Dr. Popplewell — Steptoe & Son Ride Again Character Profile

About Dr. Popplewell

Medical professional who treats the Steptoes or their associates during health-related episodes.

Dr. Popplewell — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Medical diagnosis, Treatment, Professional consultation

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 4/10

Character Facts

Played by

Milo O'Shea

Appears in

Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Dr. Popplewell — Professional Manipulator — Harold Steptoe (Harry H. Corbett)

  Harold manipulates Dr. Popplewell's drunken and myopic condition to validate the fake death certificate.

• Dr. Popplewell — Professional Medical Examiner — Albert Steptoe (Wilfrid Brambell)

  Dr. Popplewell serves as the unwitting medical authority who legally confirms Albert's fabricated death.

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