Steptoe EVENTHEADER Son
History of Great Britain
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| | 1962 | Brambell, Wilfrid | |
| Cast in his most famous role, as Albert Steptoe, the irascible father in Steptoe and Son, initially a pilot on the BBC's Comedy Playhouse |
| 1962 | Corbett, Harry "H" | |
| Steptoe & Son runs, with some breaks, until 1974 |
| 21st Mar Corbett appears in "The Offer", an episode of the BBC's anthology series of one-off comedy plays, Comedy Playhouse, written by Galton and Simpson |
| 1964 | Brambell, Wilfrid | |
| The success of Steptoe and Son made Brambell a high profile figure on British television, and earns him the major role of Paul McCartney's grandfather in The Beatles ' first film, "A Hard Day's Night" |
| 1965 | Brambell, Wilfrid | |
| Sep Tellls the BBC he does not want to do another Steptoe and Son series and in September goes to New York to appear in the Broadway musical Kelly at the Broadhurst theatre, however it closes after just one perfomance |
| 1966 | Corbett, Harry "H" | |
| Steptoe and Son leads to Corbett gaining some work in comedy films, most notably starring in Carry On Screaming! |
| 1972 | Corbett, Harry "H" | |
| Release of the film, "Steptoe and Son" |
| 1973 | Corbett, Harry "H" | |
| Release of the film, "Steptoe and Son Ride Again" |
| 1979 | Corbett, Harry "H" | |
| Bromley Corbett suffers his first heart attack and appeares in pantomime at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley |
| 2002 | Brambell, Wilfrid | |
| Channel 4 broadcast a documentary film on the off-screen life of Brambell and his relationship with Harry H. Corbett, who played Harold Steptoe in Steptoe and Son, "When Steptoe met son", revealed that the two men detested each other |
| 2008 | Brambell, Wilfrid | |
| 19th Mar The Curse of Steptoe, a BBC TV play about Brambell and his co-star Harry H Corbett, is broadcast on digital BBC channel BBC FOUR, featuring Phil Davis as Brambel |
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