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This is an episode list of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. All episodes were originally shown on what is now known as BBC One, although the station was simply called BBC Television until April 1964 (between the third and fourth series'). Dates shown are original air dates on said channel. Series 1-4 were produced in black and white with Series 5-8 being produced in colour. However not all of these currently survive in colour.
[edit] Series 1 (1962)
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 1. (1-1) |
"The Offer" |
1962-01-04 |
1962-01-05 |
Harold's been offered a job elsewhere, so he begins to pack up his belongings and leave his dad for good. Part of Comedy Playhouse. |
| 2. (1-2) |
"The Bird" |
1962-05-16 |
1962-06-14 |
Harold has invited his new girlfriend over for dinner. |
| 3. (1-3) |
"The Piano" |
1962-06-06 |
1962-06-21 |
A posh chap calls Harold in from the streets to help him get rid of a luxurious piano. |
| 4. (1-4) |
"The Economist" |
1962-05-30 |
1962-06-28 |
Harold is trying to improve the business by reading a book on capitalism, and Albert disagrees... |
| 5. (1-5) |
"The Diploma" |
1962-05-23 |
1962-07-05 |
Harold wants to be a television engineer — his new excuse to get away from his domineering old dad. |
| 6. (1-6) |
"The Holiday" |
1962-06-13 |
1962-07-12 |
Harold dreams of a luxurious holiday abroad — while Albert is adamant on going to Bognor. |
[edit] Series 2 (1963)
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 7. (2-1) |
"Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat" |
1962-12-20 |
1963-01-03 |
Hercules, the Steptoes's horse, is sick so the local rag and bone men pitch in to help. |
| 8. (2-2) |
"The Bath" |
1962-12-13 |
1963-01-10 |
Albert decides to have a bath while Harold's latest companion is due to come round for pre-bingo cocktails. |
| 9. (2-3) |
"The Stepmother" |
1963-01-03 |
1963-01-17 |
Albert plans to re-marry, but Harold will do everything in his power to prevent it. |
| 10. (2-4) |
"Sixty-Five Today" |
1963-01-10 |
1963-01-24 |
Albert's 65th birthday comes as a joke to Harold, who pretends to forget in order to wind him up. |
| 11. (2-5) |
"A Musical Evening" |
1963-01-17 |
1963-01-31 |
Harold has picked up some old gramophone records, which he's keen to add to his classical music collection. |
| 12. (2-6) |
"Full House" |
1963-01-24 |
1963-02-07 |
Harold plans an evening of cards with a group of friends. |
| 13. (2-7) |
"Is That Your Horse Outside?" |
1963-02-04 |
1963-02-14 |
Harold falls for a rich married woman and thinks it's love. |
[edit] Series 3 (1964)
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 14. (3-1) |
"Homes Fit for Heroes" |
1963-12-12 |
1964-01-07 |
Harold plans to go on a sailing trip around the world. |
| 15. (3-2) |
"The Wooden Overcoats" |
1963-12-19 |
1964-01-14 |
Harold comes home with a cartful of coffins, much to Albert's horror. |
| 16. (3-3) |
"The Lead Man Cometh" |
1964-01-02 |
1964-01-21 |
The business is doing badly and the Steptoes are having to break into their savings to keep their heads above water. |
| 17. (3-4) |
"Steptoe à la Cart" |
1964-01-09 |
1964-01-28 |
Harold meets a French au pair girl only to find out he has more in common with her than he realises. |
| 18. (3-5) |
"Sunday for Seven Days" |
1964-01-16 |
1964-02-04 |
Albert and Harold are getting ready for an evening at the pictures. |
| 19. (3-6) |
"The Bond That Binds Us" |
1964-01-23 |
1964-02-11 |
Albert has a windfall on the Premium Bonds. |
| 20. (3-7) |
"The Lodger" |
1964-01-30 |
1964-02-18 |
Harold has his nose deep in George Bernard Shaw's political theory, while Albert works out how to pay the ever-mounting pile of bills. |
[edit] Royal Variety Performance (1964)
[edit] Series 4 (1965)
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 21. (4-1) |
"And Afterwards At..." |
1965-09-12 |
1965-10-04 |
Harold's getting married...! |
| 22. (4-2) |
"Crossed Swords" |
1965-09-19 |
1965-10-11 |
The Steptoes take a porcelain vase to a West End antiques expert's shop. |
| 23. (4-3) |
"Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines" |
1965-09-26 |
1965-10-18 |
Harold installs central heating in the house |
| 24. (4-4) |
"The Siege of Steptoe Street" |
1965-10-03 |
1965-10-25 |
Harold notices that the fishmonger and the butcher are providing luxurious delicacies that he's never eaten. |
| 25. (4-5) |
"A Box in Town" |
1965-10-10 |
1965-11-01 |
Harold moves into a high tower flat |
| 26. (4-6) |
"My Old Man's a Tory" |
1965-10-17 |
1965-11-08 |
Harold and Albert clash over their opposing political views. |
| 27. (4-7) |
"Pilgrim's Progress" |
1965-10-24 |
1965-11-15 |
Albert feels nostalgic for World War I, Harold reluctantly agrees and so the pair make a return to No Man's Land. |
[edit] Series 5 (1970)
Produced in colour, however all the episodes of this series now only exist in black and white.
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 28. (5-1) |
"A Death in the Family" |
1970-02-15 |
1970-03-06 |
Hercules the Horse succumbs to a heart attack at the grand old age of 39. |
| 29. (5-2) |
"A Winter's Tale" |
1970-02-22 |
1970-03-13 |
Albert and Harold once again clash over the destination for their annual holiday. |
| 30. (5-3) |
"Any Old Iron?" |
1970-03-08 |
1970-03-20 |
Harold makes a new friend out of sophisticated antique dealer Timothy Stanhope. |
| 31. (5-4) |
"Steptoe and Son — and Son!" |
1970-03-15 |
1970-03-27 |
Harold is set to be the father of an illegitimate son. |
| 32. (5-5) |
"The Colour Problem" |
1970-03-22 |
1970-04-03 |
Albert wants a colour television set... |
| 33. (5-6) |
"T.B. or Not T.B.?" |
1970-04-05 |
1970-04-10 |
Albert is wrongly thought to have tuberculosis. |
| 34. (5-7) |
"Men of Property" |
1970-03-29 |
1970-04-17 |
Harold and Albert find out that they don't actually own their house. |
[edit] Series 6 (1970)
Produced in colour, however, unless otherwise indicated, all the episodes of this series now only exist in black and white.
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 35. (6-1) |
"Robbery with Violence" |
1970-10-18 |
1970-10-02 |
Albert pretends that the house has been burgled, having accidentally knocked over Harold's porcelain collection. |
| 36. (6-2) |
"Come Dancing" |
1970-10-25 |
1970-11-09 |
Harold has a lady friend who enjoys dancing, but Harold himself cannot dance, so Albert teaches Harold the steps that he needs. Survives in colour. |
| 37. (6-3) |
"Two's Company" |
1970-11-01 |
1970-11-16 |
Albert reveals to Harold that he has asked a woman to marry him. When Albert brings her to the house, Harold realises that the very same woman was an old flame of his. |
| 38. (6-4) |
"Tea for Two" |
1970-11-08 |
1970-11-23 |
Harold and Albert's support for rival parties in the Shepherd's Bush by-election has drawn battle lines between them. |
| 39. (6-5) |
"Without Prejudice" |
1970-11-15 |
1970-11-30 |
Harold is desperate to move from Oil Drum Lane after a noisy new motorway causes irritation. However, the residents of the street that the Steptoes plan on moving to object to the possible lowering of standards of the residents, not to mention the lowering of property prices... |
| 40. (6-6) |
"Pot Black" |
1970-11-22 |
1970-12-07 |
Harold buys a snooker table, but after paternal resistance encounters a more fundamental obstacle. |
| 41. (6-7) |
"The Three Feathers" |
1970-11-29 |
1970-12-14 |
Albert gets stuck in a painful yoga position, while Harold reveals a new commode he has just picked up for a bargain price. |
| 42. (6-8) |
"Cuckoo in the Nest" |
1970-12-06 |
1970-12-21 |
Albert's long lost Australian son turns up from out of the blue and causes Harold to be very jealous. Survives in colour. |
[edit] Series 7 (1972)
Produced in colour. This is the first series to survive completely in colour.
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 43. (7-1) |
"Men of Letters" |
1972-02-13 |
1972-02-21 |
Harold and Albert fight for the chance of writing an article for the parish magazine. |
| 44. (7-2) |
"A Star Is Born" |
1972-02-20 |
1972-02-28 |
Harold joins an amateur dramatic society for their latest play, Guilt: The White Man's Burden. |
| 45. (7-3) |
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning" |
1972-02-27 |
1972-03-06 |
Albert's eldest brother, George, has died, and the thought of another Steptoe funeral depresses Harold. |
| 46. (7-4) |
"Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later" |
1972-02-05 |
1972-03-13 |
Harold discovers that Albert has "forgotten" to inform the tax department that his wife has died and has been cashing her pension. They need to get their story straight before the taxman visits. |
| 47. (7-5) |
"Loathe Story" |
1972-03-13 |
1972-03-20 |
After he tries to murder Albert in his sleep, Harold visits a psychiatrist to get to the root of his antagonism towards his father. |
| 48. (7-6) |
"Divided We Stand" |
1972-03-19 |
1972-03-27 |
Harold puts partitions in the house to get away from Albert |
| 49. (7-7) |
"The Desperate Hours" |
1972-03-26 |
1972-04-03 |
Harold and Albert struggle to keep warm in the freezing house, until they get some unexpected visitors. |
[edit] Films 1972-3
[edit] Christmas Special (1973)
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 50. |
The Party |
1973-12-03 |
1973-12-24 |
Harold books a Christmas holiday in Majorca. |
[edit] Series 8 (1974)
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 51. (8-1) |
"Back in Fashion" |
1974-08-31 |
1974-09-04 |
Harold has been in trouble with the law... |
| 52. (8-2) |
"And So to Bed" |
1974-09-07 |
1974-09-11 |
Planning to bring his new girlfriend home, Harold invests in a waterbed. |
| 53. (8-3) |
"Porn Yesterday" |
1974-09-14 |
1974-09-18 |
Harold discovers Albert's 'dirty' past. |
| 54. (8-4) |
"The Seven Steptoerai" |
1974-09-21 |
1974-09-25 |
Harold finds a huge Oriental vase, but is threatened by the local Mafia. Meanwhile, Albert and his friends become addicted to Bruce Lee films. |
| 55. (8-5) |
"Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs" |
1974-09-28 |
1974-10-03 |
Albert is suffering (or so he says) from a bad back, so Harold has to take care of him on doctor's orders. |
| 56. (8-6) |
"Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard" |
1974-10-05 |
1974-10-10 |
Clairvoyant Madame Fontana conjures up the spirit of Harold's dead mother. |
[edit] Christmas Special (1974)
| Episode # |
Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| 57. |
A Perfect Christmas |
1974-10-26 |
1974-12-26 |
Final episode. Harold eventually gets away from his father, after years of trying. |
[edit] Programmes made about Steptoe and Son
[edit] When Steptoe Met Son (documentary, 2002)
[edit] The Curse of Steptoe (play, 2008)
| Title |
Recorded |
First broadcast |
Notes |
| The Curse of Steptoe |
|
19th March 2008 |
Play about the relationship between Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. |
[edit] References
- ^ BBC - Programme Catalogue - THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE - 1964. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
[edit] External links
