Captain Hans Geering
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| 'Allo 'Allo! character | |
| Captain Hans Geering | |
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Army Captain |
| First appearance | Pilot: The British Are Coming |
| Last appearance | Camp Dance; though guest appeared in Episode 7.04 |
| Portrayed by | Sam Kelly |
Captain Hans Geering is a fictional character from the British sitcom series 'Allo 'Allo!. He was played by actor Sam Kelly.
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[edit] Outline
[edit] First episode
Hans is Colonel Kurt Von Strohm's assistant and usually comes with him to the café. (Although not stated on screen, the screenplay says Hans is the Colonel's brother-in-law.) Hans likes to fool around with the waitress Maria Recamier -- while the Colonel prefers Yvette Carte-Blanche -- of which he partakes preferentially with egg whisk and/or wet celery (these of course constitute sex toys) for which it is not uncommon to pay extra.
In Episode 1 Hans and the Colonel get their uniforms stolen by René in order to help the British Airmen. They are forced to hide in the waitresses' bedroom.
[edit] Development
Hans develops the habit of greeting other officers with the line "'Tler!" instead of the usual "Heil Hitler" because it is easier to just say the end of the whole line (much like the "good morning, teacher" line students give to their teacher and the lazy student who just says "cher"). When Herr Otto Flick of the Gestapo is introduced in the pilot episode, Hans develops an overwhelming panic and is forced to hide a valuable cuckoo clock in his trousers. However, at a certain point, the cuckoo pops out in a humorous manner; it marks 5 o’clock.
[edit] Leaving the series
In the final episode of Season 4, René, Edith, the waitresses, the Colonel, the British Airmen and Hans are trying to escape a prisoner-of-war camp (Stalag Luft IV, although that camp is in Poland). Hans is used for the first test of their escape mechanism, a wooden see-saw. After René jumps from the roof of a hut onto one end, Hans is propelled from the other over the fence, where Communist Resistance girls pick him up and disappear into the woods.
It emerges (via a radio conversation) that Hans was mistaken for a British airman by the Communist Resistance and sent to Britain, where he is now working for British Intelligence. The war is over for Hans, and also his role as a main character in 'Allo 'Allo!
[edit] Reappearing
In Season 7, René and Yvette are planning to run away to England in an aeroplane, destined for the British Airmen. However, it is Edith that accidentally goes with René. They land in London, and Winston Churchill requests their presence. However, they are taken to Intelligence first. Seeing that they are not the airmen, the Intelligence boss calls his interpreter: Captain Hans Geering. When alone with René and Edith, he explains how he became an English citizen and an ally. He also reveals that he found out, working with the Intelligence, that René is a Resistance activist.
Hans, a naturalised British citizen, speaks English with an upper-class, "old-chap" British accent. It is revealed that he knew how to speak English even back in Nouvion. He takes René and Edith to some important places in London. By night, René and Edith return home.
[edit] Quotes
- "'Tler!" (Greeting to other German officers or Gestapo members)."
- "General Von Klinkerhoffen?!" (From the first episode of Season 2).
- "I am now standing in a front of a window with view to Piccadilly Circus." (radio message from the first episode of Season 4).
- "Tell him that the food is very good, and the British think they are going to win. Over and out." (Last line before disappearing until his guest appearance in Season 7).
- "Sorry, old chaps. It's the couple that ran the café back were I was stationed." (Speaking to the Intelligence members in stereotypical British accent).
| 'Allo! 'Allo! |
| Characters: |
| René | Edith | Madame Fanny | Yvette | Maria | Mimi | Michelle | Roger LeClerc Ernest LeClerc | Alfonse | Gen. Von Klinkerhoffen | Col. Von Strohm Lt. Gruber | Captain Hans | Captain Bertorelli | Herr Flick | Helga | Von Smallhausen Crabtree | Fairfax | Carstairs | Gen. Von Flockenstuffen | Denise | Louise |
| Episodes: |
| Pilot & Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Series 5 Series 6 | Series 7 | Series 8 | Series 9 | The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! |
