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All 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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Season 1

  • The Offer
    7.5/1097 votes

    The Offer

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1962

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Bird
    7.9/1086 votes

    The Bird

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/1962

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Piano
    7.9/1078 votes

    The Piano

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/1962

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Economist
    7.3/1071 votes

    The Economist

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/1962

    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

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Diploma
    7.3/1074 votes

    The Diploma

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/5/1962

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Holiday
    7.8/1067 votes

    The Holiday

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/12/1962

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown