Steptoe and Son

Season 8

1974 · 6 episodes · 3h 0m in all

A fashion shoot at the Steptoes' yard, Harold's troubled love life and Albert's unexpected interests provide a series of unusual disruptions to their routine. Their final run also finds them dealing with family secrets, physical setbacks and Albert's attempts to contact the dead.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Back in Fashion

   4 Sept 1974 · 30 min

   When a fashion photographer wants to use the junk yard as a backdrop for a fashion shoot, Albert says no... until they offer him a large fee. Harold sees it as a way to meet some trendy models.

2. 

   2. Porn Yesterday

   11 Sept 1974 · 30 min

   Harold finds a 'What The Butler Saw' machine on the round and brings it home. After watching it, he realises that it stars his father as a young man.

3. 

   3. And So To Bed

   18 Sept 1974 · 30 min

   When his old bed collapses, Harold buys a waterbed to try and impress his new girlfriend.

4. 

   4. The Seven Steptoerai

   25 Sept 1974 · 30 min

   When the local villain Frankie Barrow tries to start a protection racket, Albert and his friends, who have been taking lessons in kung fu, scare them off.

5. 

   5. Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, Downstairs

   2 Oct 1974 · 30 min

   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 start disappearing from the kitchen, he starts putting two and two together.

6. 

   6. Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard

   10 Oct 1974 · 30 min

   Albert invites a spiritualist to give a reading so he can contact his dead wife, but Harold is sceptical over the whole thing...