Steptoe and Son
Rating: 7.8 · 1962 · Comedy · United Kingdom · 8 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1962
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 8
- TMDB
- 7.8
- IMDb
- 7.8
Director
Cast
- Harry H. Corbett — Harold Steptoe
- Wilfrid Brambell — Albert Steptoe
- Leonard Rossiter — Welsh Hughie
- J.G. Devlin — Frank Ferris
- Joanna Lumley — Bunty
- Trevor Bannister — Rupert Ffaines - Muir
- Margaret Nolan — Nemone Wagstaff
- Anthony Sharp — The Vicar