The classic beloved BBC sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo! ‘would not be created in today’s society’ because viewers would not approve of making Nazis ‘funny’.
Stand-up comedian and actor, Ross Noble, has said that he doesn’t believe some of the joked would ‘fly’ in the same way and believed that the attitude was ‘mad’.
The tv show, which graced BBC One screens from 1982 to 1992, brimmed with cheeky character portrayals and iconic running gags and has become one of the nation’s most cherished TV comedies.
Set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied France during World War II, the show was a spoof of the BBC’s own drama Secret Army.
With its unforgettable cast of eccentric characters – including the scheming Herr Flick, the bumbling Nazi officers Hubert Gruber, Erich Von Klinkerhoffen, and Kurt von Strohm and sassy secretary Helga Geerhart – it kept viewers laughing week after week.
Speaking about the show on Rob Brydon’s podcast, Ross said: ‘The thing about ‘Allo ‘Allo! is, it’s one of those things where I don’t know whether or not nowadays mining the Gestapo for comedy would fly in quite the same way.’
The classic beloved BBC sitcom Allo Allo! ‘would not be created in today’s society’ because viewers would not approve of making Nazis ‘funny’ (pictured: Gruber (Gut Siner) & Rene (Gordon Kaye)
Standup comedian and actor, Ross Noble, has said that he doesn’t believe some of the joked would ‘fly’ in the same way and believed that the attitude was ‘mad’
Brydon replied that he did not think the show condoned the Gestapo, and Noble said: ‘No, no, no they weren’t – they were making a mockery.
‘They were making a mockery of it, but I think now people would just go ‘Woah, hang on a second. We can’t have funny Nazis’. Which is mad, because you’re right, they were [making a mockery].’
‘I think now people would just go ‘Woah, hang on a second. We can’t have funny Nazis’, he added.
At the heart of the action was Rene Artois, the unwilling Resistance member and cafe owner, portrayed by the late Gorden Kaye.
Each episode saw Rene and his merry band of French Resistance fighters outwit their bumbling German captors, delivering plenty of laughs and mischief along the way.
It comes after censors slapped an offensiveness warning on ‘Allo ‘Allo episodes in case viewers are upset by characters taking the mickey out of French and German accents.
The BBC comedy, which ran from 1982 to 1992, coined a multitude of catchphrases that proved popular for decades.
‘Good Moaning’, uttered completely straight by French policeman Officer Crabtree, is still widely offered as a greeting nearly 30 years after Cafe René closed its doors for the last time.
The tv show, which graced BBC One screens from 1982 to 1992, brimmed with cheeky character portrayals and iconic running gags and has become one of the nation’s most cherished TV comedies
Speaking about the show on Rob Brydon’s podcast, Ross (pictured) said: ‘The thing about Allo Allo! is, it’s one of those things where I don’t know whether or not nowadays mining the Gestapo for comedy would fly in quite the same way.’
But an online streaming service has included warnings over the show’s content, which includes panto-style sexual innuendo as well as the foreign accents across its nine series, according to the Sun.
A message appears on the screen before each episode on Britbox, which reads: ‘This classic comedy contains language and attitudes of the time that may offend some viewers.’
‘Allo ‘Allo starred Gordon Kaye as cafe owner René, who had to deal with a host of problems in German-occupied France during the Second World War.
These included a dishonest German officer, a local French Resistance leader, a stolen painting, and a pair of trapped British airmen.
Scenes from the BBC television series ‘Allo Allo’ showing Kirsten Cooke as Michelle and Gorden Kaye as Rene
Arthur Bostrom starred as Officer Crabtree in the comedy classic ‘Allo ‘Allo
René also tried to conceal from his wife the secret affairs he is having with his waitresses.
The comedy was so popular during the 80s and 90s, a stage version was created.
Rumours also began to circulate of a remake five years ago, but there were reportedly concerns within the BBC that characters such as Herr Flick, an officer in the Gestapo, could cause offence.
There was an outpouring of tributes when Kaye died in 2017 at the age of 75.
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