'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. The story is set up in a small town café in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army. 'Allo, 'Allo! was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6 series. Series 7 onward was written by Lloyd and Paul Adam. In 2004, 'Allo 'Allo came 13th in Britain's Best Sitcom. A reunion special, comprising new material, archive clips and specially recorded... interviews, was broadcast on 28 April 2007 on BBC Two. Set during World War II, 'Allo 'Allo! tells the story of René Artois, a French café owner in the town of Nouvion . Germans have occupied the town and stolen all of its valuable artefacts. These include the first cuckoo clock ever made and a painting of The Fallen Madonna by Van Klomp .
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| On the air: | December 30, 1982-December 14, 1992 |
| Network: | BBC One |
| Producer: | Mike Stephens, David Croft |
| Genre: | Comedy |