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Harry H. Corbett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_H._Corbett) was supposed to be the next Marlon Brando. A titan of the London stage, he was a Method actor who brought "the truth" to every role. But in 1962, he took a "one-off" role as a rag-and-bone man named Harold Steptoe, and he accidentally built his own prison.

In this episode of Weird Showbiz History, we dig through the scrap metal of a career defined by brilliance and bitterness. From his tumultuous relationship with co-star Wilfrid Brambell and their disastrous, drunken Australian tour, to the eerie metaphor of his final performance in Tales of the Unexpected, we ask the ultimate question:

Was Harry H. Corbett the victim of the most successful typecasting in history?


00:00 - 01:01 INTRO
01:01 - 05:03 RISE OF BRITAINS BRANDO
05:03 - 07:30 CO-STARS ARREST
07:30 - 09:32 TOO MUCH TOO SOON
09:32 - 11:38 PIGEONHOLED
11:38 - 13:15 TENSIONS INCREASE
13:15 - 16:18 AUSTRALIA TOUR CATASTROPHE
16:18 - 17:58 HEALTH COLLAPSE
17:58 - 20:00 THE SUDDEN END
20:00 - 22:16 THE LAST APPEARANCE
22:16 - 23:23 CONCLUSION