The Curse Of Steptoe

[@frankgarner1415]

R.I.P.Harry and Wilfred. ....Thanks for the memories.

[@chriswaring5565]

R.I.P HARRY H CORBETT AND WILFRED BRAMBEL

[@SuperTed19021]

The creators/writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson now also! *Don't make them like they used to!* 😢

[@JayVolatileOfficial]

Amazing!! Thank you Harry and Wilfred for the best comedy and the best laughs, such amazing duo that'll never exist again in the comedy industry. A comedy classic. :)

[@christopherhan3347]

Serious actors weren't supposed to do TV shows back then, but this one was exceptional. These days no one would think twice about an actor being in a sitcom one week and appearing on stage as Hamlet the next week.

[@roberthanlen6036]

Quite right. Look at Ian McKellen's vast repertoire as an example.

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Many actors struggled with the crossover from theatre to television, especially in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Although TV allowed actors to reach a much greater number of people than theatre it was also the case that many actors became typecast by a tv role (like HH Corbett) and thereafter found it harder to land serious roles such as Shakespear. The downside to being in a populat TV show is that once the popularity of that show begins to wane, the actors then find it hard to find any other work (except maybe panto) which is what this biopic is attempting to portray.

[@gazza2933]

Only 13 years age difference between Harry H. Corbett and Wilfred Bramble. Great actors!

[@iancopestick6757]

Is that all it was ? Wow !

[@Candy-ji1sr]

Thank You for uploading this. I was born 1961 Wales, GB and grew up watching these two. There were always rumors that they hated each other in real life. I'm sure they can both look back now and say WOW!!!!For what it's worth, you were and are the greatest actors the world has ever seen. You both created something so special that will stick around forever. Not a week goes by when I don't watch an episode of Steptoe & Son (or Rising Damp).We love you. You will never be forgotton. XXXXX

[@benjaminpickett4533]

Surely Richard Burton is the greatest actor

[@philjones45]

It wasn't them you know!!

[@ManfromuncoolBlogspotstars]

It's a story, it's not the story- viewed from that perspective this is excellent. Phil Davis is superb, also.

[@bostavely204]

Hmm. If you hear Wilfred talk his Irish twang often came out , I think the best is Steve Coogans attempt, just didnt hear it with this portrayal

[@Bass1955Man]

I recall reading about Wilfred Brambell and his role in 'A Hard Day's Night'. Director Richard Lester described how the Beatles would ad lib in scenes but Wilfred didn't partake. He said to Wilfred 'Wilf, you TRADE actor, you !' Loved all this series of plays. As a child I saw the episode where Harold breaks down trying to push the cart and felt moved by that, even if the cart didn't.

[@stevenmorley1639]

Respect to Jason Isaacs 👏. Great Character Actor . Love alot of his stuff.....

[@Torahboy1]

“Shut it, you! Or I’ll punch you into a sticky pile!”

[@LC-tf9qg]

I have quite a few `Steptoe Album`s taken from the episodes or Radio Plays from the 60`s. The Thickness of these vinyl are amazing you could hammer a nail into the wall with them. They were released on the `Golden Guinea ` Record Label.

[@dannyf8198]

Whatever their off screen issues, they were bloody brilliant together on screen, RIP to both.

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

His daughter says it was rubbish. There was no animosity. It is just a media beat up.

[@danielmay1278]

According to his daughter Suzannah Corbett they got along just fine, and respected each other.

[@332tube]

Yes, Corbetts daughter has said they didn't hate eachother...

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

The play doesn't suggest they "hated" each other , rather that Harry H Corbett had ambitions to be a "proper" theatre actor in the grand tradition and always felt Steptoe & Son was a bit beneath him, and that Wilfrid Brambell's closet homosexuality (at a time when it was illegal in the UK) and drink issues effected him deeply and screwed things up.

[@StephanieLærkeAndersen]

They worked together brilliantly. They respected one another and they got on really really well. Wilfred Bramble’s alcoholism did tarnish his character somewhat, which irritated Harry H Corbett, but there was no fall out, nor did they hate each other. It was media spin and lies.

[@Alanoffer]

I remember at school all the class comics mimicked these two , happy days

[@kirkparsons5922]

It's hard to believe they didn't get on off screen when the chemistry between them on screen was brilliant

[@Ajs_1988]

Massively over exaggerated, they actually did get on 95% of the time

[@angrysloth1]

Yeah that was bullshit.... Another fine example of BBC shite

[@scottptolomey3498]

⁠@@Ajs_1988Spot on they did get on but Brambell’s excessive drinking could make him very aggressive and rude the straw that broke the camels back was the Australian tour but deep down they still had great respect for each other on another level. Brambell was a kind gentle and quiet person till he hits the drink and that side of him is what was obviously documented over the years. Corbett’s own daughter has even stated they were good friends and Brambell was also supportive of Corbett when he suffered his first heart attack in 1979 and heartbroken when he passed away in 1982.

[@sandrahassan42]

Why did I feel so down and upset watching this I remember watching this as a child beside my mother who never liked tv but always rushed to everything to sit without being disturbed to watch Steptoe and Son me laughing not at the Steptoe because I was so young but watching my mother literary laughing her head off and me laughing at her laughing in front of the tv not knowing about all this upsets going on. My mother has now passed too. Bless there sweet souls resting well ♥️😍

[@Maxx1066]

This garbage and disrespectful

[@sandrahassan42]

@@Maxx1066 what ?

[@judyhopps9380]

@@sandrahassan42 this show peed on the legacy of both actors.

[@markbailey1970]

It’s largely untrue so I wouldn’t worry too much about it

[@sabaidaniel555]

Your mother literally laughed her head off? My condolences.

[@dr.t.]

Jason Isaacs and Phil Davis are absolutely superb in capturing the actors and characters.

[@orthodoxblue7252]

No they’re not. It’s a shit example of the programme.

[@Darkstar3022]

@@orthodoxblue7252 Beethoven had his critics Name 3 …

[@christineaygin6701]

I worked at Television Centre, that's exactly how the bar was, great memories. Thanks for this , new sub

[@firsteerr]

this was a great programme well played by very talented actors

[@philcollinson328]

That was bloody brilliant!. I'm old enough to just about remember my Dad taking me and my sister to watch the Steptoe and Son movies when they were released...The TV series' I watched many times on repeat growing up..then bought the DVD collection.

[@kenreeve6549]

Wow what incredible acting guys thanks for the up load 10/10

[@deconstructedluxury1964]

Whatever the inaccuracies, this is beautifully written and poignant. The resolution of the main characters' lives through finding their own love was mvoing and beautiful. These dramas have given voices to their subjects, when, in their own lifetimes, they were silenced.

[@funjuror]

I worked with Harry in an episode of Tales of the unexpected, it was about 6 months before he died. He seemed very alone, kept himself solitary and chain-smoked. It was very sad.

[@jonsmum5552]

That’s so sad, sometimes our demons get the better of us.

[@danielmay1278]

He was an actor of stature, worthy of so much more.

[@christineaygin6701]

What a shame, but at least you noticed

[@jodif916]

So much chemistry on screen,wonderful acting. This fawlty Towers, rising damp, porridge, only fools and horses the list goes on,genius writers with genius character’s genius actors. ❤️🇬🇧

[@Darkstar3022]

John Sullivan wrote OFAH 😂

[@Darkstar3022]

Porridge - Dick Clemente and Ian La Frenais

[@Darkstar3022]

Rising Damp Eric Chappelll 😂

[@Darkstar3022]

Fawlty Towers John Cleese Connie Booth

[@jodif916]

Best of British comedy ♥️

[@raven_ous2585]

They had a fondness and a mutual respect for each other. Quite moving

[@cameronfitzgerald3542]

This Documentary has portrays Wilfred Brambell has a real life dirty old man but in real life he was actually a rather gentle person.

[@andrewhoward7200]

He was certainly exceedingly unpleasant to our school -outing group , without the slightest provokation.

[@TheLordMuzzy]

I grew up watching Steptoe and Son and still watch it now on DVD and love it more every time I watch it. This was interesting but Davis didn't get Bramble and Isaacs didn't really capture Harold for me. If only we had classics like this now instead of the shite they churn out. Praise Jebus for DVD's, Steptoe and Son, Rising Damp, On The Busses, Fawlty Towers, The Likely Lads... Ect. Despite their differences and issues in their personal lives, Bramble and Corbett are now Legends. It doesn't (and will not ever again) get any better than this. RIP and thank you WB & HHC.

[@TheKonga88]

MP R 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😉😉😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@markharrison2544]

Jason Issacs sounded nothing like Corbett.

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

MP R surely you jest ffs? 😂😂😂😂

[@chipperleon7204]

Agreed on everything but On the Buses wich was rubbish lowest common denom stuff the writing in the Likely lads First class Steptoe First class fawlty towers First class Rising Damp First Class also but The buses? NO

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

@@chipperleon7204 On The Buses, aye. Shite.

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

Really fascinating interpretation! I was impressed. And was not at all surprised to see Jason Isaacs as Harry C, and Phil Davis as Steptoe! From the first time I ever saw Phil Davis I always thopught he'd make an ideal Steptoe! Interesting too how much of the confilcts and contradictions of each of their lives melded into what Steptoe & Son became. Harry C's character always wanting something outwith his environment and to be more than what he has been given. And Wilfred struggling with legality of his sexuality and the copmplications this caused in his life. (Or to parody his part in Beatles 'Hard Days Night' ''A very clean old man''.)

[@RedcoatsReturn]

An incredible documentary play of that popular early 1960s series….as a child…I loved that tv series….but now….I see the work and the real world of actors life…back then. I’m sorry for the wife of Harry H. Corbett (Shiela Steafel a wonderful actress too)….the price to a career in acting….is high. Thank you for sharing this excellent tv BBC play…a very gem….with great actors like Jason Isaacs, Rory Kinnear and Zoe Tapper….with us 😊👍👍

[@mikemorgan7893]

Many factual inaccuracies, to many to list here,but Tom Sloan the BBC executive, played by Roger Allam, died of cancer 4 years before the final TV episode

[@Northernspotter101]

After reading all the negative comments I wasn't going to watch this.However I did and thought it was rather good.Watch and make your own mind up.

[@carolinebarnes6832]

Yes, I thought so too.

[@seltaeb3302]

Rather. It's BBC drama my lad. Always the best!

[@cornettotrilogyshaunfuzzwo4257]

Its incredibly inaccurate timeline wise and leaves out so much Performance wise is amazing

[@AndrewLohmannKent]

For about 4 years around 1980, Tunbridge Wells Labour Party ran a large fair in the assembly hall. It was very popular and had many stalls from the local pressure groups. Thr event was opened by a big name TV star. Harry H Corbet opened the fair one year and he spent the remainder of the day with us talking to people and spending money on the stalls. He was one of the best guests to open the fair and a very nice person. I turned down a prize and he insisted that I should accept something and he gave me his hankey (it was clean and a token) The price of the hall went up considerably every year and eventually it was not viable.

[@kerslake40]

Andrew Lohmann I remember this well & chatted to him for ages. I was a star struck 13yr old! Lol

[@kimsmith4563]

ive already seen documentarys about their private lives,its always sad to see the other side of the image you have,when they clearly were not happy with parts of their lives,i loved steptoe and son,especially the two films they made,i grew up watching them.rip Wilfred bramble and harry h Corbett, thank you for all you put into it despite the sadness and problems in your lives

[@crabbyoldgamer3028]

+Kim Smith Why is it sad to see reality? It doesn't diminish their performances on the show.

[@fransam1961]

The book Dirty Old Man, authorised biography is very revealing and has much to say....Wilfrid and Harry got on very well...

[@jakethekipper]

Absolutely brilliant. Back when before the world went PC insane. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@jahno7154]

Most of the great sitcoms in the golden age was perfectly PC and apart from the episode Any Old Iron so too is Steptoe and Son

[@RussTube59]

PC largely a right-wing media-driven myth. There is no great body of offended out there. If you believe there is, then all you're doing is perpetuating that myth.

[@Victor-DOOM]

My favourite comedy of all time

[@GiT5UM]

Phil Davis really took on the role of Wilfred Bramble, haunting at times. Jason Isaacs was every bit the part of Harry H Corbett as well. A great film, shame there's not more in this class.

[@itsdebs]

There’s other films on here like this. First one is called Fear Off Fanny, about fanny Cradock the uk tv cook, and another called Fantabuloso about Kenneth Williams

[@GiT5UM]

@@itsdebs I will give them a look for sure, thanks for the pointer Emily

[@clivesarney2939]

@@itsdebs Fantabulosa is brilliant - Michael Sheen catches Kenneth Williams personality brilliantly

[@michaelm4950]

Steptoe and son was a british classic!! incredibly well written and acted with layers and nuances that are unseen today from when the bbc was actually worth the liscence fee and before it became a super woke left wing propaganda machine compare Steptoe and son to the sad sorry state of so called comedy today

[@theculturedthug6609]

The BBC literally produce sludge now days, utter unwatchable Woke cack.

[@frederickwallace6552]

@do br Specsave

[@alumeciwalsham9191]

well put

[@jon-francis9289]

I actually thought this was quite good. In the production scenes ok it was Harry H Corbett and Wilfred Bramble but Jason Isaacs and Phil Davis as two individual actors told this story very well. There were times particularly with Phil playing Wilfred when I felt it was difficult to watch not because it was bad but very good. In the time they had, the script, the budget etc I thought these two guys gave a very real glimpse of how it must have been.

[@voxpopuval]

Phil imbued Wilfred with such loss, it was difficult to watch. How tragic to have been denied the love that was outlawed. It's just love! So sad.

[@SenorZorrozzz]

That little fellow, Wilfred, who had been in the Beatles A Hard Days Night, was a comedic genius. You know, these guys were actors. They had a hit tv show for years. They were paid. They wanted to act and they were successful at it. Why get all depressed over it?

[@TheKonga88]

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[@OfflineSetup]

"It was the golden age of TV executives, there weren't any." --Eric Idle (probably misquoted and misappropriated)

[@nigelh3253]

Interesting how the craftsmen writers Galton & Simpson created such strong characters in Steptoe and Son that it lasted the actors for a big part of their careers. Did the actors become type-cast? Probably. But the programmes of Steptoe are part of British comedy history. Great

[@merseydave1]

I saw this when it was first broudcast and I loved it .... just watched it again and Loved it.

[@weedliftlefty5425]

harry and wilfred were the best duo actors in the uk of all time

[@jrgboy]

+Ritchie Winters Galton & Simpson wrote this with them in mind, Harry & Willy had never worked together, it was pure luck they were both free and wanted to do it, the pilot was more a comedy drama than just a sit-com

[@weedliftlefty5425]

jrgboy so what

[@jrgboy]

+Ritchie Winters - Just saying they were not a double act or comic actors, they both came from serious acting backgrounds..

[@None-zc5vg]

What about Hancock and James ?

[@None-zc5vg]

@ aw, come on !

[@JoshuaMSP1995]

Thank you so much for uploading.

[@davehutton2962]

A moving piece of drama but, as an ex-tv senior cameraman, I also do not understand why there are EMI b&w cameras on set, once the programme had gone colour. Dickie Howett (New Age TV) usually supplies all the equipment for these period pieces and is most particular about accuracy!!

[@mrb.5610]

..and nowhere near enough light in the studios ... those EMIs swallowed a lot of photons ...

[@rfurdaylee]

Nobody could grimace or leer like Wilfred Bramble. NOBODY!!

[@eddiemorris6428]

Jason Isaacs could play the next James Bond.

[@robertb1999]

Looks more like he'd be a good Bond villain than a Bond. Doesn't have the right look.

[@lynnedanieli2792]

Class comedy, class actors.

[@matthewakian2]

A fine piece of television drama, "you dirty old man!"

[@73reider]

Not at all, It was a distortion of the truth, They got on very well...

[@Rambomate-mr3rt]

British comedy best in the world

[@billcobbett9259]

How hard would it have been to get the correct spectacle frames for Wilfred Brambell? He was pictured in them often enough.

[@jgilmac6765]

A show from a time when the BBC could get it right a Tv Classic

[@solophiesoterica]

Awesome performances from all concerned. Really took me into the moment.

[@egapnala65]

This is the seriously edited version that came out on DVD after all the legal action. It did originally go on to Australia. The problems with creating dramas based on real people and events to show an authorial point. .

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Really screws with the timeline of event, but both actors are brilliant.

[@cornettotrilogyshaunfuzzwo4257]

Jason Isaacs is always criminally underrated He was brilliant in Harry Potter and Event Horizon

[@seanlinesteammvg4967]

Steptoe and son rhe greatest comedy duo in british history hands down

[@johngalvin6010]

It's sad to think that both men hated playing their characters because as the British audiences, at the time loved them both. Steptoe & Son is still funny. But as a curse, I wonder if it really destroyed them. Interesting though.

[@marinakaye8284]

Thought this was great! The earlier shots of Jason really looks like Harry.

[@dalewatts1475]

The controversy this caused is also interesting. DVD withdrawn from sale. Re edited due to inaccuracies. Executive producer made redundant.

[@dominichazell7862]

Wilfrid Brambell had an Irish accent didn’t he? Sometimes it would come out in Steptoe

[@ianth3_r0ck3r5]

When you research in the right places, they could and should have done a much better job of this national institution. Very good actors in this but the makers and writers made a mess of it. That other 'documentary' - "When Steptoe met Son" - was a bloody disgrace as well.

[@redstar1223]

Awful in every respect. They actually got on well until the end when Brambles alcoholism caused problems.Corbetts daughter testifies to this. A good part of this just didn't happen. The timeline was screwed. Neither actor was believable. Surely they could have done better than this ? Comedic royalty. They had limited work availability after it ended. Typecast. Their memory deserves much better.

[@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord]

You're expecting honesty from the BBC?

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

Not awful at all. Well acted, and very watchable. It is intended as a dramatization, not a pastiche. It doesn't besmirch their memory at all, it only serves to emphasize what a fine comedy show it was.

[@abenormal9075]

Picture looks weird it's all squashed up into 4:3 but it was filmed in 16:9

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Ok, nerdlinger

[@Colsoloact-po9wv]

I agree Phil Davis didn't quite get the albert character......Jason nailed it pretty good though. Good this though I have to say!

[@terrortorn]

Bloody Hell this is about as depressing as watching Eastenders. Surely along with all the success there must have been a lot of joy too. This is all a bit one eyed.

[@dirkbogarde44]

@@starquant Yere......because every marriage is abusive right?

[@Gambit771]

@@dirkbogarde44 To a feminist it is.

[@cornettotrilogyshaunfuzzwo4257]

Yeah it only goes for over an hour It feels like it should have been way longer I'm no actor and never want to be Choosing theatre over an opportunity like a sitcom on tv? Even considering it? Was this a product of the times or is this a real thing?

[@kevinreay1510]

Depressing as fuck. None of the joy, all of the misery.

[@Pooknottin]

I'm afraid I'm one of those people who is happy to wear cotton without needing to know how it works.

[@simony2801]

Blackadder

[@akaski777]

Bramble made out to be a right miserable bugger . In the few interviews and pictures I’ve seen he seems to be happy joking type of character

[@jamestalley2838]

Absolutely fucking beautiful.

[@seltaeb3302]

Very Shakespeare.

[@MyCrazylaura]

I remember when this was first shown and didnt take way anything from how great steptoe and son was how amazing these actors were and thats coming from some born after the serie and i think both acotors had passed away

[@dannyr2976]

At 16:32, audience member, I could swear that was Laurie Brett (Jane Beale from EastEnders) made up to look older...

[@johnrider5701]

Both Harold and Harry were trapped. Harold was Trapped by his manipulative father and the business. Harry was trapped by the character he played and couldn't escape from. Two tragic sad stories.

[@foordd154]

I found this production annoying in its inaccuracies, especially the portrayal of Harry H Corbett for which I fully understand the upset it caused to his family. Some of the other inaccuracies annoyed me too, such as the implication that HHC's longer hair coincided with the switch to colour in 1970 when in fact his hair was only that long in the final series in 1974. Also, what's with the old black and white cameras still on set in the colour era studio scenes ? They managed to get that right in the Hughie Green feature of the same series. (Sorry to be so geeky !).

[@HeartyArtie]

Adding to that, Tom Sloane the head of light entertainment played by Roger Allam died in 1970 but appears in scenes that happen well after that point like the A Star is Born episode from 1972. Speaking of which the clip recreated with a boy asking Harold if he is an actor takes place in daylight; the original was a nighttime scene after the play he was in has finished.

[@foordd154]

Yeah I did also note the 'day instead of night' gaffe with the scene recreated from A Star is Born. However, I wasn't aware of Tom Sloan's premature death in 1970. This massively adds to the serious liberties they took with accuracy. Actually another scene which grated on me slightly was the one showing the two SOS actors sitting in the BBC bar both cross dressed, presumably after recording the episode 'Live now, PAYE later'. However, in this episode they were not cross dressed at the same time, Albert having gone back to his normal dress in the final scene with Harold only then appearing in drag. So this would not have resulted in the post-recording scenario as depicted in TCOS.

[@paulus121212]

david havve you ever heard of the bbc strike in the 60s and 70 even on the busses was in black and white even tho colour was available it was all due to strikes back then

[@mikemorgan7893]

The audience for the final episode in 1974 were the same and dressed the same as in 1962

[@24323151]

@@mikemorgan7893 All four of you's sad basturds need to get out more for fucks sake

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

Think most are missing the point... This was just very sad. Comedy distroyed two lives...

[@elliottg.1954]

Nothing special here but it's entertaining. If you didn't know the series and its character actor stars, then this would work. Wilfred Brambell was Irish and you could hear it sometimes, even in Albert Steptoe, whom he played so brilliantly.

[@Lycaerix]

A ridiculously dramatised work of fiction based on the lives of real people. Read up about it--it's nothing alike the truth, and many people involved in the production of this atrocity were fired from the BBC.

[@carlkane7544]

wonder what wilfrid and harry would have thought of this remake?god rest their souls.

[@JeffreyKitsch]

They'd probably be pissed off as it's full of inaccuracies and slander.

[@gazza2933]

@@JeffreyKitsch Yes a British Thing. If something is good, 'lets see if we can find something wrong with it.

[@gazza2933]

Two brilliant comedy actors with two superb comedy writers. Pathos and Comedy at its best! Just doesn't happen nowadays.

[@SeeminglyOdd]

I wonder what they thought of the american remake.

[@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord]

@@gazza2933 More a BBC thing, i'd say.

[@denisekennedy120]

I wish more BBC productions came with closed captions! That out of the way, let me say that I wasn't sure what to expect from this. The many looks (and accents) of Jason Isaacs overwhelmed me. I just may have to re-view it....

[@OfficiallySanctionedKATG]

You do understand that neither of the real actors portrayed in this movie were actual londoners? Bramble was irish and corbett was from the manchester area, that is why the accents are different throughout this production.

[@Paul1510WB]

The interview at approx 40 mins....Jason Isaacs gets Harry H Corbetts mannerisms perfectly under interview coditions.

[@mikh84]

Everybody just seems to whisper in this drama

[@billcobbett9259]

I suppose it's meant to be 'moody' and atmospheric. Actually it was boring.

[@seltaeb3302]

Harry H Corbett was a classic trained actor in the mold of Burton but not mainstream known then this came & brought him fame & money but it was his bete noire & hated it also. The great Steptoe monologues showed his acting fettle. Brambell was another Theatre man but knew what the score was with small box fame.

[@michelleballard9350]

I loved steptoe and son makes me laugh so much RIP harry and wilfred

[@Smudgie]

Best Sitcom ever created.

[@raven_ous2585]

One of the best duos EVER 👍👍👌👌

[@robalexander8065]

The Marriage Lines, featured in the cold open began in 1963, the year after Steptoe began.

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

I enjoyed this when it was first broadcast, but it isn’t entirely true. Harry H Corbett says that the two men had great respect fo one another. Galton & Simpson have stated that, whilst there were frustrations in rehearsals due to the different acting styles, and whilst the two men never really socialised, there was none of the negativity between them in the way this portrays and they got on perfectly well enough with a professional respect. Also, by all accounts (including that of Galton &Simpson) Corbett was fully aware from the outset that this was a sitcom.

[@BoomerNewman]

Thanks for uploading

[@maxtache]

Bloody Brilliant👍👍

[@andrewhoward7200]

We had a school trip to a recording of an episode. After the recording a group of us went with our scripts to ask for autographs, Harry H Corbett was friendly, Wilfred Bramble was extraordinarily unpleasant and hostile.

[@bob23301]

When was that, over 50 years ago, time to let it go and move on, lol

[@andrewhoward7200]

@@bob23301 Love to, still deeply traumatised, nothing has happened since.

[@That_Random_Bloke]

@@andrewhoward7200What did Bramble do??😂

[@annabellelee8330]

I think it's ...magnificent.

[@robertjones-eb4xo]

I remember reading 60s how they BOTH thought they were above the Parts so why do it, MONEY of course. Neither of them did .owt elae of note on TV or screen ?

[@carolworthington9099]

Not true at all according to Harry H Corbetts daughter

[@paulus121212]

Yep for 1 he was 18 months old when his mum died not 4

[@TheOldSilverFox79]

This features a few false stuff but the other documentary “when Steptoe Met son” is even worse - 95% lies that. Read Harry’s daughters book, that’s the only thing to read if you want the truth.

[@TheOldSilverFox79]

James Henderson his wife would of known plus friends, its knowledge that would of been passed through the years

[@taralang8854]

i watched this, read different things about them and i truly don't think they hated each other. i think they just hated what they become. and that caused resentment they were both talented actors but never really had the chance to really show it

[@billcobbett9259]

Steptoe effectively killed off Corbett's stage career.

[@dwho3]

@@billcobbett9259 harry s daughter says is mostly bullsht in an interview and taken from rumours .

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Is it my ears or is the audio on some of these biopics terrible. There are times when I cannot make out what one character is saying to the other... or the background music tends to drown them out. It was the same on the Kenneth Williams biopic.

[@cornettotrilogyshaunfuzzwo4257]

I'm no actor and never want to be Choosing theatre over an opportunity like a sitcom on tv? Even considering it? Was this a product of the times or is this a real thing?

[@philjones45]

Jason Isaacs and Phil Davis both superb.

[@tomhaskett5161]

Steptoe killed Corbett's classical acting career - he was forever typecast.

[@leem8588]

The episode where Harold tries to be an actor has some real life elements to it that I never knew. Wilfred not being able to read properly and the accent.

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Such a shame they didn't get on off screen

[@jimisi7424]

this was quite well known for not being very acurate. however (apart from the bad casting) its still well worth a watch

[@Bluesmusicno1]

I'd have chosen guy from my family to play harry h Corbett

[@christinepage181]

I loved watching Steptoe and Son, but I sometimes think it's not a good idea to actually find out what the characters are like in real life. If the portrayal of Harry H Corbet is anywhere near being true, then he wasn't a particularly nice person and it has tainted the memory of him.

[@filbertthedilbert1]

I read a book based on their relationship, called ‘Murder to Work With’. Very dark.

[@cornettotrilogyshaunfuzzwo4257]

I'm no actor and never want to be Choosing theatre over an opportunity like a sitcom on tv? Even considering it? Was this a product of the times or is this a real thing?