Introduction

‘Allo ‘Allo! is a British sitcom television series created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, starring Gorden Kaye, and originally broadcast on BBC One.

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Outline

The cafe staff prepare to welcome the British troops, but do not bargain for seeing a couple of familiar faces. General Von Klinkerhoffen orders Colonel Von Strohm and Lieutenant Gruber to stay and fight to the end, so they decide to escape and hide – ending up at the cafe, walking into the attic bedroom just as René is making his final radio call to London. The Gestapo officers’ attempts to escape prove fruitless, but Helga regains possession of her missing piece of the painting. Von Klinkerhoffen changes his mind and decides to formally surrender to the British at the cafe to spare the lives of the men under his command. All the Germans are rounded up and the British make themselves at home in the cafe.

Many years later, an impressive car pulls up on the square, driven by the former Colonel. He is in the employ of Gruber, now a world-renowned art dealer, married to Helga. They greet the cafe staff, discussing how none of them ever found out what happened to the Fallen Madonna painting. Helga still carries her missing piece of the painting, and the rest is accidentally discovered to have been under their noses all these years. With the original painting, and a getaway car in the square, René decides that maybe it is not too late for him and Yvette to elope.

• This episode features a guest appearance of John D. Collins and Nicholas Frankau as Fairfax and Carstairs.
• In this episode, the date is revealed to be Tuesday 6 June 1944.
• Alternative title: “The End Of The War”.

‘Allo ‘Allo! Series

You can find a full index and overview of ‘Allo ‘Allo! here.

You can find a full index of ‘Allo ‘Allo! Series 09 here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): John B. Hobbs.
• Writer(s): Jeremy Lloyd and Paul Adam.
• Release Date: 14 December 1992.
• Running time: 25 to 45 minutes.
• Rating: PG.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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