Alf 'n' Family

Plot

The British television series Til Death Do Us Part was the forerunner to the American TV hit All in the Family. The original series' Archie Bunker was Alf Garnett, a bigoted, profane cockney played by Warren Mitchell. The "Edith" was the dimwitted Else, portrayed by Dandy Nichols. The British series' catchphrase was not "Stifle yerself, dingbat" but instead "You silly moo!" Eschewing the heavy-handed social commentary indulged in by All in the Family producer Norman Lear, Til Death Do Us Part existed principally to invoke loud (and sometime embarrassed) gusts of laughter. Several feature films were spun off from the property: the first of these, Alf 'N' Family flashed back to Alf and Else's marriage, skipped ahead to the wedding of the Garrett's daughter Rita (Una Stubbs) to unwashed hippie Mike (Anthony Booth), and concluded with the family's move from their crowded flat to a home in the suburbs. Alf 'N' Family was scripted by Til Death Do Us Part creator Johnny Speight. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Brian Blessed - Sergeant; Anthony Booth - Mike; Madge Brindley; Edward Evans; Shelagh Fraser; Bob Grant; Jack Jordan; Brenda Kempner; Sam Kydd - Fred; Ann Lancaster; Bill Maynard - Bert; Warren Mitchell - Alf Garnett; Dandy Nichols - Else Garnett; Liam Redmond - Mike's Father; Michael Robbins; Frank Thornton - Valuation Officer; Bill Ward; Una Stubbs - Rita Garnett; Cleo Sylvestre - Girl at Wedding Party

Credit

Norman Cohen - Director, Anthony Lenny - Editor, Wilfred Burns - Composer (Music Score), Raymond Douglas Davies - Songwriter, Terry Knight - Production Designer, Harry Waxman - Cinematographer, Jon Penington - Producer, Beryl Vertue - Producer, Johnny Speight - Screenwriter

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