Harold's military service changed as the series went on. In the early black and white series, he fought in World War II, and in the later colour series, he did national service in the 1950s. [My father did both. Why couldn't Harold?]
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Series 7 episode 48, "Divided We Stand," when Harold and Albert are watching football on TV if you look through the vents in the back of the TV set you can see straight through it. It has no screen. See more...
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In "Carry On Screaming", Harry H. Corbett is seen in his role as Inspector Bung driving a horse and cart to the tv theme of "Steptoe". A nice touch. Wilfred Brambell also had a small role in another "Carry On",where he couldn't keep his hands off a pretty young nurse. See more...
Steptoe and Son (1962) - 2 corrections
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Harold's military service changed as the series went on. In the early black and white series, he fought in World War II, and in the later colour series, he did national service in the 1950s. [My father did both. Why couldn't Harold?]
Christmas Special 1974 (a.k.a. A Perfect Christmas) (series 8)
In this episode it is revealed that Albert never knew who his father was, as it reads "unknown" for father's name on his birth certificate. But in previous episodes such as "A Winter's Tale", Albert mentions he has a sister in Stoke-on-Trent, and in "Oh What a Beautiful Mourning", Albert came from a family of 14 children. [None of that means that he has to know who his father is. If his mother was promiscuous, it's entirely plausible that he could live with her and his siblings but not know the identity of his father.]
Corrected by Tailkinker
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