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55. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy. Harold plans a musical evening with some old 78rpm records, while Steptoe Sr. insists on noisily mending his shoes. Director. Duncan Wood. Writers. Alan Simpson. Ray Galton. Stars. Wilfrid Brambell. Harry H. Corbett. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 1 User review. 1 Critic review. Photos. Add photo.
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- 1963-01-31
Notable works. Hancock's Half Hour, Hancock (1954–1961) Comedy Playhouse (1961–63, 1974) Steptoe and Son (1962–74) Spouse. Tessa Le Bars. Alan Francis Simpson OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and ...
Feb 8, 2017 · Alan Simpson of writing duo Galton and Simpson has died at the age of 87, his manager has said. The pair created sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son. Simpson had...
Feb 8, 2017 · Screenwriter Alan Simpson, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son, has died. He was 87. Simpson’s agent, Tessa Le Bars, said Wednesday...
Feb 8, 2017 · Alan Simpson of award-winning comedy writing duo, Galton and Simpson, has died aged 87. Born in Brixton, London, in 1929, Alan met Ray Galton when the pair were patients as teenagers at Milford Sanatorium in Guildford, having both been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The friends completed over 600 scripts since they started writing together in 1951 but their award-winning partnership was ...
Feb 8, 2017 · Home. TV. Comedy. Sitcom legend Alan Simpson dies aged 87. The co-creator of Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son passed away after a long battle with lung disease. Eleanor Bley Griffiths....
Feb 8, 2017 · LONDON — Screenwriter Alan Simpson, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son , has died at age 87. Simpson’s agent, Tessa Le Bars, said...
