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Steptoe and Son: The Desperate Hours

on BBC Two England

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson

A classic episode from 1972 of the rag-and-bone sitcom, starring Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell.

On a bitterly cold night, Harold and Albert receive a visit from two villains who seem strangely familiar. Guest-starring Leonard Rossiter and JG Devlin.

(R)(S)

Contributors

Writer:
Ray Galton
Writer:
Alan Simpson
Producer:
John Howard Davies
Albert Steptoe:
Wilfrid Brambell
Harold Steptoe:
Harry H. Corbett
[Actor]:
Leonard Rossiter
[Actor]:
J.G. Devlin

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