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...
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...
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...
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...
Albert Has A VIP Guest Coming To Tea…
Steptoe and Son - Tea For Two, 1970
Well it's election day 2015, so we thought we'd find somthing topical, well almost it's 45 years since this episode was first broadcast.
Tea For Two was originally broadc...
Steptoe And Son – The Sketches – 1962 – 1978
Everybody remembers the popular TV series, two movies and possibly the radio series, but this collection of sketches often gets passed by. We've covered some before in various posts, but we've put them all tog...
Galton And Simpson Present – Part 6
Divided We Stand, 1972
For the last five weeks legendary scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson have been sharing their favourite episodes from their hugely successful career. Today we reach the final part...
Galton And Simpson Present – Part 5
Steptoe And Son - The Desperate Hours, 1972
As we reach the end of this series, for the penultimate part Galton and Simpson turn their attention to their other huge success: Steptoe and Son.
G&S: The ep...