Steptoe and Son

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Thirtysomething Harold and his elderly father Albert work as rag-and-bone men (collecting and selling junk). Harold is ambitious and wants to better himself, but his father always seems to ruin his plans, sometimes accidentally and other times deliberately. The pair live in squalor and the father has some disgusting personal habits which continuously embarrass the son.

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7 Episodes

Christmas Special: The Party
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Christmas Special: The PartyAlbert is busy putting up Christmas decorations while Harold is making plans to go to Spain for the holidays. When he tells Albert that he will have to spend the holiday at the local old people's home, Albert objects, so he changes his plans and decides to spend his holiday money on a big party for all his friends... but things don't go to plan.
Christmas Special: A Perfect Christmas (Season 8)
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Christmas Special: A Perfect Christmas (Season 8)Harold is fed up with staying at home over Christmas, so he plans to take Albert abroad for the holiday, only to find out that he has no passport. After a long hunt for the birth certificate, and pleas to Harold that they go to Bognor instead, they finally turn up at the station but find that the passport is out of date! Just when it looks like Harold's Christmas is going to be a disaster, he has a surprise in store...
When Steptoe Met Son
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When Steptoe Met SonWhen Steptoe Met Son is a 2002 Channel 4 documentary about the personal lives of Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett, the stars of the long-running BBC situation comedy, Steptoe and Son.
Mark Lawson Talks To Galton & Simpson
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Mark Lawson Talks To Galton & SimpsonInterviews with the giants of TV comedy who created Steptoe and Son. They provide a fascinating insight into their work and an enduring friendship.
The Curse of Steptoe
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The Curse of SteptoeA television play which stars Jason Isaacs as Harry H. Corbett and Phil Davis as Wilfrid Brambell. The drama centres on the actors' on and off screen relationship during the making of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son, and is based on interviews with colleagues, friends and family of the actors, and the Steptoe writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Steptoe and Son
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Steptoe and SonA British comedy drama film and a spin-off from the popular British television comedy series of the same name about father-and-son rag-and-bone dealers.
Steptoe and Son Ride Again
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Steptoe and Son Ride AgainAlbert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare...