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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 for 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! Contains six episodes, including To Garnett A Grandson: It's off to the hospital to visit daughter Rita and the new grandbaby. Unfortunately for Alf, the happy occasion cuts into his time "down the pub." The sight of his new grandson manages to quiet him temporarily, until son-in-law Mike starts cooing over the baby's proposed name. Then the squawking really starts! Pigeon Fancier: Flush with a tax rebate, Alf decides to celebrate at the pub. A hotshot neighbor makes things more interesting when he brags about his racing pigeons. To Alf, that sounds like an easy way to double his windfall, that is, if he's not made into a "pigeon" himself! Holiday In Bournemouth: A trip to the seaside is just what the family needs, although Alf can't see why the sea in Bournemouth is any better than the one that laps round the docks in Wapping. It's no vacation for anyone as Alf battles sunburn, the local rail service, taxi drivers and most unfortunately for him, the imposingly large hotel proprietress! 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!
Editor's Note
This controversial British television sitcom broke the mold of the mild-mannered, politically correct television programming viewers were accustomed to watching and was eventually remade for America as the sitcom classic, ALL IN THE FAMILY. Contains the episodes, "To Garnett A Grandson," "Pigeon Fancier," "Holiday in Bournemouth," "Dock Pilfering," "Up the Hammers," and "Alf's Broken Leg."
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