I've read some naff biogs but this one is a complete load of arse!
Wilfrid Brambell played Albert Steptoe in the BBC sit com. It was very funny. This book, called 'You dirty old man!' tells you very little about one of its stars! Here's what I put on Goodreads:
The author states that Wilfrid Brambell was a very private person and he was difficult to discover much about....This book certainly lives up to that!
I finished it not knowing much more about him than when I started. The author has got in touch with other celebs who worked with him and even those who didn't know him get quoted! Ian Ogilvy a case in point. His quote in the book states he didn't work with Brambell as they filmed on different days and he'd never met him! Really! What was the point of the quote?Final chapters cover programmes made long after his death about the duo in Steptoe & Son. It tells you nothing about Wilfrid Brambell only some speculation about him. Ends on a very sour note as two people claim he abused them whilst in Jersey. Nothing substantive so why add it? 2 stars is generous.
