Harry H. Corbett 1925 - 1982
He'd have been 97, if he was still here and it's 40 years ago today since we lost him!Harry H. Corbett will forever be remembered for his starring role alongside Wilfrid Brambe...
Potter, 1979
This largely forgotten classic from the pen of Roy Clarke, ran for three series between 1979 and 1983, Potter was Arthur Lowe’s last work, he died in 1982.As plans for a third series were so a...
The Legacy Of Steptoe And Son, Part 2
We're remembering Britain's best known Rag and Bone men: Steptoe And Son as they celebrate 60 years since their first appearance on TV.In part 1 we looked at the show'...
The Legacy Of Steptoe And Son - Part 1
An Introduction and Early DaysIt was 60 years ago this month we met the world's most famous rag and bone men and they still make us laugh today. Over the coming week...
Steptoe And Son, Homes Fit For Heroes, 1964
Proving that elderly care was a problem even back then is this gem that kicked off series 3 of the hugely popular BBC sitcom: Steptoe and Son.There are some clas...
Grundy, 1980
Grundy was to have been the vehicle to finally show that Harry H. Corbett had put Steptoe behind him. In an interview with 'The News Of The World' prior to its screening, Corbett said: "I hope to...
Steptoe and Son The Movie - 1972
Like many popular sitcoms of the day Steptoe and Son was given the big screen treatment in 1972. Written by the same writing team that were responsible for the television show...
Steptoe And Son - The Radio Series - 1966 - 1976
There was a time when Radio was the medium of the day, then Television arrived and as we have seen some great radio comedy edged it's way onto our TV screens.
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Steptoe and Son, 1962, The World's Most Famous Rag And Bone Men....
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom about a Father and Son, who are rag and bone men. Set at the fictional address of Oil Drum Lane in Sheph...
The Galton And Simpson Comedy, 1969
In a 2014 interview writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson told us how in the early days of their career "We wrote a letter to the big comedy writers of the time, Frank Muir an...