Gorden Kaye suffered serious head injuries in a car accident in January 1990; causing him to lose some of his memory.
David Croft left the series, with Paul Adam taking over the co-writing; Mike Stephens became the producer for the show; Robin Parkinson took over the role of Ernest LeClerc from Derek Royle, who had died in 1990; Roger Kitter replaced Gavin Richards as Bertorelli; and the series also saw the reappearance of Sam Kelly as Captain Hans Geering, though only for one episode.
In response, the Germans and Bertorelli decide to spring General Von Klinkerhoffen from hospital and return him to his post.
René is determined to flee to Spain in disguise, while Michelle is testing another plan to repatriate the British Airmen, this time with the help of wine barrels destined for the coast.
It's the day of the annual Gypsy Fair in Nouvion, providing yet another distraction to Michelle's latest plan to help the British Airmen.