Sketch Appearences
- In 1962 Wilfrid and Harry appeared as Steptoe and Son in a short sketch written by Galton and Simpson on the BBC's annual 'Christmas Night with the Stars' programme, broadcast 25 December 1962, there are no known copies.
- In 1963 they appearead on The ITV Royal Variety Performance in a sketch written by Galton and Simpson featuring Steptoe and Son totting outside Buckingham Palace, the telerecording of the live show broadcast 10 November 1963 still exists, the audio of the sketch was also released on a 7 inch single.
- In 1966 they appeared on the BBC series The Ken Dodd show in another live on stage sketch written by Galton and Simpson featuring Steptoe and Son on Blackpool beach, with Ken Dodd in the last two minutes as a strange golf professional, a telerecording of the show broadcast 24 July 1966 still exists.
- In 1967 they once again appeared in character in a short filmed sequence for the BBC's annual 'Christmas Night with the Stars' programme, the black and white film sequence featuring Steptoe and Son broadcast on 25 December 1967 still exists.
- In 1978 they recorded a Radio 2 sketch, referred to by fans as, Scotch on the Rocks, produced especially for a show titled Good Luck Scotland, this was again written by Galton and Simpson and had a basic premise of Albert wishing to go to Argentina to watch the Scottish football team play in the 1978 World Cup as the "Good Luck Scotland" title of the programme referred to Scotland's chances of winning the World Cup that year.
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