Sitcom Albert And Victoria was set in Victorian times when stern father Albert Hackett (Alfred Marks) keeps a firm hand on the tiller of his family.
Sadly Barbara Murray only appeared in the first two episodes of season two, she had taken over the role of Victoria from Zena Walker but then suffered a miscarriage with only two episodes completed. She was replaced at short notice by Frances Bennett for the remainder of the second and final season. Barbara featured on the cover of the TV Times (Aug 14, 1971) for the premiere of the second season and with a two page interview inside talking about her experiences.
There was a short special broadcast as part of the All Star Comedy Carnival which went out on 25 December 1970.
Cast: ALFRED MARKS as Albert Hackett; ZENA WALKER as Victoria Hackett (1970); BARBARA MURRAY as Victoria (first 2 eps 1971); FRANCES BENNETT as Victoria (last 4 eps 1971); PETRA MARKHAM as Lydia; JOHN ASH as Arthur; JOHN ALKIN as George; MIRIAM MANN as Florian; RUFUS FRAMPTON as Edward
Writer: Rueben Ship / Producers: John Nelson Burton (1970) and Quentin Lawrence (1971)
UK / ITV – Yorkshire / 12×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 13 June 1970 – 15 September 1971
THE EPISODES
SEASON ONE 13 June – 18 July 1970
1. THE PETTICOAT REBELS
2. SECRETS OF THE ATTIC
3. A MUSICAL EVENING
4. CURSE OF AN ACHING TOOTH
5. SUSPICION
6. LOVERS QUARREL
ALL STAR COMEDY CARNIVAL 25 December 1970
SEASON TWO 13 August – 15 September 1971
1. THE LAST WORD
2. THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT
3. THE INHERITANCE
4. THE ELOPEMENT
5. THE OLD SUITOR
6. RISE, SIR ALBERT
