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In this spoof of World War II, René Artois runs a café in German-occupied France. He always seems to have his hands full: He's having affairs with most of his waitresses, he's keeping his wife happy, he's trying to please the German soldiers who frequent his café, and he's running a major underground operation for the Resistance.
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- 01
Down the DrainRene is still hiding the four bars of gold he has stolen and he decides it is time he left his dangerous life in Nouvion. - 02
All in DisgeeseRené is still harbouring the German Enigma coding machine as well as the four bars of gold he has stolen; the two British airmen; the painting of the Fallen Madonna by Von Clomp; and the painting of the Cracked Vase with the big daisies by Van Gogh. So the cafe is rather full, and as the story progresses it becomes positively crowded - 03
Hans Goes Over the TopRene and co are still stuck in a German POW camp. A series of desperate escape plans is instigated - with only partial success.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Fallen MadonnaSeptember 7, 1984Rene Artois, owner of the Cafe Rene in the French village of Nouvion, is 'persuaded' by the Resistance to hide two escaping British airmen. - S01E02
Pigeon PostSeptember 14, 1984The Colonel & the Captain mull over their situation and decide they should probably hand over René and the painting to the Gestapo in or - S01E03
Saville Row to the RescueSeptember 21, 1984After the Colonel´s and the Captain´s uniforms are borrowed by the British airmen, and later burned, they will have to send for replacement - S01E04
The ExecutionSeptember 28, 1984The Colonel & the Captain and Herr Flick are all disguised as onion sellers while the German uniforms are being remade by the Jewish tai - S01E05
Season's bestThe FuneralOctober 5, 1984Hans mistakes the nitro for gin and accidentally blows up the railway himself! The Germans capture René, Yvette, and the peasant-disguised C - S01E06
Red Nick's ColonelOctober 19, 1984René tries to go back to his normal life after his fake execution, posing as his twin brother, also named René, but the funeral arrangements - S01E07
The Dance of the Hitler YouthOctober 26, 1984The communist résistance wants to make a martyr out of the dead René, and kidnaps the Colonel and the Captain at the Captain's birthday part
Season02
- S02E01
Season's bestSix Big BoobiesOctober 21, 1985After the British airmen are gone for good - or so René thinks - there is still the problem of Herr Flick owning all three copies of the Fal - S02E02
The Wooing of Widow ArtoisOctober 28, 1985René is caught in a dilemma when he must choose between the women he loves: his waitresses Yvette and Marie, and his wife Edith, who as his - S02E03
The Policeman ComethNovember 4, 1985We pick up the action mere moments after the close of the previous episode, as the airmen-filled cow narrowly escape being milked by a Germa - S02E04
Swiftly and with StyleNovember 11, 1985Rene and Captain Hans Geering in their borrowed armoured car are ambushed by the Resistance who mistake them for an ammunition convoy. Monsi - S02E05
The DuelNovember 18, 1985Whilst the balloon is ready for the take off the cowardly René tries to duck out of the duel with Monsieur Alfonse. Gruber, who is in love w - S02E06
Herr Flick's RevengeNovember 25, 1985The Colonel, Captain and Rene are captured by the Gestapo and taken to the dungeons of the chateau where they are interrogated by Herr Flick - S02E07
The Gateau from the ChateauDecember 26, 1985General Von Klinkerhoffen has taken personal control of the district. The Resistance decide that their operations will be inhibited by the G
Season03
- S03E01
The Nicked KnockwurstDecember 5, 1986Rene is ordered to steal a Vintage plane; the Communist Resistance steals the Fallen Madonna and Rene is ordered to pay the ransom. - S03E02
Gruber Does Some MincingDecember 12, 1986Monsieur Alfonse gets his money back - or does he? Gruber reveals the Fallen Madonna is a forgery - or is it? Rene still has to steal a vint - S03E03
The Sausage in the WardrobeDecember 19, 1986With Maria and the Fallen Madonna caught by Von Klinkerhoffen , a brave rescue attempt is planned. In fact, three brave rescue attempts! - S03E04
The Flight of FancyDecember 26, 1986In order to get the airmen back to Blighty Rene and co disguise themselves as roadworkers, but as usual it all ends in a right nause-up. - S03E05
Pretty Maids All in a RowJanuary 2, 1987Von Klinkerhoffen requisitions a worthless painting from the cafe, in which Rene has hidden the Fallen Madonna, and Michelle plans to find u - S03E06
Season's bestThe Great Un-EscapeJanuary 9, 1987Gruber is knee-deep in the forgeries he has to make and Rene is knee-deep in a tunnel as part of his quest to find the British airmen their
Season04Best season
- S04E01
Season's bestHans Goes Over the TopNovember 7, 1987Rene and co are still stuck in a German POW camp. A series of desperate escape plans is instigated - with only partial success. - S04E02
Camp DanceNovember 14, 1987Join Rene and co where they were left last week, escaping from a German POW camp dressed as girls from the Folies-Berge¨re.... - S04E03
Good Staff are Hard to FindNovember 21, 1987The Resistance supply a new waitress for Cafe René, and Mussolini sends an Italian liaison officer to work with the Colonel. - S04E04
The Flying NunNovember 28, 1987Herr Flick suspects the Colonel and General Von Klinkerhoffen of plotting to assassinate Hitler. René and co attempt to establish radio cont - S04E05
The Sausage in the TrousersDecember 5, 1987General Von Klinkerhoffen arrests Irma von Kinkenrotten (aka Herr Flick). Meanwhile René is inundated with sausages containing paintings, - S04E06
The Jet-Propelled Mother-in-LawDecember 12, 1987Colonel Von Klinkerhoffen visits the local vineyards for a wine-tasting, where the Resistance provides him with a very special vintage and t
Season05
- S05E01
Desperate Doings in the DungeonsSeptember 3, 1988Helga and Von Smallhausen rescue Herr Flick from prison where he is being held (disguised as stenographer Irma Von Kinkenrotten ) by General - S05E02
The Camera in the PotatoSeptember 10, 1988Once Rene has been rescued from prison (disguised as stenographer Irma Von Kinkenrotten) and Mimi has stolen the colonel's film (while he is - S05E03
Dinner with the GeneralSeptember 17, 1988Rene's photograph of the safe in Gruber's bedroom (containing the plans for the German invasion of England) is identified by Leclerc as a Ka - S05E04
The Dreaded Circular SawSeptember 24, 1988Rene and Leclerc manage to crack open the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom - but instead of the plans for the invasion of England, they f - S05E05
Enter DeniseOctober 1, 1988Rene is about to suffer foul torture at the hands of Denise Laroque, former lion tamer and now the feared leader of the Communist Resistance - S05E06
A Marriage of InconvenienceOctober 8, 1988Rene's marriage to Denise Laroque, the feared leader of the Communist Resistance, has been arranged - much to the dismay of Edith, his waitr - S05E07
Post-Matrimonial DepressionOctober 15, 1988Disguised as his father, Rene seeks protection from the wrath of Denise Laroque. - S05E08
The Coming of the Long Distance DuckOctober 22, 1988A threat to Edith's life and General Von Klinkerhoffen 's forthcoming meeting to discuss the invasion plans bring Rene out in little lumps. - S05E09
Watch the BirdieOctober 29, 1988With the special apparatus supplied by the Resistance and a diversion created by Edith, Rene sets about photographing the invasion plans. - S05E10
René Under an Assumed NoseNovember 5, 1988When orders are given for Rene to be arrested and shot, Monsieur Leclerc produces some of his best work with explosive results. - S05E11
The Confusion of the GeneralsNovember 12, 1988Rene, reprieved, heaves a sigh of relief - until, that is, General Von Klinkerhoffen reconvenes the meeting of the generals to discuss the i - S05E12
Who's for the VaticanNovember 19, 1988A medal for bravery, a suicide pill and a hide-out in the Vatican introduce an old habit to Rene. - S05E13
Ribbing the BonkNovember 26, 1988Rene and Leclerc escape from the Communist Resistance. - S05E14
The Reluctant MillionairesDecember 3, 1988When it is revealed that the one million francs stolen from the bank belong to Herr Flick of the Gestapo, the best place to hide them seems - S05E15
A Duck for LaunchDecember 10, 1988Rene has succeeded in getting rid of the stolen Gestapo money and, using the long-distance duck, he should be able to get rid of the microfi - S05E16
The Exploding BedpanDecember 17, 1988While under interrogation, Alfonse's dicky ticker starts playing up and he is whisked to hospital. He must be either rescued or eliminated b - S05E17
Going Like a BombDecember 24, 1988A new bold, daring crackbrained plan to get the British airmen back to England is hatched by Michelle and Crabtree; the Colonel and Lt Grube - S05E18
Money to BurnDecember 31, 1988Leclerc has been arrested on suspicion of stealing the forged Gestapo million francs and is to be executed unless the money is returned; unf - S05E19
Puddings Can Go OffJanuary 7, 1989Faced with the problem of hiding 1,000 kilos of stolen high explosive, Michelle of the Resistance decides on a simple but daring course of a - S05E20
Land Mines for LondonJanuary 14, 1989After narrowly escaping being blown up by the 258 exploding Christmas puddings, which are being hidden in the cellar of the cafe, Rene becom - S05E21
Flight to GenevaJanuary 21, 1989Rene is ordered to hand over to General Von Klinkerhoffen the two valuable paintings he has been hiding to sell after the war. The General t - S05E22
Train of EventsJanuary 28, 1989Rene is trying to elope with Yvette, and with the four gold bars he stole from General Von Klinkerhoffen , on the night train to Switzerland - S05E23
An Enigma VariationFebruary 4, 1989Rene is still trying to hide the gold he has stolen from General Von Klinkerhoffen ; the Colonel, Gruber and Helga are trying to recover the - S05E24
Wedding BlossFebruary 11, 1989In the eyes of the world, Rene is supposed to be dead and therefore is masquerading as his twin brother. This means that he is not really ma - S05E25
Season's bestDown the DrainFebruary 18, 1989Rene is still hiding the four bars of gold he has stolen and he decides it is time he left his dangerous life in Nouvion. - S05E26
All in DisgeeseFebruary 25, 1989René is still harbouring the German Enigma coding machine as well as the four bars of gold he has stolen; the two British airmen; the painti
Season06
- S06E01
Season's bestDesperate Doings in the GraveyardSeptember 2, 1989A powerful radio transmitter has been erected beneath the tomb of Rene Artois (twin brother, you will remember, of Rene Artois ). Rene tries - S06E02
The Gestapo for the High JumpSeptember 9, 1989Herr Flick and Von Smallhausen of the Gestapo plan to infiltrate the Resistance disguised as British airmen. So do the Italians, led by Capt - S06E03
The Nouvion OarsSeptember 16, 1989Private Helga Geerhart undertakes to marry Herr Flick of the Gestapo in order to report his every move to General Von Klinkerhoffen. - S06E04
The Nicked AirmenSeptember 23, 1989When the British airmen are arrested paddling a tin bath down the estuary, Rene and his staff are instructed to rescue them from the chateau - S06E05
The Airmen De-NickedSeptember 30, 1989Michelle of the Resistance plans to infiltrate German headquarters to rescue the British airmen, using hijacked German uniforms. Who will fi - S06E06
The Crooked FencesOctober 7, 1989Cafe Rene is the venue for a clandestine deal involving a solid gold cuckoo clock weight, the Portrait of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Bo - S06E07
Crabtree's Podgeon PistOctober 14, 1989Fanny and Leclerc's wedding is timed to coincide with the execution of Michelle's most audacious escape plan to date. - S06E08
Rising to the OccasionOctober 21, 1989Michelle of the Resistance has an audacious escape plan for the British airmen. It involves a barrage balloon, a wedding marquee and 24 cyli
Season07
- S07E01
A Quiet HoneymoonJanuary 5, 1991Newlyweds Fanny and Leclerc are sent to jail by the Germans for flying around in a bed attached to a balloon. Much to Rene's horror, Edith d - S07E02
An Almighty BangJanuary 12, 1991General Von Flockenstoffen plans to launch a suicidal raid to kidnap Churchill. - S07E03
Fleeing MonksJanuary 19, 1991Rene is sentenced to death by the Communist Resistance for collaboration. He decides to flee to England with Yvette. - S07E04
Season's bestUp the Crick without a PiddleJanuary 26, 1991Rene and Edith, transported to England in the place of the British airmen, get medals from Churchill. - S07E05
The Gestapo Ruins a PicnicFebruary 2, 1991Rene is made editor of the local paper; Michelle plans to build a raft to float the airmen back to England. - S07E06
The Spirit of NouvionFebruary 9, 1991The German officers burgle Gestapo headquarters, but find a ghostly apparition has got there before them. - S07E07
Leg It to Spain!February 16, 1991The Resistance is short of money. Michelle enlists Rene to help recover the painting of the Fallen Madonna to sell for Resistance funds. The - S07E08
Prior EngagementsFebruary 23, 1991The British airmen are trapped in wine barrels in the cellars of the chateau. They must be rescued before the Germans sample the claret. - S07E09
Soup and SausageMarch 2, 1991The British airmen are stuck down the drain in the village square. Rene plans to get them out - with the help of an old ice-cream van. - S07E10
René of the GypsiesMarch 16, 1991Michelle plans to release the British airmen from the drain in the square under cover of a gypsy fair.
Season08
- S08E01
Arousing SuspicionsJanuary 12, 1992Rene and company disguise themselves as Spanish dancers to recover battle equipment from the chateau. - S08E02
A Woman Never LiesJanuary 19, 1992Still searching for the Fallen Madonna, Herr Flick gives Helga a truth drug. - S08E03
Hitler's Last HeilJanuary 26, 1992It's Rene's birthday! Surprises include a car from Edith, a wink from Hitler and a bomb from the Resistance. - S08E04
Awful Wedded WifeFebruary 2, 1992Renee has organised a secret wedding with Yvette, but things have a habit of not going quite according to plan. - S08E05
Season's bestFiring SquashedFebruary 16, 1992Herr Flick and Von Smallhausen almost meet their maker in front of a firing squad. - S08E06
A Fistful of FrancsFebruary 23, 1992Michelle plans to swap an eel containing the Fallen Madonna for a dogfish containing ten million francs. - S08E07
A Swan SongMarch 1, 1992What's happened to Rene and Edith? And why is Michelle singing a duet with Crabtree?
Season09
- S09E01
Gone with the WindmillNovember 9, 1992The Colonel and Gruber finally return from Spain. - S09E02
Missing and Presumed DeadNovember 16, 1992Captured by the communists, Rene is looking for a way to escape. Flick and Von Smallhausen try to fool Edith by pretending they are English. - S09E03
Season's bestRené Artois is Still DeadNovember 23, 1992Having escaped from the Communist Resistance, Rene now has to go into hiding. But where is he? - S09E04
Tarts and FlickersNovember 30, 1992Trying to get a secret message to England proves a problem. - S09E05
A Fishy Send-OffDecember 7, 1992It is the day of the Nouvion Fishmonger's Parade, but Von Klinkerhoffen, Gruber and the Colonel are heading for Berlin on a special mission. - S09E06
A Winkle in TimeDecember 14, 1992The moment Nouvion has been waiting for: Rene and Edith greet the Allies and the war is over. But not the surprises.
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