Corbett as the eponymous characters, albert and harold steptoe. Steptoe and son had an immense influence on british television comedy, and specifically on the writers who created some of the finest british sitcoms of the last fifty years. I dont know why, but series 2 to 6 have something like. British tv comedies classic comedies british comedy steptoe and son divided we stand are you being served comedy tv vintage tv favorite tv shows.
He takes him to the theatre and to a chinese restaurant for a birthday treat but these are alien to albert and the evening ends in disaster. I wonder where a particular episode of bottom got its chess scene inspiration from. Its tempting to wonder what heights steptoe and son could have reached if it had followed the logical progression of the offer rather than enter more traditional sitcom fare, increasingly so as the years went on. Itv originally broadcast the programme from 2 september 1974 until 9 may 1978. Buy steptoe and son series 5 from zavvi, the home of pop culture. Steptoe and son radio series s01 e02 the bird youtube. Steptoe and son as the series was to be called ran for eight series, and it just got better and better some of the best episodes come to mind, the piano where a customer tries to get harold. Steptoe and son tv show, series, shows, house shows. Watch steptoe and son season 1, episode 1 the offer. Did anyone here watch the original uk steptoe and son series which ran from 19621974 and was the series adapted for american tv which citydata forum general forums entertainment and arts tv. Unforunately albert does not share his cultured taste.
Mar 05, 2020 a thirtysomething yearold man named harold and his elderly father, albert, work as rag and bone men collecting and selling junk. At its peak, the show was watched by more than 28 million. Classic british tv comedy with wilfred brambell and harry h corbett series 1 episode 1. Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catch phrases, the series was adapted by norman lear and considered nbcs answer to cbss all in the family. The piano itself belonged to the wife of the man, and he is offering to give it.
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of ray galton and alan simpsons steptoe and son 196274. Steptoe and son series 07read description by neil thomsen. The fifth series of the sitcom about a father and son who run a ragandbone business. Not to be confused with harry corbett, sooty and sweeps handler. Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. Steptoe and son radio series s01 e05 the economist by 70mphtv. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds.
Such was the series popularity in the mid1960s that the cast specially recorded several episodes for bbc radio. Steptoe and son radio series s01 e03 sixtyfive today. Steptoe and son ran for eight series on bbc tv and even spawned two feature films. Series 1 and 2 of the radio sitcom starring harry h. The films were good too, especially steptoe and son ride again. Steptoe and son, series 1 has six episodes on one disc.
Harold is ambitious and wants to better himself, but his father always seems to ruin his plans, sometimes accidentally and other times deliberately. The seventh and penultimate series of steptoe was broadcast in 1972 the same year that the first steptoe and son film was released and sanford. This show ventured into topics other shows were too scared to show at that time. Steptoe and son s1 x e2 the piano internet archive. Despite galton and simpsons reservations, the first series aired five months later. Jun 01, 2017 classic british tv comedy with wilfred brambell and harry h corbett series 1 episode 1. Steptoe and son season 2 episode 5 a musical evening.
Rent steptoe and son steptoe and son ride again 1973 on. The last of the stories adapted into an episode of sanford and son in some entries. I dont compare it to the wonderful steptoe and son but view as one complements the other with, surprisingly a hard turn left with the conclusion of what some adapted steptoe stories were. Steptoe and son tv show season 8 episodes list next episode. As steptoe and son gets a reboot, harry h corbetts. The cowriter of steptoe and son, which inspired sanford and son, was battling lung disease, his agent said. They can be a little harder to watch due to poor quality, but they are amazing theater. Henry wilfrid brambell 22 march 1912 18 january 1985 was an irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series steptoe and son. The fifth series of the sitcom about a father and son who run a rag and bone business. 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. Bbc radio 2 and bbc light programme sitcom about a father and son. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.
The very first episode of what was to become an all time classic comedy series. Stream episodes of steptoe and son instantly on now tv. Here are episodes ive got handily available for download. Steptoe and son when steptoe met son channel 4 20 august 2002. Series 36 and a final christmas special were broadcast on bbc. Engine shed went on to adapt and perform the two christmas specials later that year. Harold is looking forward to listening to his classical music records. A thirtysomething yearold man named harold and his elderly father, albert, work as rag and bone men collecting and selling junk. Needless to say, there would been no sanford and son without steptoe and son, which quietly celebrated its own milestone anniversary this month. This is meant to be about a list of steptoe and son episodes. Realising that they would not be able to recast the part of albert steptoe, galton and simpson wrote an episode showing harold at alberts grave, followed by the introduction of a new character, the illegitimate son of harold whose. A guide listing the titles and air dates for each episode of this radio series. Trivia wilfrid brambell planned to leave the series in 1965 because he had been offered a part in the broadway musical kelly by eddie lawrence and moose charlap. Popular videos steptoe and son steptoe and son topic.
Theatrical outing with stars of the original british comedy series. Series 1 and 2 of the hilarious radio sitcom starring harry h. I was prompted to put together this short version by the recent death of the simpson half of galton and simpson who created the show. Such was the series popularity in the mid1960s that the. In this second episode of the series, harold steptoe is offered a piano by a high class man. A boxed set of series 18 and the two christmas specials was. Corbett and wilfred brambell, adapted from the muchloved tv series. Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catch phrases, the series was adapted by norman.
Rising damp is a british sitcom produced by yorkshire television for itv. Venturing through the early seasons its even more hilarious than i expected. Steptoe and son 43tv the retro tv music and motor forum. Steptoe and son actors enjoy a pint in local pub, during break in filming of the bbc comedy series, shepherds bush, london, 20th august 1974. There are too many on both sides of the pond that have never experienced the greatness of this classic series, of which the pilot premiered 10 years earlier on the bbc. So successful was it on its return that it was adapted for us tv as the muchloved sanford and son and spawned two film spinoffs. Explore the seasons and episodes available to watch with your entertainment pass. Aug 20, 2002 the documentary when steptoe met son was the catalyst for the apparently now accepted fact that harry and willy hated each other. Just 20 seconds of this is funnier than 20 episodes of miranda, what the hell has happened to bbc. Just been watching this classic sitcom on the dvd box set of the whole series that came out a few years ago. Steptoe and son radio series s01 e03 sixtyfive today by 70mphtv. I grew up watching steptoe and son, rising damp and fawlty towers to.
Steptoe and son tab dennis wilson also wrote music for steptoe but the theme tune, called old ned, was by ron grainer. Two christmas specials are also available on dvd, as are two feature films. Steptoe and son a perfect christmas wilfrid brambell harry h. Steptoe and son season 8 episode 7 watch online the full. Watch steptoe and son season 5, episode 4 steptoe and son and son when a girl, 8 months pregnant turns up harold thinks that he is the father and they agree to get married, much to alber.
The bbc has released 10 dvds of the serieseach of the eight series, and two compilations entitled the very best of steptoe and son volumes 1 and 2. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Of course they were both long dead when these claims were made and so had no chance to speak for themselves. Harold is ambitious and wants to better himself, but his father. Between 1966 and 1976, 52 episodes of steptoe and son were adapted for radio, these were remakes of the tv episodes specifically tailored for a radio audience, note.
Rent steptoe and son steptoe and son ride again 1973 starring wilfrid brambell and harry h. Jack lane played albert steptoe and michael simmonds played harold. Steptoe and son is a british sitcom written by ray galton and alan simpson about a fatherandson ragandbone business. Steptoe and son a perfect christmas wilfrid brambell. I believe many episodes are on youtube of both shows you mentioned. Steptoe and son divided we stand fed up with the state of the house, harold decides to split the house into two parts, one for him and one for albert. This movie was the british tv precursor to the american sitcom sanford and son. Steptoe and son, a british 1960s sitcom, features the interactions between two men, a man and his father.
Steptoe and son s2e7 is that your horse outside youtube. After watching it,he realizes that it stars his father, albert as a young man. This is an episode list of the british sitcom steptoe and son. They live at oil drum lane, a fictional street in shepherds bush, london. Its alberts sixtyfifth birthday and, after pretending he has forgotten, harold buys him a pair of gloves. The dvd is also in widescreen format which is another reason for getting this dvd. 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. Based on the british series steptoe and son, sanford and son starred veteran comic redd foxx as fred sanford, a frequentlyscheming junk dealer, and demond wilson as lamont sanford, his son and coworker, and the family peacemaker.
He also performed alongside the beatles in their debut film a hard days night, playing the fictional grandfather of. A guide to steptoe and son, the 1966 1976 bbc radio 2 radio sitcom about a father and son. Steptoe and son originally ran from 1962 to 1965 in black and white, returning in colour for four more series from 1970. Its interesting to note that all the episodes exist, which is quite unusual for bbc tv from the 60searly 70s most of them were often wiped as they didnt seem to think people would want to watch them again i suppose. Steptoe and son, is very much like only fools and horses. Wilfred brambell stars in the fred sanford role as an irascible cockney junk dealer. Or so he thought until alberts long lost australian son turns up out of the blue. Steptoe and son makes british tv debut the bbc broadcast the first episode of the sitcom steptoe and son on 14 june, starring harry corbett and wilfred brambel steptoe and son.
Archie, dirty old yank, philglass 48 posts page 2 of 4 1, 2, 3, 4. Sanford and son is an american sitcom, based on the bbcs steptoe and son, that ran on the nbc television network from january 14, 1972, to march 25, 1977. In our modern throwaway culture, steptoe and son provides a window into a bygone era, when men with horses and carts routinely patrolled the streets recycling junk, without the need for government incentives or environmental pressure. Steptoe and son radio 2 sitcom british comedy guide. Your chance to update other users on forthcoming events.
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