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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
when i watched the sooty show, it was Harry H rather than mathew that was the narrator
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It wasn't Harry H. It would have been just Harry Corbett.
Harry H Corbett was the guy who played Harold Steptoe in Steptoe and Son.
He added the H to his name because when he became an actor there was already a Harry Corbett (Matthew's dad) who was the Sooty puppeteer, so he added the H to not get mixed up. And here you are mixing them up. He really added the H because back then you wasn't allowed to use the same name as someone else in showbiz.
When Harry H Corbett was asked what the H stood for he always said "Hanything"
Steptoe and Son would be my specialised subject if I ever went on Mastermind, and that's why I know this.