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The First Series

This comedy series debuted in 1985 and took the former Till Death Us Do Part characters Alf Garnett, played by Warren Mitchell and Else Garnett (Dandy Nichols) from their Wapping house to a lower class one level apartment in the East End of London. Else is now confined to a wheelchair and Alf grumbles about having to push her around everywhere. The council send a black, gay man named Winston, played by Eamonn Walker, to do housework and help care for Else. Despite Alf's dual-prejudices against Winston, eventually the two became used to one another, and Winston took Alf to watch his beloved West Ham United. Alf nevertheless gave Winston the nickname Marigold. This article is about the year. ... This article is about the BBC TV series. ... Warren Mitchell (born 14 January 1926) is an English actor. ... Dandy Nichols (May 21, 1907 – February 6, 1986) was an actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. ... Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ... Wheelchair seating in a theater. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Eamonn Walker (born June 12th 1962) is a British film, television and theatre actor. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ...

Alf and Else's daughter Rita (played by Una Stubbs) occasionally appeared, and often Alf was seen drinking with his friend Arthur (played by Arthur English) in the local pub. Upstairs lived Fred Johnson (played by Ken Campbell) a man stubborn like Alf but he and Alf rarely got along. When angry he famously bumped his head on the wall. Freds wife (first played by Eileen Kennally from Series 1 to 4 and then from Series 5 to 6 by Tricia Kelly) was an odd-ball woman and suffered from nervousness. Una Stubbs (born 1 May 1937 in Leicester) is an English actress and former dancer. ... Arthur English as his Spiv character Arthur English (May 9, 1919 – April 16, 1995) was an English comedian from the music hall tradition. ... The name Ken Campbell can refer to: The British artist and book maker Ken Campbell The British writer and actor Ken Campbell The US actor Ken Hudson Campbell The Canadian evangelist Ken Campbell An American philosopher[Ken Campbell] This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might...

Series Two-Six

The first series ended on October 13, 1985 and was very popular in the ratings. On Boxing Day a Christmas special was aired with huge success.^{[citation needed]} But just as plans for a second series began tragedy struck. Dandy Nichols died on February 13, 1986. is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ... is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

When Dandy died, the decision was taken to continue the series, as the ratings and audience appreciation had been excellent. An episode was written in which her character died of natural causes. Left alone after all the other mourners have gone home, Alf, the belligerent old curmudgeon who had always treated his wife appallingly, gently touched the handle of her (now empty) wheelchair and sobbed "Silly old moo!".

In Series Two, Carmel McSharry joined the cast playing Alf's new landlady, Mrs. Hollingberry. The two were not friends at first but later became close friends.

After the Third Series Eamonn Walker left the show and Mrs. Hollingberry was forced to look after Alf. Eventually, Alf began courting her and they travelled to the Outback to be married. But Alf got jilted and moved back to London. Eamonn Walker (born June 12th 1962) is a British film, television and theatre actor. ... For other uses, see Outback (disambiguation). ...

In 1992 after two years off the air the sitcom returned for one last season of six episodes in which Alf discovers a ton of banknotes and becomes very rich. During this series Mrs. Johnson ran off with another woman. The last episode aired on April 3, 1992. is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

After the cancellation

The series had 47 episodes and, unlike its predecessor, all the episodes are known to have survived. The show pops up from time to time on satellite and cable stations in the UK. Network DVD has considered releasing the first series to DVD, although it hasn't announced any release date.^{[citation needed]}

Although the final show was originally broadcast on April 3, 1992, Warren Mitchell would continue to perform as Alf Garnett on special sets; this meant on stage in front of a live audience, and similarly to an invited audience consisting largely of celebrities and public figures. In 1997, a number of shows were arranged for ITV (Granada). Mitchell also returned to the studio set to act in a number of mini-shows consisting of one scene per presentation; these would either be in his front room in the company of Mrs. Hollingberry or in the pub with a drinking partner. The material was written by Johnny Speight after the end of In Sickness and in Health and is clear from many of Alf's dialogues, these include a reference to the Labour Party returning to power in 1997 with Tony Blair. Following the death of Speight in 1998, Mitchell announced that he would retire from performing as Alf Garnett.^{[citation needed]} is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Granada (disambiguation). ... Johnny Speight (June 2, 1920 - July 5, 1998), was a TV scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency...

Theme tune

The theme tune to the programme was written and performed by Chas & Dave, although they changed the lyrics when the character of Else died and Alf was left alone. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

International versions

In 1991 a Dutch version of the series, In voor en tegenspoed ("In good times and in bad"), debuted on Dutch TV. According to the end credits only the first 12 episodes were based on Speight's original scripts. Two more series of episodes were written by Paul-Jan Nelissen and Marc Nelissen. The Dutch Alf Garnett is called Fred Schuit (played by Rijk de Gooyer).^[1] He lives in Amsterdam, supports AFC Ajax, drinks jenever for medicinal reasons, and doesn't trust a TV-set unless it's made in Eindhoven. The series was awarded two Awards of the Dutch Academy.^[2] Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX), also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Jenever (also known as genever or jeniever), is the juniper-flavored and strongly alcoholic traditional liquor of the Netherlands and Flanders, from which gin has evolved. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands. ...

DVD Releases

Series 1 was released for the first time ever on June 9th 2008 with all 6 episodes of the classic sitcom.

References

External links

• In Sickness and in Health at the Internet Movie Database
• British Sitcom Guide
• Creator of series, Johnny Speight