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{{Short description|Thames TV comedy and music show 1978–1981}} {{Infobox television

{{Infobox television | writer = Ronnie Taylor (1977–80)<br />[[Vince Powell]] (1981)

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{{Infobox television ...in South Africa as ''Snetherswaite and Son''. Two film adaptations of the series were released in cinemas, ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]'' (1

{{Infobox television a [[BBC television]] [[British sitcom|sitcom]] shown on [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 1 January 1980 t

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