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Is noted for being a lot more gritty and down-to-earth than many other sitcoms of the age, focusing on two obviously poor, working class and downtrodden men, with most of the humour coming from the interactions between the characters rather than farce and slapstick, and their situation providing a great deal of pathos for the two characters. Had two runs on [[The BBC]] (1962-1965 and 1970-1974). Two feature films were also made. More recently, there was a stage play ''Steptoe And Son In Murder At Oil Drum Lane'', in which Harold returns to the junkyard in 2005, and is confronted by the ghost of Albert.
 
Came fifteenth in ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom|Britains Best Sitcom]]''.
 
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* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: The father / son equivalent; for all the bitterness and bickering, it was sometimes hinted that Harold and Albert really did care about each other. It's worth noting that Corbett and Brambell did not get along at all in real life, particularly later in their lives; much like their characters, Corbett and Brambell found themselves stuck with each other.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "You ''dirty'' old man!"
** Parodied with Brambell's appearance as Paul McCartney's grandfather in ''[[The Beatles|A Hard Day's Night]]'', where people keep saying he's a ''clean'' old man.
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* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: Harold's attempts at upward mobility.
* [[Kitchen Sink Drama]]: Well, kitchen sink comedy, anyway, but the general point stands.
* [[Missing Episode]]: A notable aversion to the state of most BBC 60s TV Shows,shows from the 1960s in that every episode exists,from butthe era has been preserved. However, many of the early 70s episodes, although taped in colour, only survive in black and white copies. A couple were only preserved in the form of domestic off-air recordings made by Galton and Simpson themselves.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Albert is a widower, and it's established that his wife died when Harold was young.
* [[Perpetual Poverty]]: One of the first British sitcoms to show characters living in this state.
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* [[Sound to Screen Adaptation]]: In reverse; a radio series was adapted from the TV show.
* [[Tragic Dream]]: Harold's repeated, failed attempts to better himself, combined with the acting ability of both Corbett and Brambell, provide some of the most tear-jerking moments in comedy.
* [[Trans -Atlantic Equivalent]]: ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' is based on this show. It's also a rare crossover show that was both as successful and highly regarded in its new version as the original show it was inspired from. However the character of Fred Sanford, though hardly a saint, is considerably less cruel to his son, Lamont, than Albert is towards Harold. Also, Lamont is both smarter and less pretentious than the character he's based on.
* [[Typecasting]]: Both Corbett and Brambell suffered from this in their later careers.
 
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