Quote: Billy Bunter @ 2nd May 2020, 8:37 PMA Steptoe & Son crossword for your lockdown amusement (not complied by me so don't blame me for any grammatical, spelling or factual errors!) :
Filth! Filth! Filth! Right the way through. From 1 across to 38 down.
Radio 4 Extra 04.30 tomorrow (Wednesday 6th) and also available on the BBC website for 29 days ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001mv2 ):
"Looking for Oil Drum Lane" - Galton and Simpson's journey from being fired by Hancock, to striking Steptoe gold.
Thanks.That will be very interesting.
It was ok. Too much of the theme tune and the sound of typewriter for my taste.
I didn't realise the writers could choose the actors. £1,000 each per episode for Harry and Wilf. Not bad in the 60s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htGWqpYgBtk Someone colourised the episode The Diploma I believe! If anyone wants to watch it
A rather good Corbett and Brambell soundalike recreated the lost 1962 Christmas sketch
A rare outing for a repeat of an Divided we Stand 11.40 tonight (Sunday) as part of the 100 years of the BBC celebrations, before which Galton & Simpson's Hancock's Half Hour kicks off the week of sitcoms at 7pm. Check out all this week's BBC4 listings.
Hello I'm new here. Enjoyed the Steptoe and Son repeat last night, what a classic show!
Anyone know about this, or have seen it?
Steptoe and Son - The Lost US Pilot [DVD]
The lost unaired 1965 American pilot episode. Boy, what a welcome home party the devil is waiting to throw for you! Albert Steptoe has always run a junk yard with his son Harold. Now he feels it's time to retire...but can he stay retired? Who will he give the business to? Steptoe and Son began in 1962 on the BBC as a one-off single play for Comedy Playhouse in 1962. It became a national institution of comedy and the BBC made seven series. In 1965 the creators Ray Galton and Alan Simpson were approached by Joseph E. Levine to take a pilot for the USA. It was never optioned and a 35mm print was given to Ray Galton as a souvenir. In 1971, Steptoe and Son was eventually re-made for the US market as Sanford and Son. Starring Oscar-nominee Lee Tracy (The Best Man) and Golden Globe-nominee Aldo Ray (From Here to Eternity). The 35mm print of the original 1965 pilot lay undiscovered in Ray Galton's basement until found by Kaleidoscope during a film shoot. Special Feature: Footage from the Kaleidoscope documentary The Native Hue of Resolution featuring Ray Galton and Tessa Le Bars.
I think I've got it, but I've never watched it. https://amzn.to/3Ez6Qaf
Yes, thanks Aaron - I did see it on Amazon, but wondered if it was worth the fiver. You'll have to dig it out, watch it and let me know. ?
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 15th November 2022, 4:42 PMYes, thanks Aaron - I did see it on Amazon, but wondered if it was worth the fiver. You'll have to dig it out, watch it and let me know. ?
At that price, of course it's worth it!
For one programme? I wish I was a rich web site owner ?
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 15th November 2022, 3:35 PMAnyone know about this, or have seen it?
Steptoe and Son - The Lost US Pilot [DVD]
The lost unaired 1965 American pilot episode. Boy, what a welcome home party the devil is waiting to throw for you! Albert Steptoe has always run a junk yard with his son Harold. Now he feels it's time to retire...but can he stay retired? Who will he give the business to? Steptoe and Son began in 1962 on the BBC as a one-off single play for Comedy Playhouse in 1962. It became a national institution of comedy and the BBC made seven series. In 1965 the creators Ray Galton and Alan Simpson were approached by Joseph E. Levine to take a pilot for the USA. It was never optioned and a 35mm print was given to Ray Galton as a souvenir. In 1971, Steptoe and Son was eventually re-made for the US market as Sanford and Son. Starring Oscar-nominee Lee Tracy (The Best Man) and Golden Globe-nominee Aldo Ray (From Here to Eternity). The 35mm print of the original 1965 pilot lay undiscovered in Ray Galton's basement until found by Kaleidoscope during a film shoot. Special Feature: Footage from the Kaleidoscope documentary The Native Hue of Resolution featuring Ray Galton and Tessa Le Bars.
It's basically pretty rubbish with cheesy comedy musical sounds and the script is not written by Galton and Simpson. Can't remember who wrote it, was in the end credits. The plot is fine but the jokes are just kind of broad US style.
Worth watching for curiosity I suppose.
Listening to one on Radio 4 Extra. It's old man Steptoe's 65th birthday.
Only 65? He always seemed so old - and I'm older than that now!
