List of Steptoe and Son episodes
This is an episode list of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. All episodes were originally shown on what is now known as BBC One, although the station was simply called BBC Television until April 1964 when BBC2 began broadcasting. Dates shown are the original broadcast dates. Series 1–4 were produced in black and white, and series 5–8 in colour. However, the series 5 episodes, and all but two of series 6, only survive in black and white.
Series 1–6 were produced and directed by Duncan Wood, series 7 by John Howard Davies, the 1973 Christmas Special by Graeme Muir, and series 8 and 1974 Christmas Special by Douglas Argent. All episodes were written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Series 7–8 are regularly repeated on Gold.
Series overview
Series 1 (1962)
Series 2 (1963)
| No. overall | No. for series | Title | Director | Written by | First broadcast | Recorded |
Series 3 (1964)
| No. overall | No. for series | Title | Director | Written by | First broadcast | Recorded |
Series 4 (1965)
The first series where the creator's names came before the actor's name in the opening titles but still saying "By Alan Simpson and Ray Galton"| No. overall | No. for series | Title | Director | Written by | First broadcast | Recorded |
Series 5 (1970)
Produced in colour, but all currently only exist in black and white. Now with the "By Ray Galton and Alan Simpson" byline at the beginning.| No. overall | No. for series | Title | Director | Written by | First broadcast | Recorded |
Series 6 (1970)
Second series produced in colour. With two episodes excepted, this series now only exists in black and white.| No. overall | No. for series | Title | Director | Written by | First broadcast | Recorded |
Series 7 (1972)
Produced in colour. This is the first series to survive completely in colour.| No. overall | No. for series | Title | Director | Written by | First broadcast | Recorded |
Series 8 (1974)
| No. overall | No. for series | Title | Director | Written by | First broadcast | Recorded |
''Christmas Night with the Stars''
Christmas Night with the Stars was screened annually on Christmas night when the top stars of the BBC appeared in short versions, typically five to ten minutes; The programme ran from 1958 to 1972 and Steptoe & Son appeared twice in 1962 and 1967.However the 1962 Christmas segment no longer exists. Only sequences from the 1967 Christmas segment remain and still exist on the original film in the archives. An audio recording for the 1967 sketch exists.
| Title | Recorded | First broadcast | Notes |
| 1962 Untitled Sketch | 23 December 1962 | 25 December 1962 | Missing |
| 1967 Untitled Sketch | 23 December 1967 | 25 December 1967 | Extracts survive as well as audio |
Radio series
Between 1966 and 1976, 52 episodes of Steptoe and Son were adapted for radio, these were remakes of the TV episodes specifically tailored for a radio audience,, Series 1 & 2 were broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1966 and 1967. Series 3-6 and a final Christmas Special were broadcast on BBC Radio 2 between 1971 and 1976.- Series 1 & 2 TV scripts adapted for Radio by Gale Pedrick.
- Series 3-6 & Christmas Special TV scripts adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
- All radio episodes produced by Bobby Jaye.
Series 1
- 1 The Offer
- 2 The Bird
- 3 65-Today
- 4 The Stepmother
- 5 The Economist
- 6 Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat
- 7 The Diploma
- 8 Steptoe ala Carte
- 9 The Holiday
- 10 The Bath
- 11 The Lead Man Cometh
- 12 The Musical Evening
- 13 The Bonds That Bind Us
Series 2
- 1/ The Siege of Steptoe Street
- 2/ Pilgrim's Progress
- 3/ The Wooden Overcoats
- 4/ Sunday for Seven Days
- 5/ The Piano
- 6/ My Old Man's a Tory
- 7/ Homes Fit for Heroes
- 8/ Crossed Swords
Series 3
- 1/ A Death in the Family
- 2/ Two's Company
- 3/ Tea for Two
- 4/ T.B. Or Not T.B.
- 5/ Without Prejudice
- 6/ Cuckoo in the Nest
- 7/ Steptoe and Son -and Son
- 8/ Robbery with Violence
Series 4
- 1/ Full House
- 2/ Is That Your Horse Outside?
- 3/ The Lodger
- 4/ A Box in Town
- 5/ The Three Feathers
- 6/ The Colour Problem
- 7/ And Afterwards At...
- 8/ Any Old Iron
Series 5
- 1/ The Desperate Hours
- 2/ Come Dancing
- 3/ A Star is Born
- 4/ A Winter's Tale
- 5/ Men of Property
- 6/ Men of Letters
Series 6 and Christmas special
- 1/ Loathe Story
- 2/ Oh What a Beautiful Mourning
- 3/ Live Now P.A.Y.E. Later
- 4/ Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs
- 5/ And So to Bed
- 6/ Porn Yesterday
- 7/ The Seven Steptoerai
- 8/ Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
- "Away for Christmas"
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