Scripted series · BBC One
'Allo 'Allo!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Gorden Kaye
René Artois
82 eps
Carmen Silvera
Edith Artois
82 eps
Vicki Michelle
Yvette Carte-Blanche
82 eps
Richard Marner
Colonel Kurt von Strohm
82 eps
Kim Hartman
Private Helga Geerhart
82 eps
Guy Siner
Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
82 eps
Kirsten Cooke
Michelle Dubois
82 eps
Rose Hill
Madame Fanny
82 eps
Jack Haig
Roger Leclerc
51 eps
Kenneth Connor
Monsieur Alfonse
82 eps
Arthur Bostrom
Officer Crabtree
75 eps
Richard Gibson
Herr Otto Flick
76 eps
Hilary Minster
General Erich von Klinkerhoffen
82 eps
John D. Collins
Flying Officer Fairfax
75 eps
Nicholas Frankau
Flying Officer Carstairs
70 eps
Sam Kelly
Captain Hans Geering
22 eps
Sue Hodge
Mimi Labonq
56 eps
Francesca Gonshaw
Maria Recamier
19 eps
Gavin Richards
Captain Alberto Bertorelli
40 eps
John Louis Mansi
Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen
75 eps
Robin Parkinson
Ernest Leclerc
23 eps
Roger Kitter
Captain Alberto Bertorelli
10 eps
Derek Royle
Ernest Leclerc
8 eps
David Janson
Herr Otto Flick
7 eps
David Griffin
Submarine Commander
1 eps
Harriet Thorpe
Ethel
1 eps
Stanley Lebor
Gypsy Leader
1 eps
Michael Sheard
Goering's Double
1 eps
Jack Hedley
General von Karzibrot
2 eps
Cheryl Fergison
Desiree
1 eps
Peter Bradshaw
'London Calling' (voice)
1 eps
Graham Seed
Pilot
1 eps
Robert East
Wing Commander Blenkinsop
1 eps
Kim Wall
German Sentry
1 eps
Ann Michelle
First Communist Girl
1 eps
John Rutland
Clock Repairer
1 eps
Phoebe Scholfield
Henriette
13 eps
Moira Foot
Denise Laroque
9 eps
Carole Ashby
Louise
16 eps
Ken Morley
General Leopold von Flockenstuffen
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How 'Allo 'Allo! actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
'Allo 'Allo! reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 82 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19829 episodes
Best episode · S00E02 The Gâteau from the Château (Christmas Special 1985)
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
19847 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S01E04 The Execution
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
19856 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S02E03 The Policeman Cometh
Season 3 · Complete
Series 3
19866 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S03E03 The Sausage in the Wardrobe
Season 4 · Complete
Series 4
19876 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S04E05 The Sausage in the Trousers
Season 5 · Complete
Series 5
198826 episodes
8.3IMDbBest episode · S05E06 A Marriage of Inconvenience
Season 6 · Complete
Series 6
19898 episodes
8.3IMDbBest episode · S06E01 Desperate Doings in the Graveyard
Season 7 · Complete
Series 7
199110 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S07E06 The Spirit of Nouvion
Season 8 · Complete
Series 8
19927 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S08E07 Swan Song
Season 9 · Complete
Series 9
19926 episodes
8.3IMDbBest episode · S09E06 A Winkle in Time
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S05E06
A Marriage of Inconvenience
René's friends rally round to try and save him from his impending marriage to the formidable leader of the Communist Resistance.
- Directed by Martin Dennis
- Written by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
S05E09
Watch the Birdie
René and his staff prepare the long-distance duck for its vital flight to England.
- Directed by Susan Belbin
- Written by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
S03E03
The Sausage in the Wardrobe
After Maria is sent to Lieutenant Gruber with the sausage containing the real painting of the Fallen Madonna for copying, she is caught by General Von Klinkerhoffen, who places the sausage in his wardrobe and holds Maria hostage until his motor mower engine is returned by the Resistance. Herr Flick, the Colonel, the Captain and René hear about this and decide to go to the chateau through the secret passage and steal the sausage from under the General's nose, using Helga, Yvette and Lieutenant Gruber as a honey trap.
- Directed by Robin Carr, David Croft
- Written by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
S05E16
The Exploding Bedpan
While under interrogation, Alfonse's dicky ticker starts playing up, and he is whisked to hospital. He must be either rescued or eliminated before he can spill the beans about the stolen Gestapo money.
- Directed by Martin Dennis
- Written by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
S05E21
Flight to Geneva
René tries to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette on the night train.
- Directed by Richard Boden
- Written by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
S05E23
An Enigma Variation
Chaos engulfs René as he attempts to hide the stolen gold. Meanwhile, the Resistance plan to steal the Enigma encoder.
- Directed by Richard Boden
- Written by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E04
The Best of 'Allo 'Allo!
S09E06
A Winkle in Time
- Directed by John B. Hobbs
- Written by Paul Adam, Jeremy Lloyd
S09E05
A Fishy Send-Off
- Directed by John B. Hobbs
- Written by Paul Adam, Jeremy Lloyd
S09E04
Tarts and Flickers
- Directed by John B. Hobbs
- Written by Paul Adam, Jeremy Lloyd
S09E03
Rene Artois Is Still Dead
- Directed by John B. Hobbs
- Written by Paul Adam, Jeremy Lloyd
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- John B. HobbsProducer
- Mike StephensProducer
- David CroftProducer
Writing
- Ian DavidsonWriter
- Ronald ChesneyWriter
- Paul AdamWriter
- Jeremy LloydWriter
- David CroftWriter
- Ronald WolfeWriter
Direction
- Robin CarrDirector
- John B. HobbsDirector
- Mike StephensDirector
- Sue LongstaffDirector
- David CroftDirector
- Susan BelbinDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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