The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
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Gorden Kaye
René Artois
Carmen Silvera
Edith Artois
Vicki Michelle
Yvette Carte-Blanche
Richard Marner
Colonel Kurt von Strohm
Kim Hartman
Private Helga Geerhart
Guy Siner
Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
Kirsten Cooke
Michelle Dubois
Rose Hill
Madame Fanny
Kenneth Connor
Monsieur Alfonse
Arthur Bostrom
Officer Crabtree
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7 episodes • 1984Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British 'ave Come | Sep 7, 1984 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Pigeon Post | Sep 14, 1984 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Saville Row to the Rescue | Sep 21, 1984 | 7.7 |
| 4 | The Execution | Sep 28, 1984 | 8.4 |
| 5 | The Funeral | Oct 5, 1984 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Red Nick's Colonel | Oct 19, 1984 | 7.9 |
| 7 | The Dance of Hitler Youth | Oct 26, 1984 | 7.9 |
6 episodes • 1985Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six Big Boobies | Oct 21, 1985 | 7.9 |
| 2 | The Wooing of Widow Artois | Oct 28, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Policeman Cometh | Nov 4, 1985 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Swiftly and With Style | Nov 11, 1985 | 7.9 |
| 5 | The Duel | Nov 18, 1985 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Herr Flick's Revenge | Nov 25, 1985 | 8.2 |
6 episodes • 1986Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nicked Knockwurst | Dec 5, 1986 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Gruber Does Some Mincing | Dec 12, 1986 | 8.1 |
| 3 | The Sausage in the Wardrobe | Dec 19, 1986 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Flight of Fancy | Dec 26, 1986 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Jan 2, 1987 | 8.3 |
| 6 | The Great Un-Escape | Jan 9, 1987 | 8.4 |
6 episodes • 1987Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prisoners of War | Nov 7, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Camp Dance | Nov 14, 1987 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Good Staff Are Hard to Find | Nov 21, 1987 | 8.2 |
| 4 | The Flying Nun | Nov 28, 1987 | 7.8 |
| 5 | The Sausage in the Trousers | Dec 5, 1987 | 8.4 |
| 6 | The Jet-Propelled Mother-in-Law | Dec 12, 1987 | 8.3 |
26 episodes • 1988Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desperate Doings in the Dungeon | Sep 3, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The Camera in the Potato | Sep 10, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Dinner with the General | Sep 17, 1988 | 8.4 |
| 4 | The Dreaded Circular Saw | Sep 24, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Otherwise Engaged | Oct 1, 1988 | 7.8 |
| 6 | A Marriage of Inconvenience | Oct 8, 1988 | 9.0 |
| 7 | No Hiding Place | Oct 15, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 8 | The Arrival of the Homing Duck | Oct 22, 1988 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Watch the Birdie | Oct 29, 1988 | 8.7 |
| 10 | René - Under an Assumed Nose | Nov 5, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 11 | The Confusion of the Generals | Nov 12, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 12 | Who's for the Vatican? | Nov 19, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Ribbing the Bonk | Nov 26, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 14 | The Reluctant Millionaires | Dec 3, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 15 | A Duck for Launch | Dec 10, 1988 | 7.8 |
| 16 | The Exploding Bedpan | Dec 17, 1988 | 8.8 |
| 17 | Going Like a Bomb | Dec 24, 1988 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Money to Burn | Dec 31, 1988 | 7.6 |
| 19 | Puddings Can Go Off | Jan 7, 1989 | 8.4 |
| 20 | Land Mines for London | Jan 14, 1989 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Flight to Geneva | Jan 21, 1989 | 8.8 |
| 22 | Train of Events | Jan 28, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 23 | An Enigma Variation | Feb 4, 1989 | 8.5 |
| 24 | Wedding Bloss | Feb 11, 1989 | 8.2 |
| 25 | Down the Drain | Feb 18, 1989 | 8.2 |
| 26 | All in Disgeese | Feb 25, 1989 | 8.6 |
8 episodes • 1989Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desperate Doings in the Graveyard | Sep 2, 1989 | 8.6 |
| 2 | The Gestapo for the High Jump | Sep 9, 1989 | 8.4 |
| 3 | The Nouvion Oars | Sep 16, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 4 | The Nicked Airmen | Sep 23, 1989 | 7.8 |
| 5 | The Airmen De-Nicked | Sep 30, 1989 | 8.2 |
| 6 | The Crooked Fences | Oct 7, 1989 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Crabtree's Podgeon Pist | Oct 14, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Rising to the Occasion | Oct 21, 1989 | 8.0 |
10 episodes • 1991Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Quiet Honeymoon | Jan 5, 1991 | 8.0 |
| 2 | An Almighty Bang | Jan 12, 1991 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Fleeing Monks | Jan 26, 1991 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Up the Crick Without a Piddle | Feb 2, 1991 | 8.2 |
| 5 | The Gestapo Ruins a Picnic | Feb 2, 1991 | 8.2 |
| 6 | The Spirit of Nouvion | Feb 16, 1991 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Leg It to Spain! | Feb 23, 1991 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Prior Engagements | Mar 2, 1991 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Soup and Sausage | Mar 9, 1991 | 8.2 |
| 10 | René of the Gypsies | Mar 16, 1991 | 8.6 |
7 episodes • 1992Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arousing Suspicions | Jan 12, 1992 | 8.4 |
| 2 | A Woman Never Lies | Jan 19, 1992 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Hitler's Last Heil | Jan 26, 1992 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Awful Wedded Wife | Feb 2, 1992 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Firing Squashed | Feb 16, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 6 | A Fishful of Francs | Feb 23, 1992 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Swan Song | Mar 1, 1992 | 8.6 |
6 episodes • 1992Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone with the Windmill | Nov 9, 1992 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Missing and Presumed Dead | Nov 16, 1992 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Rene Artois Is Still Dead | Nov 23, 1992 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Tarts and Flickers | Nov 30, 1992 | 7.8 |
| 5 | A Fishy Send-Off | Dec 7, 1992 | 8.2 |
| 6 | A Winkle in Time | Dec 14, 1992 | 9.1 |
