S5.E2

A Winter's Tale

Name: A Winter's Tale
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1970-03-13
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett

Episode aired Mar 13, 1970
30m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

YOUR RATING

Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett in Steptoe and Son (1962)

Comedy

Harold is planning a skiing holiday in Austria, but Albert objects as per usual.Harold is planning a skiing holiday in Austria, but Albert objects as per usual.Harold is planning a skiing holiday in Austria, but Albert objects as per usual.

Director
- Duncan Wood
Writers
- Ray Galton
- Alan Simpson
Stars
- Wilfrid Brambell
- Harry H. Corbett

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Duncan Wood
Writers
- Ray Galton
- Alan Simpson
Stars
- Wilfrid Brambell
- Harry H. Corbett

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The first fifteen-minute reel of this episode was returned to the BBC on 16mm monochrome film In 2008. This is the only such copy of an originally colour 1970 "Steptoe" to have been unearthed - the others (including the full version of this edition) survive only as sometimes low-quality b&w videotapes. This is notable since the film telerecording displays sharper detail, and has been successfully run through the chromadot recovery process to restore its original full colour to 10'32" of footage.

Goofs
Immediately after Harold says "cryogenics" the mike can be briefly seen dipping into shot.

Connections
Featured in Newsnight: Episode dated 2 November 2016 (2016)

Soundtracks
Mademoiselle from Armentières
(uncredited)
Performed by Wilfrid Brambell

User reviews3

Featured review

7/10

Harold plans to go on the piste, alone.

Harold is planning a skiing holiday in Obergurgl, without his father. Albert is not happy, dismayed by his son's not wanting to visit Bognor with him.

There are some very funny scenes, the best of them being the shower scene, where Harold plays out a Psycho moment. I was in stitches when it was revealed Albert had taken the washing up in with him.

It's Harold who's being mean this time round, and of course gets his just deserts.

Holidays were mentioned in quite a few episodes, and of course beautiful Bognor is often mentioned.

Good fun. 7/10