Ray Galton
Director
Steptoe and Son (1962)
Season 6
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.
Released Jan. 5, 1962
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
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Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S6E1 - Robbery with Violence
While cleaning the house, Albert knocks over Harold's china cabinet and destroys his valuable collection. To cover up the accident he invents a story that the damage happened during a robbery. Then the press get involved...
Nov. 2, 1970, midnight
S6E2 - Come Dancing
Harold's new girlfriend is a Come Dancing fan and she wants Harold to partner her in the local championship, but as Harold can't dance, Albert offers to teach him. All goes well until the big night, when Harold has a shock...
Nov. 9, 1970, midnight
S6E3 - Two's Company
Albert is thinking about getting married and brings his fiance home to meet Harold. Imagine Harold's shock when she turns out to be an old girlfriend!
Nov. 16, 1970, midnight
S6E4 - Tea for Two
During a bi-election, the local Tory party want Albert to entertain Ted Heath at the junk yard. When Harold finds out, he is furious and promises to do everything he can to stop it.
Nov. 23, 1970, midnight
S6E5 - Without Prejudice
When Harold finally gets fed up of the house falling down around his ears, the noise of the aircrafts overhead and the cars in the street, he persuades Albert to move to a more upmarket neighbourhood.
Nov. 30, 1970, midnight
S6E6 - Pot Black
Harold buys a second hand snooker table and has it set up in the front room. He is obsessed with beating Albert at least in one sport, even if it takes all night.
Dec. 7, 1970, midnight
S6E7 - The Three Feathers
When Harold buys a 19th century commode from a lady during his round, he thinks he has made a killing, but Albert has second thoughts.
Dec. 14, 1970, midnight
S6E8 - Cuckoo in the Nest
Out of the blue, Albert's long lost son Arthur shows up from Australia, and much to Harold's horror, Albert offers him a partnership in their business, until he learns that Arthur is a lazy good-for-nothing.
Dec. 20, 1970, midnight
BBC One
30 min/ep
1650 min
Jan. 5, 1962
Oct. 10, 1974, midnight
Ended
NR
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