5.8The Curse of Steptoe · 2008
The Curse of Steptoe (2008) is a Drama / TV Movie film directed by Michael Samuels, starring Jason Isaacs, Phil Davis, Roger Allam.
DramaTV Movie
5.8Overview
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.
Cast
Jason Isaacs, Phil Davis, Roger Allam, Clare Higgins, Burn Gorman, Rory Kinnear, Sophie Hunter, Zoë Tapper
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What is "The Curse of Steptoe" about?
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.
When was "The Curse of Steptoe" released?
The Curse of Steptoe was released in 2008.
Who stars in "The Curse of Steptoe"?
The cast includes Jason Isaacs, Phil Davis, Roger Allam, Clare Higgins.
