British Comedy Guide

'Allo 'Allo!, Revisited

SCENE: THE CAFE RENE

A GERMAN OFFICER IS SAT A TABLE. ENTER AN OLD MAN IN GLASSES. HE IS WEARING A BERET AND A GRUBBY RAINCOAT.

OLD MAN

Tits and bums. Tits and bums. Who will buy some tits and bums from a poor old tits and bums seller?

HE OPENS HIS RAINCOAT TO SHOW THE OFFICER HIS WARES.

GERMAN OFFICER

Go away you old fool!

ENTER YVETTE AND MARIE. MARIE IS WEARING A FLYING HELMET AND YVETTE IS SUGGESTIVELY WAVING A STICK OF CELERY.

YVETTE

Colonel, will you not come upstairs?

MARIE (LISPING)

We have the flying helmet and the wet celery!

YVETTE AND MARIE EXIT, FOLLOWED BY THE GERMAN OFFICER RUBBING HIS HANDS.

OLD MAN (LIFTING HIS GLASSES)

It is I, the News of the World.

END.

Is this already unsubtle enough, or would it work better if the girls address the officer as Herr Mosley?

I like what I think you are doing, but it seems to lack clarity

No, Max Mosley as a character in Allo Allo is a gag that wold work well on stage, but I can't seem to nail it.

I liked it. Seems well suited for one of the topical shows.

Does this work better:

SCENE: THE CAFE RENE

A GERMAN OFFICER IS SAT A TABLE. ENTER AN OLD MAN IN GLASSES. HE IS WEARING A BERET AND A GRUBBY RAINCOAT.

OLD MAN

Tits and bums. Tits and bums. Who will buy some tits and bums from a poor old tits and bums seller?

GERMAN OFFICER

Go away you old fool!

ENTER YVETTE AND MARIE. MARIE IS WEARING A FLYING HELMET AND YVETTE IS SUGGESTIVELY WAVING A STICK OF CELERY.

YVETTE

Colonel, will you not come upstairs?

MARIE (LISPING)

We have the flying helmet and the wet celery!

YVETTE AND MARIE TURN TO LEAVE, FOLLOWED BY THE GERMAN OFFICER RUBBING HIS HANDS. HE PUT SIS ARMS AROUND THEM

GERMAN OFFICER

Nein, meine lieblings, vot I have in mind ist...

THEY EXIT. THE OLD MAN LOOKS SHIFTILY FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEN RAISES HIS SPECTACLES.

OLD MAN

It is I, the News of the World.

OFF-STAGE THERE IS THE SWISH OF A CANE AND A THWACK

GERMAN OFFICER (OOV)

Ow!

YVETTE RUNS BACK ON STAGE IN A STRIPED PRISON UNIFORM

YVETTE (TO OLD MAN)

Do you have a sticking plaster for Herr Mosley?

END.

It's good, and improved, but I'd mention Max Moseley by name.

Quote: sootyj @ July 9 2008, 8:26 PM BST

I'd mention Max Moseley by name.

Amended accordingly.

Now it's ace

:D

Ve arr trying to see ze funny side of all zis but ve arr perhaps lecking ze powerful Gestapo binoculars.

Vunn moment pleess...

Ach ja...

Tee hee.

Who says ve chairmans heff no sense of humour..?

True to the show's style and topical, plus it doesn't go over too long. Good work.

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