Albert & Herbert (1974)

Name: Albert & Herbert
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Sten-Åke Cederhök, Tomas von Brömssen, Lennart Lundh, Carl-Einar Häckner

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (477 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: SV
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

7.13 avg 6 episodes 6.5 → 6.9 30 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ett eget hem	6.5	14
2	Rånet	7.3	13
3	På heder och samvete	7.2	11
4	Dela lika	7.9	12
5	Tillökning i familjen	7.0	10
6	Auktionen	6.9	9

Season 2 (1976)

7.67 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 30 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Röster från ovan	7.6	19
2	Får jag lov?	7.2	13
3	Hälsan framför allt	7.8	18
4	Dumburken	7.6	18
5	Träfrackarna	7.7	11
6	Musikens makt	8.1	12

Season 3 (1977)

7.66 avg 5 episodes 7.3 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Betalas omgående	7.3	15
2	På tu man hand	7.8	14
3	Det är jag och lilla Frida	7.6	15
4	Man skall löga och tvätta sin kropp	7.8	17
5	Nu är det jul igen	7.8	10

Season 4 (1978)

7.38 avg 5 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gökungen	6.8	13
2	Lefvande bilder	7.9	8
3	Semesterresan	7.6	11
4	Objudna gäster	7.4	11
5	En sorglig historia	7.2	11

Season 5 (1979)

7.18 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ja må han leva!	7.6	12
2	De fattiga och de rika	7.7	12
3	Gammal man, gör så gott han kan	6.7	11
4	Rum att hyra	7.4	11
5	I nöd och lust	6.5	12
6	En glad pensionär	7.2	10