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| '''''The Fallen ]''''' by the fictional painter Van Klomp was a portrait of a bare breasted woman which provided a recurring ] of the long-running ] ] series '']'' (1984–92), written by ] and ]. The first episode of the ] of '''Allo 'Allo!'' (1984) was entitled ''The Fallen Madonna''.<ref>Broadcast on 14 September 1984</ref> In an earlier pilot the painting was referred to as the "reclining" Madonna,{{cn}} but the painting is usually referred to as "The Fallen Madonna With the Big Boobies".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/662806.say_allo_to_new_longleat_feature/ |title=Say ‘Allo’ to new Longleat feature (From Wiltshire Times) |publisher=www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk |accessdate=2010-04-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6591777.stm |title=BBC NEWS | England | Oxfordshire | Fallen Madonna to go to new buyer |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2010-04-17 }}</ref><ref name = sun>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article192597.ece |title=TV Fallen Madonna found | The Sun |News |publisher=www.thesun.co.uk |accessdate=2010-04-17 }}</ref> | |||
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| ==Recurring theme in '''Allo 'Allo!''== | |||
| '''Allo 'Allo!'' was set in the fictional French town of Nouvion during the German occupation of the ]. Its focus was a café in the town square run by ] (played by ]). There were sustained attempts by the occupiers to appropriate the ''Fallen Madonna'', a local treasure, to provide a "]" after the war. Among those who coveted it were the local German commandant ] (]) and the '']'' ] himself on whose behalf ] (]) of the '']'' was instructed to secure it (but, of course, also wanted it for himself). | |||
| The painting was seen and hidden in various guises; it was often secreted, with suggestive possibilities, in a long '']'' sausage. Forgeries were also in evidence. ''The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!'' (BBC), 28 April 2007 | |||
| ==Forgeries and Destructions== | |||
| An incredible number of forgeries of the Fallen Madonna were made, mostly by ] and ], which were naturally hidden in ] sausages in René's kitchen. The forgeries were subsequently destroyed in various ways (burned, blown up, minced, etc.). | |||
| ==Lord Bath== | |||
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| Following his assistance with an event connected with the programme, the BBC presented the ] with a specially commissioned copy of the ''Fallen Madonna'' which was hung alongside ]s in Bath's ancestral home, ].<ref name = sun/><ref>], Dec 16, 2005, ''''. Retrieved from online edition on April 7, 2008.</ref><ref>''The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!'' (]), 28 April 2007</ref> | |||
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