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Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son
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Steptoe and Son

7.8 / 10
1962
8 seasons
55 episodes
Comedy

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.

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Cast

Harry H. Corbett

Wilfrid Brambell

Leonard Rossiter

J.G. Devlin

Joanna Lumley

Trevor Bannister

Margaret Nolan

Anthony Sharp

Seasons

  • The Offer

    1.The Offer

    7.0
    05-01-196230m

    The very first episode of what was to become an all time classic comedy series. In this episode that introduces the characters Harold is very unhappy working as a rag and bone man,...

  • The Bird

    2.The Bird

    8.0
    14-06-196230m

    Harold is going out every night, so Albert suspects that he must being seeing a girl. Determined to put a stop to the romance, he gets Harold to invite the girl back to the house f...

  • The Piano

    3.The Piano

    8.0
    21-06-196230m

    Harold is offered a piano, providing he moves it himself. He gets Albert to help, only to find out that it is on the top floor of a block of flats.

  • The Economist

    4.The Economist

    8.0
    28-06-196230m

    Harold tries to teach Albert about the economics of running a business. He then ends up buying 400 sets of false teeth hoping to make a killing. When they don't sell, he takes thei...

  • The Diploma

    5.The Diploma

    8.0
    05-07-196230m

    Harold decides to get out of the rag and bone trade and get a diploma in TV repair, only for Albert to prove that he knows more about it than him.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Holiday

    7.0
    12-07-196230m

    Harold has holiday plans, and they don't involve Albert or the annual trip to Bognor Regis; Albert attempts to change his son's mind by using emotional blackmail.

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