Great review.
I have to admit that I was a bit on the fence about
Murder at Oil Drum Lane as a whole but the more I have looked into it (yes, I sneaked on Wikipedia for the ending) the more gutted I am to have missed it. It is an added kick up the flanks that it was playing at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, between the 18th and 23rd of September 2006. That venue is literally a stone's throw from where I sit now.
While it is the end of the story, I hope it is not the last time we are presented with new Steptoe material, and I hope that one day the show can tour again or a DVD or TV version can be made.
Quite agree, I would definitely catch this if it came around again. A DVD would be nice too and, of course, an entirely new play would be equally as welcome. I can also see it as an animation maybe, using Harry and Wilf's likenesses but with the current two chaps' voice acting.
But yeah, thanks for the read. Sounds like it was a good night out.