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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (UK)
TV Series (1983 - 2004)
The adventures of a gang of British workmen abroad. Combines black and white humour with moments of drama, poignancy and drunkenness. The lads head to Germany seeking work, and are thrown together by virtue of shared nationality and a run-down wooden hut.
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Last Episode
05x02 Au Revoir: Part 2 Aired: Dec. 29, 2004Barry is kidnapped and the lads go on a quest to find him. [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Nov. 1983
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
50 min.
Network
AKA:
AufPet
Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- Actor Gary Holton, who played Wayne Norris, died of a drugs overdose in 1985 while filming the second series, leading to a somewhat watered-down appearance in the last few episodes. As they…
[show]Actor Gary Holton, who played Wayne Norris, died of a drugs overdose in 1985 while filming the second series, leading to a somewhat watered-down appearance in the last few episodes. As they had filmed all of the exterior scenes with Wayne in them but had not started any of the interior scenes, they decided to dress one of the production team in a wig to look like Wayne for backshots during indoor scenes to keep some form of continuity going. For many of the indoor scenes, he was written out entirely, and his presence was accounted for by explaining he was elsewhere at the time.
[hide] - Val McLane (Norma) and Jimmy Nail are real life brother and sister.
- Although Moxey was a central character, he did not appear until the second episode; he was the only one of the seven original main cast members not to be introduced until the second episode,…
[show]Although Moxey was a central character, he did not appear until the second episode; he was the only one of the seven original main cast members not to be introduced until the second episode, possibly due to the limitations of introducing so many main cast members in the first episode and still leave room for establishing the story.
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