This page was last updated September 5th 2008. Thanks to Andy, Tina and Anders for their contributions!
BBC Worldwide began releasing the show onto DVD in North America in 2004. Despite starting two years later than the
UK, the Americans are releasing the series much faster, with only the ninth series not yet scheduled. The only snag is
that the episodes have been converted into the 525-line NTSC format from the show's original 625-line PAL format.
Click the thumbnails below for larger versions.
The US releases have an advantage over the UK DVDs in that they
include extras! Series 1 includes an interview with Gorden Kaye taken
from the chat show Wogan, a clip of the cast singing "Under The Bridges
Of Paris" for Children In Need, cast biogs and the pilot script.
Series 2
includes two more excerpts from Wogan, one featuring Gorden Kaye
and Vicki Michelle performing their single Je T'aime and the other
featuring Gorden with Carmen Silvera, Richard Gibson and Kim Hartman,
who perform a scene from the stage show in character as Flick and Helga.
Series 3 includes a 1987 edition of Les Dawson's Blankety Blank, which
guest starred Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Richard Gibson, Vicki Michelle,
Guy Siner and Francesca Gonshaw, and an episode of Robert Kilroy Silk's
Day To Day, which discussed whether the show was offensive or not.
Series 8 contains the 1991 Christmas Special "Pregnancy" and the
40-minute Comedy Connections documentary first broadcast on BBC
One in 2006.
All nine series will also be released in Region 1 as a complete box
set on 7th October 2008, totally 19 discs. Click right for larger image!
Universal Playback handle the British releases, under licence from the BBC. Since 2002, four box sets have been
made available (the first five series), with a fifth set on the way (containing series 6 & 7). For the British releases,
official episode titles have been electronically added onto the start of each episode. The UK releases are encoded
in the show's original PAL format, but sadly lack any extras. Click the thumbnails below for larger high resolution
versions...
 Series 1 & 2 released 19 August 2002 |
 Series 3 & 4 released 16 February 2004 |
 Series 5 Volume 1 released 23 October 2006 |
 Series 5 Volume 2 released 26 December 2006 |
 Series 6 & 7 released 18 August 2008 |
 Series 8 & 9 to be released 26 December 2008 |
Meanwhile, there are plans to release the series in the UK as a magazine partwork series, published by GE Fabbri Ltd...
Each DVD (containing three episodes) is accompanied by a companion guide, priced £7.99 (with the exception
of issue one which retails at £2.99). More information is available at http://www.origin.uk.com/alloallo/ though
we feel obliged to point out that collecting the episodes this way would be very expensive. The first three DVDs
in the series appear regularly on eBay. We hope to bring you a full scan of the first volume in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, the complete series is available in Poland of all places - the discs are region 2 NTSC with both the original
English audio soundtrack and optional Polish dubbed soundtrack. So Poland is currently the only place on Earth you
can buy series 8 and 9..
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 Series One Episodes 5-8 |
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 Series Three |
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 Series 1-4 Box Set |
 Series Five Volume One |
 Series Six |
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 Series 5-7 |
 1991 XmasSpecial |
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 Complete Series |
 Best Of DVD |
The Netherlands has also seen a few 'Allo 'Allo! DVD releases...
Series One |
Series Two |
Series Three |
Series Four |
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A three-disc Best Of collection has also been released in the |
Croatian fans have been treated to 22 DVDs of the series, with some very rare cover images to boot...
And Spanish fans can now buy series 1-4 in a box set...
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Released on May 27th 2007 by Cameo Media , this box set collects together the first four series of the show, along with the extras that were released with the American region 1 DVDs. Click the cover on the left to see a larger version. Technical Details:
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The Swedish are also getting DVD releases - series 1 to 5 are currently available (the sharp eyed amongst you may
spot that Maria erroneously appears on the cover for series five)...
As you can see, it says 'Allo Allo!' on the cover, but the official Swedish title is actually 'Allå, allå, emliga armén' with the
letter å pronounced like the o's in 'door' or 'fore'. The title would literally translate back to English as 'Allo allo, ecret
army', since the Swedish word 'hemlig' means 'secret' but the first letter has been dropped.
The show is also available in Australia, released by ABC DVD in NTSC format. Series 1-6 are currently available.
 Series 6 released 7 Nov 2007 |
The show is also available to collect in Australia through Time Life, although be warned they're much more expensive
than the ABC DVD releases above
- each volume only contains three episodes. Only series 1-5 have been released.
 Volume 5: Hot Air |
 Volume 9: Flashing Vegetables |
Free episodes of BBC sitcoms in British Sunday newspapers are commonplace, and at the time of writing two episodes
of 'Allo 'Allo have been given away to the public... click the thumbnails below for larger high resolution versions.
All the video releases of 'Allo 'Allo are now deleted (unavailable to purchase as new), but second hand copies regularly
appear on eBay and similar sites. Click the thumbnails below for larger high resolution versions.
'Allo 'Allo! The Early Years - Volume One (BBCV5400)
released May 7th 1996 / running time 92 minutes approx
includes the pilot episode and two series two episodes -
The Poloceman Cometh and Swiftly And With Style
Allo 'Allo! The Duel (BBCV5400)
released April 7th 1997 / running time 110 minutes approx
includes series two episodes The Duel, Herr Flick's Revenge
and the 1985 Christmas Special The Gateau From The Chateau
Allo 'Allo! The Nicked Knockwurst (BBCV5400)
released March 2nd 1998 / running time 104 minutes approx
includes the first three episodes of series three - The Nicked
Knockwurst, Gruber Does Some Mincing and The Sausage In
The Wardrobe
'Allo 'Allo! Flight Of Fancy (BBCV5400)
released March 2nd 1998 / running time 110 minutes approx
includes the last three episodes of series three - Flight Of Fancy,
Pretty Maids All In A Row and The Great
Un-Escape
Allo 'Allo! Series 1 & 2 (Universal Playback)
3 x VHS cassettes
released February 16th 2004 / running time 420 minutes approx
contains the pilot episode The British Are Coming & every
episode from series one and two
Allo 'Allo! Series 3 & 4 (Universal Playback)
3 x VHS cassettes
released March 2nd 1998 / running time 112 minutes approx
contains the 1985 Christmas Special The Gateau From The Chateau
and every episode from series three and four
Click the thumbnails below for larger high resolution versions. Only David Croft's autobiography is currently in print.
'Allo 'Allo!: The War Diaries of Rene Artois (ISBN 0-563-20688-8)
Written by John Haselden
Published by BBC Books in October 1988
(hardback, 160 pages, RRP £5.95)
'Allo 'Allo!: The War Diaries of Rene Artois - Volume 2
(ISBN 978-0563208426)
Written by John Haselden, Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft
Published by BBC Books on October 12th 1989
(softcover, 160 pages, RRP £5.99)
'Allo 'Allo!: The Complete War Diaries of Rene Artois 
(ISBN 0-563-36327-4)
Written by John Haselden, Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft
Published by BBC Books in 1991
(softcover, 300 pages, RRP £5.99)
Listen Very Carefully, I Shall Say This Only Once by Jeremy Lloyd
(ISBN 0-563-36327-4)
Published by BBC Books in 1993 (hardback, 167 pages, RRP £12.99)
You Have Been Watching... The Autobiography of David Croft
(ISBN 978-0563487395)
An autobiography by David Croft 
Published by BBC Books on 29 April 2004
(hardback, 256 pages, RRP £12.99)
Rene & Me (ISBN 978-0-283-99965-9 / 978-0-330-31451-0)
Written by Gorden Kaye with Hilary Bonner
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd (hardback, Sep 1989,
and
Pan Books (ltd edition paperback, August 1990)
(192 pages, h/b RRP £10.95, s/b RRP £3.99)
'Allo 'Allo! The Annual (ISBN unknown)
Published by Grandreams Ltd in 1989
contains comic strip, spy puzzles - see left -
stories and more...
(63 pages)
'Allo 'Allo! The Stage Show
more details soon
<< click for high resolution versions
'Allo 'Allo Postcards
12 different postcards were available to buy from the souvenir stands when the stage show was performed. Higher quality
scans of these would be appreciated!
Phonecard
Early Mercury 64 phonecard featuring Michelle Dubois played by Kirsten Cooke.
'Allo 'Allo: Cartoon Fun
React - Computer Game for Commodore Amiga
"Huge Multi-levels! Full 360 Multi-directional scrolling!
Over 900K of stereo music and sound effects! The
most spacious sound around! Fully animated
backgrounds some with 8 layers of parallax! 1 or 2
players (2 player option has simultaneous
game-play) Different game variations for 1 or 2
player options Lots and lots of cartoon characters
each with their own humorous styles. Well over 1
meg. of stunning graphics So come on! Join our
heroes on their quest to find both fake and genuine
lost art treasures in this wacky cartoon caper!"
'Allo 'Allo: The War Diaries of Rene Artois
BBC Gold (ISBN 978-0563381150)
2 x audio cassettes
Written by John Haselden and Narrated by Gorden Kaye
Running time 145mins approx.
Published 15th July 1996 by BBC Audiobooks Ltd.
NOW DELETED
'Allo 'Allo: The Board Game
24cm x 35cm x 6cm (13.75" x 9.5" x 2.5")
Released by Powage Press in 1989 under
licence from BBC Enterprises
CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT
"Game for 2 to 6 Players, You can choose
to be in the Resistance or the German
camp. You become a character and try
to find the airmen Carstairs and Fairfax and
get them to prison or to the border
depending on which side you are."
Click the image to the left for more photos.
Special thanks to www.toymonger.co.uk
Rene & Yvette - Je'Taime
featuring Gorden Kaye and Vicki Michelle
7" vinyl single released in 1986
CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT
1. Je T'aime (Allo Allo)
2. Rene D.M.C (Devastating Macho Charisma)
High-resolution cover image coming soon!