Steptoe and Son (1962)
Actors:
Albert Steptoe
Harold Steptoe
Barman
Herbert
Car Salesman
Vicar
Dolly Miller
Cinemagoer
Bailiff
Delivery Man
Genre:Comedy
Production company:
Writers:
by, written by, writer (57 episodes from 1962 to 1974)
by, written by, writer (57 episodes from 1962 to 1974)
Trailer:
Official Trailer - Season 1
Keywords:1960s, 1970s, dark comedy, british humour, melancholic, family business, father, son, british comedy, british sitcom
Trivias:
uncategorized: Wilfrid Brambell was only 49 when he began playing Albert Steptoe, who was supposed to be 63 when the series began.
uncategorized: Harry H. Corbett was already losing his hair when the series began, so in the second season he began wearing a hairpiece. By 1972 he was wearing a full wig.
uncategorized: There were rumours about a new series being made in 1981, but it never happened. However, Wilfrid Brambell and Corbett did appear for one final time together in character in a TV advert for Kenco Coffee. The ad was pulled from circulation when Corbett died unexpectedly.
uncategorized: Wilfrid Brambell was only 49 when he began playing Albert Steptoe, who was supposed to be 63 when the series began.
uncategorized: Harry H. Corbett was already losing his hair when the series began, so in the second season he began wearing a hairpiece. By 1972 he was wearing a full wig.
uncategorized: There were rumours about a new series being made in 1981, but it never happened. However, Wilfrid Brambell and Corbett did appear for one final time together in character in a TV advert for Kenco Coffee. The ad was pulled from circulation when Corbett died unexpectedly.
Goofs:
continuity: The physical positioning of the Steptoe's outside toilet varies over the course of the series: sometimes it is plumbed in facing the yard gates, at other times it's rotated to face the wall.
continuity: The physical positioning of the Steptoe's outside toilet varies over the course of the series: sometimes it is plumbed in facing the yard gates, at other times it's rotated to face the wall.
Plots:
British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
Thirtysomething Harold and his elderly father Albert work as rag-and-bone men (collecting and selling junk). Harold is ambitious and wants to better himself, but his father always seems to ruin his plans, sometimes accidentally and other times deliberately. The pair live in squalor and the father has some disgusting personal habits which continuously embarrass the son.
Thirtysomething Harold and his elderly father Albert work as rag-and-bone men (collecting and selling junk). Harold is ambitious and wants to better himself, but his father always seems to ruin his plans, sometimes accidentally and other times deliberately. The pair live in squalor and the father has some disgusting personal habits which continuously embarrass the son.
Related movies:
Featured in: Episode dated 25 December 1962 (features special sketch) , Harry H. Corbett (Two clips are shown.) , Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom
Featured in: Episode dated 25 December 1962 (features special sketch) , Harry H. Corbett (Two clips are shown.) , Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom
Official websites:
BBC - Comedy,
IMCDb.org,
Movie Dude's Pictorial Filmography of Screen Actors,
MUBI,
Phill.co.uk Comedy Guide,
Wikipedia
In colour! STEPTOE & SON - Without Prejudice (1970)
In colour! - STEPTOE & SON - CROSSED SWORDS, 1965
In colour! - STEPTOE & SON - SUNDAY FOR SEVEN DAYS, 1964
In colour! - STEPTOE & SON - THE BONDS THAT BIND US, 1964
In colour! - STEPTOE & SON - THE WOODEN OVERCOATS, 1964
Steptoe And Son: The Party (Christmas 1973) Full Version