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  • Steptoe and Son The Lead Man Cometh (Season 3, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Steptoe and Son

The Lead Man Cometh (Season 3, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Harold and Albert are offered lead by Welsh Hughie a dodgy sort of character who claims to have got it legitimately from a local church. Albert is suspicious but they decide to buy the lead anyway for 10 quid as it would fetch 50 quid on ...See moreHarold and Albert are offered lead by Welsh Hughie a dodgy sort of character who claims to have got it legitimately from a local church. Albert is suspicious but they decide to buy the lead anyway for 10 quid as it would fetch 50 quid on the market. When a policeman comes round searching for lead, the Steptoes decide to dump the lead in the river but little did they know the lead came from their own roof in the first place. Written by Anonymous See less
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Writers
Alan Simpson (by) | Ray Galton (by)
Producer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 21, 1964

Release date
Jan 21, 1964 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins

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4 cast members
Name Known for
Harry H. Corbett
Harold Steptoe Harold Steptoe   See fewer
Wilfrid Brambell
Albert Steptoe Albert Steptoe   See fewer
Leonard Rossiter
Welsh Hughie Welsh Hughie   See fewer
Bill Maxam
Policeman (as Billy Maxam) Policeman (as Billy Maxam)   See fewer
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