# The Curse of Steptoe (2008)

English · Released 2008-03-18

The Curse of Steptoe is a 2008 English film. Jason Isaacs appears in it.

Cast: Jason Isaacs as Harry H Corbett

## Storyline
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where homosexuality is still illegal.

## Common questions

### When was The Curse of Steptoe released?
The Curse of Steptoe was released on 18 March 2008.

### Who stars in The Curse of Steptoe?
Jason Isaacs star in The Curse of Steptoe.

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