''Albert and Victoria'' is a British

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that aired on

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from 1970 to 1971. Starring

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, it was written by

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. It was made for the

network by

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. 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 substantial change of cast between the two series, with new actors for the characters of Victoria, Emma and Maud. The replacement of

Zena Walker Zena Cecilia Walker (7 March 1934 – 24 August 2003) was an English actress in film, theatre and television. Biography Walker was born in the Selly Oak district of Birmingham, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Lo ...

as Victoria by

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was intended to last for the entire second series; however, during filming, Murray had a

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. She was then replaced by Frances Bennett for the final four episodes.

Series One

- Albert Hackett *

- Victoria Hackett *

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- George Hackett *

Petra Markham Petra Mavis Markham (born 17 March 1944 in Prestbury, Cheshire) is a British theatre, television and film actress. She is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She has three sisters: actress Kika Markham, Sonia ...

- Lydia Hackett *

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- Emma Hackett *Helen Cotterill - Maud

Series Two

- Albert Hackett *

- Victoria Hackett ''(episodes 1 and 2)'' *Frances Bennett - Victoria Hackett ''(episodes 3 to 6)'' *

- George Hackett *

- Lydia Hackett *

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- Emma Hackett * Julia Sutton - Maud

Plot

Albert Hackett is a middle-class man in late 19th-century

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, 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

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

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policy of the era, the 1970 Christmas short is lost and thought to have been destroyed.

Series One (1970)

Series Two (1971)

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Albert And Victoria 1970 British television series debuts 1971 British television series endings 1970s British sitcoms ITV sitcoms Television series by Yorkshire Television English-language television shows