Bob W wrote: > back in the good old days Steptoe & Son would do the rounds > every week and take the stuff away for recycling. I can still > remember rag & bone men in Leeds and Bradford from the 60s and 70s.
I can remember a few in the early 70s, but the horse had been replaced by a flat bed mark 1 Ford Transit. > It's interesting to see the opening sequence of old Steptoe > shows. It was based in Hammersmith and filmed round there. > When I see the state of the streets and property there in the > 60s I'm amazed at their decrepitude. These are places that > are worth millions now. Back then they were poor, working > class tenements. Steptoe & Son had a run of 12 years from 1962 to cancellation in 1974. I can just remember being allowed to stay up late to see the last series. Heck, that's made me feel old, that's 30 years ago! > (For the benefit of our US readers, Steptoe & Son is the > original of Sanford & Son). Was that somewhat later or 70s as well? Malcolm
