This English counterpart to 'All in the Family' 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.
Till Death Us Do Part (Season 5)
TV Licence (Episode 1)
Air date: 1974-01-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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?
The Royal Wedding (Episode 2)
Air date: 1974-01-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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?
Strikes and Blackouts (Episode 3)
Air date: 1974-01-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Three Day Week (Episode 4)
Air date: 1974-01-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Gran's Watch (Episode 5)
Air date: 1974-02-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Party Night (Episode 6)
Air date: 1974-02-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Paki-Paddy (Episode 7)
Air date: 1974-02-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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!
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