Steptoe and Son Trivia

1. What is Albert's middle name?

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Answer: Ladysmith

We find this out in series five, when they go to the mobile x-ray, and in the second movie when Albert's middle name is written on his coffin! The actor Wilfred Brambell was not the first choice to play Albert Steptoe. Wilfred Brambell was born in Dublin in 1912 and began acting from an early age in Ireland. His professional acting career began in the 1950's playing (ironically) old men, despite only being in his forties!

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Answer: Henything

There was already a Harry Corbett in the acting profession, so Harry H Corbett had to make his name different. Once when asked what the H stood for he replied 'Henything!'

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Answer: 26A Oil Drum Lane

This is mentioned in the second movie when Harold gives Doctor Popplewell directions. The first episode of 'Steptoe and Son' was originally a pilot episode written as a one-off show for the Comedy Playhouse by genius writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. After the success and the popularity of 'The Offer', the BBC commissioned more episodes to be made, so within six months a full series was created.

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Answer: Leonard Rossiter

Two escaped prisoners from Wormwood Scrubs tried to hold up Albert and Harold because they thought they might be able to steal from them, they didn't realise that Steptoe and his son had nothing to steal!

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Answer: 26 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush

They regularly went totting up the Goldhawk Road in Shepherd's Bush.

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Answer: Series six

Unfortunately only two of the episodes from series six exist, these are "Come Dancing" and "Cuckoo In The Nest". At the turn of the 1970's, the BBC demanded that filming should be done in colour due to the strong, increasing competition from ITV and their full-colour comedies. Series five was actually recorded in colour, but they were never released.

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Answer: Hercules

Quite often, the horse was better fed than Harold was!

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Answer: 25th January

We discover Albert's birthday in series two, in the "Sixty-Five Today" episode. Albert is upset at nobody remembering his birthday, but Harold has remembered but pretends not to! "Sixty-Five Today" was first aired on 24th January 1963. A fan of the series would point out that in the series, Albert's birthday was the 25th January. But in "Steptoe And Son Ride Again", his birthday is May 10th!

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Answer: "And Afterwards At..."

Hooray! Harold finally thinks he is getting married. But it doesn't last forever. His bride actually walks out mid-service because of cold feet so he never ends up marrying her. This was the first episode to kick off series four, which also introduced us to the rest off the money-grabbing Steptoe family! Series four was definitely going to be the last in the series, partly due to Wilfred Brambell deciding to try his luck at Broadway. He played a part in the musical "Kelly". The show was cancelled after one performance.

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Answer: Diana Dors

Harold was asked into a widow's house to clear out her late husband's things. As the widow seduced Harold on one bed, he was horrified to find that her late husband was laid out on the next bed!

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Answer: The whole house was leaking

A great episode from series 6 which saw the Steptoes moving into a nice house in a posh, quiet neighbourhood. It does look promising for them until the neighbours realise what might be moving in... This excellent episode from series six was shown on 30th November 1970. A great piece of writing which shown how the Steptoe family was treated in higher class areas involving members of the Residents' Association, led by actor Norman Bird.

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Answer: A crossword

As we find out in this episode Albert can only spell swearwords, so his crossword was made up entirely of swearwords. Consequently, the vicarage was raided and all the copies of the newsletter were confiscated.

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Answer: Teeth

One of Harold's bright ideas! From series one. Harold places an ad in the Times for anybody wanting to buy a set of false dentures. No surprise how many replies he gets! This episode was shown on 26th June 1962 and was the first to feature regular 'Steptoe' actor Frank Thornton, who played the first of five performances in 'Steptoe and Son'. Thornton was best known as playing Captain Peacock from the series 'Are You Being Served'.

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Answer: Frankie Barrow

Frankie Barrow was a debt collector who terrorised Shepherd's Bush with his two heavies.

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Answer: Sail round the world

Harold puts his dad in a home at the start of series three. He wants to sail around the world with five women and four other men. Which Albert will unlikely take to the idea! Series three aired the last episode in February 1964. This is around the time that Wilfred Brambell decided to leave 'Steptoe' behind and try acting on Broadway.

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Answer: Frank Thornton

On the aeroplane out to France Albert argued with a French man and an American man about who came into the war when. On arriving in France, they (Albert and Harold) were immediately deported back to England!

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Answer: Delilah and Hercules

The beginning of series five was an episode all about the death of Hercules (which is a risky move in comedy). Harold then buys a horse and needs his father's help because he thinks the new horse is ill, but little did Harold know he actually bought a horse in the middle of giving birth! Delilah also starred in the first movie of "Steptoe and Son". Harry H Corbett also played a character in "Carry on Screaming" in which he plays a policeman. A strange coincidence is that he also drives a horse and cart in the film.

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Answer: A porcelain figurine

At the end of this episode Albert hides the figurine under his hat so that no-one else can get it

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