Till Death Us Do Part: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1975. First airing as a Comedy Playhouse pilot, the show aired in seven series until 1975. Six years later, ITV continued the sitcom, calling it Till Death.... From 1985 to 1992, the BBC produced a sequel In Sickness and in Health.

Created by Johnny Speight, Till Death Us Do Part centred on the East End Garnett family, led by patriarch Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell), a reactionary white working-class man who holds racist and anti-socialist views. His long-suffering wife Else was played by Dandy Nichols, and his daughter Rita by Una Stubbs. Rita's husband Mike Rawlins (Anthony Booth) is a socialist layabout. The character Alf Garnett became a well known character inBritish culture, and Mitchell played him on stage and television up until 1998, when Speight died.

Series details

• Title: Till Death Us Do Part
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1966-06-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1975-12-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7824
• IMDb ID: tt0060035
• TVDB ID: 76766

Cast and credited roles

• Warren Mitchell — Alf Garnett
• Una Stubbs — Rita Rawlins
• Anthony Booth — Mike Rawlins
• Dandy Nichols — Else Garnett
• Joan Sims — Gran

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1966-06-06; final listed air date 1966-08-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1966-12-26; final listed air date 1967-02-27; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 1968-01-05; final listed air date 1968-02-16; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 1972-09-13; final listed air date 1972-10-25; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 1974-01-02; final listed air date 1974-02-28; episode order: 7.
• Season 6: premiered 1975-01-08; final listed air date 1975-02-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 7: premiered 1975-11-05; final listed air date 1975-12-17; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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