Steptoe & Son

Steptoe & Son

1972 · 98 min · EN · 6.6 (27 votes)
Dir. Cliff Owen · Starring Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Carolyn Seymour, Arthur Howard, Victor Maddern, Fred Griffiths · Music Roy Budd · Steptoe & Son Collection

"You'd think if the Berk's going to get tied up with a stripper, he'd do it on the telly - not on the big screen where everyone can see it - Dirty little devil."

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Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live together at the junk yard. Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.

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A grimy, hilarious, and surprisingly poignant look at a dysfunctional father-son relationship. Expect cringe-worthy moments and a deep sense of melancholy beneath the laughs, all steeped in a distinctly British working-class charm.

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