Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975)

A working-class Cockney bigot with a biased and expirienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and almost carelessly.

Creator:

Johnny Speight

Stars:

Warren Mitchell, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Warren Mitchell	...	Alf Garnett (53 episodes, 1966-1975)
Anthony Booth	...	Mike Rawlins (52 episodes, 1966-1975)
Una Stubbs	...	Rita Rawlins (52 episodes, 1966-1975)
Dandy Nichols	...	Else Garnett (41 episodes, 1966-1975)

Storyline

Alf Garnet is the original of the American TV character Archie Bunker of '"All in the Family" (1971)' . He is a profane, bigoted cockney constantly fighting against the system, his family and the younger generation.

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Plot Keywords:

five word title | partially lost tv series

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 1965 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min 20 min (1 episode) 25 min (1 episode) 30 min (50 episodes) 40 min (2 episodes)

Color:

Black and White (26 episodes plus 1 short special) Color (28 episodes plus 1 short special)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The BBC attempted to ration the swear words to six "bloody"s per show. The attempt failed.

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Connections

Referenced in Comedy Connections: Till Death Us Do Part (2008)

User Reviews

Original and realistic

This show was great to love and hate at the same time. Alf Garnett was the secret bigot in all of us. It spawned the American version "All in the family" with Alf Garnett becoming Archie Bunker.