Steptoe and Son in Murder at Oil Drum Lane

The title of this play was inspired by the Swedish 1982 play Albert & Herbert: Mordet på Skolgatan 15 (meaning Albert & Herbert: The Murder at Skolgatan 15) by Sten-Åke Cederhök, in which the title refers to their home in Haga, Gothenburg and their names as in the Swedish spin-off television series.

It provides an alternative ending to the original series, explaining the two protagonists' lives together and their deaths.

In an attempt to be rid of Albert forever, Harold plans to emigrate to New Zealand with his fiancée, Joyce.

Harold continues to be mad at Albert until he discovers that in all the junk, he has a copy of the Gutenberg Bible, worth £3 million.

Harold returns home to find the Bible missing, and, presuming his father has destroyed it, he throws a spear at the toilet door in a fit of rage.

Then he has a fatal heart attack, after finding out that the Bible was hidden for safe measure, not destroyed, although over time it had been chewed and ripped.

The next morning, his body is discovered, and Joyce, who has become a nun, asks for him to be buried next to his father, much to Harold's annoyance.