The BBC has ruled out remaking the famous World War II sitcom 'Allo 'Allo because bosses were nervous the Nazis in the show would offend viewers, English media report.

It comes as the broadcaster gave the green light for other classic programmes to be remade, including comedy series Are You Being Served? and prison sitcom Porridge. 

The BBC were worried that some of the characters, such as Gestapo officer Herr Flick, would cause animosity, The Sun reports.

The popular show was shown on BBC One for nine series and 85 episodes.

It was set in German-occupied France, in the northern town of Nouvion, and focused on cafe owner René Artois, who was played by British actor Gorden Kaye. 

A source told the newspaper that they blamed political correctness and said that it was 'so sad' because the show was 'really funny'.

But a BBC source rubbished these claims and added: 'If we were "too pc" we wouldn't have brought back Till Death Us Do Part.'

They also pointed out that repeats of the series are currently shown on the BBC 'without any fuss'.