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| '''Allo 'Allo!'' was set in the French town of ] 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). | '''Allo 'Allo!'' was set in the French town of ] 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.<ref name="BBC" /> | 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.<ref name="BBC" /> | ||
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The Fallen Madonna, usually referred to as The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies by the fictional painter Van Klomp ("Klomp" is Dutch for clog) was a portrait of a bare breasted woman, which provided a running gag in the long-running BBC1 television comedy series 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–92), written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. The first episode of the first series of 'Allo 'Allo! (1984) was titled The Fallen Madonna. In an earlier pilot the painting was referred to as the reclining Madonna.
Recurring theme
'Allo 'Allo! was set in the French town of Nouvion during the German occupation of the Second World War. Its focus was a café in the town square run by René Artois (played by Gorden Kaye). There were sustained attempts by the occupiers to appropriate the Fallen Madonna, a local treasure, to provide a nest egg after the war. Among those who coveted it were the local German commandant Colonel Kurt Von Strohm (Richard Marner) and the Führer Adolf Hitler himself on whose behalf Herr Otto Flick (Richard Gibson) of the Gestapo 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 knackwurst sausage. Forgeries were also in evidence.
An incredible number of forgeries of the Fallen Madonna were made, mostly by Lieutenant Gruber and Monsieur Roger LeClerc, which were naturally hidden in knackwurst sausages in René's kitchen. The forgeries were subsequently destroyed in various ways (burned, blown up, minced, eaten by a dog, etc.).
Lord Bath
Following his assistance with an event connected with the programme, the BBC presented the 6th Marquess of Bath with a specially commissioned copy of the Fallen Madonna that was hung alongside Old Masters in Bath's ancestral home, Longleat.
See also
Notes
- ^ Wiltshire Times, 16 December 2005, Say ‘Allo’ to new Longleat feature. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- "Fallen Madonna to go to new buyer". news.bbc.co.uk. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Coles, John (24 May 2007). "TV Fallen Madonna found". The Sun. London. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- Broadcast 14 September 1984
- ^ The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (BBC), 28 April 2007
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