Albert and Me

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Comedy about a single dad struggling to find work as he raises his baby son.

Richard Beckinsale then Robert Lindsay star as the single dad struggling to find work and raise his baby son. With Pat Coombs.

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Off to hospital, single dad Bryan makes contingency plans.

Off to hospital, single dad Bryan makes contingency plans. Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs. From December 1977.

With a trip to hospital looming, single dad Bryan must make contingency plans. 

Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs.

The struggles of single parent Bryan Archer to find work while raising his baby son, Albert.

Written by Jim Eldridge.

Bryan Archer …. Richard Beckinsale
Mum/Albert …. Pat Coombs 
Dad …. John Comer 
Bank Manager …. John Arnatt
Uncle Eric …. Michael Robbins
Mr Smith …. David Ryall
Mrs Smith …. Diana King
Nurse …. Penelope Reynolds

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.

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