"away to hide with his cousin; when interrupted by the five German officers, he explains that his wife had been proposing to him. In one early episode, René is arrested for blowing up a railway line and shot by a German firing squad on the orders of General Erich von Klinkerhoffen (Hilary Minster), a ruthless general from Berlin, but the German officers put dummy bullets in the firing squad's rifles. Although René survives, he has to spend the entire series posing as his own twin brother, who is also called René. René's will bequeaths the café to Edith; so to"
"René Artois René François Artois is a fictional character, the main character in the BBC sitcom ""'Allo 'Allo!"", which ran from 1982 to 1992. The character was played by Gorden Kaye. In the 2009 stage production of 'Allo 'Allo!, the part was played by Jeffrey Holland. The character is loosely based on Albert Foiret, the café owner at the centre of the action in an earlier BBC drama series, ""Secret Army"". Artois (usually referred to as René, but codenamed Nighthawk by the ""Résistance"") is the owner of the Café René in the occupied French town of Nouvion, during World War"
"Café René The Café René is a fictional French café in a British sitcom, ""'Allo 'Allo!"" broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992, which ran for 85 episodes. The series is set in the French town of Nouvion, in Nazi-occupied France in the early 1940s. The café is owned by René François Artois, the main character of the story. It is frequented by the German forces. René has to be polite to them, but also has to be careful not to be seen as a collaborator. The local commandant, Colonel Von Strohm, his assistant Captain Hans Geering, and his"
"Gorden Kaye Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye (7 April 194123 January 2017), known as Gorden Kaye, was an English actor and singer, best known for playing womanizing cafe owner René Artois in the British comedy series ""'Allo 'Allo!"" Kaye was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, an only child. His mother, Gracie, was 42 when he was born. His father, Harold, was a lorry driver, in the ARP during the Second World War, and at other times worked as an engineer in a tractor factory. When young, Kaye played rugby league for Moldgreen ARLFC before studying at King James's Grammar School,"
"secretary Private Helga Geerhart often visit the café. Café René The Café René is a fictional French café in a British sitcom, ""'Allo 'Allo!"" broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992, which ran for 85 episodes. The series is set in the French town of Nouvion, in Nazi-occupied France in the early 1940s. The café is owned by René François Artois, the main character of the story. It is frequented by the German forces. René has to be polite to them, but also has to be careful not to be seen as a collaborator. The local commandant, Colonel Von"
"episode The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! and informing René that the award is usually given by Charles de Gaulle to which René mentioned that it would be difficult for De Gaulle to present the medal over his big hooter. René Artois René François Artois is a fictional character, the main character in the BBC sitcom ""'Allo 'Allo!"", which ran from 1982 to 1992. The character was played by Gorden Kaye. In the 2009 stage production of 'Allo 'Allo!, the part was played by Jeffrey Holland. The character is loosely based on Albert Foiret, the café owner at the centre of"
"""'Allo 'Allo!"", a sitcom in which Kelly appeared. Storylines for a potential series had been drafted by writer Mike Bullen during production of the pilot. When production on the series began, producer Christine Langan worked with him to create detailed plots for all six episodes, also acting as a script editor to redraft Bullen's work. Many of the plots were drawn from his own life; Pete and Jenny bringing up their new baby paralleled Bullen and his wife, whose first child was born in late 1997. The scenes where Pete and Jenny attend the antenatal classes were written from Bullen's"
"themselves. Jeremy Lloyd is among the script-writing team. A one-off special. René is writing his memoirs and needs help to fill in the ""big gaps"". The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! is a one-off special episode of the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! ""The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!"" was broadcast live on BBC Two on 28 April 2007 at 9pm. The storyline involves René writing his memoirs after the war. The new scenes are interspersed with clips from the original series and interviews with the original cast. The episode features Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Sue Hodge, Kirsten Cooke,"
"Rene as adults. M.E. was a homemaker with aspirations of becoming a writer, and Rene starts her own law firm in Birmingham. Characters from the 1960s timeline appeared in the contemporary timeline as well, such as Rene's widowed mother, her brother Elston (openly gay, with an adopted son), M.E.'s oft-divorced sister Teresa (Delta Burke), and M.E.'s aging parents, whose views on race had mellowed somewhat over the years, quite in contrast to unrepentantly racist Uncle Jimmy, who still antagonized Rene if given the chance. The show dealt with issues like modern-day racism, homosexuality, religion, women's rights, rape, natural disaster, alcohol,"
"The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! is a one-off special episode of the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! ""The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!"" was broadcast live on BBC Two on 28 April 2007 at 9pm. The storyline involves René writing his memoirs after the war. The new scenes are interspersed with clips from the original series and interviews with the original cast. The episode features Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Sue Hodge, Kirsten Cooke, Arthur Bostrom, Guy Siner, Robin Parkinson, John D. Collins and Nicholas Frankau reprising their original roles. In addition, Sam Kelly and Richard Gibson appear as"
"Renee creates trouble when she wrongly accuses Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) of reporting her but Tricia admits that she is the culprit. The serial involved Renee in a romance with widower Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley). The pair later marry in a registry office during the episode airing on 20 March 1978, despite being told that he was only after her money. They go on to share two years of marital life together. Renee runs the corner shop on Coronation Street and Alf decides to take an early retirement from the Post Office to help her run the shop. In one"
"'Allo 'Allo! Allo Allo! is a BBC television British sitcom that was first broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992, comprising 85 episodes. The story is set in a small-town café in German-occupied France during the Second World War. 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 six series. The remaining series were written by Lloyd and Paul Adam. Set during the Second World War, ""Allo Allo!"" tells the fictitious story of"
"and was not confident with maths. She found the till prop difficult because the tray ejected and hit her in the stomach, ruining many scenes. Renee's first storyline saw her feuding with Annie over obtaining a license to sell alcohol. Renee angers Annie to the point that she takes the issue to court but Renee persuades Annie's employee, Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear), to admit that the Rovers Return do not stock wine. The court rule in Renee's favour because she can offer wine to the local community. Renee's problems with the shop continue as she is reported for Sunday trading."
"she married wealthy businessman Ron Cooke and moved to Zaire shortly afterward. In 1973, Alf needed a partner when he became mayor of Weatherfield so Annie Walker (Doris Speed), the social-climbing landlady of The Rovers Return, invited herself to become Mayoress and Alf was forced to agree. Annie did a good job - she considered herself to be Weatherfield's First Lady - but her snobbishness and pretensions often infuriated and exasperated Alf. In 1978, Alf married Renee Bradshaw (Madge Hindle), who now owned the corner shop. Theirs was an awkward courtship - Alf withdrew his first proposal, telling Renee that"
"years in England on the minor celebrity circuit. She created ripples and then waves in the lives of two clans already struggling under the weight of their myriad secrets. Ally (Justine Clarke) is the devoted wife of builder Vince (Ben Mendelsohn), mother of Romeo and Gigi (Lincoln Younes and Eva Lazarro), who is happy to have her sister Nat back. Politician Tim (Joel Tobeck) had an affair 15 years ago with Nat, and as a result, Nat became pregnant. Tim and his wife Christine (Catherine McClements) patched up their marriage and fought hard for custody of the child, Max (Blake"
"version. Kaye was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1986 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the curtain call of the West End stage version of ""'Allo 'Allo!"" at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Kaye returned as Rene Artois in a 2007 one-off television revival of ""'Allo 'Allo!"" and in a stage show in Brisbane, Australia, at the Twelfth Night Theatre in June and July, alongside Sue Hodge as Mimi Labonq and Guy Siner as Lieutenant Gruber. The other characters were portrayed by Australian actors, including Katy Manning, Steven Tandy, Chloe Dallimore, and Jason Gann. Kaye's"
"a romance with one of the twins. Vivian, the brunette, dislikes Andre and wants nothing to do with the scheme, but Dorothy, the blonde, quips that she is too old to turn down a chance at love, and agrees to serve as Andre's love interest. The ploy works, with ""the girls"" singing for standing room only crowds. But Dorothy actually falls in love with the scheming Andre, though he is secretly involved with his shooting-act partner, Renee (Patricia Wright). Andre proposes marriage, but the couple is unable to obtain a marriage license due to allegations that the marriage would constitute"
"it impossible to escape the dual pressures of fatherhood and running his business. In his surgery, James is assisted by cat-hating veterinary nurse Rose (Jane Briers), who is almost part of the family. James is divorced from Helen (Angharad Rees) after fourteen years of marriage. Initially, she had custody of their children, but when Helen remarried, 19-year-old Kate (Lucy Benjamin) and 14-year-old Robbie (Andrew Read) moved back in with their father. Helen still holds a flame for James, and to his infuriation frequently visits to meddle in his affairs and generally check up on him. Her Italian husband Frank (Stephen"
"around. She lets Tony Romeo (Nick Carrafa) move in with her. Tony begins to pretend he is getting married to Jane Harris (Annie Jones) when he learns his mother his coming to town. Jane initially plays along with it, but is annoyed to learn Tony has been trying to romance Sally all along. Sally then starts dating Henry Ramsay, they get along well at first spending lots of time together. Henry starts to adore her and they are smitten. Des' wife Daphne Clarke (Elaine Smith) is killed in a car accident, Eileen has a nervous breakdown. These events begin to"
"a care home on 23 January 2017, at the age of 75 in Knaresborough. Kaye's funeral service was held at Huddersfield Parish Church on 17 February 2017. His co-stars from ""'Allo 'Allo!"" Vicki Michelle, Sue Hodge, and Kim Hartman all attended, as did Ken Morley from ""Coronation Street"", who gave a tribute. The unofficial Yorkshire anthem ""On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at"" was sung at the service. Gorden Kaye Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye (7 April 194123 January 2017), known as Gorden Kaye, was an English actor and singer, best known for playing womanizing cafe owner René Artois in the British comedy series"
"time was Renee Divine (played mainly by Patricia Elliott) as the new love of Asa’s life. For years, Asa had typically favored trophy wives, much younger women whom he could control (or attempt to control). However, Renee was his peer, and a former Texas madam. She was worldly and strong-willed enough to stand up to Asa, whom she often called an ""old coot"". Bo returned to Llanview (actor Robert S. Woods had left the series for two years), and took center-stage for a while in 1988. When he came back to town, he was mysteriously divorced from his wife Didi,"
"""Allo 'Allo!"" was set in the French town of Nouvion during the German occupation of the Second World War. Its focus was a café in the town square run by René Artois (played by Gorden Kaye). There were sustained attempts by the occupiers to appropriate the ""Fallen Madonna"", a local treasure, to provide a nest egg after the war. Among those who coveted it were the local German commandant Colonel Kurt Von Strohm (Richard Marner) and the ""Führer"" Adolf Hitler himself on whose behalf Herr Otto Flick (Richard Gibson) of the ""Gestapo"" was instructed to secure it (but secretly wanted"
"was very disturbing, coming from this brilliant man -- he's a genius outside of his disorder. It really caught me off guard, and later I found out that my character is bipolar as well, so that really served me."" In his quest to rise to the top of the company, Andre has his wife Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday) by his side. Byers described the dynamic between the two as a ""modern day Macbeth."" While there is an initial belief that Rhonda has ill motives, Byers said ""I don't think that she does."" He agreed with the show creators' assessment that the"
"her he wants her back. Gaby, furious at Renee for mocking her about her nose-job, tells Doug that Renee slept with his lawyer. Renee and Gaby get into a cat fight in the middle of a cabaret show and Renee ends up punching Gaby in the face. Doug calls Renee the next day and tells her they are even now and that he still wants her back. Renee decides not to get back together with Doug. Later in the season, Renee finds out that Doug is getting married again. Susan Delfino (Teri Hatcher) overhears Renee crying and feeling sorry for"
"the two were compatible. Renee also features in a feud over her shop and comedic stories such as a disastrous fishing trip. Writers eventually decided that the Renee's marriage had failed and wrote her out. Renee was killed off in a car accident. Podmore has maintained that he made the correct decision, citing Renee's exit as establishing Alf as a memorable character. Reporters from ""Inside Soap"" and the ""Sunday Mail"" have branded Renee's death as shocking. The character's wedding was popular with journalists from the ""Daily Record"" and the Independent Broadcasting Authority. In early 1976, Bill Podmore replaced Susi Hush"
"stay away from him, as she knew they were siblings. However, she was afraid to tell Renee the truth, as she didn't want Renee in Stefano's care. In 1982, Tony DiMera proposed to Renée, who accepted. When Renée read Lee's diary she found out that Lee wasn't her sister but her mother and that her father was Stefano DiMera. Thus, she became Renee DiMera. Renee quickly broke things off with Tony, not telling him the real reason in order to spare his feelings. Marlena offered counseling to Renee over the course of months helping the young girl cope. Especially after"
"sent to Vietnam, while M.E.'s older sister, Teresa, often threatened to tell their parents that M.E.'s ""little colored friend"" had been in their house. Colliar Sims (Dan Byrd), M.E.'s childhood sweetheart and eventual husband, played a large role in this timeline as well. Rene's family included her father, James (John Lafayette), who was a lawyer and an active member of the Civil Rights Movement; her mother, Sarah, also active in the movement; and her older brother Elston, who was the same age as M.E.'s brother Johnny but dodged the draft by fleeing to Canada. The contemporary timeline showed M.E. and"
"Vicki Michelle Vicki Michelle, (born 14 December 1950) is an English actress and film producer. She is best known for her role as Yvette Carte-Blanche in the BBC television comedy series ""'Allo 'Allo!"" and as a recurring character Patricia Foster in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"". Her father was a fish-trader and her mother an actress. She attended Knewnham Junior School in Wanstead and West Hatch High School. After O-levels she stayed on at school to complete a secretarial course. Hoping to become a ballet dancer she joined the Aida Foster stage school. Her sister is the actress and writer"
"also scheduled to play). Cable owned a flat in Cardiff Bay, and partly lived in Abernant, before moving to the neighbouring village of Llwydcoed in a Tudor-style house. In 1999, he married Nicola in Bridgend. Their son, Cian Damen, was born in 2001 in Cardiff. In 2003, he had an affair with Welsh TV presenter Lisa Rogers. Cable claims that it was differences between Rogers and Kelly Jones' partner Becka (Rebecca Walters) at the time which violently came to a head publicly at a restaurant in Paris, eventually leading to his dismissal after he made a sarcastic joke about the"
"'Allo!"" castmate Carmen Silvera also resided there. Rose Hill (actress) Rose Lilian Hill (5 June 1914 – 22 December 2003) was an English actress and operatic soprano, who remains best known for her role as Madame Fanny La Fan in the British television series ""'Allo 'Allo!"". She was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Hill was born in London and won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She started her career as a soprano in 1939, singing at the Sadler's Wells Opera (later English National Opera) in London; soubrette and lyric soprano roles such"
"seven episodes had been produced and five episodes were aired. The Bell sisters, Annie (KaDee Strickland), Jane (Teri Polo) and Sammy Bell (Sarah Jones), inherited """"The Wedding Palace"""" after their parents' divorce. David Conlon (Michael Landes), photographer for the wedding palace and ex-boyfriend of Annie's whose tension-filled dealings with her are clearly the result of pent-up sexual chemistry; and Russell Hawkins (Benjamin King), Jane's husband and the company COO; round off the cast. Then there's wedding singer Ralph Snow (Chris Williams), who always aspired to be the next Lenny Kravitz, but instead is stuck crooning endless cover songs and retro"
"season. De Ravin departed the main cast at the conclusion of the sixth season, returning as a guest star for the fourth episode of the seventh season to bring the character some closure, solidified during a final appearance in the show's series finale. Belle is represented throughout the series as a hopeful individual who sees the best in people (occasionally, to a fault), a knowledgeable bookworm well-versed in many languages, and a steadfast heroine determined to help those in need. Belle grew up in the Enchanted Forest as the daughter of Sir Maurice (Eric Keenleyside) and his wife Colette (Frances"
"The show would have been renewed, but Annie Potts chose instead to care for her family. The series ended with Rene's marriage, as well as M.E. and Rene's mothers finally putting an end to their decades-long animosity. Deborah Joy Levine (Executive Producer), Bill Finnegan, Bob Lowry, Nancy Miller, Sheldon Pinchuk, Gary A. Randall, Lori-Etta Taub, Oz Scott, Joe Ann Fogle, Michael Zinberg, Sibyl Gardner, Dayna North, Nicole Mirante, Annie Brunner, Valerie Woods, and Lois Johnson. All performances were categorized into the ""Best Performance in a TV Drama Series"" category. 2000–2001 — (Nominated) Best Family TV Drama Series 2000 Primetime Emmy"