Till Death Us Do Part

The film version of ‘”"Till Death Do Us Part” (1965)’ . tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz.

• Director:Norman Cohen
• Genre:Comedy
• Runtime:96 minutes

Cast

Warren Mitchell : Alf Garnett
Dandy Nichols : Else Garnett
Anthony Booth : Mike Rawlins (the boyfriend)
Una Stubbs : Rita Garnett
Liam Redmond : Mike’s Father

The film begins in September 1939 shortly after World War II begins. Alf Garnett, a dockyard worker, and his wife Else had been married for only a few weeks, and are already weary of one another. The film depicts their lives during the infamous London Blitz. On Christmas 1940 Else announces she is pregnant and their daughter Rita is born in September 1941, “two years since the War began” as Alf states. Midway through the film it advances 20 years or so from the end of World War II to the 1966 Election. Rita is now 24 years old and engaged to Michael Rawlins, a college student originally from Liverpool. Alf dislikes him because of his long hair and support for the Labour Party. Trouble gets worse when Mike and Rita marry in a Catholic church, angering Alf. Later he fights with Mike’s father. But Alf and Mike grow a bit closer, attending the 1966 World Cup final together. The film ends in 1968 with the family moving to a new tower block in Essex after their East End neighborhood street is demolished. Read more

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