Galton and Simpson

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Galton and Simpson
L-R - Alan Simpson, Ray Galton, with the stars of Stiefbeen en zoon, the Netherlands Steptoe and Son, Rien van Nunen [nl] and Piet Römer
Years active	1948–2017
Genres	Radio, television, film
Former members	Ray 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 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, they had an association lasting 60 years.^[1]