'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 5, Episode 24 repeated tomorrow at 6pm on U&Drama
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Series 5, Episode 9 - Watch The Birdie
It is, finally, time for the Generals' Conference and the planning of the invasion of England - the resistance furnish René with another suitably ridiculous photographic device to capture their plans. But it could all go awry if Mimi kills one of the attendees before the day...
Further details
Michelle gives René an outfit in which he can conceal the camera so he can take pictures of the invasion plans. Café René is doing the catering for the Meeting of the Generals, so the stage is set for photographic intrigue.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 29th October 1988
- 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 |
| 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 |
| Tim Brown | Tailor |
| Ken Morley | General Leopold Von Flockenstuffen |
| Paul Cooper | 'London Calling' (Voice) |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Susan Belbin | Director |
| David Croft | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| David Buckingham | Production Designer |