Thanks to the many contributors of information to this site!
Dec 4, 2007:
Added the new 'Allo 'Allo Forums so fans can post about stations that show
'Allo 'Allo (since I don't have time to maintain this site in depth anymore)
May 4, 2003:
Having finally taken some vacation time from work, I'm updating the site once again,
with some big news!
The American version of the DVD set is coming out! See the Announcements on the front page for details.
The character of Mimi has been revived in a new live show put together by Sue Hodge
and her husband Keith Maxon! Details also on the front page, and on the links page.
A new revival of the live stage show is being planned for later this year or early next;
more details as they become available...
Fabulous fan Carol Good sent in MP3 files of both sides of the 45 single of "Je T'aime".
They're on the Sounds Page.
Replaced my made-up episode titles for the episodes in series 1-4 with the official
BBC episode titles. No known titles for later episodes, I'm afraid, so we're sticking
with mine for now.
Minor edits to the stations listing pages - thanks to everyone who contributes!
August 23, 2002:
MASSIVE UPDATE! I finally took the time to do a major update of the site --
and why, you ask? Because:
The DVD set is coming out! See the Announcements on the front page for details.
I'm so happy I could jump out of the television set!
Removed dead links and added a bunch of fun new links to the
Links Page
including some fun picture capture sites and Vicki Michelle's
new OFFICIAL web site!
A bunch of new station updates from loyal fans on the
Stations Page
Regretfully noted the passing of Carmen Silvera on the
Credits Page
Added the few "official BBC titles" to some of the episodes in the
Episode Guide.
Still hoping to find out more official titles, but it seems unlikely to
be coming anytime soon, and now my own homemade titles have begun
cropping up in "official" places like TV Guide and the DVD set,
which is beginning to truly confuse matters.
Added the definitive answer to "What does Hans say?" on the
FAQ Page
Added the question of "What show is 'Allo 'Allo based on?" to the
FAQ Page
November 05, 2001:
At long last, added an MP3 file of the theme to the show(!)
to the Sound Clips Page.
September 28, 1999:
Added character descriptions for Monsieur Alphonse and
Roger Leclerc to
the Characters Page.
Rearranged the characters page a bit and added a bit
more description to some characters.
Noticed there wasn't a button for the
Characters Page on the main
part of the front page. Fixed that.
Noted on the front page and on
the Stations Page
that UK Gold is now rerunning the series. Also added
a few more station listings, and removed a few others.
Still more to come, a bit later!
September 18, 1999:
Added the ability to Search Cafe Rene from the front page of
the site. Did it by using the free "atomz.com" service.
So far, this looks fabulous! Try it out and see for yourself!
Added "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball" to the
Music Page, after an alert
reader noticed I'd missed it in my cataloguing of the music!
Added what looks like the start of a real 'Allo 'Allo Fan Club
to the links page. I'm sending in my membership form today! :-)
September 7, 1999:
Added the Internet "Sam Kelly refused" rumor to the persistent
question of "What Is Hans Saying?".
Added a new question about fan fiction to the
FAQ Page.
September 4, 1999:
Egads! Where did the year go? I'll be doing a lot of updating on here
over the next few weeks, so if you've sent in information and it's
not listed here yet, don't despair -- I'll get to it soon!
Re-did the look of the
Front Page with lots of pictures,
and cleaned it up in general.
Added a whole bunch of new pictures and video captures to the
Pictures Page.
Added a new question about a Fan Club to the
FAQ Page.
Added new links on the
Links Page and removed a couple of dead
ones. Began marking which links are NEW in each revision, so you
can find the new ones.
Created banners people can use when making links to Cafe Rene
(that is, when you add a link to this site into your own site's
link page, now we have some banners you can use). I put them on the
Links Page. Like 'em?
Confirmed the existence of the Rene & Yvette single "Je T'aime",
but don't have much more information. See the bottom of the
Merchandise Page for details.
Cleaned up the look of the navigation buttons on top of every page.
Cleaned up the way the episode guide works so there is an introductory
index page which doesn't contain lots of extra description, that leads
into the various episode descriptions.
December 15, 1998:
Added a link to yesterday's BBC Chat with Gorden Kaye onto
the Links Page.
Added links to a Come Back Mrs. Noah page and a few new
'Allo 'Allo pages on
the Links Page.
December 11, 1998:
Added a bunch more stations to
the Stations Page, including a
lot of new international stations! Added the names of a bunch
of new contributors as well.
Updated the "Fallen Madonna" question on
the FAQ page, to indicate that
commercial copies of the painting were made at one time.
Updated the "They Call Me Mimi" song on the
Music Page, to correct the aria
name (to "Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi").
Added links to music CDs on the
Merchandise Page, which take you
directly to Amazon.Com to buy the CDs. These CDs contain
songs referenced or used in 'Allo 'Allo.
Added a link to the 'Allo 'Allo page of the BBC Comedyzone
to the Links Page.
Rearranged the front page a bit.
December 9, 1998:
Added a few new links to the
Links Page, including a new British
video seller, and modified a few others (like added the warning
about The Zone, and a few other minor changes).
Reworked some of the display on the
Merchandise Page, adding a picture of
the fourth video, as well as PG-ratings for the videos, and
a few other minor changes (like BookPages has changed names
to Amazon.Co.UK).
August 28, 1998:
A few further additions to yesterday's update:
Added a couple more stations to
the Stations Page, including the
news that BBC1 will begin rerunning the series starting
in September!
Fixed the link to the newly-moved and now expanded Hi-De-Hi web page on
the Links Page. Hi-De-Hi is now a web site
devoted to all David Croft's sitcoms!
August 27, 1998:
No rest for the busy! I'm quite apologetic at the looooong time it
has been between updates here. But at last I've found time to put
in all the changes people have been kindly sending along, as well as
a few other new updates:
Three new sounds (donated by a kind fan!) on
the Sound Clips Page.
Updated Guy Siner's credits and biography on
the Credits Page, thanks
to the actor himself!
Added the link to Suite101 on the front page. They've selected
us as one of the best sites for British TV!.
Added details about all four videos of 'Allo 'Allo
to the Merchandise Page.
Added the 'Allo 'Allo Desktop Theme Page to
the Links Page.
Added two new great 'Allo 'Allo fan pages to
the Links Page: the new Knockwurst Page,
and Lee Buchenau's page.
Added the "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" web page to
the Links Page.
Updated the entry for "Che Gelida Manina" on
the Music Page. Formerly, I had called
this song "They Call Me Mimi", but mentioned I didn't know
what the real song was called or where it came from. An
eagle-eared fan wrote in explaining it was an aria from La Boheme!
Added Sweden's Kanal 5 and the British Television Fan Club of Quebec to
the Links Page.
Updated the description of PAL format, and added a new
question about this site's backgrounds and an alternate theory
about what Hans is saying, in
the FAQ.
Sorry for the long delay between updates - my jobs have been keeping
me very busy of late. But I *had* to update the site to let people
know about:
The
BBC Sports World Cup Venues Page
has sound clips up with Officer Crabtree giving French lessons
as Rene presents written descriptions of
the various French venues for the World Cup! Don't miss it!
Coming very soon to Cafe Rene: the first commercially available
'Allo 'Allo merchandise in the United States: the new 'Allo 'Allo
coffee mug from Design House
(DesignHse@aol.com)!
April 14, 1998:
Added the index to the FAQ Page for Frequently
Asked Questions, and added the question about Laugh-In..
Changed the video clip so it isn't ZIP-compressed any more --
the compression was not working for many people, and it wasn't
saving all that much room.
Changed the guestbook to allow replies (at least, I hope I did!).
No time to do much else this month: I have to do my taxes! :-)
March 4, 1998:
Added the FAQ Page for Frequently
Asked Questions.
Added details about "I've Got You Under My Skin" on the
Music Page.
Fixed Maria's and Fanny's last names.
Fixed listing of women in drag in episode 4.2.
November 17, 1997:
Fixed the link to Brits,
the specialty store in Kansas. They moved and didn't tell me! :-)
October 28, 1997:
Added the Bookshop page and the
Stations page. Thanks to the legions
of fans who've sent in details on their local stations which
broadcast 'Allo 'Allo!
Add lots of info to the Cast Credits,
including many more past and present credits for the actors. And
still more to come as I find the time!
Updated list of episodes referenced in The Best of 'Allo 'Allo.
Fixed minor typos in some series 1 episode descriptions & music page.
Version 2.5 - August 31, 1996:
At Last! The author of the Theme Song is revealed!
Broke up episode guide into three files (it was getting huge!)
Expanded episode summaries for 5.3-5.6
Corrected music page entry for "Falling In Love Again"
Version 2.4 - August 24, 1996:
Expanded episode summaries for 4.3-4.4 and 4.6-5.2
Updated music page entries for numerous songs, filling in writers and history.
Version 2.3 - August 23, 1996:
Added Series 9 Episode Guide from Jerry G
Updated music page entries for numerous songs, filling in writers and history.
Expanded episode summaries for 4.1-4.2
Now listed - Jerry G's last name!
Version 2.2 - August 15, 1996:
Added Series 6 Episode Guide from Jeff Peck
Added detailed description of "Best Of" 10th Anniversary show, from Jeff Peck.
Minor typographical fixes to Episode Guide and Credits page.
Expanded episode summaries for Series 2-3
Added music page references for Series 2-3
Minor additions to Credits page.
Version 2.1 - August 3, 1996:
Added Series 7 descriptions from Jeff Peck.
Added the (brief) Episode Listing, with links to the Descriptions.
Renumbered series 1 to reflect the Pilot (which aired two years earlier), leaving us with only 7 episodes in what is truly the 1984 Series 1. The Pilot is now its own "series" and is coded"P".
Expanded episode summaries for series 1, and retitled episode 1.1 (formerly episode 1.2) to reflect the show more closely; formerly "Herr Flick Arrives" (although Herr Flick arrives in the pilot), it is now titled "To Forge Madonna", as the forgery plan is concocted in this episode.
Fixed the episode summaries for episodes 1.1-1.3. They were strangely slightly off, as though I had watched the episodes and gotten them mixed up before writing about them.
Added details about some of the actors (bios, etc) to the credits page.
Added details about Jeremy Lloyd's autobiography to the Other page.
Added the picture of Rene to the home page and a few icons.
Transformed a flat text episode guide into an entire set of HTML files in a logical fashion, separating the episode guide from the credits, discussion of other items of AA interest, etc. - This is now the 'Allo 'Allo Web Site, not just an episode guide!
Added Jerry G's episode guide for Series 8.
Added a whole graphic (ooo!) - jazzed up the pages in general.
Completed the fix to episode numbering started in version 1.3 - it is now certain there is no "missing episode" between 5.25 and 5.26.
Ordered the actors in the credits in a more-logical (and more actor-credit-friendly) way - major recurring characters at the front, minor recurring characters next, minor non-recurring last.
Standardize on the use of the word "series" instead of "season" throughout the guide.
Version 1.3:
Renumbered episodes 3.7 through 5.25 (after long discussion)
(thanks to Jerry G and Stephen Dawson for arguing me
out of my stubborn theories as to episode numbering;
your theory makes much more sense).
Updated number of episodes in Season 8
More character names spelling fixes
refined airdates and added some airtimes from Keith Wickham
Version 1.2:
Corrected character and actor names
Added transmission dates (from Anthony Brown)
Added summaries of Seasons 6-10 (from Anthony Brown and Murray Park)
Minor typographical fixes
Version 1.1:
More character and actor names
Renumber accidentally mis-numbered episodes from Series 1 and 2.
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