Father of a TV series (7)

I believe the answer is:

steptoe

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'father of a tv series' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for steptoe that I've seen before include "TV rag-and-bone man" , "TV rag and bone man" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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