Corrected entry: 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.
Steptoe and Son (1962)
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Starring: Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell
Genres: Comedy
Revealing mistake: When Harold and Albert are watching football on TV you only see the TV set from the back. If you look through the air vents you can see straight through it it - obviously a prop with no screen in it.
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Trivia: This show was remade in America as "Sanford and Son".
Question: When exactly was Harold born? Throughout the whole show, both Harold and Albert give conflicting answers about Harold's age. For example, Albert states that Harold was born in 1932, yet in earlier seasons, it's said that Harold fought in World War 2. Could someone please explain?
Chosen answer: There is no definitive answer. In the original run of the series in the early sixties, Harold was given a birth year of 1925, matching that of Harry H Corbett, who played him, making him old enough to have fought in the war. When the show was brought back in the early seventies, his birth year was, for no immediately obvious reason, revised to 1932.
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Correction: My father did both. Why couldn't Harold?