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.

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Original TitleThe Curse of Steptoe

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2008-03-18

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 07m

Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009hp17

Production CompaniesBBC

Genres

  • Drama