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Watch an interview with David Walliams

The Curse
of Steptoe

The complex relationship between Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell

The Curse of Steptoe: Phil Davis as Wilfrid Brambell and Jason Isaacs as Harry Corbett

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    • Hancock and
    Joan

    The troubled comedian's alcoholism and affair with his best friend's wife

    Ken Stott as Tony Hancock

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    • Hughie Green,
    Most Sincerely

    Womanising and arch rivalry behind the amiable presenter's exterior

    Trevor Eve as Hughie Green

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    • Frankie Howerd:
    Rather You Than Me

    Ambivalence about his sexuality and an ongoing battle with depression

    David Walliams as Frankie Howerd

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    • The Curse of Comedy season

    Other programmes in the Curse of Comedy season included interviews with Galton and Simpson, plus a repeat of Fantabulosa!

    Michael Sheen as Kenneth Wiliams

    Fantabulosa!

    Starring Michael Sheen

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