Wilfrid Brambell In Profile
Wilfrid Brambell, 1912 - 1985
Irish film and TV actor Wilfrid Brambell will always be best known for his roles in the hit BBC comedy Steptoe and Son and as Paul Mc Cartney's fictional Grandfather in The Beatle...
Potter
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...
Carry On Screaming
Carry On Screaming - 1966
In Tribute To Fenella Fielding, 1927 - 2018
The Carry On franchise was continuing to churn out material as we reach the twelfth installment in the hugely successful series.
A pa...
A Junk Yard Full Of Laughs On The Big Screen….
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...
High Hopes Dashed For This Actor…..
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...
Harry H. Corbett In Profile
Harry H. Corbett 1925 - 1982
He would have been 92 today!
Harry H. Corbett will forever be remembered for his starring role alongside Wilfrid Brambell in Steptoe and Son, during the 1960's and 1970's.
De...
Vintage Steptoe Back On TV!
Steptoe And Son, The Early Years, 1962 - 1965
For years I've ranted and raved at the lack of repeats of classic black and white shows on TV. Finally we have a classic back on TV. Steptoe and Son. What's mor...
Galton and Simpson Make A Stop Off At ITV
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...
Steptoe And Son: The Radio Series
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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The World’s Most Famous Rag And Bone Men….
Steptoe and Son, 1962
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 Shepherd’s Bush, London.
The program ran for eig...