Galton and Simpson

Galton and Simpson
L-R - Alan Simpson, Ray Galton, with the stars of Stiefbeen en zoon, the Netherlands Steptoe and Son, Rien van Nunen and Piet Römer
Years active1948–2017
GenresRadio, television, film
Former membersRay Galton
Alan Simpson

Galton and Simpson were a British comedy scriptwriting duo, who wrote for radio, television and film, consisting of Ray Galton OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) and Alan Simpson OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017). They had an association that lasted 60 years, and are best known for their work with comedian Tony Hancock on radio and television between 1954 and 1961 and their long-running television situation comedy, Steptoe and Son, eight series of which were aired between 1962 and 1974.

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