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Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert. Albert Courtnay (Rodney Bewes)
Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert

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.

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Series 3, Episode 5 - Hold Up It's A Hands Up

When he's tasked with collecting the firm's wages from the bank, Albert gets flustered and finds himself robbed of the large sum. Faced with suspicions he's stolen it himself, he devises a new persona to sleuth the truth: Albert Sherlock Bulldog Callan Courtenay!

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 1st March 1971
Time
8:30pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Rodney Bewes Albert Courtnay
Garfield Morgan A.C. Strain
Liz Gebhardt Doreen Bissel
Guest cast
Bartlett Mullins Wilfred Higgins
Brian Grellis Policeman
Declan Mulholland Murphy
George Tovey Wilkes
Writing team
Rodney Bewes Writer
Derrick Goodwin Writer
Production team
Derrick Goodwin Director
Derrick Goodwin Producer
Rodney Bewes Producer
John Duncan Executive Producer
Richard Jarvis Production Designer
Mike Hugg Composer

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