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 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.
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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 7.67.
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6 episodes • 1962Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Offer | Jan 5, 1962 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The Bird | Jun 14, 1962 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Piano | Jun 21, 1962 | 8.0 |
| 4 | The Economist | Jun 28, 1962 | 8.0 |
| 5 | The Diploma | Jul 5, 1962 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Holiday | Jul 12, 1962 | 7.0 |
7 episodes • 1963Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat | Jan 3, 1963 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The Bath | Jan 10, 1963 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Stepmother | Jan 17, 1963 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Sixty-Five Today | Jan 24, 1963 | 7.0 |
| 5 | A Musical Evening | Jan 31, 1963 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Full House | Feb 7, 1963 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Is That Your Horse Outside? | Feb 14, 1963 | 7.0 |
7 episodes • 1964Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homes Fit For Heroes | Jan 7, 1964 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The Wooden Overcoats | Jan 14, 1964 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Lead Man Cometh | Jan 21, 1964 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Steptoe a La Cart | Jan 28, 1964 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Sunday For Seven Days | Feb 4, 1964 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Bonds That Bind Us | Feb 11, 1964 | 8.0 |
| 7 | The Lodger | Feb 18, 1964 | 8.0 |
7 episodes • 1965Avg: 7.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And Afterwards At | Oct 4, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Crossed Swords | Oct 11, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines | Oct 18, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Siege of Steptoe Street | Oct 25, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Box in Town | Nov 1, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 6 | My Old Man's a Tory | Nov 8, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Pilgrim's Progress | Nov 15, 1965 | 0.0 |
7 episodes • 1970
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Death In the Family | Mar 6, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Winter's Tale | Mar 13, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Any Old Iron? | Mar 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Steptoe and Son - and Son! | Mar 27, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Colour Problem | Apr 3, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 6 | T.B. or not T.B.? | Apr 10, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Men of Property | Apr 17, 1970 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 1970
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbery with Violence | Nov 2, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Come Dancing | Nov 9, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Two's Company | Nov 16, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tea for Two | Nov 23, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Without Prejudice | Nov 30, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pot Black | Dec 7, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Three Feathers | Dec 14, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cuckoo in the Nest | Dec 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
7 episodes • 1972
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men of Letters | Feb 21, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Star is Born | Feb 28, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning | Mar 6, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later | Mar 13, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Loathe Story | Mar 20, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Divided We Stand | Mar 27, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Desperate Hours | Apr 3, 1972 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 1974
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back in Fashion | Sep 4, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Porn Yesterday | Sep 11, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 3 | And So To Bed | Sep 18, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Seven Steptoerai | Sep 25, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs | Oct 2, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard | Oct 10, 1974 | 0.0 |
