Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Series 14 were produced in black and white, and series 58 in colour. Those watching on bbc1 would have seen the first episode of the antidixon of dock green as z cars began a remarkable seventeen year run. Fine, but he marries her and takes her home albert, of course, is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household. See more ideas about steptoe and son, british comedy and classic comedies. Steptoe and son those magnificent men and their heating machines. Steptoe and son is a 1972 british comedy drama film and a spinoff from the popular british television comedy series of the same name about fatherandson ragandbone dealers. Steptoe and son forum view topic best funny quotes. Steptoe and son the lost unaired 1965 american pilot episode. Allstar it was the perfect sitcom partnership, a marriage of love and loathing. Harry h corbett 1925 1982, is sitting holding the greyhound. Corbett wilfrid brambell old school british comedy rest in peace rip both of these comedy legends please do not complain bout the quality cuz this was recorded back in 1962 all dvds ripped by me wazz using the dvd decrypterautogk method. Steptoe and son is a british sitcom written by ray galton and alan simpson about a fatherand son ragandbone business.
Here are all 57 episodes of the classic bbc comedy series starring wilfrid brambell and harry h. Complete bbc series box set unites every single episode from series one to eight of the show, along with a pair of christmas specials too. This is an episode list of the british sitcom steptoe and son. Steptoe and son was born from a oneoff comic episode, the offer, written by ray galton and alan simpson, commissioned by the bbc in. Jan 09, 2012 two television legends were born in the first week of january 1962. Nov 05, 2012 steptoe and son those magnificent men and their heating machines. The situation of the sitcom is, of course, a father and son running their scrap metal. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe.
Steptoe and son is a british sitcom written by ray galton and alan simpson about a father and son rag and bone business. Corbett as the eponymous characters, albert and harold steptoe respectively. Reviewed in the united states on september 29, 2015. When the complete box set of that show was released, i found out albert and herbert was based on an english show called steptoe and son, and i got really curious. Steptoe and son ride again 1974associated londonmgmemi 98 minutes the steptoes lack of success with a shortsighted greyhound causes them to stage an insurance swindle by pretending albert has passed on. Jun 10, 2017 ron grainers steptoe theme lovingly adapted for the 1972 movie. Here are episodes ive got handily available for download. Albert steptoe and his son harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. An absolute treasure trove for fans of classic british comedy, steptoe and son. A sequel, steptoe and son ride again, was released the following year. Harry h corbett and wilfrid brambell together in the 1972 film version of steptoe and son.
Carolyn seymour, harry h corbett 1925 1982 and wilfrid brambell 1912 1985, on the set of the film steptoe and son, london, 8th october 1971. I have been a fan of steptoe and son all of my life. Steptoe and son is a 1972 british comedy drama film and a spinoff from the popular british television comedy series of the same name about fatherand son ragandbone dealers. The bbcs steptoe and son is one of televisions most celebrated sitcoms charting the lovehate relationship between uncouth and common widower, albert steptoe and his unmarried son, harold, who is desperate to escape their decrepit ragandbone business. The writing, by ray galton and alan simpson the team behind hancock, has yet to be bettered. They live at oil drum lane, a fictional street in shepherds bush, london. Steptoe and son the popular tv series from the bbc which.
Its popularity was such that, in the mid1960s, half the uk population were regular viewers. Includes every episode from series 18, plus the two christmas specials from 1973 and 19. Carolyn seymour, harry h corbett and wilfrid brambell, on. Steptoe and son series best one is desperate hours with leonard rossiter and the lodger remember watching this with mum and dad on a tv that had a.
Barlow, watt, lynch, fancy and all the rest first flickered into life that week. However, albert fakes a heart attack to stop him going, and the doctor recommends they holiday together. All episodes were originally shown on what is now known as bbc one, although the station was simply called bbc television until april 1964 when bbc2 began broadcasting between the third and fourth series. Feb 21, 2016 albert steptoe and his son harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood.
Classic comedy, written by galton and simpson, about a stubborn father and aspiring son struggling in the rag and bone trade. The two live in poverty and the father has some disgusting habits which continue to embarrass the son. This movie was the british tv precursor to the american sitcom sanford and son. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. When heavily pregnant daphne comes to the yard looking for harold, whom she suspects is the father of her baby following a one night stand at a party, albert tries to get rid of her.
One of my favourite lines from the whole steptoe saga doesnt even get a lauhg from the studio audience in divided we tabnd when they are arguing aboutt he decor, right at the beginning albert says that wallpapers as good as the day you mother put it up and i can just imagine albert down the pub while emily steptoe hung the wallpaper but it seems to go over the audiences head. But harold warms to the idea of being a father and albert becomes proud for his son. Steptoe was born from a oneoff comic play, the offer commissioned by the bbc in 1962 as part of comedy playhouse, a series of short plays all written by galton and simpson. That amounts to over 50 episodes of pure comedy gold, just waiting to be rediscovered. The bbcs steptoe and son is one of televisions most celebrated sitcoms charting the lovehate relationship between uncouth and common widower, albert steptoe and his unmarried son, harold, who is desperate to escape their decrepit rag and bone business. Classic british comedy series about a middle aged man and his elderly father who run an unsuccessful rag and bone business collecting and selling junk. Harold the son wants to better himself but his father always seems to ruin things, sometimes accidentally and other times deliberately. Oct 01, 2007 steptoe was born from a oneoff comic play, the offer commissioned by the bbc in 1962 as part of comedy playhouse, a series of short plays all written by galton and simpson. Includes every episode from series 18, plus the two christmas specials from 1973 and 1974. Steptoe and son is a 1972 british comedy drama film and a spinoff from the popular british television comedy series of the same name about father and son rag and bone dealers. The ideas seem tired and weak, corbetts performance is now so completely over the top that he even breaks the fourth wall, and many of the dialogue sequences stray into repetition. But harold, who likes the bright lights in the west end of london. Ron grainers steptoe theme lovingly adapted for the 1972 movie.
The film, a spinoff from the television sitcom of the same name, stars corbett and brambell as rag and bone men harold and albert steptoe. Steptoe and son is a british sitcom written by ray galton and alan simpson about a fatherandson ragandbone business. Steptoe and son, film released 1972, starring wildred. Steptoe and son series best one is desperate hours with leonard rossiter and the lodger remember watching this with mum and dad on a tv that had a screen that was about as big as an envelope. When steptoe and son complete and specials arrived and i started to look at the show, i was amazed how similar the episodes were from the swedish version. Corbett as harold and wilfrid brambell as his dirty old man father albert. But steptoe fans are an indomitable bunch, and in a burst of action akin to is heroes, steptoe fan phil glass became a television archive totter and sourced many long lost tv and audio recordings. Steptoe and son 1972 mgmemi 98 minutes harolds marriage to a stripper is not made easier by the old man who insists on joining them on the honeymoon. Two television legends were born in the first week of january 1962.
Steptoe and son bbc, 196274 is among the most famous and influential programmes in the history of british television. Steptoe and son was born from a oneoff comic episode, the offer, written by ray galton and alan simpson, commissioned by the bbc in 1962 as part of comedy playhouse. The rare, untransmitted nbc us pilot for one of the most famous british sitcoms of all time. But harold, who likes the bright lights in the west end of london, meets a stripper. Previously thought lost forever, the unaired us pilot of steptoe and son is now available for the first time. Steptoe and son education pack by chloe rickard issuu. But harold, who likes the bright lights in the west end of london, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Corbett wilfrid brambell old school british comedy rest in peace rip both of these comedy legends. The cinema collection dvd, 2004 at the best online prices at ebay. Corbett is aspirational, but held back by his father. Steptoe and son christmas 74, full version by mk5dubster.
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