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Steptoe And Son: Stripper Zita settles for any old iron when rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe marries her after a wild stag night. Joining the newlyweds on honeymoon in Spain, rusty Albert tries putting his son's well-laid plans on the scrap heap. It seems he's succeeded when Harold deserts his bride, but before he can utter good riddance to bad rubbish Harold learns she's pregnant and he's the proud father of the litter!
(Dir. Cliff Owen, 1972)
Steptoe And Son Ride Again: Rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe is conned into putting his father's life-savings into a dodgy greyhound who needs contact lenses to see the hare! When the dog loses the race, Harold must pay off his debts; that's when the fun starts...
(Dir. Peter Sykes, 1973)
- Actors
Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell, Carolyn Seymour, Mike Reid, Diana Dors, Milo O'Shea, Bill Maynard, Yootha Joyce & Frank Thornton
- Director
Cliff Owen & Peter Sykes
- Certificate
PG
- Year
1972, 1973
- Languages
English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono
- Duration
3 hours and 10 minutes (approx)
- Region
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
These two film versions of that all-time great TV comedy Steptoe and Son are a rather mixed bag. It is perhaps widely accepted amongst fans that the second film is perhaps the better of the two and in this I agree.
The first film 'Steptoe and Son' is not bad but is nothing really special either, the trouble is that the storyline just does not feel like Steptoe and Son, being a kind of tragic comedy and an emotional rollercoster that just does not fit the characters.
The story deals with the consequences of Harold getting married to a stripper whom Albert doesn't approve of and ends up with the old man tagging along for the honeymoon, after the inevitable split up a baby is left on their doorstep, Harold of course assumes that the kid is his and is horrifed when the baby is taken back.
It is not really funny at all and doesn't really raise a smile let alone a laugh and is probably Galton and Simpson's weakest work on Steptoe and Son.
The good point that keeps me watching is the always superb performances of Wilfrid Brambel and Harry H Corbett and that alone lifts this very average film to a higher level.
Steptoe and Son Ride Again is vastly superior and feels like the series that we all know and love, the jump in quality from the first film is remarkable and it seems as if the lessons were learned in that most people don't want the format of something so good meddling with.
The film is about one of Harold's get-rich-quick schemes and buys a greyhound from the Godfather of Shepherds Bush, Frankie Barrow, played brilliantly as he was in the TV series by Henry Woolf, this provides a continuity link to the series that was sadly missing from the first film.
The plan is to race the dog and win lots of money, but the dog is nearly blind and in order for Harold to pay off his debt to Frankie Barrow he comes up with a way to fiddle the old man's insurance policy by faking his death.
The film is a genuine laugh-a-minute with great scenes of dogs in glasses, beds collapsing on Harold, a drunk Doctor that arrives to certify that Albert is dead causing havoc in the house and an absolutely first rate cameo appearance from the late but wonderful Diana Dors who plays a sex starved widow that tries to seduce Harold while her dead-for-one-day husband is laid out in the next bed, this was tears in my eyes time when I first saw this and must have missed the rest of the film through laughing.
So there we are this DVD is a great release even though the first film is below par, the second more than makes up for it and in rating the disc I have awarded 3 stars for Steptoe and Son and the maximum 5 for 'Rides Again', as a whole unit 4/5. Enjoy
The first film 'Steptoe and Son' is not bad but is nothing really special either, the trouble is that the storyline just does not feel like Steptoe and Son, being a kind of tragic comedy and an emotional rollercoster that just does not fit the characters.
The story deals with the consequences of Harold getting married to a stripper whom Albert doesn't approve of and ends up with the old man tagging along for the honeymoon, after the inevitable split up a baby is left on their doorstep, Harold of course assumes that the kid is his and is horrifed when the baby is taken back.
It is not really funny at all and doesn't really raise a smile let alone a laugh and is probably Galton and Simpson's weakest work on Steptoe and Son.
The good point that keeps me watching is the always superb performances of Wilfrid Brambel and Harry H Corbett and that alone lifts this very average film to a higher level.
Steptoe and Son Ride Again is vastly superior and feels like the series that we all know and love, the jump in quality from the first film is remarkable and it seems as if the lessons were learned in that most people don't want the format of something so good meddling with.
The film is about one of Harold's get-rich-quick schemes and buys a greyhound from the Godfather of Shepherds Bush, Frankie Barrow, played brilliantly as he was in the TV series by Henry Woolf, this provides a continuity link to the series that was sadly missing from the first film.
The plan is to race the dog and win lots of money, but the dog is nearly blind and in order for Harold to pay off his debt to Frankie Barrow he comes up with a way to fiddle the old man's insurance policy by faking his death.
The film is a genuine laugh-a-minute with great scenes of dogs in glasses, beds collapsing on Harold, a drunk Doctor that arrives to certify that Albert is dead causing havoc in the house and an absolutely first rate cameo appearance from the late but wonderful Diana Dors who plays a sex starved widow that tries to seduce Harold while her dead-for-one-day husband is laid out in the next bed, this was tears in my eyes time when I first saw this and must have missed the rest of the film through laughing.
So there we are this DVD is a great release even though the first film is below par, the second more than makes up for it and in rating the disc I have awarded 3 stars for Steptoe and Son and the maximum 5 for 'Rides Again', as a whole unit 4/5. Enjoy
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
These films compliment the TV series. They are in true tradition pure classic genius. We shall not see the likes of them again for a long time.The films are on two seperate DVDs and unfortunately do NOT have subtitles in English, which is a pity as they would be priceless to have. Having said this, well worth the purchase price as they will only be hard to find later, much like the double DVD set of " On the Buses" movies.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Absolutely brilliant. Hilarious! One of the all time great British comededies. Brilliantly written, brilliantly acted.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good value
The speed of delivery was good. The discs played perfectly. I am fan of Steptoe and Son having the complete box set which included the xmas specials. Read more
Published 5 months ago by PC69
"Brilliant Classic Comedy"
I just love some of the old classic comedy and sitcoms and this DVD was a gem.You get two films for a great price,good value indeed!Thank you amazon.
Published 12 months ago by Mike Green
Classic films
Ok so the films are not generally considered as good as the TV shows but they are still better than most comedies nowadays and well worth a look imo.
Published 15 months ago by Mark One
Classic comedy!
This DVD is great for anyone who loves the bitter-sweet comedy of 'Steptoe & Son'. Both films are worth watching, can't beat the wonderful characterisations from Wilfred Brambell... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Yorkshire Lass
A CLASSIC
Here it is Steptoe & Son the two films, self named Steptoe & Son and Steptoe & Son Ride Again.
Me i think they both brilliant, british classic comedy at its best.
Me i think they both brilliant, british classic comedy at its best.
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by Stephen Beardmore
Fantastic
The DVDs are great but i had to wait i think a bit longer than normal to have the product with me took about 2-3 weeks, but the films are great classic.
Published on 23 Sep 2009 by S. Critchley
Superb
Didn't realise if you bought the Steptoe and son collection, these films are included. Oooops
Published on 1 July 2009 by Glenn Philip Williams
Classic Steptoe
Interesting product, two great films (with a preference for Steptoe and Son Ride Again which is comfortably the better of the two), both classic Steptoe pathos situations. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2009 by C. STEVEN
Only just worthwhile
Hi,
These two films typify the problem of making a sitcom into a movie - length.
A sitcom, and "Steptoe & son" was a superlative sitcom, relies on... Read more
These two films typify the problem of making a sitcom into a movie - length.
A sitcom, and "Steptoe & son" was a superlative sitcom, relies on... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2009 by Phil Aypee
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