As they tidy up several items resurface that have not been seen for many years, including Albert’s best false teeth. The action that follows has the audience howling with laughter as Harold attempts to keep down his breakfast. This leads Harold to come to the inevitable conclusion that the only forward is “Apartheid, separate development”, and so the reconstruction of the house begins.

The result is that Albert is still living in exactly the same conditions, while Harold’s half of the house attempts to give an upmarket appearance, but he is forced to a number of compromises. The table and television need to be shared and so the partition runs right down the middle of the two.

This was the first "Steptoe and Son" episode that I ever saw and it makes me howl with laughter as much now as it did then.

The plot concerning the splitting up of the house was an inspired idea by Galton and Simpson. The scene that remains in my memory, is when Harold and Albert argue over the T.V. A classic moment.

Also included, are some of the programme's funniest lines. to give a typical example: "you smell worse than a pair of zookeeper's boots."

Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell display with incredible ease how and why they were impeccably well cast as the two leading characters; they were fortunate enough to have a full range of mannerisms, facial expressions plus other remarkable qualities to bring this script and every other one to life.