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'Allo 'Allo! S5E5 — Otherwise Engaged
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'Allo 'Allo!•Season 5•Episode 5

Otherwise Engaged

7.7/10 · 237 votesOct 1, 198830 min

Ranked #24 of 26 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

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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

Directed byMartin Dennis
Written byDavid Croft, Jeremy Lloyd
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Cast18

Gorden Kaye

Gorden Kaye

René Artois

Carmen Silvera

Carmen Silvera

Edith Artois

Vicki Michelle

Vicki Michelle

Yvette Carte-Blanche

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

Colonel Kurt von Strohm

Kim Hartman

Kim Hartman

Private Helga Geerhart

Guy Siner

Guy Siner

Lieutenant Hubert Gruber

Kirsten Cooke

Kirsten Cooke

Michelle Dubois

Rose Hill

Rose Hill

Madame Fanny

Jack Haig

Jack Haig

Roger Leclerc

Kenneth Connor

Kenneth Connor

Monsieur Alfonse

Arthur Bostrom

Arthur Bostrom

Officer Crabtree

Richard Gibson

Richard Gibson

Herr Otto Flick

Crew3

David Croft

David Croft

Writer

Jeremy Lloyd

Jeremy Lloyd

Writer

Martin Dennis

Martin Dennis

Director

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Episode Summary

"Otherwise Engaged" is episode 5 of 'Allo 'Allo! season 5. It scored 7.7/10 from 237 votes, ranking #24 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Martin Dennis and written by David Croft, Jeremy Lloyd, it aired on October 1, 1988.

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