Steptoe was born from a oneoff comic play, the offer commissioned by the bbc in 1962 as part of comedy playhouse, a series of short plays all written by galton and simpson. Vote for your favourite episode of steptoe and son. Corbett, wilfrid brambell, henry woolf, bill weston. Series 14 were produced in black and white, and series 58 in colour. At the age of 27, i was never able to witness these the first time round, but i really got into it when i watched the lost steptoe episodes as they were first reshown on the bbc. Here are episodes ive got handily available for download. Corbett as the eponymous characters, albert and harold steptoe respectively. Although it was a comedy show, actors were hired to play the two main roles, rather than comedians as. Four series were broadcast by the bbc from 196265, followed by a second run from 197074.
The classic bbc sitcom about a father and son rag and bone team. Steptoe and son was hugely successful, with eight series broadcast on. With the lease on their house about to run out steptoe and son visit their local bank manager to arrange a loan and overdraft facilities. This is an episode list of the british sitcom steptoe and son. Bbc y ou cant go five minutes these days without tripping over an old episode of dads army or morecambe and wise. Steptoe and son a perfect christmas wilfrid brambell harry h. Big screen version of galton and simpsons classic sitcom. Harold cant remember, but is delighted to claim responsibility. Steptoe and son as the series was to be called ran for eight series, and it just got better and better some of the best episodes come to mind, the piano where a customer tries to get harold. Albert steptoe and his son harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood.
My first memories of this decrepit old man with a selfish streak and his desperatetogetaway son werent exactly pleasant. It brought working class humour to a mass audience. After creating the supreme comedy that was hancocks half hour, many wondered where else writers ray galton and alan simpson could go when the eponymous mr h dispensed with their services. Steptoe was born from a oneoff comic play, the offer commissioned by the bbc in 1962 as part of comedy playhouse, a series of short plays all.
Jeff rawle and ed coleman recreate one of the most successful double acts in the history of british television playing albert steptoe and his son, harold respectively. The complete collection of steptoe and son contains every episode including the pilot episode and the christmas specials. Steptoe and son is a 1972 british comedy drama film and a spinoff from the popular british television comedy series of the same name about father and son rag and bone dealers. Such was the series popularity in the mid1960s that. You can subscribe and watch other episodes steptoe and son uploaded a video 3 years ago. Corbett and wilfrid brambell, adapted from the muchloved tv series. Bbc radio 2 and bbc light programme sitcom about a father and son.
Using his newfound knowledge of bulk buying, he then ends up buying 4000 sets of false teeth for. A thirtysomething yearold man named harold and his elderly father, albert, work as rag and bone men collecting and selling junk. Wilfred brambell stars in the fred sanford role as an irascible cockney junk dealer. Steptoe and son ran for eight series on bbc tv and even spawned two feature films. Such was the series popularity in the mid1960s that the cast specially recorded several episodes for bbc radio. These episodes were released on dvd in the uk and still have those title cards at the end of the episodes. Do you have a favourite episode of steptoe and son.
Bbc lost sitcoms season brings back a classic steptoe and. The ideas seem tired and weak, corbetts performance is now so completely over the top that he even breaks the fourth wall, and many of the dialogue sequences stray into repetition. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. Disaster looms when restless ragandbone man harold steptoe decides to get married against his fathers wishes. With a yard full of battered furniture, tyres and scrap metal, albert refuses to sell half of what harold collects and keeps it, filling the house with worthless ornaments rather than pay the bills. Steptoe and son is a british sitcom written by ray galton and alan simpson about a fatherand son ragandbone business. Steptoe and son the desperate hours tv episode 1972. Harold believes they need someone to defend them like in that film the seven. Fine, but he marries her and takes her home albert, of course, is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household. Four series were broadcast by the bbc from 1962 to 1965, followed by a. As usual, the film starred wilfrid brambell and harry h. With a yard full of battered furniture, tyres and scrap metal, albert refuses to sell half of what harold collects and keeps it, filling the house with. Newspaper discussion compared it to the likes of chekov, and while all ten playhouse episodes were written by ray galton and alan simpson, it was only the bleak, strikingly different steptoe and son which was seen by the.
Local gangster frankie barrow is running a protection racket and demands money from the steptoes. Steptoe and son the seven steptoerai tv episode 1974. This movie was the british tv precursor to the american sitcom sanford and son. Disaster looms when restless rag and bone man harold steptoe decides to get married against his fathers wishes. The theme tune, old ned, was composed by ron grainer.
All episodes were originally shown on what is now known as bbc one, although the station was simply called bbc television until april 1964 when bbc2 began broadcasting between the third and fourth series. The very first episode of what was to become an all time classic comedy series. A sequel, steptoe and son ride again, was released the following year. Although it was a comedy show, actors were hired to play the two main roles, rather than comedians as had been the norm in other bbc comedies. Experience it yourself at holmfirth civic hall wed 912 october. In fact, our production will be the uk amateur premiere.
Could it be full house, where harold tries to play poker. Four series were broadcast by the bbc from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Without albert and harold, its unlikely there ever would have been an alf garnett. Divided we stand harold decides to separate the living room and kitchen, but discovers you cant split the telly down the middle. Harold is ambitious and wants to better himself, but his father always seems to ruin his plans, sometimes accidentally and other times deliberately. He is quite agreeable but insists they wine and dine him and his wife at an expensive local restaurant. Feb 21, 2016 albert steptoe and his son harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. Did you know, steptoe and son is rarely done on stage. These scripts were not exactly wordforword, given the fact that american television in a. In addition to only fools and horses, ive just been watching the boxset of another favourite sitcom, steptoe and son. Steptoe and son holmfirth civic hall holmfirth events.
In the classic humphrey bogart film, escaped convicts take over a house, and once the owners have stopped fearing them gradually come to understand their point of view. While at university i produced a short documentary not for broadcast on censorship and on a whim i emailed. Buy bbc lost sitcoms, series 1 microsoft store engb. D all dvd covers scanned by me all files play great on ps3 playstation 3 and xbox 360 and xviddivxavi devicesplayersmachines. Steptoe and son s finest half hour, featuring as a oneoff episode in the bbcs thennew anthology series comedy playhouse. Corbett and wilfred brambell, adapted from the muchloved tv series.
Harold tries to teach albert about the economics of running a business. Albert, a conniving old father and harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an outofreach life, and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing bird. It doesnt sound like much on paper but this was the essence of steptoe and son. Living at mews cottage, shepherds bush, albert steptoe and his son harold are a family business. Steptoe and son was a bbc tv sitcom series written by ray galton and alan simpson. The intertwined fates of these two rag and bone men became one of the greatest situation comedies british television has ever produced. Steptoe and son and son a young lady, eight months pregnant, arrives on the doorstep in the belief that harold is the father of her child conceived at a party the year before. The classic bbc sitcom about a fatherandson rag and bone team. But harold, who likes the bright lights in the west end of london, meets a stripper. Steptoe and son is a 1972 british comedy drama film and a spinoff from the popular british television comedy series of the same name about fatherandson ragandbone dealers.
They live at oil drum lane, a fictional street in shepherds bush, london. I have been a fan of steptoe and son all of my life. Although the show began way before my time, i became an avid fan of this british comedy classic, steptoe and son, albeit with some reluctance. Bbc lost sitcoms season brings back a classic steptoe and son episode a classic steptoe and son episode is brought back to life in a oneoff. Pdf steptoe son series 3 4 download full pdf book download. At the end of the episodes, a little card came up thanking the steptoe and son appreciation society for these archive recordings. Albert, a conniving old father and harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an outofreach life, and forever on. Watch steptoe and son season 1, episode 1 the offer.
Steptoe and son christmas 73, full version youtube. Steptoe and son is a british sitcom written by ray galton and alan simpson about a fatherandson ragandbone business. It is a sequel to the film steptoe and son 1972 based on the television series. Series 1 and 2 of the hilarious radio sitcom starring harry h. Steptoe and sons finest half hour, featuring as a oneoff episode in the bbcs thennew anthology series comedy playhouse.