Allo Allo! Reviews

'Allo Allo' was a BBC comedy series set in the village of Nouvion in France during the second world war. The main setting is a small café run by Rene Artois. He is in a bit of a predicament. As he says in the third episode of the first series: (Quote from series) " I have to be nice to the Germans, they are winning the war, if I am ...  Read the complete review

Allo Allo is set in France (well, it is actually filmed in Thetford, Norfolk, a place I know well and it is the perfect setting after northern France itself). Rene Artois, played by the excellent Gordon Kaye, runs the local cafe which is the setting for most of the action. He runs the cafe with his wife, Edith, who thinks she has a ...  Read the complete review

Allo Allo was a British sitcom that ran from 1982 to 1992. Set during World War II, it told the tale of a small French village in occupied France, centering around the cafe of Rene Artois, secretly working with the French Resistance using his cafe as a front. The comedy was genius, written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, the writers behind Are ...  Read the complete review

For many years through all the original series and the numerous repeats one thing about Allo Allo shines out - its funny. It tells the story of Rene Artois who is a bar keeper in occupied France during World War 2. The character of Rene is beautifully played by Gorden Kaye. Rene is married to Madame Edith (Carmen Silvera) but due to a convoluted ...  Read the complete review

Allo Allo was a very popular comedy which is still shown as repeats on BBC1 these days. It was a take off of a showcalled Secret Army which was a drama about the human pipeline in 1940's Belguim that allowed escaped world war two prisoners get back to England, this was a sppof based on that show however instead of Belgium the action was switched ...  Read the complete review

Secret Army - A World War Two based drama from the BBC. Secret Army is the original series from the BBC that inspired the idea for the comedy show called "Allo Allo" in the 1980's. Secret Army is about a resistance organisation called lifeline which operates in Belgium during the second world war. The aim of ...  Read the complete review

Good moaning ladies and gentlemen ! Oh how I love this classic comedy, they really don't show it enough. Picture the scene, a small french village, occupied by the Nazi's during World War 2. A small cafe, run by portly frenchmen Rene Artois and his "wife" Edith. Rene Artois is secretly a member of the ...  Read the complete review

One of the all time classic BBC comedies, the story of a small town in France, Nouvion, during the Second World War is streets ahead of other sitcoms, such as Dad’s Army, set at this time. With some of TV’s most memorable characters, and wonderfully witty scripts, almost every episode is a joy to be savoured, as the French Resistance, ...  Read the complete review

Allo Allo is the greatest old comedy around. Full of French people who think they can speak English, a cafe and a man with lots of women, allo allo is a funny, enjoyable comedy which is definately a timeless classic. It is set during the war in France. It is about a man named Renae who owns a cafe and lives with his mother and her mother (who ...  Read the complete review

One of the classic sitcoms shown by the BBC, which seems to be the home of great sitcoms. It centred around one Frenchman and his café during the Second World War. Allo Allo, was written by David Croft and John B Hobbs and told the story of Rene the said café owner, played by Gordon Kaye. Who becomes embroiled in the dealings of the ...  Read the complete review

Good old aunty Beeb has produced many comedies and none come better than ‘Allo ‘Allo! As a parody of life in war torn France during the Second World War, this laugh a minute programme is just as funny the second and even third time around as it was when it first appeared on our screens. Scripted by David Croft and ...  Read the complete review

Allo’ Allo’ is one of those comedy shows that you can still laugh at despite the fact that the repeats shown on UK Gold and BBC1 are definitely showing signs of age. Centred around a Café in war torn France, it is a typical English slapstick style farce, which starred Gorden Kaye as café owner Rene Artois and his haggared ...  Read the complete review

`Allo `allo made Saturday nights when I was younger. It symbolised a time when you could settle down in front of the television on a Saturday night and be entertained by a BBC comedy. It has changed somewhat now, with plenty of rubbish on at peak viewing times. I think `Allo `allo was the success it is because the comedy was gentle and ...  Read the complete review