'Allo 'Allo!
French Resistance farce
'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, set in the small French town of Nouvion during the German occupation of the Second World War. Gorden Kaye stars as René Artois, a hapless café owner reluctantly caught between the occupying Germans, the Italians, the Resistance and two British airmen hidden upstairs. As he juggles secret affairs with his waitresses, a priceless stolen painting and a stream of disastrous schemes, René endures a parade of eccentric characters and mangled French accents. A knowing parody of wartime dramas such as Secret Army, the show ran for a decade and became one of Britain's most fondly remembered farces.
Start QuizSeries Stats
Available Quizzes
Listen very carefully, we shall ask this only once: how well do you know this wartime farce?
René, Edith and the whole cast of Nouvion, plus their famous catchphrases.
Running gags, secret plots and deep cuts for devoted fans of the wartime farce.
Main Cast
Gorden Kaye
as René Artois
Carmen Silvera
as Edith Artois
Vicki Michelle
as Yvette Carte-Blanche
Arthur Bostrom
as Officer Crabtree
Guy Siner
as Lieutenant Gruber
Richard Gibson
as Herr Otto Flick
Awards & Recognition
Placed 13th in the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom poll (2004)
Spawned a successful touring stage show (1986-1992), including West End runs
Ran for nine series and 85 episodes, becoming a popular international export