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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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Albert!, Episode 2 - A Ghost Story

Albert is full of cold and feeling sorry for himself. Wrapped in a blanket for warmth, the electricity suddenly cuts out and strange things begin to occur. But there's no such thing as ghosts, surely? A phantom figure looking a lot like Strain would beg to differ...

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 2nd May 1972
Time
7pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Rodney Bewes Albert Courtnay
Garfield Morgan A.C. Strain
Guest cast
Lynne Carol Bessie
Toke Townley Horace
Harry Markham Uncle Jim
Elsie Wagstaffe (as Elsie Wagstaff) Auntie Elsie
Frederick Peisley Uncle Jim 2
Jill Summers Auntie Edna
Bert Palmer Uncle Ernest
Ruth Kettlewell Auntie Margaret
Clive Francis Clive
Bunny May Nigel
Kenneth Colley Jimmy
Writing team
Rodney Bewes Writer
Production team
Bill Hitchcock Director
Rodney Bewes Producer
Mike Long Production Designer
Mike Hugg Composer

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