Till Death Us Do Part

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Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that satirically portrays working-class life and bigotry through the character of the outspoken, conservative Alf Garnett.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television sitcom
basedOn an earlier BBC Comedy Playhouse pilot
broadcastOn BBC television services
surface form: BBC television
characterPortrayedBy Alf Garnett – Warren Mitchell
characterRole Alf Garnett is an outspoken conservative working-class man
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Johnny Speight
firstAired 1965
format multi-camera sitcom
genre sitcom
television comedy
hasCharacter Alf Garnett
Else Garnett
Mike Rawlins
Rita Garnett
hasCulturalImpact influential in British comedy dealing with race and class
hasTheme British class system
changing social values in the 1960s and 1970s
influenced All in the Family
intendedTone satirical
social commentary
lastAired 1975
laterBroadcastAs colour series (later seasons)
leadActor Warren Mitchell
mainCharacter Alf Garnett
medium television
narrativeFocus bigotry and prejudice
working-class life in Britain
notableFor central character Alf Garnett’s bigoted rants
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastAs black-and-white series (early seasons)
originalNetwork BBC One
portrays family relationships
generational conflict
political polarization
producedBy BBC
satirizes class prejudice
racism
sexism
setInPeriod post-war Britain
setting East End of London
spinOff In Sickness and in Health
targetOfControversy depiction of bigotry
use of racist language
workLocationOf Johnny Speight
writer Johnny Speight

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Norman Lear influencedBy Till Death Us Do Part
Norman Lear adaptedFrom Till Death Us Do Part
All in the Family basedOn Till Death Us Do Part
All in the Family basedOn Till Death Us Do Part
this entity surface form: Johnny Speight's British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part
Hancock's Half Hour influenced Till Death Us Do Part
Tony Booth notableWork Till Death Us Do Part
Alf Garnett fictionalUniverse Till Death Us Do Part
Alf Garnett appearsIn Till Death Us Do Part
Alf Garnett firstAppearance Till Death Us Do Part
this entity surface form: Till Death Us Do Part (1965 TV pilot)
Alf Garnett is an outspoken conservative working-class man fictionalUniverse Till Death Us Do Part
subject surface form: Alf Garnett
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Alf Garnett – Warren Mitchell firstAppearance Till Death Us Do Part
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this entity surface form: Till Death Us Do Part (1965 TV pilot)
In Sickness and in Health follows Till Death Us Do Part
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In Sickness and in Health predecessor Till Death Us Do Part
Edith Bunker basedOnWork Till Death Us Do Part
Rita Garnett fictionalUniverse Till Death Us Do Part
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this entity surface form: Till Death Us Do Part franchise
Alfie Bass notableWork Till Death Us Do Part
Johnny Speight notableWork Till Death Us Do Part
Una Stubbs notableWork Till Death Us Do Part
Joan Sims notableWork Till Death Us Do Part
Mike Rawlins appearsIn Till Death Us Do Part
Vincent Bugliosi notableWork Till Death Us Do Part
Warren Mitchell notableWork Till Death Us Do Part