'Allo 'Allo!
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1982 - 1992
- 85 episodes (9 series)
René Artois, proprietor of Café René in Nazi-occupied France, struggles to keep the business running whilst keeping the resistance and the army happy. Stars Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner, Kim Hartman and more.
- Series 7, Episode 1 repeated at 6pm on U&Drama
Streaming rank this week: 563
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Series 3, Episode 6 - The Great Un-Escape
Whilst the inhabitants of the nearby POW camp have been busy tunneling out, Fairfax and Carstairs are desperate to tunnel in. Helped by René, Edith and the rest of the resistance, they break through just as the tunnel is discovered by the Colonel and Captain; soon all are trapped inside the camp!
Further details
The airmen are in the mortuary, dressed as tarts, waiting to tunnel into the POW camp to hide and get new uniforms. The Fallen Madonna, hidden behind a Van Gogh, has been given to Gruber for safe-keeping.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 9th January 1987
- Time
- 7:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
| Gorden Kaye | René François Artois |
| Carmen Silvera | Edith Melba Artois |
| Vicki Michelle | Yvette Carte-Blanche |
| Richard Marner | Colonel Kurt Von Strohm |
| Kim Hartman | Private Helga Geerhart |
| Guy Siner | Lieutenant Hubert Gruber |
| Kirsten Cooke | Michelle Dubois |
| Richard Gibson | Herr Otto Flick |
| Rose Hill | Madame Fanny 'Fifi' Lafanne |
| Sam Kelly | Captain Hans Geering |
| Francesca Gonshaw | Maria |
| Jack Haig | Monsieur Roger LeClerc |
| John D. Collins | Flt. Lt. Fairfax |
| Nicholas Frankau | Flt. Lt. Carstairs |
| Hilary Minster | General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen |
| Kenneth Connor | Monsieur Alfonse |
| Arthur Bostrom | Officer Crabtree |
| Louis Mansi (as John Louis Mansi) | Engelbert Von Smallhausen |
| Martin Sadler | Wing Commander (Tunneling Prisoner of War) |
| Tim Brown | Squadron Leader Simpson (Tunneling Prisoner of War) |
| Caroline Dennis | French Girl |
| Nick Burnell | Camp Commandant |
| Paul Cooper | 'London Calling' (Voice) |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| David Croft | Director |
| Robin Carr | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| John Dunstan | Editor |
| Phil Southby | Editor |
| David Buckingham | Production Designer |