Allo Allo! (Complete Collection - Series 1-9) - 16-DVD Box Set ( Allo 'Allo! (84 Episodes) )

Allo Allo! (Complete Collection - Series 1-9) - 16-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

$124.99

Alternate Title: Allo 'Allo! (84 Episodes)
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
2413 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1982 - 1992 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Croft
Martin Dennis

Written By:
David Croft
Jeremy Lloyd

Actors:
Gorden Kaye ..... René Artois (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Carmen Silvera ..... Edith Artois (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Vicki Michelle ..... Yvette Carte-Blanche (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Richard Marner ..... Colonel Kurt von Strohm (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Kim Hartman ..... Private Helga Geerhart / ... (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Guy Siner ..... Lieutenant Hubert Gruber (85 episodes, 1982-1992)
Kirsten Cooke ..... Michelle Dubois (82 episodes, 1982-1992)
Richard Gibson ..... Herr Otto Flick (79 episodes, 1982-1992)
Rose Hill ..... Madame Fanny (78 episodes, 1982-1992)
Arthur Bostrom ..... Officer Crabtree (74 episodes, 1985-1992)
John D. Collins ..... Flying Officer Fairfax (64 episodes, 1982-1992)
Nicholas Frankau ..... Flying Officer Carstairs (64 episodes, 1982-1992)
Louis Mansi ..... Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen (63 episodes, 1985-1992)
Sue Hodge ..... Mimi Labonq (62 episodes, 1987-1992)
Kenneth Connor ..... Monsieur Alfonse (62 episodes, 1984-1992)
Hilary Minster ..... General Erich von Klinkerhoffen (59 episodes, 1984-1992)
Jack Haig ..... Roger Leclerc (51 episodes, 1982-1989)

Synopsis:

David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd's sitcom 'Allo 'Allo started life in 1982 as a modest one-off spoof of the classic 1970s drama series Secret Army. A throwback to an earlier era during the 1980s heyday of alternative comedy, the show's decidedly un-PC mix of bedroom farce and crudely drawn national stereotypes was subsequently stretched over nine series in all (1984-1992), making it TV's successor to the long-running Carry On series. 'Allo 'Allo was not only similarly preoccupied with seaside postcard humour, it was also blessed with a cracking ensemble cast (including Carry On veteran Kenneth Connor) whose sheer energy eked out comic gold from even the laziest jokes about humourless Germans, cowardly Italians, 'Tally ho!' Brits and onion-selling Frenchmen. Like Croft & Lloyd's Are You Being Served, it was the cast interaction more than the material itself that produced the laughs. Gordon Kaye deserves much of the credit for keeping the show fresh. Whether he's plotting with the sexy Resistance leader, in cahoots with the Nazi commandant about a priceless painting of 'The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies', or fending off the attentions of sex-starved waitresses under the withering gaze of his wife Edith, bumbling Rene is the lynchpin around which the endless farce revolves.

In this spoof of World War II, René Artois runs a café in German-occupied France. He is also an unwilling agent of the Germans, mostly under the command of Col. Kurt von Strohm, and of the French Resistance, under the command of Michelle Dubois ('Listen very carefully; I shall say this only once'). René is married to aged Edith, who is the worst singer in the world, but he finds that young women find him sexy. Most of the plots include planning the murder of the local commanding German officer, General Erich von Klinkerhoffen, as well as the ownership of a painting called 'The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies'--a painting that everybody would love to get their hands on to sell after the war. He has also two downed idiot British airmen who, as time goes by, are impossible to get rid of. The main opposition is the insane SS officer Otto Flick. René tries to complete the German and the Fench Resistance's plans, even though he's a coward and wonders if he's going to get out of the war alive.

René Artois is the owner and manager of a café in German-occupied France of World War II. To look at him, it's hard to believe that some women find him irresistible, something he has to work hard to hide from his wife Edith. René's café, frequented by both the German military and the French resistance, is the focal point for the show. René's a bit of a coward and is stuck in the middle, trying to humor both sides. Hidden in the café are two English airmen who don't understand a word of French. Other characters include Lt. Gruber, a homosexual German tank driver; Otto Flick, the evil SS officer who is always outsmarted; and Engelbert von Smallhausen, his small sidekick. René's not the only coward in town: Captain Hans Geering and Colonel Kurt von Strohm are constantly on the defensive, along with Captain Alberto Bertorelli of the Italian army who has a medal for servicing Fiats. Much of the farce comes from Officer Crabtree, an British agent disguised as a French policeman with a poor grasp of 'Zee Fronch Linguige,' and from René's amorous waitresses, Mimi, Yvette, and Maria.

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