Johnny Speight
Director
Till Death Us Do Part (1966)
Series 5
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.
Released June 6, 1966
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S5E1 - TV Licence
Alf is determined to respect the two minutes silence 'To honor the dead' on Remembrance Day but will Rita and Mike's disrespect and wife Else's loyalty to the BBC ruin it for him?
Jan. 2, 1974, midnight
S5E2 - The Royal Wedding
Princess Anne is set to marry Captain Mark Phillips, so Alf, loyal to the royal family, celebrates by organising a street party, complete with piano — but will anyone turn up?
Jan. 9, 1974, midnight
S5E3 - 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 him she has no food in the larder. Else, the miners, Harold Wilson, and Mike feel his wrath.
Jan. 23, 1974, midnight
S5E4 - 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 and she hasn't cooked dinner. This leads to her commenting on his selfishness over their years of marriage and tricking him into buying her a new coat.
Jan. 30, 1974, midnight
S5E5 - 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 not long for this world, pilfers her late husband's pocket-watch, but he is in for a shock.
Feb. 5, 1974, midnight
S5E6 - 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 tangles with a blonde call girl.
Feb. 12, 1974, midnight
S5E7 - Paki-Paddy
While boozing at the pub, racist Alf makes Gran laugh by ridiculing the Pakistani, 'Paki-Paddy'. But the laughter screeches to a halt when Gran informs him the strangely half-Irish, half-Pakistani gentleman will be his new neighbour!
Feb. 28, 1974, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1470 min.
Released: June 6, 1966
Last Air Date: Dec. 17, 1975, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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