This series of caches is based on the theme of the cult BBC
sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo.
There are 10 traditional caches in each of which you will need
to note down a part of the mystery co-ordinates. When you’ve
found all 10, piece together the numbers to get the co-ordinates
for the 11th and final mystery cache – ‘Allo
‘Allo #11, The Fallen Madonna (with the big boobies!). Fans
of the programme may remember this was an oil painting that was
always being hidden, lost, found the generally very elusive –
just like the cache!
Officer Crabtree is an undercover British agent masquerading as
a French Gendame. His grasp of the French language is rather
limited however, and this is represented on screen by his mangling
of his vowels for comic effect. Classic lines include ‘good
moaning’ and ‘I was just pissing by’! He is
occasionally heard speaking his maternal English, mostly when
speaking to Fairfax and Carstairs. His bad French also seems to be
contagious as several French character) end up speaking like him
without realising it after hearing him talk. It is also of note
that others, especially lead character Rene, will use his mangled
French to insult him, such as in "Pass off" (for "Piss off").
A running gag throughout the series is that, when any of the
other characters meet British officers (even Fairfax and Carstairs
on one occasion, when they were to be disguised as gendarmes) their
French is just the same as Crabtree's.
After the character's introduction, various episodes were named
in this talking manners (e.g. "Up the Crick Without a Piddle" for
"Up the Creek without a Paddle" in Series 7).