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The Best Episodes of Steptoe and Son

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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 H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Steptoe and Son Season 1 Episode 2 - The Bird
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Steptoe and Son Season 1 Episode 3 - The Piano
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Steptoe and Son Season 1 Episode 4 - The Economist
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Steptoe and Son Season 1 Episode 5 - The Diploma
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Steptoe and Son Season 2 Episode 2 - The Bath
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Steptoe and Son Season 2 Episode 3 - The Stepmother
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Steptoe and Son Season 2 Episode 6 - Full House
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Steptoe and Son Season 3 Episode 2 - The Wooden Overcoats
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Wooden Overcoats

    S3:E2

    Harold buys a job lot of coffins and plans to store them in the house, only for Albert to object and threaten to sleep in the stable with the horse until they have been moved.

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  9. Steptoe and Son Season 3 Episode 3 - The Lead Man Cometh
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Steptoe and Son Season 3 Episode 5 - Sunday For Seven Days
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Steptoe and Son Season 3 Episode 6 - The Bonds That Bind Us
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Bonds That Bind Us

    S3:E6

    For years Albert has been buying premium bonds, hoping for a winner, while Harold is sceptical that he will ever win. Imagine Harold's surprise when finally one of the bonds comes up and Albert's in the money.

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  12. Steptoe and Son Season 3 Episode 7 - The Lodger
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Lodger

    S3:E7

    In an attempt to bring in some money Albert decides to advertise for a lodger. Harold threatens to leave as soon as the lodger shows up.

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  13. Steptoe and Son Season 1 Episode 1 - The Offer
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Offer

    S1:E1

    The very first episode of what was to become an all time classic comedy series. In this episode that introduces the characters Harold is very unhappy working as a rag and bone man, and wants to leave for a better job. Albert, his father, seeing his workforce about to leave, conspires to get him to stay.

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  14. Steptoe and Son Season 1 Episode 6 - The Holiday
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Holiday

    S1:E6

    Harold has holiday plans, and they don't involve Albert or the annual trip to Bognor Regis; Albert attempts to change his son's mind by using emotional blackmail.

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  15. Steptoe and Son Season 2 Episode 1 - Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat

    S2:E1

    Hercules the horse is sick and the Steptoes' business is under threat. Fellow totters rally around and Albert and Harold hatch a plan to profit.

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  16. Steptoe and Son Season 2 Episode 4 - Sixty-Five Today
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Sixty-Five Today

    S2:E4

    Harold plans to take Albert out to celebrate his 65th birthday, but they disagree over everything and end up going home alone.

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  17. Steptoe and Son Season 2 Episode 5 - A Musical Evening
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - A Musical Evening

    S2:E5

    Harold has acquired a collection of classical music records and plans a cultural evening. Albert hates it so much he takes some drastic action.

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  18. Steptoe and Son Season 2 Episode 7 - Is That Your Horse Outside?
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Is That Your Horse Outside?

    S2:E7

    While out on his rounds Harold falls for a wealthy married woman. Albert is unimpressed and tries to talk Harold out of making a fool of himself.

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  19. Steptoe and Son Season 3 Episode 1 - Homes Fit For Heroes
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Homes Fit For Heroes

    S3:E1

    Harold plans to sail around the world with a group of young adventurers, but first he has to persuade Albert to go into an old people's home. Then the problems start.

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  20. Steptoe and Son Season 3 Episode 4 - Steptoe a La Cart
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Steptoe a La Cart

    S3:E4

    Harold meets a French girl, and falls for her. When she meets Albert they talk about her family history and it becomes apparent that Albert may have dated her grandmother while on leave during the first war...

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  21. Steptoe and Son Season 4 Episode 6 - My Old Man's a Tory
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - My Old Man's a Tory

    S4:E6

    Harold invites the local Labour Party organizer to a meeting, hoping they will adopt him as their candidate for the next election. Albert, who supports the Tories, plans to thwart his ambitions.

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  22. Steptoe and Son Season 4 Episode 1 - And Afterwards At
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - And Afterwards At

    S4:E1

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

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  23. Steptoe and Son Season 4 Episode 2 - Crossed Swords
    0.0/10(0 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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  24. Steptoe and Son Season 4 Episode 3 - Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Steptoe and Son Season 4 Episode 4 - The Siege of Steptoe Street
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"The Bird" is the best rated episode of "Steptoe and Son". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/14/1962. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Piano".