Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5312 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-29
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

DVD Description
The two Christmas specials - originally broadcast in 1973 and 1974 - of the perennially popular BBC sitcom starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett, set in a rag and bone yard.

In the 1973 special, Harold (Corbett) books a Christmas holiday in Majorca.

Followed by the 1974 edition, which was the last episode ever made of the series, Harold eventually gets away from his father Albert (Brambell) after years of trying.

Synopsis
This collection features both Christmas specials from the hilarious, yet timeless sitcom, .

Customer Reviews

Steptoe And Son The Christmas Specials
It is a disgrace that these episodes have been cut and are incomplete, come on BBC get it right for a change !! Stars given are for the classic comedy not the quality of the DVD.

Do not buy! It has been butchered by the BBC!
A wonderful comedy which has been cruelly edited by the BBC. Please release the uncut versions of the Christmas specials as seen on the VHS releases.

Don't Throw Away Your Old VHS Version!
One of the reasons I never review a DVD before it's release is because you never know what you are going to get. This is certainly true to the final installment in the Steptoe series. In their infinite wisdom, the BBC have decided to edit the shows. The really frustrating part is that they haven't even done a good job of it. I am baffled as to why they have done this, it just doesn't make any sense except to just to annoy the loyal fans and to save some money by producing a single-layer disc instead of a dual-layer. Shame on the BBC for treating classic comedy this way. I only hope the upcoming Dad's Army Christmas specials have not been treated so poorly. The 3 stars awarded is purely for the great shows.