Albert and Victoria

infobox television
show_name = Albert and Victoria


caption = Cast of "Albert and Victoria"
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Alfred Marks
Zena Walker
Barbara Murray
Frances Burnett
Petra Markham
John Alkin
producer = Yorkshire Television
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 13 June 1970
last_aired = 17 September 1971
num_episodes = 12 + 1 short
imdb_id = 0065271

"Albert and Victoria" is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1970 to 1971. Starring Alfred Marks, it was written by Reuben Ship. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television.

In "Albert and Victoria", Marks plays Albert Hackett, a middle-class man in late 19th century England. He and his wife, Victoria, have nine children, and he is used to getting his own way.

Cast

"Albert and Victoria" saw a large cast change between the two series, with the characters of Victoria, Emma and Maud changing actors. Zena Walker was replaced as Victoria by Barbara Murray, who had been due to play her for the entire second series. However, during the filming, Murray had a miscarriage.cite book|last=Lewishohn|first=Mark |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn|coauthors=|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|year=2003|publisher=BBC Worldwide|location=London|isbn=0563487550] She was the replaced by Frances Bennett for the final four episodes.

eries One

*Alfred Marks - Albert Hackett
*Zena Walker - Victoria Hackett
*John Alkin - George Hackett
*Petra Markham - Lydia Hackett
*Kika Markham - Emma Hackett
*Helen Cotterill - Maud

eries Two

*Alfred Marks - Albert Hackett
*Barbara Murray - Victoria Hackett "(episodes 1 and 2)"
*Frances Bennett - Victoria Hackett "(episodes 3 to 6)"
*John Alkin - George Hackett
*Petra Markham - Lydia Hackett
*Gay Hamilton - Emma Hackett
*Julia Sutton - Maud

Plot

Albert Hackett is a middle-class man in late 19th century Britain, who is used to getting the final word over his wife Victoria, and their five children.

Episodes

The first series of "Albert and Victoria" aired for six thirty-minute episodes on ITV from 13 June to 18 July 1970, airing on Saturday evenings at 6.45pm. On Christmas Day 1970, a short special aired as part of "All-Star Comedy Carnival". A second series, also of six thirty minute episodes, aired from 14 August to 17 September 1971 on Saturday evenings, mostly at 5.40pm. While all the episodes survived the wiping policy of the era, the 1970 Christmas short is lost and thought to have been destroyed. [cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=347dca7e-1943-44cd-beba-c8abf37047a3|title=Missing or incomplete episodes for programme ALBERT AND VICTORIA|accessdate=2008-03-21|author=|last=|first=|year=2006|format=|work=|publisher=LostShows.com]

eries One (1970)

eries Two (1971)

References

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*cite web|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/alvic/list.html|title=Albert And Victoria - Episode List|accessdate=2008-03-21|author=|last=|first=|year=2006|format=|work=|publisher=British TV Comedy

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