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'Allo 'Allo!. Image shows from L to R: Edith Melba Artois (Carmen Silvera), René François Artois (Gorden Kaye), Yvette Carte-Blanche (Vicki Michelle). Copyright: BBC
'Allo 'Allo!

'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.

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Series 4, Episode 5 - The Sausages In The Trousers

The Resistance begin sending through components to replace those lost from the radio with the flying nun attached - Gruber, meanwhile, has finished the painting forgeries, and a shipment of dynamite has also arrived. The problem? They're all hidden inside sausages...

Further details

The secret radio is being powered by a tandem dynamo until stolen submarine batteries can arrive. The spy camera sent from London has fallen into a vineyard where the peasants are currently refusing to work for fear of being shot by the Communists.

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 5th December 1987
Time
7:20pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
26 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
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
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
Gavin Richards Captain Alberto Bertorelli
Sue Hodge Mimi Labonq
Guest cast
Trevor T. Smith German Guard
Bill Malin Soldier
Paul Cooper 'London Calling' (Voice)
Stephen Churchett Wing Commander Belfridge (Voice)
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
David Croft Writer
Production team
David Croft Director
David Croft Producer
Ed Wooden Editor
David Buckingham Production Designer

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