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'Allo 'Allo! was a British sitcom broadcast on BBC1 from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd, who had appeared in and written gags for Laugh-In in the 1970s; they were also responsible for the BBC series Are You Being Served?.

The show took thirteenth place in a 2004 BBC poll for Britain's Best Sitcom.

Plot

Set during World War II, 'Allo 'Allo tells the story of René Artois, a French café owner in the village of Nouvion. The village has been occupied by the Germans, who have stolen all of its valuable artifacts. These include the first cuckoo clock ever made and a painting of The Fallen Madonna (known to those who have seen it as The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies) by Van Klomp. 'Allo 'Allo! - Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussion, Taglines,
Trailers, Posters, Photos, Showtimes, Link to Official Site, Fan Sites. The commandant of the town has decided to keep them for himself after the war and gets René to hide the painting in his café. The Gestapo also want the painting and send Herr Otto Flick to find it.

At the same time the café is being used as a safe house for two brave but clueless downed British airmen. René is forced to work with the Resistance, who would otherwise shoot him for serving Germans in his café. The far-fetched plans of the Resistance to get the airmen back to England, which always fail, are one of the main running gags of the series.

René is also trying to keep his affairs with his two waitresses secret from his wife.