Gorden Kaye, the actor best known for his role in BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, has died at aged 75.
The Bafta-nominated star's former agent told BBC News he passed away at a care home on Monday morning.
Kaye is best known for playing cafe owner René Artois in the popular 80s show which is set in a small-town café in German-occupied France during World War Two and follows the fictional escapades of resistance fighters.
He appeared in all 84 episodes of the sitcom and 1,200 performances of the stage version.
The iconic show, which is a parody of the BBC's wartime drama Secret Army, was created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, but the remaining series were written by Lloyd and Paul Adam. The sitcom gave birth to catchphrases such as "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once!" from Michelle "of the Résistance" Dubois and "good moaning" from a British agent who spoke bad french.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/m...r-rene-artois-dies-died-aged-45-a7542001.html
'Allo 'Allo was one my favourite shows. RIP
The Bafta-nominated star's former agent told BBC News he passed away at a care home on Monday morning.
Kaye is best known for playing cafe owner René Artois in the popular 80s show which is set in a small-town café in German-occupied France during World War Two and follows the fictional escapades of resistance fighters.
He appeared in all 84 episodes of the sitcom and 1,200 performances of the stage version.
The iconic show, which is a parody of the BBC's wartime drama Secret Army, was created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, but the remaining series were written by Lloyd and Paul Adam. The sitcom gave birth to catchphrases such as "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once!" from Michelle "of the Résistance" Dubois and "good moaning" from a British agent who spoke bad french.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/m...r-rene-artois-dies-died-aged-45-a7542001.html
'Allo 'Allo was one my favourite shows. RIP
