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Steptoe & Son: The Complete Series & Specials (DVD)

Our Price £32.99
Release date: 29/10/2007

All 57 episodes of the classic BBC comedy series starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett as the father and son running a a junkyard and scrap metal business. Includes every episode from Series 1-8, plus the two Christmas specials from 1973 and 1974.

Edward G

Purchased this set recently and I can say it is one of the best box sets around for quality of performance throughout the series' and also in terms of value for money. Very handy to have all the TV episodes in one volume. It's easy to forget just how good the scripts and leads were.

I'm as mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!

Dame Starry

I won a set recently.....from somewhere or another.....and it is brilliant!

YDSL x.

Modular

Bear in mind though that one of the Christmas Specials is the shorter (edited) version, and not the complete episode originally aired (another cock-up from 2|entertain I'm afraid).

Edward G

Modular,
Thanks for this info.
Hadn't realised that the one of the Christmas episodes was cut.
Did you spot this with your eagle eye or was it reviewed elsewhere?
Just wondered..

I'm as mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!

Modular

Funny enough, questions about whether 2|entertain would 'cock-up' the release of the two Christmas Specials were being asked within the archive television fraternity long before it ever hit the shops. And low and behold, they didn't disappoint!

The issue within 2|entertain (especially) seems to lie with those individuals tasked to retrieve a copy of whatever it is they want to release from the archives.

The problem is that these individuals responsible apparently have little or no knowledge of the programme material they're dealing with, and fail to realise there is often more than one version of certain episodes.

Inevitably then, sometimes an edited version is subsequently wrongly put out, with little hope of the company admitting their error, as their attitude seems to be "well, the average punter won't know the difference".

In short, it's poor quality control, and it drives me absolutely nuts, because it's so bloody avoidable!!

bleslie

I would love to purchase this set but being from Australia I suppose I am limited to ordering from sites like Amazon UK and so forth. We are miles behind in Australia, only getting Season 6 next month.

On another note - what is the quality like of Seasons 5 & 6 on DVD? These were the two "missing" seasons originally and have been transferred from B & W videotape from what I can find out?

Chelseashedblu

How Do I Purchase Steptoe & Son For The Price Of £32.99

mariocki

Unfortunately you can't - cheapest online price at the moment is £44:98 from Amazon.

Amazon.co.uk: Steptoe And Son : Complete BBC Series Box Set Including The Christmas Specials: Harry H. Corbett,Wilfrid Brambell,Leonard Rossiter,Mollie Sugden,Frank Thornton,Dudley Foster,Yootha Joyce,Valerie Bell,Anthony Sharp: DVD

Be worth waiting a bit longer though as I'm sure it'll come down again before too long.