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Steptoe and Son

  • NR
  • 1962–1974
  • 8 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 7.8

A father and son who work as rag-and-bone men live together in Shepherd's Bush, London. While Albert is content with their way of life, Harold aspires to better himself and build a life of his own, but his attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his father, leading to frequent clashes between the two.

Episodes

A collection of special episodes and productions related to Steptoe and Son, including the 1973 and 1974 Christmas specials, documentaries about the series and its stars, a television drama about the lives of Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell, and the two Steptoe and Son feature films.

7 episodes
  1. 1Christmas Special: The Party

    43 minDec 24, 1973

    Albert is busy putting up Christmas decorations while Harold is making plans to go to Spain for the holidays. When he tells Albert that he will have to spend the holiday at the local old people's home, Albert objects, so he changes his plans and decides to spend his holiday money on a big party for all his friends... but things don't go to plan.

  2. 2Christmas Special: A Perfect Christmas (Season 8)

    42 minDec 26, 1974

    Harold is fed up with staying at home over Christmas, so he plans to take Albert abroad for the holiday, only to find out that he has no passport. After a long hunt for the birth certificate, and pleas to Harold that they go to Bognor instead, they finally turn up at the station but find that the passport is out of date! Just when it looks like Harold's Christmas is going to be a disaster, he has a surprise in store...

  3. 3When Steptoe Met Son

    30 minAug 20, 2002

    When Steptoe Met Son is a 2002 Channel 4 documentary about the personal lives of Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett, the stars of the long-running BBC situation comedy, Steptoe and Son.

  4. 4Mark Lawson Talks To Galton & Simpson

    30 minMar 19, 2008

    Interviews with the giants of TV comedy who created Steptoe and Son. They provide a fascinating insight into their work and an enduring friendship.

  5. 5The Curse of Steptoe

    30 minMar 19, 2008

    A television play which stars Jason Isaacs as Harry H. Corbett and Phil Davis as Wilfrid Brambell. The drama centres on the actors' on and off screen relationship during the making of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son, and is based on interviews with colleagues, friends and family of the actors, and the Steptoe writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

  6. 6Steptoe and Son

    30 minMar 23, 1972

    A British comedy drama film and a spin-off from the popular British television comedy series of the same name about father-and-son rag-and-bone dealers.

  7. 7Steptoe and Son Ride Again

    99 minAug 8, 1973

    Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare...

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Series cast

Harry H. CorbettHarold Steptoe55 episodes
Wilfrid BrambellAlbert Steptoe55 episodes
Frank ThorntonBarman4 episodes
Dudley FosterMr. Stonelake4 episodes
Bill MaxamBailiff3 episodes
George ToveyRag 'n' Bone Man3 episodes
Tim Buckland3 episodes
Peter ThompsonParty Member3 episodes
Michael StaintonCinemagoer3 episodes
Victor HarringtonOld Vic Patron (uncredited)3 episodes
Anthony SharpVicar3 episodes
Gilly FlowerAlice3 episodes
Leonard RossiterJohnny Spooner2 episodes
George BettonCinemagoer2 episodes
Joan NewellAunt Ethel2 episodes
Charlie BirdThe Rock Seller (uncredited)2 episodes
Stan SimmonsRag 'n' Bone Man (uncredited)2 episodes
Yootha JoyceAvis2 episodes

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