'Allo 'Allo Episode Guide

version 2.4
by
Mark Thompson (markt at marktv dott org)

with lots of help and detective work from:
Jeff Peck (ejpeck@syr.edu)
Jerry Grefenstette (SamNHisDog@aol.com)

and further assistance from:
Moray Nichols (moray@gumdrops.demon.co.uk)
Anthony Brown (abrowne@cix.compulink.co.uk)
Don Hearth (hearth@netcom.netcom.com)
Keith Wickham (kwickham@intonet.co.uk)

and even more help from lots of people on the Internet

'Allo 'Allo

A hilarious British sitcom by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft - their (IMHO) best and longest running. Only the first 5 seasons (known in Britain as "series", and henceforth referred to in that way) were released in America prior to 1994, so that's all most Americans have seen.

'Allo 'Allo is one of the relatively few "continuous sitcoms" ever produced. It is a show where plot elements develop from episode to episode and even from series to series. Series cliffhangers, personality developments, and continuing plot points practically require 'Allo 'Allo to be watched in sequence, a point which is not true of most other sitcoms, where episodes are fairly interchangeable. While other sitcoms may deal peripherally with continuity (characters may be "written out" of the show, for instance), few have developing plotlines throughout a series, like the "Hitler's Painting In a Sausage" plot, or any of the various escape plans for the British Airmen.

The episode titles listed below for series 1-4 are the official BBC episode titles, while those for series 5-9 were made up by myself on my own. The real titles for later series are simply unknown, as far as I know... indeed, it is only in the most recent re-broadcast that the episode titles for series 1-4 have been discovered. Since the reruns have stopped, though, with only a couple dozen episodes aired, we may not ever find out the real episode titles for series 5-9. Because I have maintained the definitive 'Allo 'Allo guide for so many years, and many people use this guide as their listing, I have also mentioned the "old" episode titles (the ones I made up before we knew the official titles) for the episodes from series 1-4 so you can find your favorites, in case someone else is using the former titles. I have heard, for instance, that some TV stations use this episode guide for reporting which episodes are being shown on which nights.

A gentleman from the UK by the name of Anthony Brown (abrowne@cix.compulink.co.uk) was kind enough to supply the count of the number of episodes in each series used to start this guide back in the mid-90's. The list is below, having since been further augmented. He's also supplied the original air dates of the episodes, shown below, as well as a summary of some of the plot elements from memory of Series 6-9. Some further episode counts have been added and corrected by Stephen Dawson and Jerry G. Further airdate information, along with airtimes, was provided by Keith Wickham.

Air Dates

Prior to 1994, Series 6-10 had not been shown in the USA to my knowledge.

Versions of this guide before Version 1.3 listed seven episodes in Series 3, which caused it to list a "missing" episode 5.25. This was incorrect (there is no missing episode). This will be further explained in the listing before episode 5.26 below.

Episode Listings

Click on any episode title to go to the full description and details about that episode.

Please note: Series 1 through 4 now show the correct BBC-issued titles, but also indicate the title the episode had in this guide previously (when I had to make up my own titles). Later series still have no known official titles.

Pilot (1982)

• P. Pilot

Series 1 (1984)

• 1.1 The British Are Coming (my old made-up title: To Forge Madonna)
• 1.2 Pigeon Post (my old made-up title: Burnt Uniforms & Pigeons)
• 1.3 Saville Row To The Rescue (my old made-up title: Bols Gin & Onion Sellers)
• 1.4 The Execution (my old made-up title: The Death of Rene)
• 1.5 The Funeral (my old made-up title: Rene's Funeral)
• 1.6 Reds Nick Colonel (my old made-up title: Kidnapped!)
• 1.7 The Dance of the Hitler Youth (my old made-up title: Hitler Youth)

Series 2 (1985)

• 2.1 Six Big Boobies (my old made-up title: Riddle of the Six Boobies)
• 2.2 The Wooing of Widow Artois (my old made-up title: Sausages Under Wraps)
• 2.3 The Poloceman Cometh (my old made-up title: Cows & Crabtree)
• 2.4 Swiftly and With Style (my old made-up title: Hitler's Sausage)
• 2.5 The Duel (my old made-up title: The Duel) (hey! I guessed one right!)
• 2.6 Herr Flick's Revenge (my old made-up title: Gestapo Torture)

Christmas Special 1 (1985)

• X.1 The Gateau From The Chateau (my old made-up title: Christmas Special 1)

Series 3 (1986-87)

• 3.1 The Nicked Knockwurst (my old made-up title: The Ransom of the Sausage)
• 3.2 Gruber Does Some Mincing (my old made-up title: Counterfeiting & Lawnmowers)
• 3.3 The Sausage In the Wardrobe (my old made-up title: Secret Passages)
• 3.4 Flight of Fancy (my old made-up title: The Antique Parade)
• 3.5 Pretty Maids All In A Row (my old made-up title: The Sting)
• 3.6 The Great Un-Escape (my old made-up title: The Graveyard Shift)

Series 4 (1987)

• 4.1 Hans Goes Over the Top (my old made-up title: Stalag Luft 4)
• 4.2 Camp Dance (my old made-up title: A Farewell to Hans)
• 4.3 Good Staff Are Hard To Find (my old made-up title: Freshmen)
• 4.4 The Flying Nun (my old made-up title: Getting it Up)
• 4.5 The Sausages In the Trousers (my old made-up title: The Sausage Surplus)
• 4.6 The Jet-Propelled Mother-In-Law (my old made-up title: Vineyard of the Germans)

Series 5 (1988-89)

• 5.1 The Rescue of Frau Kinkenrotten
• 5.2 Eyes of the Potato
• 5.3 Criminal Developments
• 5.4 Return of the Paintings
• 5.5 Enter Denise
• 5.6 Wedding Plans
• 5.7 Post-Matrimonial Depression
• 5.8 The Long-Distance Duck
• 5.9 The Generals' Conference
• 5.10 Michelle's Secret Love
• 5.11 The British Invasion
• 5.12 Parade of Prams
• 5.13 The Bank Job
• 5.14 Communists in the Cupboard
• 5.15 Forged Francs & Fishsellers
• 5.16 L'Hospital
• 5.17 Feathers
• 5.18 Leclerc Against the Wall
• 5.19 Christmas Puddings
• 5.20 Mines Away!
• 5.21 All Aboard
• 5.22 The Geneva Express
• 5.23 Enigma
• 5.24 Renewing the Vows
• 5.25 The Big Flush
• 5.26 Enigma's End

Series 6 (1989)

• 6.1 The Ghost of Rene
• 6.2 It's Raining Italians
• 6.3 The Goose and the Submarine
• 6.4 Playing Dead Again
• 6.5 Disguised Intelligence
• 6.6 Fence Painting
• 6.7 The Marriage of Ernest & Fanny Leclerc
• 6.8 Von Klinkerhoffen's Breakdown

Series 7 (1991)

• 7.1 Von Flockenstuffen In Command
• 7.2 Free At Last!
• 7.3 Eloping to England
• 7.4 Hello Hans!
• 7.5 Lines of Communication
• 7.6 The Spirit of Nouvion
• 7.7 A Barrel Full of Airmen
• 7.8 Stuck!
• 7.9 The Ice Cream Truck
• 7.10 The Gypsy Carnival

Christmas Special 2

• X.2 Christmas Special 2

Series 8 (1992)

• 8.1 Radio Free Flamenco
• 8.2 The Great Pay Robbery
• 8.3 Blowing Up Hitler
• 8.4 Lead Shortage
• 8.5 Hitler Escapes!
• 8.6 A Fishful of Francs
• 8.7 Emigration

Series 9 (1992)

• 9.1 Fighting With Windmills
• 9.2 Missing And Presumed Dead
• 9.3 Rene Artois Is Still Dead
• 9.4 The Fishmonger Float
• 9.5 Sand Trap
• 9.6 Denouement

10th Anniversary Special (1994)

• B. The Best of 'Allo 'Allo