The 5 best steptoe and son episodes
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- DirectorDuncan WoodStarsWilfrid BrambellHarry H. CorbettGerald FloodHarold wants to move up in the world so he and a reluctant Albert go to view a suburban semi-detached house. When the local Residents' Association gets to hear that two rag and bone men are planning to move into the area they offer a bribe to stop them coming. Harold is appalled by such prejudice but Albert sees a potential money-spinner on the way.
- DirectorDavid CroftStarsHarry H. CorbettWilfrid BrambellHarold wants to re-decorate but cannot agree on a colour scheme with his father so they agree to put a partition down the living room and have their own space on either side. There is even a coin-operated turnstile put in the hall which each must feed to pass through common ground. Unfortunately when the house catches fire the turnstile severely limits the firemen who do not have change for it.
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsWilfrid BrambellHarry H. CorbettTrevor BannisterHarold has joined an amateur dramatics group who use the Steptoe house as a rehearsal room for their play set in Afghanistan during the days of the Raj. Initially mistrustful of actors Albert changes his mind when given a part in the play but his snide interruptions during Harold's scene with leading lady Nemone, plus his inability to read his lines correctly, get on Harold's nerves. Come the performance however a nervous Harold is a flop whilst his father is the star of the show. Leaving the stage door Harold is asked by a young boy if he is an actor but replies he is a rag and bone man and will never be anything more before throwing a bottle through the dressing room window.
- DirectorDuncan WoodStarsWilfrid BrambellHarry H. CorbettDudley FosterAlbert accidentally knocks over Harold's china cabinet, smashing its contents. Scared to face his son he hides the broken pieces along with other items, knocks himself unconscious and claims he was robbed by five skinheads and a Pakistani. Harold calls the police who commend Albert on his bravery in tackling the intruders. He is even awarded a medal. It looks like he might just have got away with it until Harold looks in the old gas cooker and makes an unwelcome discovery.
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsWilfrid BrambellHarry H. CorbettLeonard RossiterIt's a cold winter day and the Steptoes are reduced to putting pfennigs in the meter. They are visited by two escaped convicts, elderly Frank and the younger Johnny. When Johnny denounces Frank as introducing him to crime and ruining his life, Harold sympathises and says that Albert has always held him back. Frank defends Albert, telling Harold to respect his father. When the two finally leave, having given Harold their last shilling for the meter, Johnny agrees to let Frank go with him, just as Harold has always allowed himself to return to Albert. Steptoe and Son feel sad that their visitors have gone.