Steptoe & Son – Simon Dunn

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Albert And Herbert

The more well-known overseas remake of Steptoe And Son is Sanford And Son, but there was another, this time made for Swedish television, called Albert And Herbert. Here’s the original, for comparison.

February 10, 2022
Kenco And Son

A couple of adverts with Steptoe and Son. First, one for Kenco coffee. And then this one, for Ajax.

August 22, 2021
I Think Special Patrol Group Is A Stupid Name For A Hamster

When I watch old/classic comedy, I like it when arcane things crop up, and I learn something about the past I never knew. For example, thanks to Steptoe & Son, I finally learned that ‘brassic’ is rhyming slang (Brassic Lint – Skint), and thanks to Hi-De-Hi, I learned that you used to be able to…

November 28, 2017

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Proctology: A Bottom Examination

For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…

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Re-Casting Keanu

Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…