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
Directed : Michael Samuels
Written : Brian Fillis
Stars : Jason Isaacs Zoë Tapper Roger Allam Clare Higgins
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
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)