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Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1973 · 99 min

A grubby, affectionate farce that mines laughs from debt, deception and a fake death, played with music-hall energy.

Directed by
Peter Sykes
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors
Tagline
The old man didn't die laughing, but you will.
Overview
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.

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Directed by
Peter Sykes
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Diana Dors
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • greed
  • deception
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Peter Sykes
Written by
Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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