Series 5 poster

Series 5

(1988)

Cast

Gorden Kaye as René Artois
Gorden Kaye

as René Artois

Carmen Silvera as Edith Artois
Carmen Silvera

as Edith Artois

Vicki Michelle as Yvette Carte-Blanche
Vicki Michelle

as Yvette Carte-Blanche

Richard Marner as Colonel Kurt von Strohm
Richard Marner

as Colonel Kurt von Strohm

Kim Hartman as Private Helga Geerhart
Kim Hartman

as Private Helga Geerhart

Guy Siner as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
Guy Siner

as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber

Kirsten Cooke as Michelle Dubois
Kirsten Cooke

as Michelle Dubois

Rose Hill as Madame Fanny
Rose Hill

as Madame Fanny

Jack Haig as Roger Leclerc
Jack Haig

as Roger Leclerc

Kenneth Connor as Monsieur Alfonse
Kenneth Connor

as Monsieur Alfonse

Arthur Bostrom as Officer Crabtree
Arthur Bostrom

as Officer Crabtree

Richard Gibson as Herr Otto Flick
Richard Gibson

as Herr Otto Flick

Hilary Minster as General Erich von Klinkerhoffen
Hilary Minster

as General Erich von Klinkerhoffen

John D. Collins as Flying Officer Fairfax
John D. Collins

as Flying Officer Fairfax

Nicholas Frankau as Flying Officer Carstairs
Nicholas Frankau

as Flying Officer Carstairs

Sue Hodge as Mimi Labonq
Sue Hodge

as Mimi Labonq

Gavin Richards as Captain Alberto Bertorelli
Gavin Richards

as Captain Alberto Bertorelli

Louis Mansi as Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen
Louis Mansi

as Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen

Episodes

Desperate Doings in the Dungeon poster

Desperate Doings in the Dungeon 8.0

September 3, 1988

René is forced to masquerade as the head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler himself, in an attempt to rescue Frau Von Kin…

The Camera in the Potato poster

The Camera in the Potato 8.0

September 10, 1988

Armed with a camera disguised as a potato, René has to get into the chateau so he can photograph plans for the German i…

Dinner with the General poster

Dinner with the General 8.0

September 17, 1988

Leclerc and René plan to blow the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom. Edith's job is to drop a smoke canister down his…

The Dreaded Circular Saw poster

The Dreaded Circular Saw 8.0

September 24, 1988

Having blown the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom, René and Leclerc are surprised by its contents. The Communist Res…

Otherwise Engaged poster

Otherwise Engaged 8.0

October 1, 1988

Denise, the head of the Communist Resistance, who was René's sweetheart in his childhood in Nancy, and who's now determ…

A Marriage of Inconvenience poster

A Marriage of Inconvenience 9.0

October 8, 1988

René's friends rally round to try and save him from his impending marriage to the formidable leader of the Communist Re…

No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place 7.0

October 15, 1988

René disguises himself as his father in order to escape the wrath of Denise Laroque.

The Arrival of the Homing Duck poster

The Arrival of the Homing Duck 8.0

October 22, 1988

René and the Resistance find another novel way to return the British airmen to England.

Watch the Birdie poster

Watch the Birdie 9.0

October 29, 1988

René and his staff prepare the long-distance duck for its vital flight to England.

René - Under an Assumed Nose poster

René - Under an Assumed Nose 9.0

November 5, 1988

Monsieur Leclerc comes to the rescue when orders are given for René to be arrested. René tries to escape using a unique…

The Confusion of the Generals poster

The Confusion of the Generals 8.0

November 12, 1988

René is in even more trouble as the generals gather round at the chateau.

Who's for the Vatican? poster

Who's for the Vatican? 8.0

November 19, 1988

A medal for bravery, a suicide pill and a hide-out in the Vatican introduce an old habit to René.

Ribbing the Bonk poster

Ribbing the Bonk 8.0

November 26, 1988

René and the Resistance need to find a huge amount of money quickly to save Mimi from the Communists.

The Reluctant Millionaires poster

The Reluctant Millionaires 8.0

December 3, 1988

When it is revealed that the one million francs stolen from the bank belong to Herr Flick of the Gestapo, the best plac…

A Duck for Launch poster

A Duck for Launch 8.0

December 10, 1988

René has got rid of the Gestapo's money, next is the secret microfilm, but he is hampered by the Resistance girls in th…

The Exploding Bedpan poster

The Exploding Bedpan 8.0

December 17, 1988

While under interrogation, Alfonse's dicky ticker starts playing up, and he is whisked to hospital. He must be either r…

Going Like a Bomb poster

Going Like a Bomb 7.0

December 24, 1988

Michelle and Crabtree hatch another plot to get the British airmen back to Blighty. Captain Bertorelli has stolen Gesta…

Money to Burn poster

Money to Burn 7.0

December 31, 1988

Edith is in a romantic mood, and René is playing the piano.

Pudding Can Go Off poster

Pudding Can Go Off 8.0

January 7, 1989

Faced with the problem of hiding 1,000 kilos of stolen high explosive, Michelle of the Resistance decides on a simple b…

Land Mines for London poster

Land Mines for London 7.0

January 14, 1989

Not only does René nearly get blown up by an exploding Christmas pudding, he also gets roped into another Resistance pl…

Flight to Geneva poster

Flight to Geneva 8.0

January 21, 1989

René tries to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette on the night train.

Train of Events poster

Train of Events 8.0

January 28, 1989

René attempts to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette and four gold bars, but discovers the Resistance are intending to…

An Enigma Variation poster

An Enigma Variation 8.0

February 4, 1989

Chaos engulfs René as he attempts to hide the stolen gold. Meanwhile, the Resistance plan to steal the Enigma encoder.

Wedding Bloss poster

Wedding Bloss 8.0

February 11, 1989

René asks Edith to marry him after hearing Monsieur Alphonse's intentions of asking for her hand in marriage. Meanwhile…

Down the Drain poster

Down the Drain 8.0

February 18, 1989

René is still hiding the four bars of gold he has stolen and decides it is time he left his dangerous life in Nouvion.

All in Disgeese poster

All in Disgeese 8.0

February 25, 1989

René is still harbouring the German Enigma machine as well as the four bars of gold he has stolen, two British airmen a…