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- Albert and his son Harold are scrap dealers who live together at their yard in Oil Drum Lane. Harold is lured by the bright lights of London where he meets and marries a stripper after which his furious father tries to drive the new bride from her husband.
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The series focused on the inter-generational conflict of father and son. Albert Steptoe, a "dirty old man", is an elderly rag-and-bone man, set in his grimy and grasping ways. By contrast, his son Harold is filled with social aspirations and pretensions.
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Mar 23, 1972 · Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. But Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper. Fine, but he marries her and takes her home.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Cliff Owen
- 1972-03-23
Wilfrid Brambell was Albert, the devious father and archetypal dirty old man. Harry H Corbett played his son Harold, who longed to escape his surroundings, but was forever frustrated by his...
Jeffrey Steptoe (Simon Cord) is the nasal-sounding son of Arthur, nephew of Albert and cousin of Harold. He appears in Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning! . He runs a stall selling various assorted items on Portobello Road , after previously running a window-cleaning business.
NameEpisode NameCharacterYearThe PianoPatron1962Wallah Wallah Cats MeatThe Vet1962The Holiday Live Now, P.A.Y.E LaterThe Doctor Mr Greenwood1962 1970The Bath A Box in Town Steptoe and Son ...Delilah Avis Freda (Lenny's wife)1962 1965 1973Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor and comedian, best remembered for playing rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe alongside Wilfrid Brambell in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974).
Losing her so early in life has undoubtedly made him fearful and vulnerable. To overcome this, he has found ways of preventing his son Harold from leaving home and now expects his son to remain with him for life. Albert is a man driven by his own selfishness and sense of insecurity.
Oct 1, 2007 · Albert, convinced his work in years (long) gone by entitled him to live off his son's hard graft, used every weapon from blood-curdling threats to pathetic wheedling to keep his son in line.
