The Curse of Steptoe
Overview:
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.
Released: 2008-03-18
Genre:
Drama
Casts:
, Jason Isaacs
Phil Davis , Roger Allam, Clare Higgins, Burn Gorman, Rory Kinnear, Sophie Hunter, Zoë Tapper