Steptoe and Son - Season 5 - Eps 1: A Death In the Family
Hercules, the Steptoes' horse dies on the round and they have to replace him. Albert loses all interest in the business until the new horse falls ill. After Albert has checked him out, both he and Harold are in for a shock.
About Steptoe and Son
Title: Steptoe and Son
First Air Date: 1962-01-05
Last Air Date: 1974-10-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (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
