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Steptoe and Son Ride Again is the 1973 sequel to the 1972 film Steptoe and Son. Again the film starred Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett.

Plot

The Steptoes' are in financial trouble. They eventually have to sell all of their possessions to have one final bet on the dog races. When the dog they bet on loses, they just about lose hope when Albert brings up that he had saved £1000 in life insurance. Harold then schemes to get the money from his father. They find an old mannequin among their collection of junk and fit it around Albert's body. They then call in a doctor who fortunately is drunk at the time. He makes the announcement that Albert has died so Harold brings home a coffin that he has been saving for the inevitable day that his father would actually die. The next day some old friends of Albert's come to visit and pay their respects to Albert. They announce that they have arranged a funeral for him and this isn't good news for either of the Steptoes. At one point one of Albert's friends ask if he could look at him one last time. Knowing that the coffin is actually full of scrap metal, Harold makes the excuse that his father's face is all distorted because of a difficult visit to the lavatory which is what caused him to die. Later on, an entire army of mourners comes to the Steptoe household. Along with them, Mr. Russell from the insurance company enters. Harold meets with him only to find out that all of the insurance money is to go to a lover that Albert met during the war. Harold asks why he didn't cancel the insurance plan and Alberts only excuse is "I forgot". Harold then has the idea of bringing Albert back to life. However once inside the coffin, Albert falls into a deep sleep and nothing seems to wake him up. Harold tries to wake him several times during the journey to the cemetery, however on the way he is hit in the head with the back door of a removal truck. They decide to take Harold to the hospital and carry on to the funeral without him. At the hospital Harold runs away and gets a taxi to the cemetery. There, Harold accidentally smashes into a tomb and whilst being buried Albert finally wakes up and frightens everyone away. The vicar runs away and meets Harold looking like he himself is one of the undead. Back home, Albert withdraws the insurance plan and receives £860. They spend it on new equipment for their horse but to Albert's horror, Harold invested the rest of the money on a race horse. He discovers that he is a partner with, who he says is H. M. Queen...

External links

• Steptoe and Son Ride Again at IMDb

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