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"You dirty old man"

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson proved there writing genius was not limited to Tony Hancock when they wrote a series of half hour one off shows called "Comedy play house".  Episode Four was called "The offer", and was so successful it was given a series of it's own... Steptoe and son. Based around the lives of two rag and bone men, the story is so funny it's almost tragic. Harold was always trying to break free from the grip of his father but could never quite make it. The show ran from 1962 to 1965 when it was decided to put it to rest. A few years later an opportunity to resurrect the show under the working title of" The return of Steptoe and son" but Galton and Simpson's thought that the show may not work as well if it lost some of the grit that black and white television gave it. However they gave it a try and it became one of the most popular BBC sitcoms of all time and remains a classic masterpiece to this day.
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BBC 1 TV - COMEDY SERIES
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8 SEASONS (55 x 30 MINUTE EPISODES PLUS 2 XMAS SPECIALS (45 MINS EACH)
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CREATED AND WRITTEN BY RAY GALTON AND ALAN SIMPSON
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REGULAR CAST :
HAROLD STEPTOE - HARRY H. CORBETT
ALBERT STEPTOE - WILFRED BRAMBELL
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COMEDY PLAYHOUSE (5th Jan 1962)
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'THE OFFER'
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SEASON ONE (1962)
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1 THE BIRD - 14 06 62
2 THE PIANO - 21 06 62
3 THE ECONOMIST - 28 06 62
4 THE DIPLOMA - 05 07 62
5 THE HOLIDAY - 12 07 62

SEASON TWO (1963)
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1 WALLAH WALLAH CAT'S MEAT - 03 01 63
2 THE BATH - 10 01 63
3 THE STEPMOTHER - 17 01 63
4 SIXTY FIVE TODAY - 24 01 63
5 A MUSICAL EVENING - 31 01 63
6 FULL HOUSE - 07 02 63
7 IS THAT YOUR HORSE OUTSIDE? - 14 02 63

SEASON 3 (1964)
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1 HOME FIT FOR HEROES - 07 01 64
2 THE WOODEN OVERCOATS - 14 01 64
3 THE LEAD MAN COMETH - 21 01 64
4 STEPTOE a La CARTE - 28 01 84
5 SUNDAY FOR SEVEN DAYS - 04 02 64
6 THE BONDS THAT BIND US - 11 02 64
7 THE LODGER - 18 02 64

SEASON 4 (1965)
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1 AND AFTERWARDS AT - 04 10 65
2 CROSSED SWORDS - 11 10 65
3 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN AND THEIR HEATING MACHINES - 18 10 65
4 THE SIEGE OF STEPTOE STREET - 25 10 65
5 A BOX IN TOWN - 01 11 65
6 MY OLD MAN'S A TORY - 08 11 65
7 PILGRIM'S PROGRESS - 15 11 65

SEASON 5 (1970)
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1 A DEATH IN THE FAMILY - 06 03 70
2 A WINTER'S TALE - 13 03 70
3 ANY OLD IRON - 20 03 70
4 STEPTOE AND SON AND SON - 27 03 70
5 THE COLOUR PROBLEM - 03 04 70
6 TB OR NOT TB - 10 04 70
7 MEN OF PROPERTY - 17 04 70

SEASON 6 (1970)
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1 ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE - 02 11 70
2 COME DANCING - 09 11 70
3 TWO'S COMPANY- 16 11 70
4 TEA FOR TWO - 23 11 70
5 WITHOUT PREJUDICE - 30 11 70
6 POT BLACK - 07 12 70
7 THE THREE FEATHERS - 14 12 70
8 CUCKOO IN THE NEST - 21 12 70

SEASON 7 (1972)
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1 MEN OF LETTERS - 21 02 72
2 A STAR IS BORN - 28 02 72
3 OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MOURNING - 06 03 72
4 LIVE NOW P.A.Y.E. LATER - 13 03 72
5 LOATHE STORY - 20 03 72
6 DIVIDED WE STAND - 27 03 72
7 THE DESPERATE HOURS - 03 04 72
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1973 XMAS SPECIAL - 24 12 73
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SEASON 8 ( 1974 )
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1 BACK IN FASHION - 04 09 74
2 AND SO TO BED - 11 09 74
3 PORN YESTERDAY - 18 09 74
4 THE SEVEN STEPTOERAL - 25 09 74
5 UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS - 03 10 74
6 SEANCE IN A WET RAG AND BONE YARD - 10 10 74
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XMAS SPECIAL 1974 -' STEPTOE AND SON '- 26 12 74
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THE MOVIES
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STEPTOE & SON (1972)
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THE RETURN OF STEPTOE & SON (1973)
 

WHAT THE FANS HAVE TO SAY...

Steptoe and Son is without doubt and by far the best comedy ever! Me and my wife regularly watch our videos and enjoy them every time. Harold and Albert have real depth, not like the crappy so- called comedy actors of today.They can portray pathos alongside comedy and it works to endear you to these brilliant characters and the scriptwriters also.We also like Hancock by the way and you'll probably know that Galton and Simpson wrote for him as well. We think Harold is sometimes a bit like Tony Hancock in his delivery? I have made a sound file of Albert pretending to have a heart attack and will send it to any interested. I use it to close down my computer as it says "I'm going Harold etc ........"

Long live Steptoe Fans!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roy Acton

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