Johnny Speight
Director
In Sickness and in Health (1985)
Specials
This final follow-up to 'Till Death Us Do Part' follows an aged Alf Garnett, now dealing with his wife Else's declining health and mobility, as well as the challenges of navigating the social security system and other everyday situations.
Released Sept. 1, 1985
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Christmas Special 1985
Rita visits but intends to return home on Christmas Eve. In order to persuade her to stay and help him look after Else, Alf falls off a ladder and claims to have injured his leg. However, whilst Rita does stay, the knees up at the Christmas Day party goes so well that Alf's enthusiastic participation soon exposes his supposedly bad leg.
Dec. 26, 1985, midnight
S0E2 - Christmas Special 1986
When Rita wins a winter sun holiday abroad, Alf complains about having to spend Christmas alone.
Dec. 23, 1986, midnight
S0E3 - Christmas Special 1987
Alf is spending Christmas in hospital for a hip replacement but his visitors' scare stories of what could go wrong propel him into fleeing from the ward dressed as a woman - which incurs a drunk's unwanted attention. Back at the house he is outraged when Mrs Hollingbery's sister turns up after his room,being told that he is not expected to live but all is forgiven when Mrs Hollingbery invites everybody upstairs for a Christmas party. Unfortunately he has forgotten the loose stair rod and ends up back in the hospital.
Dec. 25, 1987, midnight
S0E4 - Christmas Special 1989
Facing another Christmas with a frugal dinner Alf cons the vicar into giving him a Christmas hamper but Mrs Hollingbery refuses to accept it because it has been dishonestly obtained. So Alf takes it to the pub to raffle,making sure that most of the slips of paper with the winning name on bear his. However he is outwitted at the last minute by the equally devious Bert Luscombe.
Dec. 25, 1989, midnight
S0E5 - Christmas Special 1990
Following the non-wedding, the happy couple hold separate receptions with their same sex friends. Just before Christmas, Camille attends confession, where the priest informs her that she has wronged Alf and should do penance. To Alf, this means cooking and cleaning for him and, to maximise guilt, pretends he'd booked a luxury honeymoon. Camille, however, rebels and, when the priest visits to ensure further penance, ensures her money's worth.
Dec. 30, 1990, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1260 min.
Released: Sept. 1, 1985
Last Air Date: April 3, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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