Product Details

• Actors: Gorden Kaye, John B. Hobbs, David Croft, Martin Dennis, Robin Carr
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006
• Run Time: 660 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000F7CMSQ
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #75,205 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Series Five, Parts 1 and 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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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!

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More Product Details, May 4, 2006

By	Banacek (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Series Five, Parts 1 and 2 (DVD)

This product actually contains 4 discs, not 2 discs as currently listed by Amazon.

Part 1 consists of 2 discs with the following episodes:

Desperate Doings in the Dungeon
The Camera in the Potato
The Sausage in the Wardrobe
Dinner with the General
The Dreaded Circular Saw
Otherwise Engaged
A Marriage of Inconvenience
No Hiding Place
The Arrival of the Homing Duck
Watch the Birdie
Ren? - Under an Assumed Nose
The Confusion of the Generals
Who's for the Vatican
Ribbing the Bonk

Part 2 consists of 2 additional discs with the following episodes:

The Reluctant Millionaires
A Duck for Launch
The Exploding Bedpan
Going Like a Bomb
Money to Burn
Puddings Can Go Off
Landmines for London
Flight to Geneva
Train of Events
An Enigma Variation
Wedding Bloss
Down the Drain
All in Disgeese

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A COOL TRIBUTE TO JACK HAIG, April 5, 2006

By	Christy Furbish "lucky star 2" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: 'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Series Five, Parts 1 and 2 (DVD)

It's nice to know the BBC is at least paying attention to some of the things their customers want. Thank Heaven they've been releasing 'ALLO, 'ALLO! on a pretty regular basis. Now, let's just hope they do the same for WAITING FOR GOD.
I'm really looking forward to series five of this show. Whether there's going to be any bonus material included in this series remains to be seen, but even with out it, it's still a great watch.
The cover art for volume one of the series is a great tribute to the late actor Jack Haig, who sadly passed away on 4 July, 1989.
I also like the fact that the price is going to be much lower thn we first thought.
The one thing I don't like about the bonus material for the series thus far is that they include cast bios in every series. There were nine series in all, so in my opinion they should have waited until the end of series nine to include them.
I also don't like the fact that series four had no bonus material at all.
Other than these small complaints, I think this is a fantastic addition to anyone's collection of British comedies.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars only the Brits can spoof themselves so well, April 13, 2006

By	oskar kirsten (san diego, ca United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: 'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Series Five, Parts 1 and 2 (DVD)

i have series 1-4 and each gets better. only the Brits can spoof themselves, as well as others, so well. Brits doing French is bad enough, but a when Gestapos get funny you are in for a treat. this won't go over too well in Germany, but maybe the young Germans might smile.