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** The first choices for Yvette and Maria were Amanda Donahoe and Mary Stavins. However, Donahoe and Stavins didn't have the right union cards. They were replaced with Creator/VickiMichelle (who had worked with David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd in ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'') and Creator/FrancescaGonshaw.
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** Before deciding on a series set in Nazi-occupied France, David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd attempted a parody of ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''. Lloyd wasn't enthusiastic and the idea was dropped, but would be resurrected by Croft and his other writing partner, Jimmy Perry, in the late '80s as ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
** The first choices for Yvette and Maria were Amanda Donahoe and Mary Stavins. However, Donahoe and Stavins didn't have the right union cards. They were replaced with Creator/VickiMichelle (who had worked withDavid Croft and Jeremy Lloyd in ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'') and Creator/FrancescaGonshaw.
** The first choices for Yvette and Maria were Amanda Donahoe and Mary Stavins. However, Donahoe and Stavins didn't have the right union cards. They were replaced with Creator/VickiMichelle (who had worked with
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** Creator/LauraJackson auditioned for the series but was turned down by Croft as her French accent was too good and not the comic French he was hoping for. Jackson later worked for Croft in the later series of ''Series/HiDeHi''.
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** Creator/ArthurBostrom wasn't happy with Steve Edwin when he guest starred in "Up the Crick Without a Piddle", as he didn't like that he got to say his CharacterCatchphrase, "Good moaning".
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the rumour that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of person who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing (and that as an actor, he wouldn't get many roles if he refused to say lines that he considered offensive).
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the rumour that Geering only ever says 'tler!' "-tler!" as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of person who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing (and that as an actor, he wouldn't get many roles if he refused to say lines that he considered offensive).
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/ArthurBostrom didn't think that the last two series matched the quality of the earlier ones.
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** Creator/ArthurBostrom didn't think that the last two series matched the quality of the earlierones.ones.
** Miles Richardson (who guest starred in "Swan Song" as Captain Frobisher) thought that he gave one of his worst performances here and that he overplayed it way too much.
** Creator/ArthurBostrom didn't think that the last two series matched the quality of the earlier
** Miles Richardson (who guest starred in "Swan Song" as Captain Frobisher) thought that he gave one of his worst performances here and that he overplayed it way too much.
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* LoopingLines: When Captain Frobisher says "[[UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill Churchill]] will give us all medals for this" in "Swan Song", Miles Richardson flubbed the line and said "[[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]" instead of Churchill, meaning the line had to be redubbed.
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* ThrowItIn: Yvette's growl when uttering "Ohh, René!" was ad-libbed by Creator/VickiMichelle, who wanted a CharacterCatchphrase and thought she wasn't getting enough dialogue in the pilot.
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* ThrowItIn: ThrowItIn:
** Yvette's growl when uttering "Ohh, René!" was ad-libbed by Creator/VickiMichelle, who wanted a CharacterCatchphrase and thought she wasn't getting enough dialogue in thepilot.pilot.
** When Desiree throws herself on René and makes the bed collapse in "A Tour de France", you can see Creator/GordenKaye whisper "That was brilliant" to Cheryl Fergison.
** Yvette's growl when uttering "Ohh, René!" was ad-libbed by Creator/VickiMichelle, who wanted a CharacterCatchphrase and thought she wasn't getting enough dialogue in the
** When Desiree throws herself on René and makes the bed collapse in "A Tour de France", you can see Creator/GordenKaye whisper "That was brilliant" to Cheryl Fergison.
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* AscendedFanboy: Before joining the cast as Officer Crabtree in Series 2, Creator/ArthurBostrom had been a fan of the series since it started airing.
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** Before joining the cast as Officer Crabtree in Series 2, Creator/ArthurBostrom had been a fan of the series since it startedairing.airing.
** Before he played Corporal Caponi in Series 5, John Banks had been a big fan of David Croft's other work (in particular ''Series/DadsArmy'') and was a big fan of his co-star Creator/GavinRichards' theatre work.
** Before joining the cast as Officer Crabtree in Series 2, Creator/ArthurBostrom had been a fan of the series since it started
** Before he played Corporal Caponi in Series 5, John Banks had been a big fan of David Croft's other work (in particular ''Series/DadsArmy'') and was a big fan of his co-star Creator/GavinRichards' theatre work.
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* DeletedScene: Cut from "Flight to Geneva" for timing issues was a scene where Mimi returns to Café René after being thrown from the train. In the scene, she hugs René, who remarks her heart is pounding fast, resulting in the two discovering she has a trout stuck under her clothes.
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** In 2021, John Banks recalled doing a scene in Café René with Creator/GavinRichards and Creator/CarmenSilvera that never made it to air.
** Cut from "Flight to Geneva" for timing issues was a scene where Mimi returns to Café René after being thrown from the train. In the scene, she hugs René, who remarks her heart is pounding fast, resulting in the two discovering she has a trout stuck under her clothes.
** In 2021, John Banks recalled doing a scene in Café René with Creator/GavinRichards and Creator/CarmenSilvera that never made it to air.
** Cut from "Flight to Geneva" for timing issues was a scene where Mimi returns to Café René after being thrown from the train. In the scene, she hugs René, who remarks her heart is pounding fast, resulting in the two discovering she has a trout stuck under her clothes.
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** John Banks (who played Corporal Caponi) was at first only supposed to do two episodes in Series 5 but ended up doing six episodes over two series.
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* WordOfGod: Throughout Series 5, Captain Bertorelli often has scenes with an Italian soldier who goes unnamed in dialogue and is only credited as "Italian Soldier". Despite this, David Croft confirmed the character was named "Corporal Caponi".
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** During the filming of Series 5, Creator/JohnDCollins, Creator/KimHartman, and Gibson snuck onto the set of ''Series/EastEnders''' Queen Vic pub and made it into an episode as extras. When ''Enders''' co-creator, Julia Smith, found out, she demanded that Croft sack them and that they were never to work for Creator/TheBBC again, while Croft told Smith that any of her cast were allowed to play extras in his series. Neither Smith's threats nor Croft's joking suggestion ever became reality.
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** During the filming of Series 5, Creator/JohnDCollins, Creator/KimHartman, and Gibson snuck onto the set of ''Series/EastEnders''' Queen Vic pub and made it into an episode as extras. When ''Enders''' [=''Enders''=]' co-creator, Julia Smith, found out, she demanded that Croft sack them and that they were never to work for Creator/TheBBC again, while Croft told Smith that any of her cast were allowed to play extras in his series. Neither Smith's threats nor Croft's joking suggestion ever became reality.
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** During the filming of Series 5, Creator/JohnDCollins, Creator/KimHartman, and Gibson snuck onto the set of ''Series/EastEnders''' Queen Vic pub and made it into an episode as extras. When ''Enders''' co-creator, Julia Smith, found out, she demanded that Croft sack them and that they were never to work for Creator/TheBBC again, while Croft told Smith that any of her cast were allowed to play extras in his series. Neither Smith's threats nor Croft's joking suggestion ever became reality.
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/ArthurBostrom didn't think that the last two series matched the quality of the earlier ones.
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** Creator/GordenKaye's (René) favourite episode was "The Execution", due to the punchline he delivers: "My bum is on a thistle".
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** Creator/GordenKaye's (René) favourite episode was "The Execution", due to the punchline he delivers: "My bum is on a thistle".
** Creator/ArthurBostrom's was "No Hiding Place", as it contained his favourite scene to perform, the "list of creams" scene.
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** As stated elsewhere, the fifth series was unusually long due to a plan for US syndication being in the planning stages. However, the deal fell through and ultimately the show simply wound up on Creator/{{PBS}} like most other British imports at the time.
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** As stated elsewhere, the fifth series Series 5 was unusually long due to a plan for US syndication being in the planning stages. stages that would have involved the making of three series of 26 episodes. However, the deal fell through and ultimately the show series simply wound up on Creator/{{PBS}} like most other British imports at the time.
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* AscendedFanboy: Before joining the cast as Officer Crabtree in Series 2, Creator/ArthurBostrom had been a fan of the series since it started airing.
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* GeniusBonus: AFV-nerds will recognise immediately that Gruber's Little Tank is [[TanksButNoTanks not a tank]]. But it ''is'' an Sd Kfz 222 armoured car, and an absolutely genuine period vehicle dating from The30s that would have been built between 1937-1942, and seen service with German forces in [=WW2=]. [[note]]The real thing is a genuine German vehicle captured in [=WW2=], and was on loan from a military vehicle museum in Windsor, Berkshire, where it is on permanent display.[[/note]]
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* GeniusBonus: AFV-nerds The creators went to some lengths to get small details completely accurate. Examples include the following:
**AFV-nerds will recognise immediately that Gruber's Little Tank is [[TanksButNoTanks not a tank]]. But it ''is'' an Sd Kfz 222 armoured car, and an absolutely genuine period vehicle dating from The30s that would have been built between 1937-1942, and seen service with German forces in [=WW2=]. [[note]]The real thing is a genuine German vehicle captured in [=WW2=], and was on loan from a military vehicle museum in Windsor, Berkshire, where it is on permanent display.[[/note]][[/note]]
** The motorcycles used by the Fuhrer's escort in "Hitler's Last Heil" are also period-accurate: only a real motorcycle buff could tell you these are real wartime BMW motorcycles, the R75 that was extensively used by German armed forces.
**AFV-nerds will recognise immediately that Gruber's Little Tank is [[TanksButNoTanks not a tank]]. But it ''is'' an Sd Kfz 222 armoured car, and an absolutely genuine period vehicle dating from The30s that would have been built between 1937-1942, and seen service with German forces in [=WW2=]. [[note]]The real thing is a genuine German vehicle captured in [=WW2=], and was on loan from a military vehicle museum in Windsor, Berkshire, where it is on permanent display.
** The motorcycles used by the Fuhrer's escort in "Hitler's Last Heil" are also period-accurate: only a real motorcycle buff could tell you these are real wartime BMW motorcycles, the R75 that was extensively used by German armed forces.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Series co-creator Jeremy Lloyd briefly got engaged to Carole Ashby (Louise of the Communist Resistance) near the end of the series.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Series co-creator Jeremy Lloyd briefly got engaged to Carole Ashby Creator/CaroleAshby (Louise of the Communist Resistance) near the end of the series.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Series co-creator Jeremy Lloyd briefly got engaged to Carole Ashby (Louise of the Communist Resistance) near the end of the series.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: Richard Gibson wasn't available for Series 9, so Herr Flick was played by Creator/DavidJanson in his final six appearances.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: Richard Gibson wasn't available for Series 9, so Herr Flick was played by Creator/DavidJanson in his final six appearances.
* GeniusBonus: AFV-nerds will recognise immediately that Gruber's Little Tank is [[TanksButNoTanks not a tank]]. But it ''is'' an Sd Kfz 222 armoured car, and an absolutely genuine period vehicle dating fromTheThirties The30s that would have been built between 1937-1942, and seen service with German forces in [=WW2=]. [[note]]The real thing is a genuine German vehicle captured in [=WW2=], and was on loan from a military vehicle museum in Windsor, Berkshire, where it is on permanent display.[[/note]]
* GeniusBonus: AFV-nerds will recognise immediately that Gruber's Little Tank is [[TanksButNoTanks not a tank]]. But it ''is'' an Sd Kfz 222 armoured car, and an absolutely genuine period vehicle dating from
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** Creator/GordenKaye's (René) favourite episode was "The Executition", due to the punchline he delivers: "My bum is on a thistle".
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** Creator/GordenKaye's (René) favourite episode was "The Executition", Execution", due to the punchline he delivers: "My bum is on a thistle".
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* RecastAsARegular: Creator/DavidJanson played Hitler's double in the Series 8 episode, "Hitler's Last Heil", and then came back full time in Series 9 to take over the role of Herr Flick from Richard Gibson.
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* RecastAsARegular: Creator/DavidJanson played Hitler's double in the Series 8 episode, "Hitler's Last Heil", and then came back full time full-time in Series 9 to take over the role of Herr Flick from Richard Gibson.
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* ThrowItIn: Yvette's growl when uttering "Ohh, René!" was ad-libbed by Creator/VickiMichelle, who wanted a CatchPhrase and thought she wasn't getting enough dialogue in the pilot.
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* ThrowItIn: Yvette's growl when uttering "Ohh, René!" was ad-libbed by Creator/VickiMichelle, who wanted a CatchPhrase CharacterCatchphrase and thought she wasn't getting enough dialogue in the pilot.
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** The first choices for Yvette and Maria were Amanda Donahoe and Mary Stavins. However, Donahoe and Stavins didn't have the right union cards and were replaced with Creator/VickiMichelle (who had worked with David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd in ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'') and Creator/FrancescaGonshaw.
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** The first choices for Yvette and Maria were Amanda Donahoe and Mary Stavins. However, Donahoe and Stavins didn't have the right union cards and cards. They were replaced with Creator/VickiMichelle (who had worked with David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd in ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'') and Creator/FrancescaGonshaw.
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* RecastAsARegular: Creator/DavidJanson played Hitler's double in the Series 8 episode, "Hitler's Last Heil", and then came back full time in Series 9 to take over the role of Herr Flick from Richard Gibson.
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* TheOtherDarrin: David Croft was opposed to re-casting roles as a personal rule (one reason why characters in his sitcoms were always written out if the actor died or otherwise left[[note]]To name just one example from four of his previous series: Private Walker in ''Series/DadsArmy'' after Creator/JamesBeck's death, Rangi Ram in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' after Michael Bates' death, Mr Grainger in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' after Creator/ArthurBrough's death, and Jeffrey Fairbrother in ''Series/HiDeHi'' after Creator/SimonCadell left the series.[[/note]]), but when he left ''[='Allo 'Allo=]!'' after Series 5, the door was open to re-casting.
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* TheOtherDarrin: David Croft was opposed to re-casting roles as a personal rule (one reason why characters in his sitcoms were always written out if the actor died or otherwise left[[note]]To name just one example from four of his previous series: Private Walker in ''Series/DadsArmy'' after Creator/JamesBeck's death, Rangi Ram in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' after Michael Bates' Creator/MichaelBates' death, Mr Grainger in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' after Creator/ArthurBrough's death, and Jeffrey Fairbrother in ''Series/HiDeHi'' after Creator/SimonCadell left the series.[[/note]]), but when he left ''[='Allo 'Allo=]!'' after Series 5, the door was open to re-casting.
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the rumour that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of character who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing (and that as an actor, he wouldn't get many roles if he refused to say lines that were offensive).
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the rumour that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of character person who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing (and that as an actor, he wouldn't get many roles if he refused to say lines that were he considered offensive).
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the rumour that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of character who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing.
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the rumour that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of character who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing.thing (and that as an actor, he wouldn't get many roles if he refused to say lines that were offensive).
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* TheOtherDarrin: David Croft was opposed to re-casting roles as a personal rule (one reason why characters in his sitcoms were always written out if the actor died or otherwise left[[note]]To name just one example from four of his previous series: Private Walker in ''Series/DadsArmy'' after James Beck's death, Rangi Ram in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' after Michael Bates' death, Mr Grainger in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' after Creator/ArthurBrough's death, and Jeffrey Fairbrother in ''Series/HiDeHi'' after Creator/SimonCadell left the series.[[/note]]), but when he left ''[='Allo 'Allo=]!'' after Series 5, the door was open to re-casting.
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* TheOtherDarrin: David Croft was opposed to re-casting roles as a personal rule (one reason why characters in his sitcoms were always written out if the actor died or otherwise left[[note]]To name just one example from four of his previous series: Private Walker in ''Series/DadsArmy'' after James Beck's Creator/JamesBeck's death, Rangi Ram in ''Series/ItAintHalfHotMum'' after Michael Bates' death, Mr Grainger in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' after Creator/ArthurBrough's death, and Jeffrey Fairbrother in ''Series/HiDeHi'' after Creator/SimonCadell left the series.[[/note]]), but when he left ''[='Allo 'Allo=]!'' after Series 5, the door was open to re-casting.
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the urban legend that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of character who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing.
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the urban legend rumour that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of character who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing.
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering.
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* JewsPlayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi Captain Hans Geering. This led to the urban legend that Geering only ever says 'tler!' as opposed to 'Heil Hitler' because Kelly didn't want to give the full salute, but Kelly always stressed that he felt Geering was the sort of character who simply couldn't be bothered to say the whole thing.
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** Before Creator/GuySiner had his way with Lieutenant Gruber's characterisation, he was intended to have been played with the same campness as Creator/JohnInman did in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Prior to this show, Richard Gibson had been TypeCast as a [[DawsonCasting an actor who played youths]]. Herr Flick gave him the chance to show that he could play older characters as well.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Prior to Before this show, Richard Gibson had been TypeCast as a [[DawsonCasting an actor who played youths]]. Herr Flick gave him the chance to show that he could play older characters as well.
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* JewsPLayingNazis: The Jewish actor Creator/SamKelly plays the Nazi captain Hans Geering.
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