Movie Description
The Curse of Steptoe
(2008)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Michael Samuels
- Writer : Brian Fillis
- Cast : Jason Isaacs,Phil Davis,Roger Allam,Clare Higgins,Burn Gorman,Rory Kinnear,Sophie Hunter,Zoë Tapper
Cast
Harry H Corbett
Wilfrid Brambell
Tom Sloan
Joan Littlewood
Ray Galton
Alan Simpson
Maureen Corbett
Sheila Steafel
Posters
Facts
Original TitleThe Curse of Steptoe
Status Released
Release Information
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2008-03-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 07m
Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009hp17
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Drama
