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The Resistance capture Von Strohm and Geering, whom they intend to shoot in return for the death of the late cafe owner. The task of shooting them is to be given to Rene in revenge for his ... See full summary »

Director:

David Croft

Writers:

Jeremy Lloyd (by), David Croft (by)

Stars:

Gorden Kaye, John D. Collins, Nicholas Frankau

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Gorden Kaye	...	René Artois
John D. Collins	...	Flying Officer Fairfax
Nicholas Frankau	...	Flying Officer Carstairs
Francesca Gonshaw	...	Maria Recamier
Jack Haig	...	Roger Leclerc
Guy Siner	...	Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
Richard Marner	...	Colonel Kurt von Strohm
Sam Kelly	...	Captain Hans Geering
Vicki Michelle	...	Yvette Carte-Blanche
Carmen Silvera	...	Edith Artois
Kim Hartman	...	Private Helga Geerhart
Susan Kyd	...	Communist Resistance Leader
Kirsten Cooke	...	Michelle Dubois
Rose Hill	...	Madame Fanny
Richard Gibson	...	Herr Otto Flick

Storyline

The Resistance capture Von Strohm and Geering, whom they intend to shoot in return for the death of the late cafe owner. The task of shooting them is to be given to Rene in revenge for his brother's slaying. Fortunately he is able to enable all three of them to escape in time to meet the plane bringing the forged painting back from England, which they intend to return to Flick. Unfortunately, it is only after the hand-over has been accomplished that they discover that they gave him the genuine original and they have the copy.

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | farce | 1940s | france | french | 

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Genres:

Comedy | History | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 1984 (UK)

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rene says the champagne coupe was modeled on the bosom of Marie Antoinette. The legend actually claims Madame de Pompadour was the model.

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Quotes

Col. Von Strom: The French are very unreliable - especially after lunch.

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Soundtracks

Under the Bridges of Paris
(Sous les Ponts de Paris)
(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Scotto
French lyrics by Jean Rodor
English lyrics by Dorcas Cochran
Performed by Carmen Silvera

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