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The complete fourth series of the British television comedy, the first to be broadcast in colour, about the racist and reactionary Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell) and his ever-suffering family. In this series, a trip to Bournemouth gives Alf another excuse to moan, even while his first grandson is on the way. Episodes are: 'To Garnett a Grandson'; 'Pigeon Racing'; 'Holiday in Bournemouth'; 'Dock Pilfering'; 'Alf Takes the Baby' and 'Alf's Broken Leg'.
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THIS WAS THE FIRST COLOUR SERIES OF THE INFAMOUS COMEDY ALSO INCLUDES THE 1972 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL.
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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
By James Hayes
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'Till Death Us Do Part' returned to BBC-TV screens after a four-year break with its first colour series. Although now into a new decade, Alf Garnett's rants and rails against the world remained undiminished; and time since 1972 has done nothing to diminish Warren Mitchell's superb performances and Johnny Speight's crackling and provocative scripts (many of the topical references still apply today!). This is classic situation comedy of the finest order, with excellent ensemble support from Nichols/Booth/Stubbs, and guesting second bananas like Joan Sims, Bill Maynard and Roy Kinnear. Let's not forget Dennis Main Wilson's production which surelty added much to the programme's polished presentation.
There are some naff bits - Spike Milligan's Indian 'impersonation' ('Holiday In Bournemouth' episode) wasn't funny even 30-odd years ago, and one suspects they knew it, but he was Speight's mate, so it got in. The 'Up The Hammers' episode is also worth viewing for the almost agonising scene when Rita thinks that her new baby has been snatched (the baby has, in fact, been taken by Alf to a West Ham soccer match, and is offered neat Scotch amidst the terrace crowd). TDUDP sometimes strayed into tragi-comedy with startling results, and this is one of the best examples.
The picture/sound quality of these recordings is very good for early-1970s PAL - certainly superior to what most viewers saw at the time of first broadcast. The only carp really is the dearth of extras of the kind that accompanied the later TDUDP Complete 1974 Series DVD issue. The 1972 Christmas Special is included, but this really counts as an addition to the series at hand, as it went out not long after the last episode here.
There are some naff bits - Spike Milligan's Indian 'impersonation' ('Holiday In Bournemouth' episode) wasn't funny even 30-odd years ago, and one suspects they knew it, but he was Speight's mate, so it got in. The 'Up The Hammers' episode is also worth viewing for the almost agonising scene when Rita thinks that her new baby has been snatched (the baby has, in fact, been taken by Alf to a West Ham soccer match, and is offered neat Scotch amidst the terrace crowd). TDUDP sometimes strayed into tragi-comedy with startling results, and this is one of the best examples.
The picture/sound quality of these recordings is very good for early-1970s PAL - certainly superior to what most viewers saw at the time of first broadcast. The only carp really is the dearth of extras of the kind that accompanied the later TDUDP Complete 1974 Series DVD issue. The 1972 Christmas Special is included, but this really counts as an addition to the series at hand, as it went out not long after the last episode here.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By john
Format:DVD
This really is worth buying its alf at his best... i only wish there were more dvds of till death us do part out there including the other 2 series after the 74.... does anyone know if they will get a future release?
29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The "Thoughts of Chairman Alf" are alive and well in these episodes. A person who can only be called a racist, biggot and drunkard - he and the rest of the cres are brilliant. Take him in the way it was intended - a pure bit of fun - dont get hung up on what we would now call a "politically incorrect" script. It is brilliant and the memories of 30 years ago come flooding back.
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til death us do part
If you have never seen any of the episodes of til death us do part I would recommend buying this especially if you are a fan of programmes like rising damp and steptoe & son. Read more
Published 1 month ago by richard2011
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Politically incorrect
Classic comedy from the days when we were allowed freedom of speech without offending certain sections of the community. Read more
Published 2 months ago by sovereign
5.0 out of 5 stars
Til Death do us Part.
Brilliant DVD set. Very funny, and has now to be shown at home as its not allowed to be shown on TV. What a good laugh.
Published 12 months ago by Oldcodger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Alf Garnett
til Death us do Part, I had forgotten how funny this was, not pc nowadays, but we were allowed to have a sense of humour then, without being called racist!
Published on 22 May 2009 by P. J. Hasler
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good laugh, back when people had a sense of humour
This is good non-pc fun, pure genius, you can laugh at it or cringe, either way a lot of what he says people think but aren't allowed to say and that in itself is entertaining to... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2009 by The Uptons
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A classic comedy!
The PC brigade really have a lot to answer for.If they looked more closely at this,they surely would have realised that we were laughing AT Alf's extremist views. Read more
Published on 18 July 2008 by David Addison
4.0 out of 5 stars
Alf Garnett at his best
In this series we find The Garnett household comedically at odds with one another. The Silly old moo always seems to get the better of him and as for that scouse git who married... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2007 by E. Dale
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