History Characters / AlloAllo

* EarlyInstalmentCharacterDesignDifference: Her hair was styled differently in the early series.

* EarlyInstalmentCharacterDesignDifference: Her hair was styled differently in Series 4 and the first half of Series 5.

* TheCasanova: Despite his looks he has several women interested in him: Edith, Yvette, Maria, Mimi, Michelle, Denise, Louise, the rest of the Communist Resistance... and Gruber.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: In "A Bun in the Oven", it was revealed Yvette was pregnant with a child believed to be René's, setting up a StoryArc throughout Series 8, until "Swan Song" it is revealed that Yvette's pregnancy test was mixed up with Madame Lennard's.

* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Forces René to marry her somewhat unintentionally in "Otherwise Engaged" - René won't refuse because she killed the only other man who ever broke her heart.

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: "René - Under an Assumed Nose" reveals Michelle has no idea what Yvette or the others see in René.

** Lampshaded when Michelle started coming on to him in "René - Under an Assumed Nose", purely for manipulative reasons. Yvette learned of this and Michelle promised to dump him when the war was over, asking what the hell Yvette saw in him anyway. Yvette began comparing him to many cultural references of the time. From Michelle's reaction she also seemed at a loss as to why Yvette liked those things either.

* TheCasanova: Despite his looks he has several women interested in him: Edith, Yvette, Maria, Mimi, Denise, Louise, the rest of the Communist Resistance... and Gruber.

!!Edith Melba "Mrs. Nighthawk" Artois, neé La Fan

!!Yvette Carte-Blanche

[[folder:René François "Nighthawk" Artois]]

[[folder:Edith Melba "Mrs. Nighthawk" Artois, neé La Fan]]

[[folder:Madame Fanny Now You See It, Now You Do Not [=LeClerc=], neé La Fan]]

[[folder:Messieurs Roger and Ernest Dipstick [=LeClerc=]]]

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The other waitress of the Café and love interest of René in the first three series. Also a part-time prostitute and Resistance member. Several jokes focused on her small height. She had to stand on a stool before embracing her lover. Maria is otherwise one of the most cheerful and naive characters. Several of her missions required her to dress as a boy, a boy wearing stockings, suspenders, short pants and lipstick.

* MeaningfulName: Her last name is the same as Juliette Récamier, a leading French socialite of the 19th century. Known for first marrying when 15 years old to a man old enough to be her father.

[[folder:Michelle "Bluetit" "of the Résistance" Dubois]]

[[folder:Colonel Kurt von Strohm]]

[[folder:Captain Hans Geering]]

[[folder:Lieutenant Hubert Gruber]]

[[folder:Private Helga Geerhart]]

* VirginInAWhiteDress: In "Watch the Birdie", Herr Flick brings her a black leather wedding dress, to which she questions the colour choice and Herr Flick retorts that she can hardly wear a white leather one.

[[folder:Major-General Erich von Klinkerhoffen]]

[[folder:Captain Alberto Bertorelli]]

[[folder:General Leopold von Flockenstuffen]]

[[folder:Private Elsa Bigstern]]

Helga's TemporarySubstitute for the last two episodes of Series 7. Forceful, booming and in love with Herr Flick.

[[folder:Sturmbannführer Otto Flick]]

-->'''Herr Flick''': (To the tune of the Hokey-Cokey) You put your left boot in, you take your left boot out, you do a lot of shouting and you shake your fists about, you light a little smokey and you burn down ze town, zat’s vot it’s all about. Heil! Ah, Himmler, Himmler, Himmler…

[[folder:Cadet Bobby Cedric "Engelbert" von Smallhausen]]

Herr Flick's little assistant. Originally just as menacing as him in his first few appearances, however he quickly succumbed to VillainDecay. Introduced in Series 2.

* AscendedExtra: Originally appeared as a guest character in "The Duel" until he was written in as Flick's full time sidekick.

* MeaningfulName: His last name is von Smallhausen, fitting for a tiny little man.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: He is utterly useless and Herr Flick often hits him for this reason.

[[folder:RAF Flight Lieutenants Gavin Fairfax and "Bumbly" Carstairs]]

* AccidentalMisnaming: His poor French makes this common for him.

* {{Foil}}: To Michelle. Both were Resistance leaders who used a pistol, however Louise truly loved René, while Michelle only pretended to.
* TheGunslinger: Her trusty pistol, with was often used to threaten René into staying with her.

* LaResistance: The leader of the ruthless Communist Resistance who aim to liberate France from the Germans.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Finds Helga attractive, but also gets turned on by Herrs Flick and von Smallhausen dressed as maids in "Pretty Maids All in a Row".

* ReallyGetsAround: She's pretty much the town bicycle, having had "relations" with Von Strohm, Geering, Herr Flick, and Von Klinkerhoffen.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kirsten Cooke, who plays Michelle, originally auditioned for Yvette.

!!! Actor: Kirsten Cooke.

* TheyDo: Marries [=LeClerc=] in "Crabtree's Podgeon Pist".

* TheyDo: Ernest marries Fanny in "Crabtree's Podgeon Pist" and Mimi sometime before "The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!".

* TheyDo: Marries [=LeClerc=] sometime before "The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!".

* TheyDo: With Helga in the DistantFinale in "A Winkle in Time".

* TheyDo: With Gruber in the DistantFinale in "A Winkle in Time".

!!! Actor: Richard Gibson (Series 1-8) and David Janson (Series 9)

* TheNthDoctor: Gets MagicPlasticSurgery in "Gone with the Windmill" to explain the change in actor from Richard Gibson to David Janson.

!!! Actors: Creator/JackHaig (Roger); Derek Royle (Ernest, Series 6), Creator/RobinParkinson (Ernest, Series 7 to 9)

!!! Actor: Creator/GavinRichards (Series 4-6) and Roger Kitter (Series 7)

!!! Actor: Francesca Gonshaw.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Creator/GordenKaye is 5' 10½" (1.79 m) and seems to tower over Francesca Gonshaw, which became a running gag for the show. She even had to stand on a chair before they could cuddle together.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Was written out after "The Great Un-Escape" because Francesca Gonshaw didn't like the role.

!!! Actors: Creator/JackHaig (Roger); Derek Royle (Ernest, Series 6), Robin Parkinson (Ernest, Series 7 to 9)

* TheOtherDarrin: Ernest was played by Derek Royle from "Desperate Doings in the Graveyard" to "Rising to the Occasion". After Derek Royle's death, Robin Parkinson took over the role from "A Quiet Honeymoon" onward.

!!! Actor: Sam Kelly

* CatchPhrase: Whenever the "Heil Hitler!" salute is used, Hans always replies with "-tler!". According to Sam Kelly this is to emphasize his laziness and NOT the result of Kelly (a Jew) refusing to give the salute, as it was often rumored.

!!! Actor: Gavin Richards (Series 4-6) and Roger Kitter (Series 7)

!!! Actors: Jack Haig (Roger); Derek Royle (Ernest, Series 6), Robin Parkinson (Ernest, Series 7 to 9)
A rather incompetent Resistance operative and counterfeiter who works as a bartender at Café René. Known for his [[PaperThinDisguise Paper-Thin Disguises]] and being the former lover of Madame Fanny. At the end of Series 5 (due to the unexpected death of Jack Haig) he is replaced by his twin brother, Ernest, who swapped places with Roger in jail after not believing that prison food was better than Edith's cooking.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Whereas Jack Haig died after Series 5, Roger [=LeClerc=] was still alive, albeit in prison. After Derek Royle's death, Ernest was simply recast to the much younger Robin Parkinson.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Roger being replaced by Ernest was due to Jack Haig's death between Series 5 and 6.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Ernest to Roger, as they were both old [[MasterForger Master Forgers]] who courted Madame Fanny.

!!! Actor: Hilary Minster

!!! Actor: John Louis Mansi

!!! Actors: Creator/JohnDCollins (Fairfax) and Nicholas Frankau (Carstairs)

!!! Actors: John D. Collins (Fairfax) and Nicholas Frankau (Carstairs)

!!! Actor: Arthur Bostrom

!!! Actor: Rose Hill.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: "The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!" reveals [=LeClerc=] married Mimi between the end of the war and the DistantFinale in "A Winkle in Time", with no mention of what happened to her, although this is probably because Rose Hill died in 2003, four years before "The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!".

!!! Actor: Kim Hartman

!!! Actor: Richard Marner