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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.
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=== Provides Examples Of: ===
* [[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.
* [[Classically
* [[Doing It for The Art]]: If the BBC Docu-drama about the show is to be believed, Corbett thought he could highlight the plight of the working class, which is why he took the role. A combination of [[Classically
* [[Economy Cast]]: Although, to be fair, in good way. Many of the episodes, both radio and television, solely have Harold and Albert, without any supporting characters.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: An in-universe example occurs in an episode where Albert is recruited at the last minute to act in a play which Harold has already been cast. Despite his disastrous initial rehearsal, Albert manages to pull off a brilliant performance and gets rave reviews from the local critic. Harold, on the other hand, gets [[Distracted By the Sexy]] in his scene, and ends up being jeered by the audience at the end.
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