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'Allo, 'Allo! was a wildly popular British sitcom making unlikely humor of the German occupation of France, succeeding because of its sheer lunacy, and the amiable performance of veteran British character actor Gordon Kaye, as café owner René Artois. René finds himself surrounded by buffoonish German officers, who are easily duped yet still keep René on his toes, and sometimes in hot water. He also must juggle the imperious French Resistance leader, Michelle DuBois (played by Kirsten Cook; in a recurring gag, Michelle says, "Listen very carefully. I shall say this only once"--but never manages to get out the urgent message), his jealous wife (Carmen Silvera), and all his staff waitresses, who find the doughy René sexually irresistible. It is all
très French,
n'est-ce pas? Yet also very British in its broad slapstick tone; and American TV buffs will see more than a hint of
Hogan's Heroes,
M*A*S*H, and even the old spy series
Get Smart. Season 5 features as many crazy sight gags as ever (including a special "spy camera" disguised inside a potato), very silly accents, lots of cross-dressing (did you know female German officers were "allowed" to grow mustaches of "tasteful length"?), and over-the-top plots to foil the Nazis. One particularly memorable episode in this series involves disguising explosives in 500 Christmas puddings that René is asked to house at his café. How, he pleads, is he to explain the presence of
500 Christmas puddings at his tiny bistro? Resistance leader Michelle, exasperated: "Just say you have cornered ze market!"
--A.T. Hurley
Product Description
For Rene the end of the war just cannot come soon enough. Relying on a camera hidden inside a potato a long distance duck and of course his unparalleled charm he aids the French Resistance in their outlandish plots to fool the Germans and end the war. But if Rene doesn't marry Denise the leader of the Communist Resistance it could mean the end of him! With his trusty piano player at his side Rene manages to escape a giant circular saw fake the death of the undertaker blast his way into the bank's vault and fit almost a million Francs down Lieutenant Gruber's trousers. Can Rene obtain the plans for the German invasion in time to save everyone? Or will the overbearing love of his female collaborators force him to save himself? Find out in this explosive sitcom from the BBC!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 794051260222 Manufacturer No: E2602
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