Steptoe and Son - Season 1 - Eps 1: The Offer
The very first episode of what was to become an all time classic comedy series. In this episode that introduces the characters Harold is very unhappy working as a rag and bone man, and wants to leave for a better job. Albert, his father, seeing his workforce about to leave, conspires to get him to stay.
About Steptoe and Son
Title: Steptoe and Son
First Air Date: 1962-01-05
Last Air Date: 1974-10-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.788/10 (from 33 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 55
Network: BBC One
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.
Cast
Harry H. Corbett
Harold Steptoe
Wilfrid Brambell
Albert Steptoe
