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  • Steptoe and Son Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs (Season 8, Episode 5)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Steptoe and Son

Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs (Season 8, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Albert has done his back in and the doctor orders bed-rest since it's not serious enough to warrant hospital admission. Harold is run ragged, climbing up and down the stairs to wait on him and carrying him to the toilet. When Albert's back...See moreAlbert has done his back in and the doctor orders bed-rest since it's not serious enough to warrant hospital admission. Harold is run ragged, climbing up and down the stairs to wait on him and carrying him to the toilet. When Albert's back clicks back into place he maintains the illusion of illness, but Harold has noticed beer and sweets have gone missing, lays a trap to expose Albert, and gets his revenge via the dreaded blanket bath. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Writers
Ray Galton (by) | Alan Simpson (by)
Producer
Production Designer
Paul Allen (design)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 20, 1974

Release date
Oct 20, 1974 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins

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3 cast members
Name Known for
Wilfrid Brambell
Albert Steptoe Albert Steptoe   See fewer
Harry H. Corbett
Harold Steptoe Harold Steptoe   See fewer
Robert James
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
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