"In Sickness and in Health" (1985) TV series 1985-1992

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

10 February 1988 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Alf and Elsie are getting old, Rita's left home, Elsie's confined to a wheelchair. Alf must now do battle with the Social Security system.

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom

Cast

Warren Mitchell	...	Alf Garnett (47 episodes, 1985-1992)
Arthur English	...	Arthur / ... (22 episodes, 1985-1990)
Carmel McSharry	...	Mrs. Hollingbery / ... (22 episodes, 1985-1992)

Runtime:

30 min (47 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Eamonn Walker was also known as 'Marigold', playing Elsie's camp home help

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Alf Garnett: That's bloody marvellous, innit!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Comedy Connections: Till Death Us Do Part (#6.1)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

In Sickness and in Health

''In Sickness and in Health I said I do''

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

After the failure of 'Till Death..', writer Johnny Speight bravely revived Alf Garnett in 1985 for the BBC, that show was 'In Sickness and in Health', he was older but no wiser, he remained his usual cantankerous self, he now has to take care of his wife Else, who is now in a wheelchair, she gets a home help called Winston, who, wait for it, is black and gay, he is often referred to as 'Marigold' by Alf. In the second series Else sadly dies {Dandy Nichols, who portrayed Else, passed away in real life in 1986} and Alf finds it difficult to adapt to life as a widow.

'In Sickness and in Health' was the funniest out of all three of the Alf Garnett sitcoms, Johnny Speight was brave in continuing the series after the death of Else, however that did'nt stop audiences from loving it. The first series of 'In Sickness and in Health' has been made available on DVD, with hopefully more to come.

Best Episode: Series 1 Episode 6