'Allo 'Allo! who did not appear in the reunion at all (where the actor or actress who played the character originally was then alive) were Private Helga Geerhart (played by Kim Hartman) and Herr Engelbert von Smallhausen (played by John Louis Mansi). Jeremy Lloyd wrote the new material. At the end of each show, in common with "Dad's Army", "Are You Being Served?", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "Hi-de-Hi!", the end credits begin with the caption "You have been watching (in order of appearance)", followed by a short vignette shot of each of the main characters with the actor's name displayed
'Allo 'Allo! René summarises the plot to date for the audience (breaking the 4th wall); a gag based on the "As you remember ..." device commonly used in serials. In reruns, some local TV stations have shuffled the episodes, making these plot synopses useful. Most of the characters have a catchphrase, gimmick, or saying, which became easily recognisable throughout the series. The late Lord Bath was a big fan of "'Allo 'Allo!", and in 1992 created an exhibition in his ancestral home Longleat. In return the BBC made a copy of the painting of the Fallen Madonna, which may still be seen