Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1969 - 1972
- 26 episodes (4 series)
Albert Courtnay has upped his Northern roots and moved to London. His letters home to his mother embellish his life with more than a hint of fiction. Stars Rodney Bewes, Garfield Morgan, Sheila White, Geraldine Newman, Christine Hargreaves and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1969 - 1972
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 26 (4 series), plus 3 shorts
- Stars
- Rodney Bewes, Garfield Morgan, Sheila White, Geraldine Newman, Christine Hargreaves, Michael Sheard, Liz Gebhardt, Amelia Bayntun and Cheryl Hall
- Writers
- Rodney Bewes and Derrick Goodwin
- Directors
- Derrick Goodwin and Bill Hitchcock
- Producers
- Derrick Goodwin, Rodney Bewes and John Duncan
- Companies
Albert Courtnay, a well-meaning 24 year-old Northerner has moved from his home and family to the bright lights of London, where he lodges with a Mrs. McKewan and her daughter, and works as a salesman for a confectionery company, Tomlinson's Toffee.
He finds his new life slightly bewildering and, aspiring to much greater things, when writing regular letters home to his mother Albert constantly embellishes his daily routine to make his life sound somewhat more exciting and successful than it really is. Just how far can he divorce fact from fiction?
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Albert! (Series 4)
- Production setting
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Black and white / Colour
- Soundtrack
- Albert's Song written and sung by Rodney Bewes.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 15th September 1969 at 9:30pm on ITV1
Recording details
- Teddington Studios