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'Allo 'Allo! series 4
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4 #00FF00 6 BBC1 1987 11 07 y 1987 12 12 y List of 'Allo 'Allo! episodes
The fourth series of the British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! contains six episodes, which first aired between 7 November and 12 December 1987.'Allo 'Allo! Season 4 Episode Guide https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/allo-allo/episodes-season-4/1030231241/ 2026-08-25 TV Guide'Allo 'Allo! Hans Goes over the Top https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007bjnx 2026-08-25 BBC One'Allo 'Allo! The Jet-Propelled Mother-in-Law https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007bm9d 2026-08-25 TV Guide
Series 4 marks the final regular appearance of Sam Kelly as Captain Hans Geering; though he returned for a one-off special appearance in Series 7. Francesca Gonshaw left at the end of the third series; though the exit of her character, Maria, is not explained until the second episode of this series. This series also sees the first appearances of Sue Hodge as Mimi Labonq in the third episode, as the new café waitress; and in the same episode Gavin Richards as Captain Alberto Bertorelli, the seconded Italian captain.
The following episode names are those found on the British Region 2 DVD releases, with alternate region titles given below them.
Cast
30em Gorden Kaye as René Artois
Carmen Silvera as Edith Artois
Rose Hill as Madame Fanny La Fan
Vicki Michelle as Yvette Carte-Blanche
Sue Hodge as Mimi Labonq (Episodes 3-6)
Kirsten Cooke as Michelle Dubois
Jack Haig as Monsieur Roger LeClerc
Kenneth Connor as Monsieur Alfonse
Richard Marner as Colonel Kurt von Strohm
Guy Siner as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
Sam Kelly as Captain Hans Geering (Episodes 1-2)
Gavin Richards as Captain Alberto Bertorelli (Episodes 3-6)
Hilary Minster as General Erich von Klinkerhoffen
Richard Gibson as Herr Otto Flick
John Louis Mansi as Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen
Kim Hartman as Private Helga Geerhart
Arthur Bostrom as Officer Crabtree
John D. Collins as Officer Fairfax
Nicholas Frankau as Officer Carstairs
Episodes
#00FF00 5 5 20 16 16 20 22 1 Prisoners of War David Croft & Martin Dennis Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft 1987 11 07 y The cafe staff, Michelle, Von Strohm and Geering are trapped in the prisoner-of-war camp. The Gestapo try to tunnel in, Helga and Gruber try to sneak into the camp to rescue their friends, while the inmates are planning their own escape.
Note: Since Francesca Gonshaw left after series 3, Maria is not in this episode. However, her absence is not explained until the next episode.
Note: The prisoner-of-war camp is called Stalag Luft IV. That camp is in Poland.
Note: In this episode, the show's timeline is revealed to be 1941.
Alternative title: "Hans Goes over the Top". #00FF00
23 2 Camp Dance David Croft & Martin Dennis Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft 1987 11 14 y The cafe staff, the Germans, and Michelle manage to escape thanks to the combined diversionary tactics of the camp entertainments and Gruber's refuse truck – but they find they have a couple of stowaways. Maria is not with them, having tried to escape through the post as a Red Cross parcel, but has been sent back to Switzerland due to insufficient postage. Captain Geering, having escaped over the wall, eventually manages to send a radio message – from London.
Note: This episode is unique, in that it does not start with the standard theme tune, but instead with the music the gang are dancing to.
Note: Although Sam Kelly does not physically appear in this episode, he has a handful of lines of audio dialogue as Geering. #00FF00
24 3 Good Staff Are Hard to Find David Croft & Martin Dennis Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft 1987 11 21 y Captain Geering is replaced by the Italian Captain Bertorelli. Maria is replaced, not by one of the many nubile young applicants for the post René favours, nor by the very elderly woman applicant Edith and Yvette favour, but by Mimi Labonq, a Resistance fighter and former gang leader, under Michelle's orders.
Note: In the office, Captain Bertorelli tells General von Klinkerhoffen that he has a medal for fighting in Abyssinia. Ethiopia was generally known as Abyssinia in Europe until the mid-twentieth century. It was occupied by Italy from 1936 until 1941.
Note: This episode features the first appearance of Sue Hodge as Mimi Labonq.
Note: This episode features the first appearance of Gavin Richards as Captain Alberto Bertorelli. #00FF00
25 4 The Flying Nun David Croft & Martin Dennis Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft 1987 11 28 y Herr Flick decides to bug the Colonel's office – with a daffodil. The Resistance must take action as their radio signal is being jammed by the Gestapo, which leads to Mimi hanging off the line of a kite while disguised as a nun. #00FF00
26 5 The Sausages in the Trousers David Croft Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft 1987 12 05 y Without batteries to power the radio in the attic bedroom, René and Yvette must provide pedal power attached to a generator. René amasses a collection of sausages – some real, one containing a forged painting, and some containing explosives.
Note: Even though René is the third person to appear in this episode, Gorden Kaye is first in the "cast in order of appearance" list at the end of it. #00FF00
27 6 The Jet-Propelled Mother-In-Law David Croft & Martin Dennis Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft 1987 12 12 y General Von Klinkerhoffen has commandeered Monsieur Alfonse's vineyard and the locals are ordered to harvest the grapes. The RAF has dropped a spy camera, which has landed in the vineyard. The Resistance decide that the harvesting is the ideal opportunity to rescue the camera, and to assassinate the General. #00FF00
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Category:1987 British television seasons
Category:'Allo 'Allo! seasons