Poster from TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
TV series · TMDB
★ 7.8Steptoe 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.
- Aired
- 1962–1974
- Seasons
- 8 · 55 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
- Network
- BBC One
- Genres
- Comedy
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Cast member
- Wilfrid Brambell
- Narrative location
- Shepherd's Bush
Show 9 more facts
- original broadcaster
- BBC One
- number of episodes
- 57
- number of seasons
- 8
- title
- Steptoe and Son
- end time
- 2016-09-15
- distributed by
- BBC Worldwide
- start time
- 1962-01-04
- set in environment
- island
- color
- black-and-white
via Wikidata · CC0