Steptoe And Son
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1962 - 1974
- 57 episodes (8 series)
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold run a rag and bone business. Harold wants to move on in the world and leave home but his plans are always thwarted. Stars Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett.
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The danger of constantly celebrating the past
Nostalgia. Easy promotability. A blend of old and new. Low risk. Lots of press. And a brand new half hour to be written by Clement and Frenais, writers of the near-perfect Porridge. What's not to like? As a consumer of comedy, I'm fine with all of the above obviously. As a writer of comedy, my feelings are slightly more mixed.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 14th March 2016BBC Four to revive Steptoe & Son, Hancock and Alf Garnett
BBC Four is producing studio show The Lost Sitcoms, in which new casts will recreate 'lost' episodes of Steptoe And Son, Hancock's Half Hour and Till Death Us Do Part.
British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2016Did BBC help Labour win election by cancelling Steptoe?
BBC archive reveals Harold Wilson begged for Steptoe and Son to be removed from schedule on 1964 election night, fearing working classes would stay in instead of voting.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 4th April 2015Golden age when TV comedy shaped nation's future
To Harold Wilson's way of thinking, the father-and-son rag-and-bone men of Oildrum Lane, played by Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett could cost him the election, if millions stayed at home to watch instead of going out to vote.
Andrew Vine, The Yorkshire Post, 14th January 2014theartsdesk Q&A: Writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Fifty years on, the creators of Steptoe and Son explain its enduring appeal as the classic sitcom is revived onstage.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 14th March 2013Steptoe and Son's guardian angel woman
The writers of the legendary TV series Steptoe and Son tell Jasper Rees of an extraordinary twist in the life of their comedy creation.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 4th July 2012Steptoe and Son: its influence on 60s and 70s sitcoms
Alex looks back at the new wave of realism that swept sixties and seventies sitcom thanks to Steptoe and Son...
Alex Westthorp, Den Of Geek, 22nd March 2012At long last, the tale of Steptoe and daughter
Susannah Corbett has written a revealing biography of her father.
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 19th March 2012Steptoe and Son to open this summer
A stage adaptation of Steptoe and Son by Kneehigh and West Yorkshire Playhouse will premiere this summer.
Natalie Woolman, The Stage, 6th March 201250 years of Steptoe and Son
In the first part of a new series, Alex takes a look back at 50 years of the BBC's Steptoe and Son, the original working class sitcom...
Alex Westthorp, Den Of Geek, 9th February 2012