Ray Galton
Director
Steptoe and Son (1962)
Season 8
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
S8E1 - Back in Fashion
When a fashion photographer wants to use the junk yard as a backdrop for a fashion shoot, Albert says no... until they offer him a large fee. Harold sees it as a way to meet some trendy models.
Sept. 4, 1974, midnight
S8E2 - Porn Yesterday
Harold finds a 'What The Butler Saw' machine on the round and brings it home. After watching it, he realises that it stars his father as a young man.
Sept. 11, 1974, midnight
S8E3 - And So To Bed
When his old bed collapses, Harold buys a waterbed to try and impress his new girlfriend.
Sept. 18, 1974, midnight
S8E4 - The Seven Steptoerai
When the local villain Frankie Barrow tries to start a protection racket, Albert and his friends, who have been taking lessons in kung fu, scare them off.
Sept. 25, 1974, midnight
S8E5 - Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs
Albert has slipped a disc, and is confined to his bed - so Harold has to wait on him hand and foot. When beer and sweets start disappearing from the kitchen, he starts putting two and two together.
Oct. 2, 1974, midnight
S8E6 - Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
Albert invites a spiritualist to give a reading so he can contact his dead wife, but Harold is sceptical over the whole thing...
Oct. 10, 1974, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1650 min.
Released: Jan. 5, 1962
Last Air Date: Oct. 10, 1974, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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