Originally screened between 1989 and 1991, the sixth and seventh seasons of 'Allo `Allo find the show confident, established and still with plenty of jokes to tell. There are 18 episodes of 'Allo `Allo across the two series, and the vast majority of the cast was still firmly in place. By this stage too, they all had plenty to do. So we get the marriage of Madame Fanny and Monsier LeClerc, General Von Klinkerhoffen going mad, a quick trip to England (where Sam Kelly's Hans Geering pops up again) and the usual fun with the Fallen Madonna painting, and the two English airmen.
But it's the core characters that continue to deliver the laughs in 'Allo `Allo, from Gorden Kaye and Carmen Silvera as Rene and Edith, Richard Gibson's marvellous Herr Flick, Guy Siner's Gruber, Kim Hartman's Helga through to Kirsten Cooke as Michelle of the Resistant. They all know and inhabit their characters so well, and it's a joy to spend time with them. Whether spouting catchphrases, double entendres or simply well-written one liners, there's plenty of fun to be had.
After series seven, the wheels started to come off 'Allo `Allo a little, so this set marks really the last time to fully enjoy the series at the height of its confidence. And it's well worth doing so, too. --Jon Foster
