Harold Steptoe
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Harold Steptoe is the ambitious yet perpetually frustrated son in the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son," known for his constant clashes with his stubborn, manipulative father.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Steptoe canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7659514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Steptoe Context triple: [Steptoe and Son, mainCharacter, Harold Steptoe]
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A.
Patrick Steptoe
Patrick Steptoe was a British obstetrician and gynecologist who pioneered in vitro fertilization techniques, leading to the birth of the world’s first “test-tube baby.”
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B.
Theodore Naidish
Theodore Naidish was the first husband of Broadway star Carol Channing, to whom she was married early in her career.
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C.
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards is a British physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate best known for pioneering in vitro fertilization (IVF), which led to the birth of the first “test-tube baby.”
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D.
Arthur Geoffrey Walker
Arthur Geoffrey Walker was a British mathematician and physicist best known for his foundational contributions to relativistic cosmology, particularly the development of the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) metric.
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E.
Dr. Walter Curnow
Dr. Walter Curnow is a fictional engineer and spacecraft designer who plays a central role in the science fiction film "2010: The Year We Make Contact," the sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harold Steptoe Target entity description: Harold Steptoe is the ambitious yet perpetually frustrated son in the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son," known for his constant clashes with his stubborn, manipulative father.
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A.
Patrick Steptoe
Patrick Steptoe was a British obstetrician and gynecologist who pioneered in vitro fertilization techniques, leading to the birth of the world’s first “test-tube baby.”
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B.
Theodore Naidish
Theodore Naidish was the first husband of Broadway star Carol Channing, to whom she was married early in her career.
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C.
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards is a British physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate best known for pioneering in vitro fertilization (IVF), which led to the birth of the first “test-tube baby.”
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D.
Arthur Geoffrey Walker
Arthur Geoffrey Walker was a British mathematician and physicist best known for his foundational contributions to relativistic cosmology, particularly the development of the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) metric.
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E.
Dr. Walter Curnow
Dr. Walter Curnow is a fictional engineer and spacecraft designer who plays a central role in the science fiction film "2010: The Year We Make Contact," the sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Harold, character from the radio series "The Offer" (Comedy Playhouse) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Steptoe and Son ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
Steptoe and Son (1972 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Steptoe and Son
|
| basedInPartOn | working-class London rag-and-bone men ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
aspirational ⓘ frustrated ⓘ resentful of his circumstances ⓘ romantic but unlucky in love ⓘ socially aspirational ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Alan Simpson
ⓘ
Ray Galton ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic British sitcom character of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| employer |
Steptoe and Son rag-and-bone business
ⓘ
linked to:
Steptoe and Son
|
| familyName | Steptoe ⓘ |
| father | Albert Steptoe ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | English ⓘ |
| fictionalSocialClass | working class ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | single ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Steptoe and Son (1962 television series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Steptoe and Son
|
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
BBC television series "Steptoe and Son"
ⓘ
linked to:
Steptoe and Son
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | BBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchphrase "You dirty old man"
ⓘ
constant clashes with his father Albert Steptoe ⓘ desire to escape working-class life ⓘ |
| occupation | rag-and-bone man ⓘ |
| originalBroadcaster | BBC One ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Harry H. Corbett ⓘ |
| relationshipWithAlbertSteptoe |
conflict-ridden
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emotionally dependent ⓘ |
| residence | Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London ⓘ |
| setIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| settingPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| theme |
class aspiration
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family entrapment ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Steptoe Description of subject: Harold Steptoe is the ambitious yet perpetually frustrated son in the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son," known for his constant clashes with his stubborn, manipulative father.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lamont Sanford – Demond Wilson
subject linked to:
Galton and Simpson Comedy Playhouse episode "The Offer"
subject linked to:
"Old Ned"