'Allo 'Allo! - Series 3 & 4 [1986] [DVD] [1982]

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Product Description 1. The Gateau from the Chateau (Xmas Special) 2. The Nicked Knockwurst 3. Gruber Does Some Mincing 4. The Sausage in the Wardrobe 5. Flight of Fancy 6. Pretty Maids All in a Row 7. The Great Un-Escape 8. Prisoners of War 9. Camp Dance 10. Good Staff Are Hard to Find 11. The Flying Nun 12. The Sausages in the Trousers 13. The Jet-Propelled Mother-In-Law .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. 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