Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1705 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-12-26
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Colour, Full Screen, PAL, Subtitled
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 426 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
By the time these final two series of ’Allo ‘Allo came around, even the most ardent fan of the show would have to concede that it had had its day. Many of the original cast had moved on, and even the original Herr Fleck, as played by Richard Gibson, had been replaced by the ninth series.

However, in hindsight, these last two series still have quite a bit to offer. Running to a combined thirteen episodes, and set a couple of years after the events of series seven, it finds ’Allo ‘Allo finally moving the British airmen on, but still gives lots of space for Gorden Kaye as Rene and Carmen Silvera as Edith to shine. With the supporting cast too firing on all cylinders, there are enough laughs to patch over the weak spots.

Furthermore, the end of series nine does also give ’Allo ‘Allo something that many sitcoms of the era never had the chance of: an ending. It gives some nice closure to one of the best sitcoms Britain produced in the 1980s and early 90s, and rounds the show off neatly. Thus, while these two series aren’t vintage ’Allo ‘Allo, they do contain any episodes that any fan of the show simply won’t want to miss. --Jon Foster

Synopsis
Set in German occupied France during World War II, 'Allo 'Allo follows the adventures of harrassed cafe owner Rene, who is involved in hiding two British airmen and a radio transmitter upstairs, concealing a priceless painting in a garlic sausage and trying to keep from his wife his affair with two of the cafe's waitresses. Features all the episodes from the shows eighth and ninth series.

Customer Reviews

Classic comedy
I've been enjoying re-watching this series so much!! The wacky humour and cheeky charm makes it an absolute delight and I've eagerly got stuck into this final collection of episodes from 1992 (can it really be that long ago?! Suddenly feeling very old!)

I wanted to point out that the episodes are presented in the WRONG ORDER here. The Christmas Special from 1991 should be at the beginning of disc 1 rather than at the end of disc 3, as this completely mucks up the continuity. So to repeat (and I shall say this only once) - WATCH THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL on disc 3 before you start watching series 8!

Enjoy!

Very good comedy! Shame about Universal Playback
For a change we've only had a few months between this release and the last, and as always it is great to catch up with the Allo Allo gang.
Two years have passed since the last series took place and many things have changed, including the loss of Captain Bertirolli and the two British Airmen. All other characters remain, apart from Richard Gibson (Herr Flick) who steps down at the end of series 8. David Janson steps into his shoes in series 9 and does a good job.
These are the last two series of Allo, Allo and maybe they aren't as good as some of the early ones, but believe me, there are still plenty of laughs.
These laugh out loudmoments usually involve Richard Gibson or the other Germans. Rene again finds himself torn between the Germans, the Resistance, the communist ressitance and his wife. It's such a hard life!
This comedy is still much better than modern comedies and that's for certain. It's a must see for fans of the series and is very enjoyable to see the Allo, Allo cast acting together.
The only other real 'nit pick' is the fact that the 1991 Christmas Special that follows on from the last DVD release is on the last disc after series 9. This is very unusual since every other episode has been in the right order for every previous Allo Allo release.
It is also a crying shame that there are no extra's on the DVD, with both The Best of Allo, Allo (1994) and the Return of Allo, Allo (2007) not included.
All together there are 14 episodes including the 45 min 1991 Christmas Special. Still plenty of laughs, but would be even more better with some extras. Reccomended for fans of the series, but if you don't own an Allo, Allo DVD, it's far better to start the story at the beginning, but even so, this is very addictive!
5 star comedy, 3 star release!

4 stars for the series, 0 for Universal Playback
As usual Universal Playback have excelled themselves. The usual cheap and tacky packaging (why not just sling the discs in a plastic bag and have done with it). The DVD production shows no care or interest except to extract money from customers. Menus are poor with a repeating clip of music that is so short it will drive you to drink if you don't press something quickly. To add insult to injury, as has already been pointed out, they put the episodes in the wrong order. You have to watch episode 3 on disc 3 before playing disc 1. It isn't as though they didn't know this as they printed the original broadcast dates on the back of the 'packaging'.

As usual a classic BBC series abused and chucked into the market place without any sort of enhancement or even decent menus. It has to be said Allo Allo staggered a bit at the end of the run but I think these final episodes did pick up a little again.

The only thing to be grateful for is that at least, for once, they finished the release of this series. There are too many incomplete series in the UP catalogue. Shame on you.