ALLO ALLO - SERIES 1-9 - COMPLETE [DVD]

'ALLO ’ALLO! – The Complete Collection

S’il vous plaît, read zis in a Frairnch accent.  David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd’s all-time great TV farce is released all-togezzer on DVD on 2 Novembre 2009.  World War II was never saucier, sexier or more chaotique as René Artois (immortalised by Gordon Kaye), a café owner in the Nazi-occupied Frairnch town of Nouvion, makes more and more absurde attempts to appease a range of opposing factions, friend and foe alike, wizout being killed.

Colonel von Strohm is a friend to René, but exploits ze café to hide a stolen painting (ze now iconic Fallen Madonna wiz ze Big Boobies by Van Klomp) that he plans to sell after ze war to fund his retirement.  Unfortunately Hitler also wants ze painting and has sent Gestapo agent Otto Flick to recover it.  But the Germans aren't René's only problème.  The Frairnch Résistance, led by Michelle, force him to aid zair persistent attempts to return two bumbling British airmen to England, while all ze time René must keep secret from his wife his long-running affairs wiz both his waitresses or risk losing his cherished café.

Over nine series, 85 shows and ten years, catchphrases blossomed and ze plot thickened wiz every new episode.  Outrageous twists, turns, cliffhangers and black silk lingerie have made ’ALLO ’ALLO le foie gras of TV sitcom legend.  And thanks to Universal, you don’t have to go to ze black market to buy it.

Amazon.co.uk Review
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. Despite its determination never to vary the formula from week to week, the show had at least one virtue--it wasn't afraid to offend anyone. --Mark Walker

Synopsis
Occupied France seems an unlikely choice for a sitcom setting. However, that's the genius of the BBC gem 'Allo 'Allo. Taking a decidedly unfunny premise (the Nazi occupation of France) and combining it with a hilarious cast of characters made this one of the most beloved comedy series. Rene Artois (Gordon Kaye) may own a café in Nouvion, but he occupies his time with his two mistresses, a meddling wife, and La Résistance. Featuring giggle-inducing double entendres, this bawdy series comes from the creative forces behind the classic Are You Being Served? This collection features all the episodes from the popular TV show.

This set includes all nine series, 83 episodes over 16 DVD discs.

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