The Curse of Steptoe

Summary In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal. The show runs for several years, incorporating film spin-offs but both, in their own way, feel that they have invoked the curse of Steptoe. View more details

The Curse of Steptoe

Directed : Michael Samuels

Written : Brian Fillis

Stars : Jason Isaacs Zoë Tapper Roger Allam Clare Higgins

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Genres : Drama Biography

Release date : Mar 18, 2008

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Four

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal. The show runs for several years, incorporating film spin-offs but both, in their own way, feel that they have invoked the curse of Steptoe. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Biography

Release date : Mar 18, 2008

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Four

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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