8.0/10216 votes#1 - Desperate Doings in the Dungeon
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1988
René is forced to masquerade as the head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler himself, in an attempt to rescue Frau Von Kinkenrotten from prison. Of course, this is actually Herr Flick, still in his earlier disguise.
Director: David Croft
Writer: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
7.9/10210 votes#2 - The Camera in the Potato
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1988
Armed with a camera disguised as a potato, René has to get into the chateau so he can photograph plans for the German invasion of Britain.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.8/10204 votes#3 - Dinner with the General
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1988
Leclerc and René plan to blow the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom. Edith's job is to drop a smoke canister down his chimney, but will she get the right one?
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
7.9/10200 votes#4 - The Dreaded Circular Saw
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/1988
Having blown the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom, René and Leclerc are surprised by its contents. The Communist Resistance lies in wait for their escape, and holds them hostage in a sawmill.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
7.7/10200 votes#5 - Otherwise Engaged
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/1988
Denise, the head of the Communist Resistance, who was René's sweetheart in his childhood in Nancy, and who's now determined to marry René. Meanwhile, Edith and the servant girls have to explain to the Lieutenant why his little tank has crashed into the public toilet, and ends up getting Gruber's compassion. René has a difficult time telling Edith that he will marry Denise, since Monsieur Alphonse has asked for Edith's hand, and Yvette has it in her heart to tell Edith that René will marry her instead.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
8.0/10200 votes#6 - A Marriage of Inconvenience
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/1988
René's friends rally round to try and save him from his impending marriage to the formidable leader of the Communist Resistance.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.8/10201 votes#7 - No Hiding Place
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/1988
René disguises himself as his father in order to escape the wrath of Denise Laroque.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.9/10200 votes#8 - The Arrival of the Homing Duck
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/1988
René and the Resistance find another novel way to return the British airmen to England.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
8.3/10202 votes#9 - Watch the Birdie
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/29/1988
René and his staff prepare the long-distance duck for its vital flight to England.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
8.0/10206 votes#10 - René - Under an Assumed Nose
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/5/1988
Monsieur Leclerc comes to the rescue when orders are given for René to be arrested. René tries to escape using a unique disguise.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
8.0/10202 votes#11 - The Confusion of the Generals
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/12/1988
René is in even more trouble as the generals gather round at the chateau.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.8/10197 votes#12 - Who's for the Vatican?
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/1988
A medal for bravery, a suicide pill and a hide-out in the Vatican introduce an old habit to René.
Director: Susan Belbin
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.8/10195 votes#13 - Ribbing the Bonk
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/26/1988
René and the Resistance need to find a huge amount of money quickly to save Mimi from the Communists.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.8/10193 votes#14 - The Reluctant Millionaires
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/3/1988
When it is revealed that the one million francs stolen from the bank belong to Herr Flick of the Gestapo, the best place to hide them seems to be down René's trousers.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
7.9/10194 votes#15 - A Duck for Launch
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/10/1988
René has got rid of the Gestapo's money, next is the secret microfilm, but he is hampered by the Resistance girls in the cupboard.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.9/10191 votes#16 - The Exploding Bedpan
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/17/1988
While under interrogation, Alfonse's dicky ticker starts playing up, and he is whisked to hospital. He must be either rescued or eliminated before he can spill the beans about the stolen Gestapo money.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.9/10194 votes#17 - Going Like a Bomb
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 12/24/1988
Michelle and Crabtree hatch another plot to get the British airmen back to Blighty. Captain Bertorelli has stolen Gestapo money planted on him.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.8/10198 votes#18 - Money to Burn
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 12/31/1988
Edith is in a romantic mood, and René is playing the piano.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.7/10193 votes#19 - Pudding Can Go Off
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/7/1989
Faced with the problem of hiding 1,000 kilos of stolen high explosive, Michelle of the Resistance decides on a simple but daring course of action. It will be hidden in 500 Christmas puddings.
Director: Martin Dennis
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.6/10191 votes#20 - Land Mines for London
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/14/1989
Not only does René nearly get blown up by an exploding Christmas pudding, he also gets roped into another Resistance plan to smuggle out the British airmen.
Director: Richard Boden
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
8.0/10200 votes#21 - Flight to Geneva
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 1/21/1989
René tries to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette on the night train.
Director: Richard Boden
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
8.0/10196 votes#22 - Train of Events
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 1/28/1989
René attempts to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette and four gold bars, but discovers the Resistance are intending to blow up their train.
Director: Richard Boden
Writer: David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
8.2/10203 votes#23 - An Enigma Variation
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/4/1989
Chaos engulfs René as he attempts to hide the stolen gold. Meanwhile, the Resistance plan to steal the Enigma encoder.
Director: Richard Boden
Writer: Jeremy Lloyd, David Croft
7.8/10196 votes#24 - Wedding Bloss
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/11/1989
René asks Edith to marry him after hearing Monsieur Alphonse's intentions of asking for her hand in marriage. Meanwhile, General Von Klinkerhoffen suspects Colonel Von Strohm of stealing his gold, while Herr Flick suspects René.
Director: Richard Boden
Writer: Ian Davidson, John T. Chapman
7.7/10193 votes#25 - Down the Drain
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 2/18/1989
René is still hiding the four bars of gold he has stolen and decides it is time he left his dangerous life in Nouvion.
Director: Richard Boden
Writer: Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe
The Best Episodes of 'Allo 'Allo! Season 5
Every episode of 'Allo 'Allo! Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 'Allo 'Allo! Season 5!
The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
Genres:ComedyWar & Politics
Network:BBC One
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Desperate Doings in the Dungeon" is the best rated episode of "'Allo 'Allo!" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 216 votes. Directed by David Croft and written by David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd, it aired on 9/3/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Camera in the Potato".