The Curse of Steptoe 2008
The Curse of Steptoe
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.
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Full Cast & Crew... Harry H Corbett
... Wilfrid Brambell
... Tom Sloan
... Joan Littlewood
... Ray Galton
... Alan Simpson
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Release Date:
Mar 18, 2008 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 7`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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The Curse of Steptoe
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Cast
... Harry H Corbett
... Wilfrid Brambell
... Tom Sloan
... Joan Littlewood
... Ray Galton
... Alan Simpson
... Maureen Corbett
... Sheila Steafel