Steptoe and Son

1962 - 1974 TV-PG 45m 7.8

British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.

Thirtysomething Harold and his elderly father Albert work as rag-and-bone men (collecting and selling junk). Harold is ambitious and wants to better himself, but his father always seems to ruin his plans, sometimes accidentally and other times deliberately. The pair live in squalor and the father has some disgusting personal habits which continuously embarrass the son.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The Offer: Pilot

1. The Offer: Pilot

Aired: Jan 5, 1962

Harold Steptoe is thirty-seven and, since leaving the army, has been a drudge...

Episode 2 The Bird

2. The Bird

Aired: Jun 14, 1962

Harold has met a woman called Roxanne, who is coming round to the Steptoes' h...

Episode 3 The Piano

3. The Piano

Aired: Jun 21, 1962

Harold has the offer of a piano, which its owner is selling cheap. Unfortunat...

Episode 4 The Economist

4. The Economist

Aired: Jun 28, 1962

Harold buys a huge job lot of sets of dentures for forty pounds but has no lu...

Episode 5 The Diploma

5. The Diploma

Aired: Jul 5, 1962

Tired of being a rag-and-bone man, Harold decides he wants to do something di...

Episode 6 The Holiday

6. The Holiday

Aired: Jul 12, 1962

Albert wants to go to Bognor Regis on holiday - the same resort they have alw...

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Info about Steptoe and Son

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Comedy