks

Another trip to the French cafe where the owner is always, 'ow you say, 'aving it away!' Sentenced to death by the Resistance, Rene tries to flee to England.

Soup and Sausage

Slightly saucy wartime farce. The British airmen are stuck down the drain in the village square. Rene plans to get them out using an old ice cream van. Simple!

Prior Engagements

French farce and inspired innuendo in the WWII sitcom. In an effort to rustle up useful propaganda, Von Klinkerhoffen orders Edith to marry Captain Bertorelli.

Leg it to Spain

Farcical sitcom with Gorden Kaye as amorous cafe owner Rene Artois. Those bumbling British airmen are trapped in wine barrels in the cellars of the chateau.

The Spirit of Nouvion

Another merry trip to wartime France. Michelle enlists Rene to try to retrieve the Fallen Madonna locked in Herr Flick's safe. What could possibly go wrong!?

The Gestapo Ruins a Picnic

1980s sitcom that finds farcical fun in the French Resistance. Von Klinkerhoffen wants to use the local newspaper for Nazi propaganda and asks Rene to run it.

Up the Crick Without a Piddle

More French farce. Rene and Edith meet an old friend and are awarded medals by Churchill after being transported to England in place of the airmen.

Rene of the Gypsies

More laughs at the expense of every power player in the EU! Michelle plans to release the airmen from the drain in the square under cover of a gypsy fair.

Allo Allo (5): Ep 10

Is it le fin for Rene in the wartime sitcom? Monsieur Leclerc comes to the rescue when orders are given for Rene to be arrested and shot.