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The BBC has sold classic World War II sitcom 'Allo 'Allo to German TV.
The show, which is set in Nazi-occupied France and pokes fun at the Gestapo, will be broadcast on German TV for the first time.
Broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 purchased the rights to show all 83 episodes of the popular UK series which ran from 1982 to 1991.
The sitcom starred Gorden Kaye as café owner Renee Artois with Carmen Silvera as his wife Edith who, along with Vicki Michelle's waitress Yvette, helped the Resistance avoid trouble with the Nazis.
"Both BBC Worldwide and ProSiebenSat1 are very happy about the deal. 'Allo 'Allo is a high quality programme which had not been picked up in Germany until now due to the subject matter," a BBC spokeswoman said.
Isabelle Helle, head of German-speaking territories for BBC Worldwide added: "'Allo 'Allo is one of the most successful BBC comedies ever made and is already loved in over 50 countries.
"We're really excited that ProSiebenSat1 has decided to take all series - now German viewers will be able to follow the daily café antics of Renee, Edith and the Gestapo and might even pick up on some of those famous catchphrases, 'Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once...'."
The show's comedic accents may be lost in translation, though, as ProSiebenSat1 will dub the programme into German.
