Synopsis
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan SimpsonWriter
- Peter SykesDirector
- Ray GaltonWriter
- Roy BuddOriginal Music Composer
- Jack FishmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Wilfrid BrambellAlbert Steptoe
- Harry H. CorbettHarold Steptoe
- Diana DorsWoman in Flat
- Milo O'SheaDr. Popplewell
- Neil McCarthyLennie
- Bill MaynardGeorge
- George ToveyPercy
- Sam KyddClaude
- Yootha JoyceFreda
- Olga LoweRita
- Joyce HemsonClaude's Wife
- Henry WoolfFrankie Barrow
Stills
Themes
funeralsonhorsedark comedyfathermoneyscambusinessdebtworking classdogspin off