Steptoe and Son (1962)
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.
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Episode 1 - And Afterwards At
Release Date: 1965-10-04Harold finally gets to the altar with Albert as his best man.
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Episode 2 - Crossed Swords
Release Date: 1965-10-11When Albert gets locked in the outside loo, Harold arrives back to find no dinner. But he is not worried as he has found a rare piece of porcelain and he wants to put it up for auction.
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Episode 3 - Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines
Release Date: 1965-10-18Harold decides that he wants central heating for the house and plans to install the system himself.
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Episode 4 - The Siege of Steptoe Street
Release Date: 1965-10-25When the money runs out and the bills mount up, a summons is delivered from the local butcher demanding payment. Barricading themselves in the house, the Steptoes need something drastic to happen.
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Episode 5 - A Box in Town
Release Date: 1965-11-01When Harold brings his current girlfriend back home after a date, he finds that he has to entertain her in the yard because Albert will not go upstairs to sleep. So he decides to leave and rent a flat in town.
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Episode 6 - My Old Man's a Tory
Release Date: 1965-11-08Harold invites the local Labour Party organizer to a meeting, hoping they will adopt him as their candidate for the next election. Albert, who supports the Tories, plans to thwart his ambitions.
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Episode 7 - Pilgrim's Progress
Release Date: 1965-11-15Harold takes Albert on a trip to France to see the battlefields of the First World War. But as soon as the plane has takes off, he starts arguing with an American passenger about their involvement in the conflict.