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Maria Recamier was one of the waitresses who worked at Café René alongside Yvette Carte-Blanche. She worked in the café for the first three series before accidentally posting herself to Switzerland in a Red Cross parcel. She is small with long black hair.

Job[]

Maria was one of the waitresses who served the patrons of Café René in Nouvion. However, she also 'went upstairs' with German Officers, most notably Captain Hans Geering and Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, in return for butter, sugar and parrafin.

Like all the waitresses who worked in the café, she fell in love with René and hoped to marry him when the war was over. She was apparently oblivious to the fact that René was simultaneously having an affair with Yvette.

Work with the Resistance[]

Maria, along with the rest of the staff at Café René, helped out the de Gaulle (the one with the big 'ooter) Resistance led by the mysterious Michelle Dubois. She was present during their many attempts to smuggle the two British Airmen, Fairfax and Carstairs, back to England.

Disguise and identities[]

To help out the resistance, or to hide, on several occasions she was required to disguise herself as a small boy (as René's nephew "Jorge") by putting her hair under a cap and wearing a blazer and tie. She did however leave her stockings and suspenders on and her make-up.[1][2]

Disappearance To Switzerland[]

It was during an attempt to tunnel into a British Prisoner of War camp in France that Maria, in an audacious attempt to escape back to the café, disguised herself as a Red Cross Parcel and posted herself in the mail room of the camp. Unfortunately, she did not put enough postage on the Parcel and was returned to Switzerland. She was never seen nor heard from again.

When René and the gang finally did escape back to the café, Rene lit a candle for Maria but after 3 seconds, unceremoniously blew it out.

Her position as waitress was taken by Mimi Labonq.

Pronounciation[]

Maria had an unfortunate habit of pronouncing the letter "R" in a loud way which also caused her to spit on whomever she was talking to. This she apparently couldn't help and would become visibly annoyed when whomever she had been speaking to would wipe themselves down after she spoke.

Reference[]

  1. Season 1, Episode 3: Pigeon Post
  2. Season 3, Episode 4: Flight of Fancy
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