What is Steptoe and Son?
'''''Steptoe and Son''''' is a British comedy series that was first aired on UK TV between 1962 and 1965 and then again between 1970 and 1974. There are 57 episodes. It was made into 8 series or seasons. The programme is about the intergenerational relationship between a rag and bone man and his son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/aug/19/broadcasting.arts|title=The tortured world of Steptoe and Son|date=2002-08-19|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref> == Story == The father, set in his grimy ways, and often described by his son as a 'dirty old man', is the opposite in character to his son, who is aspirational but pretentious. Harold, played by [[Harry H Corbett]], the younger man of the two, has ideas of bettering himself but his dreams are often ridiculed or dashed by his dependent father, Albert, played by [[Wilfrid Brambell]]. The show has its roots in a 1962 episode of Galton and Simpson's ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''. [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)|Alan Simpson]] went on to write all episodes of the series and two movies based on the series, ''[[Stepson and Son]]'' (1972) and its sequel ''[[Steptoe and Son Rides Again]]'' (1973). == References == {{Reflist}} {{Tv-stub}} [[Category:British comedy television series]] [[Category:English-language television programs]]