Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by 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 find 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 cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.
NetworkBBC One
Runtime~30 min
Seasons8
Steptoe and Son holds an IMDb rating of 7.8 from 4K votes. Across its 55 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S7E6 "Divided We Stand" at 9.2, and the lowest is S1E4 "The Economist" at 7.2. Season 7 is the strongest, averaging 8.6 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.
Peak9.2
S7E6Divided We Stand
Low point7.2
S1E4The Economist
Averages 7.9 across 55 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 7 at 8.6.
