Steptoe And Son / Steptoe And Son Ride Again
This double bill features the movie spin-offs from the hugely popular television series revolving around a father and son team in the rag-and-bone trade. In STEPTOE & SON, Albert goes to great lengths to get rid of son Harold's new bride, a stripper called Zita. But when Zita falls pregnant, Harold is going to have to choose .. Read more
| Starring | Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Carolyn Seymour, Diana Dors |
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| Director | Cliff Owen, Peter Sykes |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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This second movie featuring the nation's favourite junkmen is very much a rags-and-bones affair, with the material stretched to fraying point to justify the running time. Apart from the unnecessary crudeness of its humour, the main problem here is the dilution of the intense, disappointed fondness that made the pair's TV relationship so engaging, in order to squeeze in a handful of sketchily drawn characters whose sole purpose is to lend the action a big-picture feel. Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett spark occasionally, but Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's weak script finally gets the better of them.
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Dim, coarse comedy that long overstays its welcome.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Classic Stuff
Ok they're not as good as some episodes from the tv series but, if you like Steptoe & Son you'll love this double feature
Steptoe & Son- Harold meets a stripper at a local do, falls in love , marries & heads off to Spain on honeymoon - with Albert in toe....with the usual results
Steptoe & Son Ride Again - Hercules the horse is ready for the knackers yard so Harold goes off with the life savings to buy a new horse. unfortunately he meest local hood Frankie Barrow who sells him a Greyhound. The film follows the Steptoes trying to train the greyhound to win their money back.
If you like Steptoe & Son then you'll like this - a throwback to an era when humour was less PC than it is today...which is no bad thing in my book -
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Timeless good old comedies
Why are they not making comedies like this any more?I am in my late 30s and do not think I am alone in the opinion that most of todays comedy films are not at all funny.These films are a slice of british humour at its best, maybe not as funny as some of the televised episodes , but still fantastic and very funny.
Its so nice to look back again and again these classic films. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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Classic old school comedy
Very Old School and very funny. you get 2 films here the 1st is where harold marries a stripper and the second film is where they buy a racing dog. The films are both in colour which is nice after watching the old black and white episodes from TV. However this never reaches the side splitting funnyness of the black and white episodes.
the chemistry between harold and the dirty old man is prevalent on screen as always and as usual things all go horribly wrong. I have now ordered the full series box set from Play.com as i enjoyed the films so much.
If you don't mind a few jikes that you could not get away with today you might enjoy this!!! -
Most recent members' reviews (2)
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Timeless good old comedies
Why are they not making comedies like this any more?I am in my late 30s and do not think I am alone in the opinion that most of todays comedy films are not at all funny.These films are a slice of british humour at its best, maybe not as funny as some of the televised episodes , but still fantastic and very funny.
Its so nice to look back again and again these classic films. -
Absolute Classic Comedy
Loved every moment of this, still as funny today as it was in its heyday in my opinion, defintely worth watching!
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Classic Stuff
Ok they're not as good as some episodes from the tv series but, if you like Steptoe & Son you'll love this double feature
Steptoe & Son- Harold meets a stripper at a local do, falls in love , marries & heads off to Spain on honeymoon - with Albert in toe....with the usual results
Steptoe & Son Ride Again - Hercules the horse is ready for the knackers yard so Harold goes off with the life savings to buy a new horse. unfortunately he meest local hood Frankie Barrow who sells him a Greyhound. The film follows the Steptoes trying to train the greyhound to win their money back.
If you like Steptoe & Son then you'll like this - a throwback to an era when humour was less PC than it is today...which is no bad thing in my book -
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Timeless good old comedies
Why are they not making comedies like this any more?I am in my late 30s and do not think I am alone in the opinion that most of todays comedy films are not at all funny.These films are a slice of british humour at its best, maybe not as funny as some of the televised episodes , but still fantastic and very funny.
Its so nice to look back again and again these classic films. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Classic old school comedy
Very Old School and very funny. you get 2 films here the 1st is where harold marries a stripper and the second film is where they buy a racing dog. The films are both in colour which is nice after watching the old black and white episodes from TV. However this never reaches the side splitting funnyness of the black and white episodes.
the chemistry between harold and the dirty old man is prevalent on screen as always and as usual things all go horribly wrong. I have now ordered the full series box set from Play.com as i enjoyed the films so much.
If you don't mind a few jikes that you could not get away with today you might enjoy this!!! -
Double Helpings? YES PLEASE
Okay these two films are not as good as the series but which comedies ever are they are though fun from first to last a treat to watch
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Classic Comedy
It's not as good as the series, but still very funny.
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Steptoe & son Movie Double
Excellent value for money as you get both the films on 1 disc.
Personally, I'm a big fan of steptoe and son the TV series and the films are pretty good too, but in my opinion they drift from the original rag & bone storylines a bit too much in the movies.
I'm giving it a 4 for value as there's 2 movies here on 1 disc -
EXCELLENT FILMS
BRILLIANT FILMS TRUE ENGLISH CLASSIC
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Steptoe & Son The Films
Not many Television spin offs were as good as the series but these films to me are great, the first film shows the pathetic side of father and son of there relationship and the second shows a more funny side then the other both funny but the first is more down to earth.
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steptoe at their best
a must too see for everyone
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[Highly rated reviewer]
role model
absoulutley bloody brilliant,timeless comedy,.....watching these guys antics,makes me feel less guilty about my lazy ways and my many bad habits,i want to be them when i grow up!!.
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- delapole from Hull
- Posted 13 Aug 2008 09:41
Critics' reviews (2)
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This second movie featuring the nation's favourite junkmen is very much a rags-and-bones affair, with the material stretched to fraying point to justify the running time. Apart from the unnecessary crudeness of its humour, the main problem here is the dilution of the intense, disappointed fondness that made the pair's TV relationship so engaging, in order to squeeze in a handful of sketchily drawn characters whose sole purpose is to lend the action a big-picture feel. Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett spark occasionally, but Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's weak script finally gets the better of them.
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Dim, coarse comedy that long overstays its welcome.
Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop
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Steptoe And Son / Steptoe And Son Ride Again
This double bill features the movie spin-offs from the hugely popular television series revolving around a father and son team in the rag-and-bone trade. In STEPTOE & SON, Albert goes to great lengths to get rid of son Harold's new bride, a stripper called Zita. But when Zita falls pregnant, Harold ...
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