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  1. During its production in the 1960s and 1970s, Steptoe and Son marked itself out as radical compared to most UK sitcoms. This was an age when the predominant sources of laughter in British comedy were farce, coincidence, slapstick and innuendo. However Steptoe and Son brought greater social realism.

  2. Jul 27, 2023 · On the evening of 6 November 1962 Wilfrid Brambell — one of Britain's most popular TV stars — was sensationally arrested outside a public lavatory in London’s Shepherd's Bush Green, charged...

  3. Jan 19, 2022 · Where as other comedies revolved around interfering mothers-in-law and the sudden failure of the hero’s braces the moment his boss appeared, Steptoe and Son was different in that it focussed on the relationship between a Father and Son who not only have to live together, but work together.

  4. When Steptoe and Son finally bowed out in 1974, after 55 television episodes and two Christmas specials, the original concept of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, among Britain's most successful...

  5. Steptoe And Son: Secrets & Scandals brings revelations about a Labour leader asking the BBC for a big favour, a Met Police vice squad operation actively targeting celebrities, and a descent into alcoholism that almost tore apart the biggest sitcom in Britain. This revelatory documentary uncovers eye-opening stories about the significance of the ...

  6. Jun 27, 2018 · The Steptoes lived at 24 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd’s Bush and had a horse called Hercules. One of TV’s true classics, the show began life as a one off comedy special for the BBC ’s Comedy Playhouse before graduating to its own hugely popular series.

  7. “Steptoe And Son is almost as tragic as it is comic, and I think that’s something we can all relate to as well but it was so groundbreaking to do that in the 60s when it first appeared.”