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Steptoe and Son

Series 7

Episode 7: The Desperate Hours

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Classic comedy about the rag-and-bone men. There's no electricity, no gas, no food, no booze and no fags - and, on top of that, two unwelcome visitors drop by. Show more

Steptoe and Son

Series 1

Episode 2: The Piano

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone team and their uneasy alliance. The offer of a free piano seems too good to be true - and it is.

Steptoe and Son

Series 1

Episode 3: The Economist

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone team and their uneasy alliance. Harold reads a book on capitalism and decides to reorder the business. Show more

Steptoe and Son

Series 1

Episode 5: The Holiday

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic rag and bone men comedy. Harold has holiday plans, and they don't involve Albert or the annual trip to Bognor Regis. Albert tries using emotional blackmail. Show more

Steptoe and Son

Series 1

Episode 1: The Bird

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Rag-and-bone men sitcom. Harold has been going out in the evenings, making Albert suspicious. It turns out Harold has a 'bird', so Albert suggests he invite her round.

Steptoe and Son

Series 2

Episode 2: The Bath

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Albert's habit of having a bath in the front room is ruining his son's love life. Harold has had enough and decides to build a proper bathroom but Albert is not happy.

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

The second big screen spin-off based on the classic sitcom. Things are so bad in the rag-and-bone business that Harold dreams of collecting the old man's life insurance. Show more

Contributors

Albert Steptoe:
Wilfrid Brambell
Harold Steptoe:
Harry H Corbett
Woman in flat:
Diana Dors
Claude:
Sam Kydd
Lennie's Wife:
Yootha Joyce

Steptoe and Son

Series 7

Episode 6: Divided We Stand

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Classic comedy with the rag-and-bone team. When the arguments become just too much for Harold, he decides to take drastic measures to get some peace from Albert.

Comedy Playhouse

Series 1

Episode 4: The Offer

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic sitcom. Harold has had an offer which would mean leaving the junk yard for ever. But his dad has other ideas and does all he can to keep up the family tradition. Show more

Steptoe and Son

Series 1

Episode 5: The Diploma

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC TelevisionLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Rag-and-bone men sitcom. Harold is fed up with scraping a living and Albert's constant criticism of his abilities so he takes a correspondence course in TV repairing. Show more

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 2

Episode 13: A Dog's Life

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 30s. James has to keep his nerve during a difficult calving.

Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Starring Ann-Marie Mallik, Michael Redgrave and Peter Sellers. Directed by Jonathan Miller.

Contributors

Frog Footman:
John Bird
White Rabbit:
Wilfrid Brambell
Mad Hatter:
Peter Cook
Mock Turtle:
John Gielgud
Caterpillar:
Michael Redgrave

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Disney animation about a Scottish girl whose father has her cat put to sleep. Their relationship deteriorates, until the intervention of a witch with the power to heal animals. Show more

Contributors

Andrew McDhui:
Patrick McGoohan
Director:
Don Chaffey
Lori MacGregor:
Susan Hampshire
Mary McDhui:
Karen Dotrice
Jamie McNab:
Denis Gilmore
Reverend Angus Peddie:
Laurence Naismith
Willie Bannock:
Wilfrid Brambell
Grandpa Stirling:
Finlay Currie

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Disney adventure starring Maurice Chevalier and Hayley Mills, about two children who go in search of their long-lost father with the help of an eccentric professor. Show more

Contributors

Professor Jaques Paganel:
Maurice Chevalier
Mary Grant:
Hayley Mills
Thomas Ayrton:
George Sanders
Lord Glenarvan:
Wilfrid Hyde-White
John Glenarvan:
Michael Anderson Jr
Robert Grant:
Keith Hamshere
Captain Grant:
Jack Gwillim
Senior Yacht Guard:
Norman Bird
Ayerton's Assistant:
George Murcell

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Courtroom drama about four youths accused of murdering a nightwatchman. The defence tries to persuade the jury that the boys are guilty of a crime of passion and should not hang. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles, as they travel to a TV show in London. Show more