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'''Michelle Dubois''' is a fictional character in the [[situation comedy]] ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''. The part was played by the actress [[Kirsten Cooke]]. |
'''Michelle Dubois''' is a fictional character in the [[situation comedy]] ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''. The part was played by the actress [[Kirsten Cooke]]. |
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She is a tall, dark-haired young woman who usually dresses in the unofficial "uniform" of the [[Gaullist]] [[French Resistance]], a tan [[trench coat]] and black [[beret]]. Unlike the other [[French people|French]] characters, she speaks fluent [[English language|English]], and is the only local person in Nouvion who can communicate with the two downed [[Royal Air Force]] men who are hidden in the town (the only other character to do this is Officer Crabtree). Her undercover alias is that of the post mistress in the other village, who has a [[lisp]]. During Series 5 she also poses as a window cleaner and a builder. |
She is a tall, dark-haired young woman who usually dresses in the unofficial "uniform" of the [[Gaullist]] [[French Resistance]], a tan [[trench coat]] and black [[beret]] (usually with a silk scarf and a dress underneath). Unlike the other [[French people|French]] characters, she speaks fluent [[English language|English]], and is the only local person in Nouvion who can communicate with the two downed [[Royal Air Force]] men who are hidden in the town (the only other character to do this is Officer Crabtree). Her undercover alias is that of the post mistress in the other village, who has a [[lisp]]. During Series 5 she also poses as a window cleaner and a builder. |
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Her recurring catch-phrase (delivered in a faux-French accent) is: "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once." She also has a habit of jumping out on Rene with her gun drawn, and asking him "are we alone?", even when in a crowded cafe, and has an obsession with secrecy and disguises. |
Her recurring catch-phrase (delivered in a faux-French accent) is: "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once." She also has a habit of jumping out on Rene with her gun drawn, and asking him "are we alone?", even when in a crowded cafe, and has an obsession with secrecy and disguises. |
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Revision as of 09:26, 26 June 2011
| Michelle Dubois | |
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| 'Allo 'Allo! character | |
| File:Michelle Dubois.jpg | |
| First appearance | "Pilot: The British Are Coming" |
| Last appearance | "A Winkle in Time" The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! |
| Portrayed by | Kirsten Cooke |
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| Occupation | Leader of the Resistance |
| Nationality |  French |
Michelle Dubois is a fictional character in the situation comedy 'Allo 'Allo!. The part was played by the actress Kirsten Cooke.
She is a tall, dark-haired young woman who usually dresses in the unofficial "uniform" of the Gaullist French Resistance, a tan trench coat and black beret (usually with a silk scarf and a dress underneath). Unlike the other French characters, she speaks fluent English, and is the only local person in Nouvion who can communicate with the two downed Royal Air Force men who are hidden in the town (the only other character to do this is Officer Crabtree). Her undercover alias is that of the post mistress in the other village, who has a lisp. During Series 5 she also poses as a window cleaner and a builder.
Her recurring catch-phrase (delivered in a faux-French accent) is: "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once." She also has a habit of jumping out on Rene with her gun drawn, and asking him "are we alone?", even when in a crowded cafe, and has an obsession with secrecy and disguises.
Although, unlike most of the other women in the show, she is not even remotely attracted to René Artois, she pretends to be in love with him at one point to get him to cooperate with her schemes; René himself is not enthusiastic about the Resistance or the Germans, and would much prefer, given his own inclinations, to just run his cafe and have affairs with his waitresses.
Although Michelle is devoted to the Resistance, there have been episodes when her morals are doubtful. In one episode she shoots the ceiling of René's café to make the customers pay 400 francs for a bottle of wine instead of 200. In another episode she takes some money from the till of the café. In another episode she even threatens René and Edith with a gun for money. She has also been known to spend Resistance money (or money intended for the Resistance) at the hairdresser's.
Popular culture
Her catchphrase "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once" was the most used catchphrase in the show and had several variations, the most recurring one being "Look very carefully, I shall show you only once", which was first used when showing one of her legs to René and Monsieur Alfonse. Due to the show's popularity "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once" has also been used infrequently on other shows, especially those set in World War II France. A notable example is a fifth season episode of Goodnight Sweetheart when the main character Gary Sparrow, disguised as a French General, made contact with a member of the French Resistance.
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