'Allo 'Allo!: The Complete Collection

Say 'Allo to laugh-out-loud comedy - anytime! This 19-disc collection is packed with every episode of all nine seasons of the outrageous BBC comedy from the creators of Are You Being Served? Lift your spirits day or night with bumbling Germans, scheming French, inept British, plus the lovable cad René (Gordon Kaye). A full menu of extras include archival interviews, a retrospective featurette and more.

Series 1
The British Are Coming - The Village of Nouvion in Occupied France, 1941. Two escaping British airmen are sent by the French Resistance to hide in Rene’s Café, a small dining establishment. But nobody at Rene’s speaks any English, and no one is ready for the intrigue that follows.

The Fallen Madonna - Enter Herr Flick of the Gestapo, who begins to investigate the disappearance of a valuable painting, The Fallen Madonna. Why are Colonel von Strom and Captain Goering lending their uniforms to the British airmen?

Pigeon Post - Fearful of being caught in the German uniforms and being shot as spies, the British airmen burn those uniforms. This reduces Colonel von Strom and Captain Goering to dressing as French onion-sellers.

Saville Row to the Rescue - Still disguised as onion-sellers, the Colonel and Captain are waiting on tailors in London (under direction of the Resistance) to sew them new uniforms. But Herr Flick is looking to infiltrate the ranks of the onion sellers.

The Execution - René is on his way to blow up the railway, which Captain Goering has already destroyed accidentally. Rene is captured by General von Klinkerhoffen, who demands of Colonel von Strom that Rene be shot. Lieutenant Gruber gives the command to fire!

The Funeral - After Rene’s supposed execution, Herr Flick insists that his funeral be attended by senior officers to seek out the members of the Resistance. René has come back as his own twin brother, also named René, who now must plan for his own burial.

Red Nick's Colonel - In retaliation for the killing of Rene, the Communists kidnap the Colonel and the Captain. Luckily, in the process of escaping the Communists with the assistance of the Gaullist Resistance, the officers manage to get back The Fallen Madonna.

The Dance of Hitler Youth - The Germans celebrate the burning of the Reichstag (by having the young girls of Nouvion dress as Hitler Youth and perform Bavarian dances). Meanwhile, René and Edith don disguises to attempt to substitute a forgery of The Fallen Madonna for the real painting.

Series 2
Six Big Boobies - Herr Flick now has not only The Fallen Madonna, but two forged copies as well. René thinks that things around the café are returning to what passes for normal when the escaping British airmen turn up again, this time disguised as nuns.

The Wooing of Widow Artois - Bad news for Flick. Hitler wants his painting. Flick decides to conceal the real painting inside a sausage in Rene’s café and send Der Fuhrer one of the forgeries. The airmen now conceal themselves in a cow costume to try to escape.

The Policeman Cometh - British Intelligence send in Officer Crabtree disguised as a French Policeman to help the airmen. He parachutes into the top of a tree just as the duo, still disguised as a cow, are attempting to escape.

Swiftly and with Style - René and the Captain take Gruber’s armored car in an attempt to blow up the train containing the sausage with the forged painting on its way to Hitler. Meanwhile, Edith is courted by Mssr. Alphonse, but she decides to marry René instead.

The Duel - Mssr. Alphonse is mortally insulted that Edith would chose René over him and challenges Rene to a duel with pistols. The Colonel helps René in his predicament by ordering troop maneuvers at the site of the duel.

Herr Flick's Revenge - The Colonel and Captain are imprisoned by Herr Flick who wants to learn the whereabouts of the real painting. René and company sew together a balloon from knickers they have been stealing all around Nouvion, that balloon to take the British airmen away.

Series 3
The Knicked Knockwurst - Flick is informed that the Communists have kidnapped his sausage and are demanding a ransom for it. A plan is devised for René to pay the ransom then have the Colonel ambush the Communists with his troops to regain the money.

Gruber Does Some Mincing - Gruber's dog has ended up with the sausage containing the painting, and when René talks Gruber into making yet another copy, he ends up getting cut in on the deal. Meanwhile, the stolen lawnmower motor gets hidden in Fanny’s wheelchair.

The Sausage in the Wardrobe - Maria, having been detained by von Klinkerhoffen (with the Fallen Madonna sausage strapped to her bosom) is imprisoned in his chateau. The General subsequently discovers the sausage and hangs it in his closet to cure.

Flight of Fancy - The attempt to get the airmen out by antique airplane (with the assistance of suspenders and von Klinkerhoffen's lawnmower motor) is made. Meanwhile, Gruber is given the painting of the Fallen Madonna to copy, even though René's mother-in-law has gotten hungry and bitten off the corner with the signature.

Pretty Maids All in a Row - René has hidden The Fallen Madonna on the back of old painting. The General notices that the "old painting" is a van Gogh and confiscates it. The British airmen, meanwhile, have new disguises as a waitress and a street walker.

The Great Un-Escape - The airmen are in the mortuary, dressed as tarts, waiting to tunnel into the POW camp to hide and get new uniforms. The Fallen Madonna, hidden behind a van Gogh, has been given to Gruber for safe- keeping.

Series 4
Prisoners of War - Hans is successful in vaulting over the perimeter fence at the POW camp, so one escape is complete. Gruber and Helga decide they will rescue the rest. Gruber picks them up in a garbage collection truck and drives away.

Camp Dance - Aided by Gruber, Rene and company dance their way out of the POW camp. We learn that Maria has deposited herself in the mail to escape. She affixes the wrong amount of postage, is sent only as far as Switzerland and is never seen again.

Good Staff Are Hard to Find - Rene interviews applicants for Maria's old job, but Michelle appoints Mimi, a fanatical Resistance colleague. Captain Bertorelli joins the Colonel's command as Liaison Officer for the Italians.

The Flying Nun - The news is that the Germans are about to invade England. Flick, suspecting the Colonel and von Klinkerhoffen of plotting to assassinate Hitler, infiltrates the Colonel's office to plant a bug.

The Sausages in the Trousers - The secret radio is being powered by a tandem dynamo until stolen submarine batteries can arrive. The spy camera sent from London has fallen into a vineyard where the peasants are currently refusing to work for fear of being shot by the Communists.

The Jet-Propelled Mother-in-Law - Several of our cast come up with plans to attempt to rescue Herr Flick from the dungeon of Von Klinkerhoffen. Meanwhile, Flick is on the rack and Edith succeeds in blowing up a portion of Nouvion.

SERIES 5
Desperate Doings in The Dungeon - There is a plan afoot to micro-photograph Hitler’s invasion plans and to send them off to London. But first, Yvette and Mimi are to distract the Colonel in order that they might obtain the necessary film.

The Camera In The Potato - Gruber rescues René from his cell. Flick orders Helga to collect evidence of supposed plot to blow up Hitler. The plan to steal the Colonel’s film is put into operation at the café.

Dinner with the General - Helga informs the Colonel and Gruber that Flick suspects they are plotting to kill Hitler. René and his staff develop a plan whereby Leclerc can enter Gruber’s room disguised as a fireman to create a diversion so they can blow up the safe.

The Dreaded Circular Saw - During the pandemonium caused by the fire at the chateau, Leclerc breaks into the safe and finds the Fallen Madonna and the van Gogh instead of the invasion plans. He nicks these and escapes disguised as a German.

Otherwise Engaged - René announces to Edith that he will marry the head of the Communist Resistance, Denise, who was his childhood sweetheart. But no man has ever said "No" to Edith before and lived to tell about it.

A Marriage of Inconvenience - Rene’s wedding to Denise is on Saturday. Edith plots with Michelle to capture the bride and to stand in her place at the altar. Alphonse still hopes to marry Edith once René is out of the picture.

No Hiding Place - In the aftermath of her wedding day, Denise has escaped and is out for blood. The café is machine gunned. René wisely takes on the disguise of his father and seeks sanctuary from the Colonel.

The Arrival of the Homing Duck - René tells Edith, Yvette and Mimi that Denise is out to get them. Edith is frightened into disguising herself first as her mother and then as Leclerc. Helga reports the whereabouts of the paintings to the Colonel.

Watch the Birdie - Michelle gives René an outfit in which he can conceal the camera so he can take pictures of the invasion plans. Café Rene is doing the catering for the Meeting of the Generals, so the stage is set for photographic intrigue.

Rene, Under a Assumed Nose - The successful photographic attempt from last week was, after all, unsuccessful. Seems there were not any actual invasion plans on the map which René photographed. Michelle reveals her love for René.

The Confusion of the Generals - Gruber informs von Klinkerhoffen that it was the collaborating French General who blew up Flick and is suspected of trying to poison the other Generals. Rene is reprieved. Michelle tells Yvette she is faking her love for René so he will remain in the Resistance.

Who's for the Vatican? - Fearing being blamed for the ten Generals who were sent to the coast, René sets out to brick himself into his cellar. Michelle arrives with a medal for his bravery but also with a suicide pill since he knows too much.

Ribbing the Bonk - The Colonel, Gruber, Bertorelli and Leclerc are held ransom by Denise and the Communists. Michelle learns of the situation and decides this an opportune time to do away with both the Germans and the Communists.

SERIES 5a
The Reluctant Millionaires - The stolen money from the bank robbery is hidden in the cuckoo clock. Concerned because her singing is driving away the paying customers, René tries to convince Edith instead to mime to a Jeanette McDonald record.

A Duck for Launch - Flick and von Smallhausen disguise themselves as fish traders to trace his stolen money. Michelle arrives at the café with the microfilm of the invasion plans to attach to the long-distance duck which must leave today.

The Exploding Bedpan - Despite the unsuccessful attempt to launch the long-distance duck, René hopes life can return to normal. But he hasn’t reckoned with the passions of Yvette, Mimi, Denise and now Louise.

Going Like a Bomb - René returns from the hospital to learn from Gruber that Alphonse has been eliminated by an exploding bed pan. Michelle has concocted a new plan to drop Carstairs and Fairfax back into England.

Money To Burn - Helga informs the Colonel that Leclerc will be shot if the stolen money is not returned. So the Colonel sends Gruber to tell René to give back the money which is hidden in the café’s oven. Meanwhile, Fanny decides to bake a potato.

Puddings Can Go Off - Michelle tells René he must hide one thousand kilos of high explosive in the café. The materials will be brought in by Alphonse, Crabtree and "pregnant" resistance girls. The charges will be disguised as Christmas puddings.

Landmines for London - Helga has been spying on von Smallhausen and knows the land mines are in the builder’s yard. When these are removed to the air base, Michelle tells René that the airmen will be smuggled in barrels disguised as beer for the Sergeant’s mess.

Flight to Geneva - René decides to take the paintings and elope to Switzerland with Yvette. But Flick finds out that Hitler does not want the paintings for himself. It’s a trick by von Klinkerhoffen to get them for himself.

Train of Events - René is on the night train to Geneva, and while he is seeking to avoid Edith, he bumps into Mimi, the Colonel and Gruber. René eventually finds Yvette, but the train is then blown up by exploding Christmas puddings.

An Enigma Variation - René hides his gold in the cuckoo clock, then at the Colonel’s order disguises himself and his Resistance friends as a string quartet to play at the Officer’s dance. Flick and von Smallhausen attend the same dance disguised as maids.

Wedding Bloss - René hides the missing paintings in packets of spaghetti. Edith tells René that she is marrying Mssr. Alphonse. Meanwhile, mine detector in hand, von Klinkerhoffen scans the Colonel’s office. He finds no gold, but he does find the Colonel’s toupee.

Down the Drain - Yvette and Edith both question Rene about the whereabouts of the gold, but he is not talking. The Colonel and Gruber search Café René searching for the missing Enigma machine, but all they turn up is Yvette’s new underwear.

All in Disgeese - Michelle calls an emergency meeting. She tells René and the others that two British experts are coming disguised as policemen to examine the Enigma machine. The Colonel is ordered to arrest and execute six most prominent town members if the machine is not returned.

Series 6
The Ghost of Rene - A powerful radio transmitter has been erected beneath the tomb of René's dead "twin brother". René tries to send a message to London to inform them of the plan to return the British airmen, but he gets a little carried away and Gruber sees a ghost.

It's Raining Italians - Herr Flick and von Smallhausen of the Gestapo plan to infiltrate the Resistance disguised as British airmen. So do the Italians, led by Captain Bertorelli. Little do they know that René and friends are waiting for them, heavily disguised. Little does Boris Karloff know that his former make-up artist is now working for the Resistance...

The Goose and The Submarine- Ordered by the von Klinkerhoffen to keep tabs on Flick's every move and also to rise to the rank of Corporal, Helga undertakes to marry him. Meanwhile, René and his staff (disguised as the Nouvion Oars) are searching for a British submarine in the estuary, and the British airmen are trying to make their way down the canal to the rendezvous, which they will recognise by a goose with flashing eyes and smoke coming out of its tail.

Playing Dead Again - The British Airmen have been captured and are to be put on a train for Berlin in the morning. Gruber warns René, and gives him the keys to the château and the cell. Michelle devises a plan to fool the German guards by dressing as undertakers and carrying out the ‘dead' airmen in coffins. But Herr Flick and von Smallhausen are also after the airmen themselves, and the Resistance plan backfires when Alphonse challenges Leclerc to a duel.

Disguised Intelligence - Michelle of the Resistance concocts another plan to infiltrate German Headquarters and rescue the British Airmen, this time using hijacked German uniforms. Who will the uniforms fit? Officer Crabtree reckons René's chances are about 'fart' to one.

Fence Painting- Café René is the venue for a clandestine deal involving a solid gold cuckoo clock weight, the Portrait of the Fallen Madonna with the big Boobies by Von Klomp, and five anonymous characters wearing paper bags over their heads who answer to the names of Colonel X, Lieutenant X, Captain X, Private X and X.

The Marriage of Ernest & Fanny Leclerc - The wedding of Edith's mother Fanny to Monsieur Leclerc is brought forward to coincide with the execution of Michelle's most audacious escape plan to date...

Von Klinkerhoffen's Breakdown- General von Klinkerhoffen is threatening to blow up Nouvion unless the British Airmen surrender. Michelle of the Resistance, however, has an audacious plan for their escape, involving a barrage balloon, a wedding marquee and 24 cylinders of helium disguised as prize-winning Algerian vegetable marrows.

Series 7
Von Flockenstuffen In Command - Where exactly is Fanny? The last time she was seen, it was in her bed with "toy-pensioner-husband, Leclerc", attached to a balloon and heading due South at about 500 feet.

Free at Last! - General von Flockenstoffen decides to launch a lightning raid to capture Churchill. The Colonel, Gruber and Bertorelli resort to desperate measures to prevent this.

Eloping to England - The Germans plan to give René a medal for collaboration and the Communists plan to shoot him as a traitor. Michelle's plans for smuggling the airmen in the disguise of monks reaches its climax.

Hello Hans! - René and Edith have fled to England in the place of the airmen. They receive medals from Churchill, meet an old friend from the past and sample some of the hardships of war torn London.

Lines of Communication - General von Kinkerhoffen re-opens the local newspaper as a propaganda sheet with a very reluctant René as its editor. Michelle now plans to build a raft to float the airmen to England.

The Spirit of Nouvion - The local newspaper, now edited by René, is looking for a woman of strength, beauty and virtue to be the Spirit of Nouvion. Edith applies. Michelle needs René to nick the Fallen Madonna to sell it for much needed funds for the Resistance.

A Barrell Full of Airmen - A priest calls at the café to donate gold to the Resistance. Michelle now wants to build a barrage balloon to evacuate the airmen, but von Klinkerhoffen says if the airmen are not returned he will blow up Nouvion.

Stuck! - Gruber alerts General von Flockenstoffen of von Klinkerhoffen's planned bombing. Flick and von Smallhausen set off to defuse the bombs. The Communists come to save Nouvion and take the Colonel and Gestapo officers prisoners in Café René.

The Ice Cream Truck - The British airmen get stuck down the drain in the middle of the town square. René must use all his wits to devise unusual ways to feed them and avoid detection by the Germans.

The Gypsy Carnival - The Resistance plan to get the airmen out of the drain in the town square under the cover of a gypsy fair. René and Edit pay a visit to the gypsies where Edith makes a shocking discovery about her childhood.

Series 8
A Bun in the Oven - Now that the airmen have finally escaped to England and Captain Bertorelli and his Italian troops have gone home, Rene thinks life will be peaceful once again. Then Yvette announces that she's pregnant.

Arousing Suspicions - Rene and company disguise themselves as Spanish dancers to recover battle equipment from the chateau. But will Edith be able to sing "Ole!" on key?

A Woman Never Lies - Still searching for The Fallen Madonna, Flick gives Helga a truth serum extracted from the self-inflating Peruvian Marsh Frog. The side effects are extraordinary.

Hitler's Last Heil - It's Rene's birthday! Surprises include a car from Edith, a wink from Hitler and a bomb from the Resistance. The celebration concludes with a bang.

Awful Wedded Wife - Rene has promised to marry Yvette in secret, but he finds himself walking down the aisle instead with Edith. Only divine intervention can now save him.

Firing Squashed - It's all hands to the smelling salts when Fanny discovers Edith in bed with Der Fuhrer. And what is Hermann Goering doing in the wardrobe?

A Fishful of Francs - What could possibly go wrong with Michelle's plan to swap an eel containing The Fallen Madonna for a dog fish containing ten million francs? Just about everything.

A Swan Song - What has happened to Rene and Edith? And why is Michelle singing a duet with Officer Crabtree? Listen carefully, for they will sing this only once.

Series 9
Gone with the Windmill - As the war draws to an end, Gruber and von Strohm return from Spain, their escape attempt having failed. René agrees to hide the painting, still missing a boobie, and suggests the Germans fake their own kidnapping by hiding in the windmill, which von Klinkerhoffen has earmarked for target practice. Meanwhile, a heavily bandaged Flick tells Helga he has had plastic surgery to avoid capture by the Allies.

A Tour de France - Captured by the Communists, René is looking for a way to escape. Meanwhile, everyone else assumes he has been killed in the windmill explosion. Flick and von Smallhausen are attempting to trick Edith by pretending to be British.

Dead Man Marching - Renés backside is full of buckshot after being mistaken for an elk while escaping from the Communists. He now must lay low or face being re-captured, but in the end decides the safest plan is to turn himself in to the Germans, faking amnesia from the explosion.

Tarts and Flickers - Michelle tries to send important microfilm to England via homing pigeon. When that fails, she decides on using a motorised float in the annual Nouvion Fishmongers Parade. Flick and Von Smallhousen pose as waitresses to search for the painting.

A Fishy Sendoff - It is the day of the annual Nouvion Fishmongers Parade, but von Klinkerhoffen, Gruber and the Colonel are heading to Berlin on a most special mission: to assassinate Hitler with an exploding picture frame.

A Winkle in Time - The Allies have landed, and the Germans are in trouble. While a disguised Gruber and von Strohm attempt to mingle with the villagers, Flick and von Smallhausen try to reach the ocean in a mini-submarine via a secret tunnel under the town... Nouvion, present day. A Mercedes pulls into the square where there is a statue of René, the war hero. Old chauffeur von Strohm opens the door for the rich owners Helga and Gruber (now an international art dealer). Inside the cafe is René's young adopted son. René is being assisted to the toilet by Yvette. Upstairs, an older Mimi attends to the bedridden Edith. René is explaining that he never found the painting, when an accident suddenly reveals its hiding place. The painting is now worth millions, but will everyone get their share?

Produced and Directed by David Croft
Written by Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft, Paul Adam, John Chapman, Ian Davidson, Ronald Wolfe, Ronald Chesney