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★ 7.8Steptoe 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 on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.
- Aired
- 1962–1974
- Seasons
- 8 · 55 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
- Network
- BBC One
- Genres
- Comedy
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1960s British sitcoms1962 British television series debuts1970s British sitcoms1974 British television series endingsBBC Radio comedy programmesBBC television sitcomsBlack-and-white British television showsComedy PlayhouseEnglish-language British television showsSteptoe and SonTelevision duosTelevision series about widowhood