History Characters / AlloAllo

* PunchClockVillain: Hardly qualifies as a villain.

!!! Actor: Richard Gibson and [[TheOtherDarrin DavidJanson]]

The cowardly, corrupt commander of the Nouvion Garrison.

Assistant to Colonel Von Strohm, until he was PutOnABus in series 4.

* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: His brief appearance in series 7 reveals that he has joined British intelligence.]]
* PutOnABus
** TheBusCameBack

Ruthless, poker-faced officer of the Gestapo who holds the rank of [[=SS=]]-Sturmbannführer.

* TheCutie: Only Gruber can make "Heil Hitler" sound cute.

* TheCutie

The original owner of Café René. He is married but maintains simultaneous affairs with his waitresses. He is mostly interested in actually surviving World War II, hopefully with a beautiful woman at his side. But to do this René has to keep several different factions happy. This involves serving the local German authorities in their schemes, which gets more complicated when different members of said authorities conspire against each other. He has also been recruited to the pro-Charles de Gaulle Resistance under the codename Nighthawk. He is constantly assigned with risky missions. He is at a later point recruited into the Communist Resistance. Having to serve one more faction.

[[StealthPun Aide-de-camp]] to General Von Klinkenhoffen.

* AmbiguouslyGay

[[StealthPun Aide-de-camp]] to General Von Klinkenhoffen,

Assistant to Colonel Von Strohm.

* {{Malaproper}}: In ''spades''.

!! Captain Hans Geering

Monsieur Alfonse is a man of many occupations: Mayor of Nouvion, photographer, vineyard owner, sculptor, etc. However, he is first and foremost the town's undertaker (slogan "Swiftly and with style") and thus is always seen in the traditional top hat and dark clothes. Pines for Edith but agrees to back off due to his unwarranted admiration for René, "the bravest man in all of France".

* WHyDoYouKeepChangingJobs

!!! Actor: Phoebe Scholfield .

!! Monsieur Roger [=LeClerc=]

!! Leutnant Hubert Gruber

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Mimi. They both were short, which It allowed the writers to continue the gag of Mimi/Maria having to get a stool to stand on in order to hug René.

* [[{{ptitleef829e6819f4}} Screw Politeness, I'm A Senior!]]: Pretty much her attitude towards most people.

* TheLancer: To Michelle.

* InSeriesNickname: René has affectiontely nicknamed her the "old bat". Uncertain if he means the modern insulting term for an old woman. "Old bat" is also an obsolete slang term for a low whore: "so called from moving out like a bat in the dusk of the evening".

* CatchPhrase: "Oh René", said in a long growling tone. Her way to adress her lover.

The other waitress of the Café and love interest of René in Seasons 1-3. 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 otherise one of the most cheerful and naive characters. Several of her missions required her to dress as a boy. Apparently her concept of what a boy wears includes stockings, suspenders, short pants and lipstick. Her last appearance involved her attempting to escape a prisoner-of-war camp. She accidentaly posted herself to Switzerland. Her subsequent activities are unknown.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Gorden Kaye is 5' 10½" (1.79 m) and seems to tower over Francesca Gonshaw. Which became a running gag for the show.

Leader of the Gaullist Resistance in Nouvion and its vicinity. She has a cover identity of working in the post office of the "next village over", allowing her to come and go as she pleases. She is typically dressed in a black beret and dark brown trenchcoat, the uniform used by most women of her organization. Michelle is a crafty, clever woman who can be relied on to come up with more and more creatively complicated plans. Unfortunatelly, even her bast plans tend to fall victim to the GambitPileup that regularly takes place in Nouvion. She demands courage and efficiency from her operatives. She can be very convincing, particularly when holding people at gunpoint. Though fiercely patriotic, Michelle is not above using some funds for personal expenses.

* AmbiguouslyGay: The episode "A Fistfull of Francs" (8.6) establishes that Michelle spends part of her nights in Crabtree's bed. The same episode establishes that Louise, leader of the Communist Resistance spends her nights in the bed of Maxine (Elizabeth Ash), her second-in-command. Supposedly they are preoccupied with "commitee meetings". But their eagerness to stay alone and dress manner (Negligees) says otherwise. Michelle catches on and wistfully says: "If only our commitee meetings were like that". The implication being that she would like to have that kind of "meeting" with the other Resistance girls.

* ShesGotLegs: While Michelle typically hides her charms under her trenchcoat, she has great legs. Which she demonstrates on occassion, allowing the male characters to drool.

* LoveableCoward: Rene wants a free France and the Germans gone, but what he wants even ''more'' than that is to get through the war with his skin intact. The sheer ludicrousness of most of Michelle's schemes mean he is not exactly invested in them, after all, he's already been executed once.

* UglyGuyHotWife: More of an Uggly Guy Hot Mistresses example. His wife is past her prime and aged badly. But his mistresses and love interests tend to be much younger and more attractive than him.

* MsFanservice: Role arguably shared between Yvette and Helga. Both can be expected to show off their feminine charms at least once an episode. Some scenes focuse on their legs in stockings. Others have them strippimng down to their underwear or wearing fetish-fuel outfits.

* CatchPhrase: "Rene! What are you doing with that serving girl?" Whenever catching her husband in a compromising position with the waitresses.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Carmen Silvera (1922-2002) was 60-years-old at the beginning of the series. A running gag of the series is Edith looks ancient. At some point, Edith mentions entertaining soldiers in the previous War. She means WorldWarI. René asks whether that was the CrimeanWar (1863-1856).

* InSeriesNickname: René has affectionely nicknamed her the "old bat". Uncertain if he means the modern insulting term for an old woman. "Old bat" is also an obsolete slang term for a low whore: "so called from moving out like a bat in the dusk of the evening".

One of the waitresses of the Café and the main love interest of René. She is trully in love with her boss and blissfully unaware of his relationships with other women. She serves as a part-time prostitute for the German patrons of the Café, selling her body for paraffin, gasoline, sugar and butter. Or for whatever rare resource is available. She doesn't really mind. Yvette is also a loyal and competent member of the Resistance.

The other waitress of the Café and love interest of René in Seasons 1-3. Also a part-time prostiture and Resistance member. Several jokes focused on her small height. She had to stand on a stool before embracing her lover. Mimi is otherise one of the most cheerful and naive characters. Several of her missions required her to dress as a boy. Apparently her concept of what a boy wears includes stockings, suspenders, short pants and lipstick. Her last appearance involved her attempting to escape a prisoner-of-war camp. She accidentaly posted herself to Switzerland. Her subsequent activities are unknown.

* GirlsWithGuns: Her trusty handgun gets her through many situations.

* [[{{ptitlebytjcbh4}} She's Got Legs]]: While Michelle typically hides her charms under her trenchcoat, she has great legs. Which she demonstrates on occassion, allowing the male characters to drool.