''Albert and Me'' is a British

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comedy series that was broadcast on

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in 1977 and 1983. The first series starred

Richard Beckinsale Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor. He played Lennie Godber in the BBC British sitcom, sitcom ''Porridge (1974 TV series), Porridge'' (along with its sequel series ''Going Straight'') and Alan Moore ...

as Bryan Archer, a single parent struggling to find a job and to bring up his child, with the help of his mother, played by

Pat Coombs Patricia Doreen Coombs (27 August 1926 – 25 May 2002) was an English actress. She specialised in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female, comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, ...

, who also did the voice of baby Albert. Beckinsale played the role of Bryan for the original pilot and the following eight episodes, which were broadcast in 1977. Due to Beckinsale's death in 1979, Robert Lindsay took over the role of Bryan for the second series, which consisted of eight episodes and was broadcast in 1983. The writer was

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. BBC Radio 4 Extra has run repeats of the show in recent times. The complete two series were made available for digital download by BBC Digital Audio in January 2021.

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