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
Carry On Christmas Specials Carry On Christmas Specials The Carry On Christmas Specials were four one-off specials produced for Thames Television made in 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973. They brought the cast and formula of the Carry On films to a television production. The first special, "Carry On Christmas", was broadcast in 1969. It was filmed shortly after the completion of Carry on Up the Jungle and featured the same main cast from that film. It was scripted by long-term "Carry On" author Talbot Rothwell. The story was an irreverent take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", featuring Sid James as Scrooge. The 'Christmas