Till Death Us Do Part

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British television sitcom

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.

Aliases (1)

Johnny Speight's British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British television sitcom →
basedOn	an earlier BBC Comedy Playhouse pilot →
broadcastOn	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 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
All in the Family → All in the Family ("Johnny Speight's British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part") →	basedOn
Norman Lear →	adaptedFrom
Norman Lear →	influencedBy