Lost Sitcoms
- TV sitcom
- BBC Four
- 2016
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Series recreating episodes from legendary comedy series that are now missing believed wiped. Stars Kevin McNally, Robin Sebastian, Jon Culshaw, Katy Wix, Kevin Eldon and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - Steptoe And Son: A Winter's Tale
Harold is desperate to go on a skiing holiday - but he doesn't want Albert there, under any circumstances.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 14th September 2016
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jeff Rawle | Albert Steptoe |
| Ed Coleman | Harold Steptoe |
| Ray Galton | Writer |
| Alan Simpson | Writer |
| Ben Gosling Fuller | Director |
| Owen Bell | Producer |
| Steven Canny | Executive Producer |
| Tilusha Ghelani | Executive Producer |
| Chris Sussman | Executive Producer |
| Neil Pearson | Associate Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Kahleen Crawford | Casting Director |
| Caroline Stewart | Casting Director |
| Martin Hawkins | Director of Photography |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Hannah Ireland | Costume Designer |
| Yvonne Simpson | Costume Designer |
| Lee Wilmot | Costume Designer |
| Julie Dorrat-Keenan | Make-up Designer |
Video
Everywhere I go, you're there
Albert's getting on Harold's nerves and he can't seem to shake him off.
Featuring: Ed Coleman (Harold Steptoe) & Jeff Rawle (Albert Steptoe).
Press
TV Review: Lost Sitcoms - Steptoe & Son
The script does show its age in places, with jokes about indoor toilets and Hitchcock's Psycho while a gag about "brown crumpet" is awkward on various levels.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th September 2016Where are all the working class television characters?
Steptoe and Son are back - but whatever happened to their successors? Social historian Michael Collins finds out.
Michael Collins, Radio Times, 14th September 2016Lost Sitcoms: Steptoe and Son review
Had the originals not existed, you'd easily buy these two as a father and son whose destinies are inseparably entangled, however much they would wish it otherwise.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th September 2016