'Allo 'Allo!

'Allo 'Allo!
Details
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Seasons	9
Episodes	85 (list of episodes)
Channels	BBC One (formerly) Dubai 33 (formerly) BBC Entertainment (formerly) TVNZ 1 (formerly) NTA (formerly) Fiji One (formerly) Channel 5 (formerly) SBC 12 (formerly) Star Plus (formerly)
Release	December 30, 1982 - December 14, 1992

'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom television series, created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, starring Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner and Richard Gibson. Originally broadcast on BBC1, the series focuses on the life of a French café owner in the town of Nouvion, during the German occupation of France in the Second World War, in which he deals with problems from a dishonest German officer, local French Resistance, the handling of a stolen painting and a pair of trapped British airmen, all while concealing from his wife the affairs he is having with his waitresses.

Croft and Lloyd devised the concept as a parody of BBC wartime drama Secret Army and initially launched the programme with a pilot on 30 December 1982. The sitcom was eventually commissioned following the success of the pilot and ran for nine series between 7 September 1984 until its conclusion on 14 December 1992. Both Lloyd and Croft wrote the scripts for the first six series, while the remainder were handled by Lloyd and Paul Adam. Much like previous sitcoms created by Croft and Lloyd, the programme employed notable elements such as memorable catchphrases and ending credits, cultural clichés, physical humour and visual gags. However, 'Allo 'Allo! differed from these other sitcoms by featuring overarching plot lines rather than simple stand-alone stories, as well as the device of having actors speaking English but with theatrical foreign accents to distinguish each character's nationality.

The sitcom gained respectable ratings during its run, with its success leading to it receiving stage show reproductions. A special entitled The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!, aired on 22 March 2007, featured cast members returning to reprise their original roles to perform in a special story after the conclusion of the programme. It was accompanied by a documentary about the sitcom, including a highlight reel of episodes and interviews with the cast, production team and fans.

Premise

'Allo 'Allo! is set during the Second World War, between the occupation of France by German Axis powers in 1940 and its eventual liberation by Allied forces in September 1944. The story of the sitcom focuses on René Artois, a café owner in Nouvion and a reluctant member of the town's local French Resistance cell who operates under the codename of "Nighthawk". Because of the occupation of the town by German forces, led by the dictatorial Major-General Erich von Klinkerhoffen, René finds himself caught up between dealing with four problems – the scheme and plots of the town's corrupt commandant, Colonel Kurt von Strohm; the sabotage plans of the Resistance's leader Michelle Dubois; the efforts by Gestapo agent Herr Otto Flick to find a stolen painting and unmask Resistance members; and the love affairs with his waitresses, particularly Yvette Carte-Blanche, each of which he must conceal from both his wife Edith Artois and each of the other waitresses.

Cast

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Character		Actor
File:René Artois ('Allo 'Allo).png	René Artois	Gorden Kaye

International versions

	Language	Title	Channels
	Basque	’Allo, ’Allo!	ETB 1 (formerly)
	Bosnian (subtitled)	'Allo 'Allo!	ATV (formerly) Televizija OBN (formerly)
	Bulgarian (voice-over)	Ало, ало!	bTV Comedy bTV (formerly) TV7 (formerly)
	Catalan	’Allo, ’Allo!	TV3 (formerly) 8TV (formerly)
	Croatian (subtitled)	'Allo 'Allo!	HRT 1 (formerly) RTL (formerly)
	Czech	Haló, halo!	ČT1 (formerly)
	Danish (subtitled)	'Allo 'Allo!	TV 2 Charlie (formerly)
	Estonian (subtitled)	'Allo 'Allo!	Eesti Televisioon (formerly) ETV2 (formerly)
	Finnish (subtitled)	Maanalainen armeija iskee jälleen	Yle TV1 (formerly) MTV Sarja (formerly)
	French	Allô Allô	Canal+ (formerly)
	Galician	’Allo, ’Allo!	TVG (formerly)
	German	’Allo, ’Allo!	Sat.1 Comedy (formerly) Comedy Central (formerly)
	Hebrew (subtitled)	אלו אלו	Channel 2 (formerly)
	Hungarian	Halló, halló!	MTV-1 (formerly) MTV-2 (formerly) Duna TV (formerly) Comedy Central (formerly) M+/Cool TV (formerly) Prizma TV (formerly) RTL+ (formerly) Humor+/TV2 Comedy (formerly)
	Latvian (voice-over)	Hallo, hallo!	LTV7 (formerly)
	Macedonian (subtitled)	Ало, ало!	Sitel (formerly) K-15 TV (formerly)
	Norwegian (subtitled)	'Allo 'Allo!	NRK1 (formerly)
	Polish (voice-over, BBC Worldwide)	’Allo, ’Allo!	BBC Entertainment (formerly) Stopklatka TV (formerly) Polsat Comedy Central Extra (formerly) Polsat Seriale (formerly)
	Polish (voice-over, Best Film)	’Allo, ’Allo!	DVD
	Polish (voice-over, Polsat)	’Allo, ’Allo!	Polsat (formerly) Polsat 2 (formerly)
	Polish (voice-over, Telewizja Polska)	’Allo, ’Allo!	TVP 2 (formerly) Comedy Central Family (formerly)
	Polish (voice-over, TV Puls)	’Allo, ’Allo!	TV Puls (formerly) Puls 2 (formerly)
	Portuguese (Portugal) (subtitled)	Alô, Alô	RTP2 (formerly) RTP Açores (formerly) SIC Comédia (formerly) RTP Memória (formerly)
	Russian (voice-over, TV-6)	Алло, алло!	TV-6 (formerly)
	Russian (voice-over, NST)	Алло, алло!	NST (formerly)
	Serbian (subtitled)	Ало, ало!	TV Beograd (formerly) RTV Pink (formerly) Happy TV (formerly) B92 (formerly) RTV Pink (formerly) TV Avala/Pink 2 (formerly) Pink Family (formerly)
	Slovene (subtitled)	Alo Alo	TV SLO 1 (formerly)
	Spanish (Spain)	Allo, Allo	TVE (formerly) ETB 2 (formerly)
	Swedish (subtitled)	'Allå, 'allå, 'emliga armén	SVT 1 (formerly) Kanal 5 (formerly) TV4 Komedi (formerly)