Herr Flick
| Herr Otto Flick | |
|---|---|
| 'Allo 'Allo! character | |
| First appearance | Pilot: The British Are Coming |
| Last appearance | A Winkle in Time |
| Portrayed by |
Richard Gibson (series 1–8) David Janson (series 9) |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Gestapo Officer |
| Nationality |
 German |
Herr Otto Flick is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992. He was played by Richard Gibson for most of the sitcom's run, and by David Janson in the ninth and final series. On The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! it was revealed that the character was based on a combination of Joseph Goebbels and Arnold Toht from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and that Gibson had wished to incorporate all manner of grotesqueries from these characters into his depiction of Flick but had only been allowed a limp.
Herr Flick is an officer of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police during World War II. On the rare occasions he wears uniform, he is shown to be an SS-Sturmbannführer (Major).
He is portrayed as unemotional (his voice never changes in relation to how he feels, even once while in pain he rather calmly stated "I am suspended by the Clappers") and seems hurt only when he finds Private Helga kissing the Italian Captain Bertorelli. Apart from this, the only emotion he ever shows is anger.
Flick is a godson of Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS and Gestapo. He explains in one episode that he is an orphan and was raised by nuns. He has stated that he originally didn't want to join the Gestapo, but Himmler convinced him. Over the course of the series, he receives several letters from Himmler, usually admonishing him for his actions, such as failing to find the portrait of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies by Van Klomp. When he is arrested by General von Klinkerhoffen (once for pretending to be Helga's replacement and another time for dressing up as a member of the French Resistance), Himmler comes to his rescue by sending a telegram to the General requesting Flick's release.
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