Dear Mother...Love Albert episodes, including the three Christmas specials, all three broadcast as part of "All Star Comedy Carnival". The fourth and final series was broadcast as a sequel entitled "Albert!", which ran for a further series of seven episodes. Series 1 was produced by Thames Television, while the subsequent series 2-4 were produced by Yorkshire Television. Albert Courtney (Rodney Bewes) leaves his home in the North of England to live in London. He writes home to his mother, grossly exaggerating the events that have happened to him. Albert finds work in a confectionery company, moves into a flat he shares with two
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV special) to repair it himself and Father Mouse tells Joshua of the situation before waiting at his bed with worry on Christmas Eve. Although Albert does not complete his task until about one minute after the midnight deadline, the clock does play its song within earshot of Santa which convinces him to turn around and come to town after all. There are three musical numbers in the program: "Even a Miracle Needs a Hand" later appeared on "South Park" in the Season 4 episode "A Very Crappy Christmas". Similar to its use in the original special, the song is sung by