'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Series Six

We enjoyed the entire ‘allo ‘allo series.We keep replaying the series when we need a good laugh. You need to start with series one and follow through in order to understand the story line, but they are all very good.

And yes, I do mean "defective," not "detective." This is one of my favorite TV shows. I first saw it on PBS as a kid, watching with my parents, and the whole family thought it was hilarious. I have been re-watching the series; I have all 9 seasons. Seasons 1-5 are just as laugh-out-loud funny as I remember. Yes, there is some potty humor, and quite a bit of slapstick. But watching the characters get into more and more convoluted plans (that seem far-fetched at the start and just get worse as they go) adds right in to the fun. If you're looking for high-brow, intellectual humor, look somewhere else. If you're looking for an excuse to have a "bring your own potato party," however, when the potato actually has a spy camera hidden in it, you've found the right place!So, given the glowing review and the happy memories, why the low rating? Unfortunately, I have been unable to watch Series 6 (and 7-9 are languishing because it really is best to watch them in order). I am now on my 5th order of Series 6 - 3 were returned as defective, 1 was canceled after I attempted to have the vendor verify the discs weren't defective (the seller refused to check, I took a chance and ordered anyway and they canceled the order), and one is in the mail (fingers crossed). From looking at this site and others, it does appear that the BBC put out a very large batch of defective Series 6 (in some cases it's both discs - that's what I've run into - in some cases just disc 2). They load forever and do not go to a menu or play. Eventually, they generate a general "defective/damaged" error, NOT a "wrong region," etc. error. The three new copies I ordered previously were all this way; I'm hoping that the used copy might have better results. We'll see.BEWARE these discs! It is entirely possible that the super-low prices reflect that the sellers (and let's be honest here, they're all resellers) got a "super-good" deal on these discs because they were probably defective. And most of these sellers have such large operations/remote warehousing, they couldn't play-check the discs even if they wanted to.All I can say is, good luck. I've had worse luck playing the lottery - but not by much!***UPDATE*** The most recent purchase seems to be non-defective. The discs will load and play. I have not yet watched them all the way through, but at least I'm running better odds than the lottery!

Where has this been all my life?! (Or at least since the '80s.) Twenty years after this British series aired I was introduced to it by my parents. I bought the entire series for their anniversary and we proceeded to watch it from beginning-to-end over the course of about three weeks. The humor is as fresh and hilarious as the best of the best, and we were howling at the zany antics in the story lines.Set in WWII in a French cafe owned by René Artois (whose stray left eye is funny all by itself), the story line throughout involves trying to smuggle two British airmen back to England. The town is occupied by Germans, who are some of René's best customers. Michelle, the leader of the French Resistance, appears in every episode in the cafe's back room to announce yet another cock-a-mamy plot, saying, "Listen very carefully, for I will say this only once."A stolen painting called "The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies" is coveted by the Germans, René, and by Hitler himself, and René hides it in a knockworst sausage which hangs in his storeroom. He plans to sell it after the war to live on, but some of the German officers have the same idea. Copies are made and stuffed into more sausages, and that's only the beginning.The Resistance installed a radio in the flooring below the bed of René's aging mother-in-law, and a piss-pot serves as the speaker. When they have to send a message to England they tilt up the foot of the bed, much to the protests of the mother-in-law, and René says into the microphone, "'Allo, 'allo, thees ees Blackhawk speaking."There is a brilliant device used to differentiate French and English: the actors portraying the French speak English with a French accent, and those portraying Brits speak a form of pigeon English. A Brit impersonating a French policeman says such things as, "Good moaning. I have bad nose." René rolls his eyes and says, "Who taught you how to speak French?"No one is spared. The French are sex-crazy, the Germans are rigid idiots, and the Brits are complete buffoons, all making for a most entertaining series. Highly recommended!

I was hesitant to get this series because of the reviews about people having trouble playing it but gave it a try anyway. After being able to watch all of the episodes on disk 1, I thought maybe I had lucked out but sadly, I put in disk 2 and it was very choppy. I checked the disk and there were no fingerprints or scratches so now I see what people were talking about. Glad I was able to see the first 4 episodes but still disappointed about not being able to see the other 4, especially when the show is a continuous storyline so skipping episodes is not recommended. Oh well.

This disk is apparently for a different system, it would not play on my American machine. It was in good condition, and arrived on time

A new German general, a new Le Clerc (son of the old Le Clerc, played by now-deceased Jack Haig), and a new female counterfoil to Arthur Bostrom's character (the French-speaking English gendarme) join the regular cast in this installment. Improbable schemes to return the two English airmen seem to culminate, but as usual, something goes awry at the last moment. These episodes end with another attempt at long-distance communications via a "homing podgeon" and a truly strange wedding ceremony between Edith's Maman and Le Clerc.

Series is funny and worth watching time after time. Series 6, especially the second disc, does not work. We were more fortunate than most - got 2 episodes to play. But attempting to play the disc on ANYTHING will lock up the machine. Computer, DVD, whatever. Even the famous DVD renter can't keep a copy in house to rent!

I actually like the series but there is a known issue with Series Six which means a LOT of the copies that are out there just won't load in a variety of Region 1 DVD players. I have purchased 4 copies thus far and finally got one that disc one of the two works but the other comes up with the same issue. I have tested it in 3 different DVD players just to confirm for myself. Just a heads up before purchasing so don't blame the seller, it is out of their control.

I bought this DVD several months ago and only just got around to watching it recently. Imagine my horror to discover that one disc was barely watchable because it kept stopping and starting and the other was completely unwatchable as it refused to load at all. I would love to replace it but not at the prices listed here and after checking out other sources, I noticed a common thread. Unplayable DVDs. Not sure if I will even bother replacing it after seeing how many people had problems with the DVDs of series 6.

DVD wont play at all for the 2 time,its garbage,and when.i contacted seller last time they asked me to deal with amazon not them

This is the fifth time I purchased Season 6 with the same problem. Apparently formatted for the wrong region.

This was the 3rd time trying to purchase a Series 6 that could be watched. No luck yet. Why has this known problem not been rectified?