
Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Jan. 05, 1962
- 1 - 1The Offer Jan. 05, 1962
- 1 - 2The Bird Jun. 14, 1962
- 1 - 3The Piano Jun. 21, 1962
- 1 - 4The Economist Jun. 28, 1962
- 1 - 5The Diploma Jul. 05, 1962
- 1 - 6The Holiday Jul. 12, 1962
2Season 2 Jan. 03, 1963
- 2 - 1The Bath Jan. 03, 1963
- 2 - 2Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat Jan. 10, 1963
- 2 - 3The Stepmother Jan. 17, 1963
- 2 - 4Sixty-Five Today Jan. 24, 1963
- 2 - 5A Musical Evening Jan. 31, 1963
- 2 - 6Full House Feb. 07, 1963
- 2 - 7Is That Your Horse Outside? Feb. 14, 1963
3Season 3 Jan. 07, 1964
- 3 - 1Homes Fit For Heroes Jan. 07, 1964
- 3 - 2The Wooden Overcoats Jan. 14, 1964
- 3 - 3The Lead Man Cometh Jan. 21, 1964
- 3 - 4Steptoe a La Cart Jan. 28, 1964
- 3 - 5Sunday For Seven Days Feb. 04, 1964
- 3 - 6The Bonds That Bind Us Feb. 11, 1964
- 3 - 7The Lodger Feb. 18, 1964
4Season 4 Oct. 04, 1965
- 4 - 1And Afterwards At Oct. 04, 1965
- 4 - 2Crossed Swords Oct. 11, 1965
- 4 - 3Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines Oct. 18, 1965
- 4 - 4Siege of Steptoe Street Oct. 25, 1965
- 4 - 5A Box in Town Nov. 01, 1965
- 4 - 6My Old Man's A Tory Nov. 08, 1965
- 4 - 7Pilgrim's Progress Nov. 15, 1965
5Season 5 Mar. 06, 1970
- 5 - 1A Death In the Family Mar. 06, 1970
- 5 - 2A Winter's Tale Mar. 13, 1970
- 5 - 3Any Old Iron? Mar. 20, 1970
- 5 - 4Steptoe and Son - and Son! Mar. 27, 1970
- 5 - 5The Colour Problem Apr. 03, 1970
- 5 - 6T.B. or not T.B.? Apr. 10, 1970
- 5 - 7Men of Property Apr. 17, 1970
6Season 6 Nov. 02, 1970
- 6 - 1Robbery with Violence Nov. 02, 1970
- 6 - 2Come Dancing Nov. 09, 1970
- 6 - 3Two's Company Nov. 16, 1970
- 6 - 4Tea for Two Nov. 23, 1970
- 6 - 5Without Prejudice Nov. 30, 1970
- 6 - 6Pot Black Dec. 07, 1970
- 6 - 7The Three Feathers Dec. 14, 1970
- 6 - 8Cuckoo in the Nest Dec. 20, 1970
7Season 7 Feb. 21, 1972
- 7 - 1Men of Letters Feb. 21, 1972
- 7 - 2A Star is Born Feb. 28, 1972
- 7 - 3O, What a Beautiful Morning Mar. 06, 1972
- 7 - 4Live Now, P.A.Y.E., Later Mar. 13, 1972
- 7 - 5Loathe Story Mar. 20, 1972
- 7 - 6Divided We Stand Mar. 27, 1972
- 7 - 7The Desperate Hours Apr. 03, 1972
8Season 8 Sep. 04, 1974
- 8 - 1Back in Fashion Sep. 04, 1974
- 8 - 2Porn Yesterday Sep. 11, 1974
- 8 - 3And So To Bed Sep. 18, 1974
- 8 - 4A 7 Steptoerai Sep. 25, 1974
- 8 - 5Upstairs! Downstairs! Oct. 02, 1974
- 8 - 6Seance in a Wet Rag & Bone Yard Oct. 10, 1974
Synopsis
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.
The series focussed on the inter-generational conflict of father and son. Albert Steptoe, a “dirty old man”, is an old rag and bone man, set in his grimy and grasping ways. By contrast his 37-year-old son Harold is filled with social aspirations, not to say pretensions. The show contained elements of drama and tragedy, as Harold was continually prevented from achieving his ambitions. To this end the show was unusual at the time for casting actors rather than comedians in its lead roles, although both actors were drawn into more comedic roles as a consequence.
Original title Steptoe and Son
First air date Jan. 04, 1962
Last air date Oct. 10, 1974
Seasons 8
Episodes 55
Duration 30m
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