The Curse of Steptoe

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 18, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Jason Isaacs,Zoë Tapper,Burn Gorman,Clare Higgins,Sophie Hunter,Roger Allam,Phil Davis,Rory Kinnear

Director

Michael Samuels

Writer

Brian Fillis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1179838