Allo Allo!

Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:01 pm

Just watched the last episode on "gold", where they all got together 40 years or so later, in the back ground outside the Cafe' was a white BX parked in a open garage, which had french plates and painted on yellow stuff on the headlamps, by the looks of side stripe on the wing it was "Pilot". The wiper arm "parked" on the left and there was a piece of cardboard covering the windscreen (probably to conceal that its a RHD)

The last episode was filmed in 1992 so that fits.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:07 pm

Apparently, Gordon Kaye was driving a BX in 1990 when he was involved in an accident which nearly killed him (an advertising hoarding smashed into his BX during the Burns Night storms). He was featured in 1989 in Frontlines (Citroen's mag) extolling the virtues of his Citroen.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:37 pm

Indeed he did, I have a copy from 1986 where he is talking about his D reg 16TRS, which is a very early Mk2, you can see its "preaccident" where his eyes lined up and the large dent in his noggin was missing.

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:57 pm

Didn't something like that happen to The Price is Right chap? He was in a Roller though.I can't remember his name - something like, Lesbian Nogdash

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:34 pm

That'll be Lesley Crowther.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:34 pm

scarecrow wrote: something like, Lesbian Nogdash

Erm 3 out of 10 for effort!

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:38 pm

I know someone in the 2CV club whos had carnal knowledge of the english policeman with the dodgy speech (Arthur Bostrom i think his name is) he got on well with Gordon Kaye and would get on well with Smiffy, if you see what im getting at

Unrelated, but i thought i would share

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:13 pm

The "carnal" part is throwing me...

Edit: talking about carnal, was it Leslie Crowther's daughter who was with Phil Lynot, or was that Hughie Green's daughter, or is that Bob Geldof's Ex., the one who got off with Michael Hutchins?

Celebrities are so great, aren't they?

KevR · Post by **KevR** » Mon May 02, 2011 10:34 am

It was Leslie Crowther's daughter.

The H van that was used in the last episode of Allo Allo, with 'Café René' painted on the side, is still trolling round the lanes of the south of england, still with the signwriting in place!

And, inexplicably, Allo Allo is really popular in France!

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon May 02, 2011 10:43 am

'Allo Allo' was great in that it managed to take the piss out of everyone equally! The writers reflected stereotypes that are probably true in reality.

KevR · Post by **KevR** » Mon May 02, 2011 11:32 am

Agreed, but the big joke was the silly accents, and over here it's subtitled...!

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:54 pm

I see what you mean - maybe the accents still come through? Or do they think it's a documentary

Linegeist · Post by **Linegeist** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:57 pm

When we lived just outside Versailles, our French friend were all avid watchers of Allo-allo.

The sight of British actors hamming up caricatured French accents reduced them to tears of mirth - and of course it was an excellent vehicle for them to improve their English at the same time.

Personally, I never really saw the joke ...........

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon May 02, 2011 6:13 pm

Ahhh - but you have ze Madonna viv zee big boobies, nein?

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Mon May 02, 2011 7:08 pm

I agree with all the above. 'Allo 'Allo is an absolute classic.