Summary
Rene Artois (Gordon Kaye) runs a cafe in wartime France. He spends his time chasing after the waitresses and trying to prevent his wife Edith (Carmen Silvera) from findong him out. Against his better judgement, he 'agrees' to run an 'escape line' for British airmen escaping from the Germans. Meanwhile, he schemes to avoid being shot by the Germans.
 

Cast
Gordon Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Francesca Conshaw, Sue Hodge, Kirsten Cooke, Richard Marner, Sam Kelly, Guy Siner, Hilary Minster, Kim Hartman, Richard Gibson, David Janson, John Louis Mansi, Kenneth Connor, Arthur Bostrom, Jack Haig, Derek Royle, Robin Parkinson, Gavin Richards, Roger Kitter, John D Collins, Nicholas Frankau, Rose Hill, Moira Foot, Carole Ashby

Writer(s)
Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft

Producer(s)
David Croft, Mike Stephens, John B Hobbs

Director(s)
David Croft, Robin Carr, Martin Dennis, Susan Belbin

Broadcast Details
Transmitted 1982-92

9 series; 85 episodes
 26 episodes x 25 minutes
 55 episodes x 30 minutes
 1 episode x 35 minutes
 3 episodes x 45 minutes

Company
BBC Television

Category
Sitcom