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The Best Episodes of Steptoe and Son

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The Best Episodes of Steptoe and Son

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...

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  1. Background image for Divided We Stand
    9.1/10(133 votes)

    #1 - Divided We Stand

    S7:E6

    Harold plans to redecorate the house, but he and Albert can't agree on anything. The only solution is a drastic one.

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    Director:David Croft
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Desperate Hours
    9.0/10(138 votes)

    #2 - The Desperate Hours

    S7:E7

    Two convicts escape from prison and break into the Steptoes' house, holding them hostage.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs
    9.0/10(109 votes)

    #3 - Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs

    S8:E5

    Albert has slipped a disc, and is confined to his bed - so Harold has to wait on him hand and foot. When beer and sweets start disappearing from the kitchen, he starts putting two and two together.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Men of Letters
    8.7/10(100 votes)

    #4 - Men of Letters

    S7:E1

    The local vicar asks the Steptoes if they will write an article for the parish magazine on the history of their profession. After arguing over who will write it, Harold gets the job, while Albert decides to get his own back with a crossword puzzle.

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  5. Background image for Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning
    8.5/10(103 votes)

    #5 - Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning

    S7:E3

    When Albert's older brother dies, he and Harold go to the funeral and meet the other members of the family. After the burial, they come back to the house for the reading of the will, but the family are in for a big shock.

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  6. Background image for Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later
    8.4/10(85 votes)

    #6 - Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later

    S7:E4

    When Albert gets a letter from the tax people, he confesses to Harold that he has been claiming for his dead wife. The two of them start to plan what to do, when the tax inspector arrives.

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  8. Background image for A Star is Born
    8.3/10(98 votes)

    #7 - A Star is Born

    S7:E2

    Harold is offered a role in a new play performed by the local amateur dramatic society. They are to hold a rehearsal at his house but are one actor short, so Albert is asked to take part.

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    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #8 - The Bath

    S2:E2

    Albert's habit of having a bath in the front room is ruining his son's love life. Harold has had enough and decides to build a proper bathroom but Albert is not happy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Full House
    8.2/10(76 votes)

    #9 - Full House

    S2:E6

    Harold has arranged a poker game with a few friends. Albert is morally outraged by the idea of gambling. However, he sees Harold is being cheated by his 'friends' and decides to help.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for And So To Bed
    8.2/10(83 votes)

    #10 - And So To Bed

    S8:E3

    When his old bed collapses, Harold buys a waterbed to try and impress his new girlfriend.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Sunday For Seven Days
    8.1/10(70 votes)

    #11 - Sunday For Seven Days

    S3:E5

    Every Friday night, Harold has promised to take Albert out to the cinema, but it's always to a film that Harold wants to see, consequently Albert is bored to death and decides to wreak the whole evening.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines
    8.1/10(69 votes)

    #12 - Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines

    S4:E3

    Harold decides that he wants central heating for the house and plans to install the system himself.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Porn Yesterday
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    #13 - Porn Yesterday

    S8:E2

    Harold finds a 'What The Butler Saw' machine on the round and brings it home. After watching it, he realises that it stars his father as a young man.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Bird
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Bird

    S1:E2

    Harold is going out every night, so Albert suspects that he must being seeing a girl. Determined to put a stop to the romance, he gets Harold to invite the girl back to the house for dinner. Meanwhile, Albert puts the clocks forward so when she fails to show up at the right time, Harold thinks she has stood him up.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Piano
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Piano

    S1:E3

    Harold is offered a piano, providing he moves it himself. He gets Albert to help, only to find out that it is on the top floor of a block of flats.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Economist
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Economist

    S1:E4

    Harold tries to teach Albert about the economics of running a business. He then ends up buying 400 sets of false teeth hoping to make a killing. When they don't sell, he takes their last £10.00 and tries again, this time bringing home 400 World War 2 gas masks.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Diploma
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Diploma

    S1:E5

    Harold decides to get out of the rag and bone trade and get a diploma in TV repair, only for Albert to prove that he knows more about it than him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Pilgrim's Progress
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #18 - Pilgrim's Progress

    S4:E7

    Harold takes Albert on a trip to France to see the battlefields of the First World War. But as soon as the plane has takes off, he starts arguing with an American passenger about their involvement in the conflict.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Loathe Story
    7.9/10(88 votes)

    #19 - Loathe Story

    S7:E5

    Because Albert wins at most things that they do together, Harold tries to strangle him, while sleepwalking. After seeing a psychiatrist, he thinks he's cured, until he goes back home and finds out what Albert has been up to.

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  21. Background image for Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
    7.9/10(91 votes)

    #20 - Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard

    S8:E6

    Albert invites a spiritualist to give a reading so he can contact his dead wife, but Harold is sceptical over the whole thing...

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Lead Man Cometh
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    #21 - The Lead Man Cometh

    S3:E3

    A con man, Welsh Hughie, played by guest star Leonard Rossiter, tries to sell the Steptoes some cheap lead.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for And Afterwards At
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    #22 - And Afterwards At

    S4:E1

    Harold finally gets to the altar with Albert as his best man.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Crossed Swords
    7.8/10(62 votes)

    #23 - Crossed Swords

    S4:E2

    When Albert gets locked in the outside loo, Harold arrives back to find no dinner. But he is not worried as he has found a rare piece of porcelain and he wants to put it up for auction.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Siege of Steptoe Street
    7.8/10(66 votes)

    #24 - The Siege of Steptoe Street

    S4:E4

    When the money runs out and the bills mount up, a summons is delivered from the local butcher demanding payment. Barricading themselves in the house, the Steptoes need something drastic to happen.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Stepmother
    7.7/10(66 votes)

    #25 - The Stepmother

    S2:E3

    Albert decides to get married again, but despite the qualities of his future stepmother, Harold does everything to put a stop to it.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Divided We Stand" is the best rated episode of "Steptoe and Son". It scored 9.1/10 based on 133 votes. Directed by David Croft and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/27/1972. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Desperate Hours".