In Sickness and In Health
Specials
This final follow-up to 'Till Death Us Do Part' follows an aged Alf Garnett, now dealing with his wife Else's declining health and mobility, as well as the challenges of navigating the social security system and other everyday situations.
Where to Watch Specials
5 Episodes
- Christmas Special 1985
E1Christmas Special 1985Rita visits but intends to return home on Christmas Eve. In order to persuade her to stay and help him look after Else, Alf falls off a ladder and claims to have injured his leg. However, whilst Rita does stay, the knees up at the Christmas Day party goes so well that Alf's enthusiastic participation soon exposes his supposedly bad leg. - Christmas Special 1987
E3Christmas Special 1987Alf is spending Christmas in hospital for a hip replacement but his visitors' scare stories of what could go wrong propel him into fleeing from the ward dressed as a woman - which incurs a drunk's unwanted attention. Back at the house he is outraged when Mrs Hollingbery's sister turns up after his room,being told that he is not expected to live but all is forgiven when Mrs Hollingbery invites everybody upstairs for a Christmas party. Unfortunately he has forgotten the loose stair rod and ends up back in the hospital. - Christmas Special 1989
E4Christmas Special 1989Facing another Christmas with a frugal dinner Alf cons the vicar into giving him a Christmas hamper but Mrs Hollingbery refuses to accept it because it has been dishonestly obtained. So Alf takes it to the pub to raffle,making sure that most of the slips of paper with the winning name on bear his. However he is outwitted at the last minute by the equally devious Bert Luscombe. - Christmas Special 1990E5
Christmas Special 1990Following the non-wedding, the happy couple hold separate receptions with their same sex friends. Just before Christmas, Camille attends confession, where the priest informs her that she has wronged Alf and should do penance. To Alf, this means cooking and cleaning for him and, to maximise guilt, pretends he'd booked a luxury honeymoon. Camille, however, rebels and, when the priest visits to ensure further penance, ensures her money's worth.
