Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. Always on the lookout for ways to improve his lot, Harold invests his father's life savings in a greyhound who is almost blind and can't see the hare. When the dog loses a race and Harold has to pay off the debt, he comes up with another bright idea. Collect his father's life insurance. To do this his father must pretend to be dead.
as Steptoe / Albert
as Son / Harold
as Woman in Flat
as George
as Doctor Popplewell
as Lennie
as Percy
as Claude
as Freda
as Percy's Wife
as Claude's Wife
as Frankie Barrow
as Vicar
as Mr. Russell
as Barrow's Crony
as Woman with Carrot
as Lady in Butcher's Shop
as Doctor
as Nurse
as Vet
as Dolly Bird
as Boy
as Butcher
as Undertaker (uncredited)