The Curse of Steptoe

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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.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2008-03-18
  • Runtime: 67 min
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.429
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