Review by peterjhale

I have just finished reading Susannah Corbett's biography of her father. I have seen The Curse of Steptoe and this abomination of a production forms the basis of the last chapter. Simply, there was no bad blood between Harry H and Wilf B. Yes, they weren't close, and they did have their minor fallings outs, but there was always an immense respect between the two. I find these BBC revisionist biopics very strange and suspicious - trading on much loved memories, with the view of turning them into cheap sensationalism. All a bit gutter press in my view, though most peoples' responses today will undoubtedly be 'whatever - anything goes'. For anyone wishing to read the truth, I wholeheartedly recommend 'The Front Legs of the Cow' by Susannah Corbett.