Series 5
(1988)
Cast
as René Artois
as Edith Artois
as Yvette Carte-Blanche
as Colonel Kurt von Strohm
as Private Helga Geerhart
as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
as Michelle Dubois
as Madame Fanny
as Roger Leclerc
as Monsieur Alfonse
as Officer Crabtree
as Herr Otto Flick
as General Erich von Klinkerhoffen
as Flying Officer Fairfax
as Flying Officer Carstairs
as Mimi Labonq
as Captain Alberto Bertorelli
as Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen
Episodes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 8.0
October 22, 1988
René and the Resistance find another novel way to return the British airmen to England.
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 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 8.0
November 12, 1988
René is in even more trouble as the generals gather round at the chateau.
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 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 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 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 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 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 7.0
December 31, 1988
Edith is in a romantic mood, and René is playing the piano.
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 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 8.0
January 21, 1989
René tries to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette on the night train.
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 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 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 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 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…