- Till Death...
infobox television
show_name = Till Death
caption =
format =Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =Johnny Speight
starring =Warren Mitchell
Dandy Nichols
Patricia Hayes
Una Stubbs
country =United Kingdom
network =ITV
first_aired = 1981
last_aired =
num_episodes = 6 |"Till Death..." was an
ITV sitcom that aired from22 May to3 July 1981 .eries
In 1981, the popular TV
sitcom "Til Death Us Do Part " (BBC , 1965-1975) was picked up byITV company ATV and brought back for a further six episodes under the title "Till Death..." as the title "Til Death Us Do Part " was controlled by theBBC .The show saw the return of popular
East End bigotAlf Garnett (Warren Mitchell ). He and his wife Else (Dandy Nichols ) have now retired to Eastbourne. They are sharing a place with Min (Patricia Hayes ) following the death of her husband Bert (Alfie Bass ). Mike and Rita, popular characters fromTil Death Us Do Part were no longer main characters.Una Stubbs returned for three episodes as Rita together with her son Michael, but her although her layabout husband Mike (Anthony Booth ) was talked about, he was never seen.Michael (born in
Til Death Us Do Part in September 1972) had seemingly become a victim ofSoap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome as he had reached the age of 16 and was now and a punk rocker, much to Alf's dismay.The show was not very popular like its predecessor, mainly because of the huge differences from "
Til Death Us Do Part ". After just one series of six episodes the show ceased production and was never brought back for a second.Cast
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Warren Mitchell -Alf Garnett
*Dandy Nichols -Elsie 'Else' Garnett
*Patricia Hayes -Min Reed
*Una Stubbs -Rita Rawlins
*John Fowler -Michael Rawlins Jr Crew
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Johnny Speight - Writer
*William G. Stewart - Director / ProducerExternal links
* " [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/tilldeath_7776345.shtml Till Death...] " at the BBC Guide to Comedy
* [http://www.laughterlog.com/tv/tv-tildeath.html Laughterlog - Detailed article and episode guide on Till Death Us Do Part and all other Alf Garnett spin-offs]
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