Seasons & Episodes
The Offer
The very first episode of what was to become an all time classic comedy series. In this episode that introduces the char
The Bird
Harold is going out every night, so Albert suspects that he must being seeing a girl. Determined to put a stop to the ro
The Piano
Harold is offered a piano, providing he moves it himself. He gets Albert to help, only to find out that it is on the top
The Economist
Harold tries to teach Albert about the economics of running a business. He then ends up buying 400 sets of false teeth h
The Diploma
Harold decides to get out of the rag and bone trade and get a diploma in TV repair, only for Albert to prove that he kno
The Holiday
Harold has holiday plans, and they don't involve Albert or the annual trip to Bognor Regis; Albert attempts to change hi
Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat
Hercules the horse is sick and the Steptoes' business is under threat. Fellow totters rally around and Albert and Harold
The Bath
Albert's habit of having a bath in the front room is ruining his son's love life. Harold has had enough and decides to b
The Stepmother
Albert decides to get married again, but despite the qualities of his future stepmother, Harold does everything to put a
Sixty-Five Today
Harold plans to take Albert out to celebrate his 65th birthday, but they disagree over everything and end up going home
A Musical Evening
Harold has acquired a collection of classical music records and plans a cultural evening. Albert hates it so much he tak
Full House
Harold has arranged a poker game with a few friends. Albert is morally outraged by the idea of gambling. However, he see
Is That Your Horse Outside?
While out on his rounds Harold falls for a wealthy married woman. Albert is unimpressed and tries to talk Harold out of
Homes Fit For Heroes
Harold plans to sail around the world with a group of young adventurers, but first he has to persuade Albert to go into
The Wooden Overcoats
Harold buys a job lot of coffins and plans to store them in the house, only for Albert to object and threaten to sleep i
The Lead Man Cometh
A con man, Welsh Hughie, played by guest star Leonard Rossiter, tries to sell the Steptoes some cheap lead.
Steptoe a La Cart
Harold meets a French girl, and falls for her. When she meets Albert they talk about her family history and it becomes a
Sunday For Seven Days
Every Friday night, Harold has promised to take Albert out to the cinema, but it's always to a film that Harold wants to
The Bonds That Bind Us
For years Albert has been buying premium bonds, hoping for a winner, while Harold is sceptical that he will ever win. Im
The Lodger
In an attempt to bring in some money Albert decides to advertise for a lodger. Harold threatens to leave as soon as the
And Afterwards At
Harold finally gets to the altar with Albert as his best man.
Crossed Swords
When Albert gets locked in the outside loo, Harold arrives back to find no dinner. But he is not worried as he has found
Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines
Harold decides that he wants central heating for the house and plans to install the system himself.
The Siege of Steptoe Street
When the money runs out and the bills mount up, a summons is delivered from the local butcher demanding payment. Barrica
A Box in Town
When Harold brings his current girlfriend back home after a date, he finds that he has to entertain her in the yard beca
My Old Man's a Tory
Harold invites the local Labour Party organizer to a meeting, hoping they will adopt him as their candidate for the next
Pilgrim's Progress
Harold takes Albert on a trip to France to see the battlefields of the First World War. But as soon as the plane has tak
A Death In the Family
Hercules, the Steptoes' horse dies on the round and they have to replace him. Albert loses all interest in the business
A Winter's Tale
Harold has booked a skiing holiday and he is planning to go on his own... until disaster strikes.
Any Old Iron?
When a customer calls into the yard, Albert suspects that he is gay. Harold doesn't believe him, until the customer asks
Steptoe and Son - and Son!
When a girl, 8 months pregnant turns up, Harold thinks that he is the father and they agree to get married, much to Alb
The Colour Problem
Harold wants to buy a new sports car, but Albert wants to spend the money on a brand new colour TV.
T.B. or not T.B.?
Harold persuades Albert to have an X Ray for T.B. but the hospital get the results mixed up, and Harold has to be retest
Men of Property
When Harold learns that the freehold of their house is about to run out, they go to the bank for a loan. But unknown to
Robbery with Violence
While cleaning the house, Albert knocks over Harold's china cabinet and destroys his valuable collection. To cover up th
Come Dancing
Harold's new girlfriend is a Come Dancing fan and she wants Harold to partner her in the local championship, but as Haro
Two's Company
Albert is thinking about getting married and brings his fiance home to meet Harold. Imagine Harold's shock when she turn
Tea for Two
During a bi-election, the local Tory party want Albert to entertain Ted Heath at the junk yard. When Harold finds out, h
Without Prejudice
When Harold finally gets fed up of the house falling down around his ears, the noise of the aircrafts overhead and the c
Pot Black
Harold buys a second hand snooker table and has it set up in the front room. He is obsessed with beating Albert at least
The Three Feathers
When Harold buys a 19th century commode from a lady during his round, he thinks he has made a killing, but Albert has se
Cuckoo in the Nest
Out of the blue, Albert's long lost son Arthur shows up from Australia, and much to Harold's horror, Albert offers him a
Men of Letters
The local vicar asks the Steptoes if they will write an article for the parish magazine on the history of their professi
A Star is Born
Harold is offered a role in a new play performed by the local amateur dramatic society. They are to hold a rehearsal at
Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning
When Albert's older brother dies, he and Harold go to the funeral and meet the other members of the family. After the bu
Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later
When Albert gets a letter from the tax people, he confesses to Harold that he has been claiming for his dead wife. The t
Loathe Story
Because Albert wins at most things that they do together, Harold tries to strangle him, while sleepwalking. After seeing
Divided We Stand
Harold plans to redecorate the house, but he and Albert can't agree on anything. The only solution is a drastic one.
The Desperate Hours
Two convicts escape from prison and break into the Steptoes' house, holding them hostage.
Back in Fashion
When a fashion photographer wants to use the junk yard as a backdrop for a fashion shoot, Albert says no... until they o
Porn Yesterday
Harold finds a 'What The Butler Saw' machine on the round and brings it home. After watching it, he realises that it sta
And So To Bed
When his old bed collapses, Harold buys a waterbed to try and impress his new girlfriend.
The Seven Steptoerai
When the local villain Frankie Barrow tries to start a protection racket, Albert and his friends, who have been taking l
Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs
Albert has slipped a disc, and is confined to his bed - so Harold has to wait on him hand and foot. When beer and sweets
Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
Albert invites a spiritualist to give a reading so he can contact his dead wife, but Harold is sceptical over the whole