Steptoe And Son

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Steptoe and Son

Comedy: Sitcoms

The classic BBC sitcom about a father-and-son rag and bone team. Adapted from TV.

Steptoe and Son: Series 2: The Wooden Overcoats

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Series 2

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Two coffins lead to a burst of superstition.

Two coffins lead to a burst of manic superstition. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From June 1967.

Trouble ensues when Harold brings home two coffins on the cart, sparking a burst of manic superstition from Albert. 

Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.

Classic sitcom about the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Albert …. Wilfrid Brambell
Harold …. Harry H Corbett

The 1962 BBC TV comedy pilot 'The Offer' sparked a run of 8 series.

Adapted for BBC radio from the TV script by Gale Pedrick.

Producer: Bobby Jaye 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1967.

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