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This is an episode list of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. All episodes were originally shown on what is now known as BBC One, although the station was simply called BBC Television until April 1964 when BBC2 began broadcasting (between the third and fourth series). Dates shown are the original broadcast dates. Series 1–4 were produced in black and white, and series 5–8 in colour. However, the series 5 episodes, and all but two of series 6, only survive in black and white.

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  • This is an episode list of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. All episodes were originally shown on what is now known as BBC One, although the station was simply called BBC Television until April 1964 when BBC2 began broadcasting (between the third and fourth series). Dates shown are the original broadcast dates. Series 1–4 were produced in black and white, and series 5–8 in colour. However, the series 5 episodes, and all but two of series 6, only survive in black and white. (en)
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  • After a game of Scrabble in which Albert uses several swear words, he and Harold argue over who will write an article for the church's centenary edition of the parish magazine, in front of the vicar . (en)
  • Harold installs central heating in the house, but Albert's views of his bad workmanship turn out to be right as he pulls the house down. (en)
  • Harold plans to go on a sailing trip around the world, and bung Albert in an old peoples home. Note: The 15th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Home Sweet Home for the Aged". (en)
  • Harold buys a snooker table, but after paternal resistance encounters a more fundamental obstacle. (en)
  • Albert decides to have a bath while Harold's latest companion is due to come round for pre-bingo cocktails. Features Yootha Joyce. (en)
  • For the first time ever, Harold plans to go on holiday abroad by himself instead of going to Bognor Regis with his dad. Albert fakes a heart attack to stop him from going, and the doctor advises Harold to take him to Bognor. (en)
  • After Harold and Albert argue over the decorations, Harold builds a partition through the house to separate himself from Albert, but they continue to argue even through a wall, then a fire puts Harold and Albert in hospital. Premise first discussed in episode 16, "Steptoe à la Cart". (en)
  • Albert's 65th birthday comes as a joke to Harold, who pretends to forget in order to wind him up. Featuring Frank Thornton. Note: The 2nd of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Happy Birthday, Pop". (en)
  • The business is doing badly and the Steptoes are having to break into their savings to keep their heads above water, and then a dealer in lead comes round and sells them tons of lead at a cheap price, they then find out the lead was stolen when the police visit the yard. Featuring Leonard Rossiter. Note: The 4th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Copper Caper" (en)
  • Harold meets a French girl, and falls for her When she meets Albert they talk about her family history and it becomes apparent that Albert may have dated her grandmother while on leave during the first war with all its ramifications. Featuring Frank Thornton. (en)
  • Albert wants a colour television set... Note: The 11th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "TV or Not TV". (en)
  • Harold and Albert find out that they don't actually own their house. They have to borrow £750 to buy the property. They hatch a scheme to schmooze the local bank manager for the loan. (en)
  • Albert and Harold once again clash over the destination for their annual holiday. First reel of a b/w telerecording recovered in 2008. A colour version has been at least partially made, although a full recovery remains unreleased. (en)
  • Albert gets stuck in a painful yoga position, while Harold reveals a new commode he has just picked up for a bargain price. Notes: The last of the 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Pot Luck". Also the last episode originally made in colour to currently only exist as a monochrome telerecording or video copy. (en)
  • Harold has picked up some old gramophone records, which he's keen to add to his classical music collection. (en)
  • After accidentally knocking over Harold's porcelain collection, Albert pretends they have been robbed to cover it up. Note: The 6th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "We Were Robbed". (en)
  • Harold discovers Albert's "dirty" past. (en)
  • Hercules, the Steptoes's horse, is sick so the local rag and bone men pitch in to help. (en)
  • Hercules the Horse succumbs to a heart attack at the grand old age of 39. (en)
  • Albert and Harold are getting ready for an evening at the pictures. (en)
  • Harold is believed to be the father of an illegitimate son. (en)
  • Harold and Albert struggle to keep warm in the freezing house, then they receive an unexpected visit from two prisoners who recently escaped from Wormwood Scrubs. Guest starring J. G. Devlin and Leonard Rossiter. (en)
  • Albert's eldest brother, George, has died, and the thought of another Steptoe funeral depresses Harold, but by the end of all the aggro, Harold and Albert agree that the funeral was worth going to. (en)
  • Harold plans an evening of cards with a group of friends. Note: The 13th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Card Sharps". (en)
  • Albert asks Harold for him to take him back to the Great War battlefield to think of the memories of the war, but whilst on the plane, he upsets and insults the fighting legion of the French and the American, then gets into a fight with them. Featuring Frank Thornton. (en)
  • Harold makes a new friend out of sophisticated antique dealer Timothy Stanhope . However, Albert suspects that Timothy's interest in Harold is something other than friendship. (en)
  • The Steptoes take a porcelain vase to a West End antiques expert's shop. Featuring Derek Nimmo. Note: The first of 16 stories adapted into the pilot episode of Sanford and Son with the same title. (en)
  • Harold decides to get out of the rag and bone trade, and get a diploma in TV repair, only for Albert to prove that he knows more about it than Harold does. (en)
  • Harold's getting married, but what will the bride say? Note: The 3rd of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride". (en)
  • Harold comes home with a cartful of coffins, much to Albert's horror. Exists as a Shibaden VT recording. Note: The 9th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "Coffins for Sale". (en)
  • Albert plans to re-marry, but Harold will do everything in his power to prevent it. Exists as a Shibaden VT recording. Note: The 10th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Barracuda". (en)
  • Albert has a windfall on the Premium Bonds. Featuring June Whitfield. (en)
  • Albert's long lost Australian son turns up from out of the blue and causes Harold to be very jealous. Survives in colour. (en)
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