Albert & Herbert (1974)

Season 1

Albert & Herbert was a Swedish comedy series that ran in 1974, 1976–1979, 1981–1982, an advent series and a theatre play titled Mordet på Skolgatan 15, and had a spin-off series in 1995. Albert & Herbert, which featured father and son scrap-dealers living together, was an adaptation of Ray Galton and Alan Simpsons's BBC series Steptoe and Son from the 60s and 70s. Albert was played by Sten-Åke Cederhök, and the son Herbert played by Tomas von Brömssen. During the first six episodes, Herbert was played by Lennart Lundh. The characters lived in a dilapidated wooden house in Skolgatan 15, in Haga, Gothenburg.

Released Jan. 15, 1974 Episode 42 min None+

Genres: Comedy

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Production Companies: Sveriges Radio

Network: SVT1

Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

IMDb

7.9

/467/

Trakt

/11/

TMDb

/6/

Bo Hermansson
Director

Sten-Åke Cederhök
Albert

Tomas von Brömssen
Herbert

Lennart Lundh
Herbert

Carl-Einar Häckner
Robert

S1E1 - Ett eget hem

Jan. 16, 1974, midnight

S1E2 - Rånet

Albert happens by accident to smash Herbert's collection of porcelain. Being afraid of Herbert's reaction, Albert concocts a story about six robbers coming into the house, knocking him down and stealing the porcelain. Herbert believes him and call the police to investigate the case and catch the thieves. When the detective superintendent examines Albert about what happened, Albert has hard to keep his story coherent.

Jan. 23, 1974, midnight