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Harold realises he was not the father of the first baby. Zita and her storyline is not referenced in the television series or the sequel. Emily or Gladys Mary Steptoe (née Bonclark) is the mother of Harold and the late wife of Albert. She was born in 1901, married Albert just after the war and died on 23 December 1936, when Harold was only young.
The two main characters in the show are Albert Steptoe (Wilfrid Brambell) and Harold Steptoe (Harry H. Corbett). They have a large extended family who appear occasionally including many of Albert's brothers and sisters, among them Auntie May ( Rose Hill ), Uncle Arthur ( George A. Cooper ) and Auntie Minnie ( Mollie Sugden ).
Harry H. Corbett (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) [1] was an English actor and comedian, best remembered for playing rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe alongside Wilfrid Brambell in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965, 1970–1974).
Harold discovers that Albert has "forgotten" to inform the tax department that his wife has died and has been cashing her pension. They need to get their story straight before the taxman visits. Albert poses as his long-dead wife by dressing in drag. Guest stars Colin Gordon, Edwin Apps, Peter Madden.
Brambell was born on 22 March 1912 in Dublin, the youngest of three sons born to Henry Lytton Brambell (1870–1937), a cashier at the Guinness Brewery, and his wife, Edith Marks (1879–1965), a former opera singer. His two older brothers were Frederick Edward Brambell (1905–1980) and James Christopher Marks "Jim" Brambell (1907–1992).
Steptoe and Son (also known as Steptoe & Son) is a 1972 British comedy drama film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett. [5] It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film centres on a flashback to about four years earlier detailing Harold's short-lived marriage to Zita, a stripper.
Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images. According to IMDB, Harold tied the knot with Brittany on August 27, 2002.At the time, he was 39 and his wife was 26. Neither have opened up ...
The episode Pilgrim's Progress sees Albert and Harold attempt to fly to France to visit Albert's old battlegrounds. Shortly after the war, he married his wife Gladys Mary Bonclark (referred to as Emily in Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard) and they had a son, Harold. His wife died on 23 December 1936 and Albert brought up Harold by himself.