'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 8, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 10:20pm on U&Yesterday
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Series 5, Episode 25 - Down The Drain
René is packing, once again, to elope with Yvette and the nicked gold to Switzerland - but before he goes, there's the small matter of a missing Enigma machine to deal with.
Further details
Yvette and Edith both question René about the whereabouts of the gold, but he is not talking. The Colonel and Gruber search Café René for the missing Enigma machine, but all they turn up is Yvette's new underwear.
Notes
Despite being credited, neither Helga, Herr Flick, Von Smallhousen nor Captain Bertorelli appear in this episode. They may have appeared in scenes which were cut for timing.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 18th February 1989
- Time
- 6:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 25 minutes
Cast & crew
| Gorden Kaye | René François Artois |
| Carmen Silvera | Edith Melba Artois |
| Vicki Michelle | Yvette Carte-Blanche |
| Richard Marner | Colonel Kurt Von Strohm |
| Guy Siner | Lieutenant Hubert Gruber |
| Kirsten Cooke | Michelle Dubois |
| 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 |
| Sue Hodge | Mimi Labonq |
| David Lloyd | German Soldier |
| Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
| Ronald Chesney | Writer |
| Richard Boden | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| David Buckingham | Production Designer |