Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
- TV comedy drama
- ITV1 / BBC One
- 1983 - 2004
- 40 episodes (4 series)
Comedy drama about a group of builders who flee overseas in search of work. Stars Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Gary Holton, Pat Roach and more.
Streaming rank this week: 871
Press clippings
40 years of comedy classic Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
It's four decades since the comedy drama detailing the exploits of British migrant workers in Germany burst on to our screens. As they stage a live show, its writers and stars let us in on how they constructed a classic.
Nick Duerden, The Guardian, 27th April 2024'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' to be celebrated via Newcastle event
An event celebrating 1980s comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet will take place in Newcastle on 11th May 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2023Crumbling pub from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet to be put back into use
"The Grade II* listed Captain Cook, which once starred in TV comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, is an important remnant of [Middlesbrough's] proud past, sitting in the shadow of the Transporter Bridge."
Georgia Banks, Teesside Gazette, 22nd April 2022Auf Wiedersehen, Pet fans furious about cuts
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet fans - and even its star Tim Healy - have blasted broadcasters for butchering the 1980s comedy-drama. Healey, who played Dennis in the hit ITV series, criticised the way the show had been edited before being repeated on the Yesterday channel.
Chortle, 4th June 2020Clement & La Frenais to publish memoir
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - the creators of sitcoms including Porridge and The Likely Lads - are to publish a memoir in September.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2019Show that shaped me: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
ITV's brickies-abroad comedy-drama taught Ordinary Lies writer Danny Brocklehurst that great characters and humour make social issues easier for audiences to swallow.
Danny Brocklehurst, Broadcast, 27th February 2019Pub in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, is on sale for £475,000
The Windmill Inn in Redmile, known as The Barley Mow pub in the comedy series is to be auctioned next month by Savills.
Karen Antcliff, The Nottingham Post, 7th March 2017Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: show that painted men as they are
A 30-year old drama about a group of manual workers seeking employment in Germany has been voted ITV's best ever drama. Bill Borrows explains why it spoke to male viewers.
Bill Borrows, The Telegraph, 24th September 2015Auf Wiedershen Pet voted favourite ITV show of all time
Brickie comedy tops poll ahead of Thunderbirds and Coronation Street.
Radio Times, 21st September 2015Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: where are they now?
Photo gallery of the cast of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet from the time of the show and the present.
The Telegraph, 16th May 2014