Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

1966 7 Seasons 49 Episodes ⭐ 7.6 Comedy

This English follows the East End working-class Garnett family, headed by patriarch Alf, a reactionary working-class man who wields racist and anti-Socialist views. His long-suffering wife Else manages to keep things in control... for the most part. Their progressive daughter Rita lives with them, as does her Irish husband Mike, who, with an array of liberal worldviews, often quarrels with his father-in-law. It inspired the American show "All In The Family" and several other international variations on the same theme.

This English follows the East End working-class Garnett family, headed by patriarch Alf, a reactionary working-class man who wields racist and anti-Socialist views. His long-suffering wife Else manages to keep things in control... for the most part. Their progressive daughter Rita lives with them, as does her Irish husband Mike, who, with an array of liberal worldviews, often quarrels with his father-in-law. It inspired the American show "All In The Family" and several other international variations on the same theme.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Arguments, Arguments...

Proud house owner and Tory Alf Garnett is angered by his socialist son-in-law Mike's comments about the family home bein

EP 2

Hair Raising!

Following yet another political spat with Mike and a subsequent nap, Alf heads off to the pub. There, he's unable to und

EP 3

A House with Love in It

It's Alf and Else's 25th wedding anniversary; however, needless to say, Alf has forgotten and it's left to Mike to give

EP 4

Intolerance

Alf reluctantly accompanies Mike to see Liverpool play Borussia Dortmund in the European Champions cup. There, his racis

EP 5

Two Toilets? ... That's Posh!

With no bathroom or inside toilet in his terrace house, Alf resigns himself to washing in the old tin bath in the kitche

EP 6

From Liverpool with Love

Alf is less than pleased when Mike's Irish parentsbcome to stay for the week. However a bizarre alliance forms between A

EP 7

Claustrophobia

The Garnetts visit the West country on holiday. Alf is driving (badly) and, to make matters worse, it turns out that he

EP 1

Peace and Goodwill

As the Garnetts celebrate Christmas, Alf berates Rita and Mike for only giving him 'Whiffs' as opposed to real cigars an

EP 2

Sex Before Marriage

The sexual morals of the youth of the mid-1960s are far from acceptable to pedagogue Alf, and when Rita's virtue is brou

EP 3

I Can Give Up Any Time I Like

Pipe smoker Alf reluctantly accepts a challenge given by Mike to give up smoking. Both Else and Rita are pleased, but wh

EP 4

The Bulldog Breed

In yet another political argument, this time about the war in Vietnam, Alf declares that all protesters are Communists.

EP 5

Caviar on the Dole

When Mike loses his job and has to sign on the dole, Alf is suspicious because he offers to give him more money for the

EP 6

A Woman's Place Is in the Home

Alf comes home late from work and finds his dinner burnt to a crisp in the oven. Else tells him that Mike is at the chip

EP 7

A Wapping Mythology

Alf returns home full of pride, having bought a portrait photograph of the Duke of Windsor—the former King Edward VIII

EP 8

In Sickness and in Health...

Alf is in hospital for a short stay and he is not a model patient. Uncomfortable with a Black nurse, he defies hygiene b

EP 9

State Visit

Learning that the Socialist prime minister he despises, Harold Wilson, is hosting the Russian premier, Alf is appalled,

EP 10

Alf's Dilemma (aka Cleaning Up TV)

Alf has a stomach bug but Else has blocked the toilet with tea leaves so he has to keep going next door. After decrying

EP 1

The Phone

When Mike is unable to get into the phone box to place Alf's bet on a horse which ultimately wins, Alf decides it's time

EP 2

The Blood Donor

Believing that Alf is scared to be a blood donor, Mike bets that even if he did give blood, it would be rejected. Alf is

EP 3

Monopoly

On New Year's Eve, Alf, not wanting to join the others at the party over the road, gets out his old Monopoly set. When e

EP 4

The Funeral

Out of grudging respect for a late female neighbour he despised, Alf orders the telly off for the whole day. Mike inform

EP 5

Football

Despite confiscating the local kids' football, Alf is invited by the vicar to act as youth soccer coach, attracting scor

EP 6

The Puppy

Alf returns from the pub with a mongrel puppy. The family find it adorable but it isn't exactly house-trained. The more

EP 7

Aunt Maud

When Else is laid up with bronchitis, her sister Maud arrives to care for the family. She and Alf hate each other and, a

EP 1

To Garnett a Grandson

Rita gives birth to a son and Alf, eventually – as he would rather be in the pub wetting the baby's head – visits he

EP 2

Pigeon Fancier

Alf has received a tax rebate and is celebrating by blowing it in the pub, where he hears about another regular's racing

EP 3

Holiday in Bournemouth

The Garnetts take a train to Bournemouth, where Alf gets into an argument with an Indian passenger and is aghast to be i

EP 4

Dock Pilfering

Even at the breakfast table, Alf is on his high horse, mouthing off about how the government should put looters and thie

EP 5

Up the Hammers

Alf wants his grandson Michael to play for West Ham, and follow in the footsteps of his beloved Bobby Moore, so he whisk

EP 6

Alf's Broken Leg

Alf is bedridden, having slipped on Else's newly-polished floor and broken his leg. Bored with being stuck inside, he as

EP 1

TV Licence

Alf is determined to respect the two minutes silence 'To honor the dead' on Remembrance Day but will Rita and Mike's dis

EP 2

The Royal Wedding

Princess Anne is set to marry Captain Mark Phillips, so Alf, loyal to the royal family, celebrates by organising a stree

EP 3

Strikes and Blackouts

It's freezing outside, and it's worsened by the miners' strike. A cold and hungry Alf explodes in rage when Else tells h

EP 4

Three Day Week

In line with his Tory leader's declaration, Alf is now working three days but is appalled to find Else is doing the same

EP 5

Gran's Watch

Gran is very ill and Else is very concerned, while Alf is uncaring, they visit the sick old lady. Alf, believing Gran is

EP 6

Party Night

Supreme male chauvinist pig Alf is put to the test when Else and Rita get drunk at the pub. Things get worse when he tan

EP 7

Paki-Paddy

While boozing at the pub, racist Alf makes Gran laugh by ridiculing the Pakistani, 'Paki-Paddy'. But the laughter screec

EP 1

Phone Call to Else

Alf is well and truly missing Else's housework and cooking so he rings her to ask when she will be home but receives no

EP 2

Marital Bliss

Alf finds himself in the middle when neighbour Bert arrives, closely followed by his wife Min after they've had a row ov

EP 3

Wedgie Benn

Alf, the Reeds, and the Rawlins get involved in the undeniable political discourse. Alf regards long term Labour ministe

EP 4

The Wake

Min's mother has died and everybody has returned from the funeral though Min is adamant that her mother will be reincarn

EP 5

Christmas Club Books

Alf has been asked to look after the Christmas club subscriptions at the local pub in Else's absence. However, maths isn

EP 6

The Letter

Else has sent a letter to Min and not to Alf, suggesting that Rita and Mike bring Michael Junior to Australia, as she ha

EP 1

Moving in with Min

With no sign of Else ever returning, Alf decides to put his house on the market, though with Rita and Mike as sitting te

EP 2

Min the Housekeeper

Returning home from work, Alf finds Min with her feet up watching his colour television with no attempt to make him dinn

EP 3

Drunk in Charge of a Bicycle

Min has decided that Bert must lose weight and keep fit by going out jogging. Alf accompanies on a pushbike to make sure

EP 4

The Window

When Mike points out that the windows at the Garnett house have not been washed in years, Alf decides to save money and

EP 5

A Hole in One

Alf and Bert decide to increase their status by joining the local golf club though they're not very good and the regular

EP 6

Unemployment

Alf is not a happy bigot; he's lost his job and returns to an empty and dark house. And all on his birthday too. He fear

Popular Cast

Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
Alf Garnett
Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs
Rita Rawlins (née Garnett)
Anthony Booth
Anthony Booth
Michael 'Mike' Rawlins
Patricia Hayes
Patricia Hayes
Min Reed
Alfie Bass
Alfie Bass
Bert Reed