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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
67 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
67 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Mar 18, 2008
Season
2008
Average Score
58%
Mean Score
58%
Ratings
8
Popularity
8
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
BBC
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Country
GB

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Description

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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Japanese

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