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"Till Death Us Do Part": Dock Pilfering (1972)
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Before Archie Bunker, there was Alf Garnett: narrow-minded, profane and unafraid to let everyone know exactly what he thinks and loudly. This groundbreaking TV sitcom from the BBC was the model for the classic American show, All In The Family.
Alf is always at war with someone or something. His barbs are aimed at royalty, religion, race, politics and frequently, his own family. During its ten year run, the biting humor of "Till Death Us Do Part" often kicked up a dust storm of controversy. The Garnetts were an unlovable clan and everyone from religious leaders to politicians and media critics regularly knocked the show. However, the public loved Alf in all his red-faced, bombastic glory. To them, "Till Death Us Do Part" was a bracing dose of "real life" vinegar in a sea of sweetly bland TV programming. Entertainment would never be the same!
Dock Pilfering After ruining everyone's breakfast with his rants on economics, politics and religion, Alf heads off to his job at the docks. It's backbreaking work, what with long breaks for tea and all that. He quickly discovers that his "silly moo" of a wife knows how to pay him back for all his moaning right in his lunchbox!
Up The Hammers Alf and his son-in-law, Mike, don't know what the fuss is all about. How hard can it be to care for an infant? Alf decides to prove his point on a special outing for himself and the baby. After all, an afternoon at a rowdy, drunken football match is just the thing for a growing boy!
Alf's Broken Leg Alf's broken leg is making him more cantankerous than usual. A trip to the pub may do him and the rest of the house a world of good. When some mischievous schoolboys take advantage of his wheelchair-bound state, laughter turns out to be the best medicine for everyone; everyone but Alf, that is!
Bonus: Special Christmas Episode 'Tis the season when the Garnetts would especially like to "deck" Alf! The only way they will enjoy a silent night is when he returns from the pub with sugarplums and a hangover dancing in his head!
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