Father and son run together "rag and bone" business (buying and selling old junk) and they don’t really get along - father is grumpy and doesn’t want to change anything, while his son wants something better from life.
1 | And Afterwards at... |
| Harold was about to get married, but his bride gets cold feet, much to the joy of Albert. |
2 | Crossed Swords |
| Harold picks up a porcelain figurine, which an antique dealer authenticates as being genuine Meissen and offers £250 for it. Harold decides he would get a better price at an auction, but again Albert gets in the way. |
3 | Those Magnificent Men and Their Heating Machines |
| Harold decides that the house needs a central heating system and to cut down the costs he is about to install everything himself. |
4 | The Seige of Steptoe Street |
| Due to numerous bills the Steptoes haven’t payed, they find themselves besieged by all the people to whom they owe money. |
5 | A Box in Town |
| Since once again Albert got in a way of Harold’s date he gets a bachelor pad in town to get away from the father once a while. |
6 | My Old Man’s a Tory |
| Harold hopes to be chosen as the new Labour candidate in local elections, but once again his father’s Tory political views got in the way. |
7 | Pilgrim’s Progress |
| Albert, wearing his medals from World War One and accompanied by Harold, is on a plane going to re-visit his former battle-fields. But onboard he gets into agrument with American and French passengers. |