Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em his daughter, also named Jessica; references to Frank's mother suggest that she was very like her son. The final series was written by Allen based on stories by Michael Crawford (not written by Crawford himself as sometimes reported) and made five years after the previous one (although there had been two Christmas specials in between). Frank's character changes noticeably in this series, becoming more self-aware and keen to make himself appear more educated and well-spoken. He develops an air of pomposity which is always best demonstrated when someone would approach and enquire "Mr Spencer?" to which he would always reply,
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em the United Kingdom six episodes from "Series 1" and various selected episodes of "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" were originally released by BBC Video on VHS in the 1990s. "Series 1" and "Series 2" were released on VHS and DVD on 21 October 2002. "Series 3" and the "Christmas Specials" were released on VHS and DVD on 19 May 2003. "The Complete Series" was released on VHS and DVD on 6 October 2003, by "Second Sight" available in Region 2. On 1 November 2010, 2 entertain reissued "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em – The Complete Christmas Specials". On 14 February