Never Talk to Strangers
Basil has moved to London for work and meets a young lady in his boarding house. With the help of a misdialled telephone number they get to know each other.
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The 2012 biography of Harry H. Corbett, "The Front Legs of the Cow", suggests that Corbett was picked to star in this episode by the writers "due to either his talent or their guilt".
Written by Harry's daughter Susannah, the biography quoted Alan Simpson on the subject: "I did feel very sorry for Harry [...] because although in a sense we had made him a national and then an international star - or at the very least an internationally recognisable face and character - we did also kind of ruin his career. Even today, people forget what a brilliant, brilliant actor he was. Even watching Steptoe they tend not to notice how brilliant he is. To far too many he's just a silly comedy voice, a character actor. But at least we managed to give him some good light entertainment work."
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Basil has moved to London for work and meets a young lady in his boarding house. With the help of a misdialled telephone number they get to know each other.