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Poor Else Ramsey has to put up with her husband Alf's insistence that his 30-year old watch keeps better time than Big Ben. She also has her newly-married daughter Rita and son-in-law Mike to worry about, living in their household as they can't afford the down-payment on a home of their own. However, Mike has come up with a winning plan - to raise the money by taking out a life insurance policy on Alf's life.
Broadcast under the Comedy Playhouse brand on 22nd July 1965, this one-off 25-minute play led to a series commission of 'Till Death Us Do Part.'
In a star-studded Bank Holiday episode, the Garnett clan gather in the pub joined by a bunch of famous faces, but Alf makes sure things are far from peaceful.
The film version of Till Death Do Us Part tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz and into the Swinging Sixties.
A coming together of Johnny Speight's 'Till Death Us Do Part' and 'Curry and Chips' series, broadcast as part of the BBC Election Night 1970 coverage.
It's voting day for the General Election. After casting his vote staunch conservative Alf visits his local pub and launches out on a drunken tirade about Harold Wilson and the evils of a Labour government.
Only a shortened 28 minute low quality black and white copy remains of this episode.
A short sketch broadcast as part of BBC1's Christmas Night With The Stars.
Alf and Else await news of the birth of their first grandchild, with Alf anxious for it to be born on Christmas Day so that he can receive a telegram from the Queen.
'They ration me to 25 bloodies a script but I did a deal...
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A film portrait of the creator of Alf Garnett.
Alf and the family tune into the Royal Variety Performance broadcast on the TV.
Performed live on stage at the Royal Variety Performance on 30th October 1972.
1972 Christmas Special. It's Christmas Eve and Alf still has no present for Else. The black man selling cheap British watches looks like being a life saver but maybe Alf should have held back on the racist insults before buying.
Writer and comedian Arthur Smith presents a documentary exploring the character of Alf Garnett, who first appeared on British television screens in 1966 in Till Death Us Do Part and has been causing controversy ever since.
In Alf Garnett, writer Johnny Speight created a character who was both loved and loathed. As he pointed out generational conflict and political and racial tensions, some accused the show of blasphemy and incitement to racial hatred. Others praised it for satirising prejudice, while still others loved the character for his views.
This programme features news and entertainment footage from the sixties, classic clips from Till Death Us Do Part, and interviews with cast members Warren Mitchell, Una Stubbs and Tony Booth, writer Johnny Speight and committed opponent of the show Mary Whitehouse.
Mapping the stories behind some of comedy's most enduring shows, beginning with Till Death Us Do Part. Bursting onto screens on 6 June 1966, it became one of the most controversial sitcoms of all time. At the heart of the show was writer Johnny Speight 's masterpiece - the foul-mouthed bigot Alf Garnett. marvellously portrayed by Warren Mitchell. The actor talks about the show here, along with Antony Booth and Una Stubbs.
In this episode of Till Death Us Do Part originally broadcast in 1967, Alf arrives home to find that a burnt supper is the least of his worries.
A look at the impact of Alf Garnett, with contributions from Graham Linehan, Lee Mack and Simon Day.
With the Garnetts' Wapping home demolished, Alf and his family are installed in a high-rise council flat. Alf struggles with "living in the sky", using lifts (which frequently break down due to power cuts "caused by the striking miners") and walking long distances to the local pub. Alf also swallows LSD thinking it's a sugar cube and walks across his neighbours balcony handrail.
The film was the second spin-off from the BBC TV series Till Death Us Do Part. It starts where the first film finished, but with Paul Angelis and Adrienne Posta now playing Mike and Rita, the roles previously played by Antony Booth and Una Stubbs.
