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Steptoe and Son

7.8TMDB38 votes1962 – Ended8 SeasonsComedyGeneral audience

7.8TMDB38 votes

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom created by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son duo, played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett, who sell used items. They reside on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series aired on the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to determine Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert, and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972, a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in theaters, followed by a second film, Steptoe and Son Ride Again, in 1973.