Edith Artois
| Edith Melba Artois | |
|---|---|
| 'Allo 'Allo! character | |
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| First appearance | Pilot: The British Are Coming |
| Last appearance |
A Winkle in Time The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! |
| Portrayed by | Carmen Silvera |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Café Owner/Resistance Fighter |
| Family |
René François Artois(husband) Fanny La Fan (mother) Ernest LeClerc (stepfather) Unnamed aunt |
| Nationality |
 French |
Edith Melba Artois (Edith spelled Édith in French), also referred to as Madame Edith, is the fictional main antagonist character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992. The character was played by Carmen Silvera.
Little is known about Edith's family, except that she married childhood sweetheart Rene Artois, aged 16. She is the only child of Fanny La Fan, and her stepfather is Ernest LeClerc. It is hinted at that either Ernest or his brother, Roger is her father. She loves Rene, but he prefers their waitresses/servants: Yvette, Maria and Mimi.
When Edith was a baby, Madame Fanny sent her to work at the Chateau as a serving girl, and she worked in the servant's quarters, where she discovered all the secret passageways. In her late teens-early twenties, she met Rene, started to court with him, and later married him.
Edith Melba Artois (née La Fan) is the wife (and subsequently, sister-in-law) of her husband René Artois. After Rene's 'execution' and fake death, she became the legal owner of the café, which gave her greater influence over her husband's actions than she had had before. She does however dream of the day when René will remarry her (as his own false twin brother).
Edith, despite being tone deaf, fancies herself a cabaret singer, and insists on treating café customers to displays of her talents. Her concerts usually clear the café; those who remain stuff cheese in their ears to muffle her wails. While one of the waitresses, Mimi Labonq, actually does have talent, Edith will not usually permit her to entertain the customers. Edith's singing is so horrible that she has shattered glass, in one duet, she made every dog in the town howl, and to prevent Rene from being killed by several Resistance girls who were going to shoot him as a collaborator. She has no problem with the waitresses taking favoured customers upstairs, though.
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