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.
Credits
The Curse of Steptoe Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Jason Isaacs
He was 44, now 61 years old
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as Harry H Corbett |
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Rory Kinnear
He was 30, now 46 years old
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as Alan Simpson |
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Burn Gorman
He was 33, now 50 years old
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as Ray Galton |
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Clare Higgins
She was 52, now 69 years old
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as Joan Littlewood |
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Phil Davis
He was 54, now 71 years old
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as Wilfrid Brambell |
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Sophie Hunter
She was 30, now 46 years old
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as Maureen Corbett |
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Roger Allam
He was 54, now 71 years old
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as Tom Sloan |
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Zoe Tapper
She was 26, now 43 years old
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as Sheila Steafel |
The Curse of Steptoe Crew
