The Alf Garnett Saga
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| The Alf Garnett Saga | |
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| Directed by | Bob Kellett |
| Written by | Johnny Speight |
| Produced by | Terry Glinwood Ned Sherrin |
| Starring | Warren Mitchell Dandy Nichols Adrienne Posta |
| Cinematography | Nicholas D. Knowland |
| Edited by | Al Gell |
| Music by | Georgie Fame Colin Green |
Production companies | Associated London Films Virgin Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia-Warner Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Alf Garnett Saga is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Paul Angelis and Adrienne Posta.[1][2] The film was the second spin-off from the BBC TV series Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975).[3] It starts where the first film finished, but with Angelis and Posta now playing Mike and Rita, the roles previously played by Anthony Booth and Una Stubbs.
Producer Ned Sherrin said the film "was memorable for a close-up chance to observe the detail which Warren Mitchell and Dandy Nichols put into their characterisations, for a gallery of cameos, and for two curious guest appearances by the football stars Bobby Moore and George Best."[4]
With the Garnetts' Wapping home demolished, Alf and his family are installed in a high-rise council flat. Alf struggles with "living in the sky", using lifts (which frequently break down due to power cuts "caused by the striking miners") and walking long distances to the local pub. Alf also swallows LSD thinking it is a sugar cube and walks across his neighbours' balcony handrail [5]
Cast
- Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
- Dandy Nichols as Else Garnett
- Paul Angelis as Mike Rawlins
- Adrienne Posta as Rita Rawlins
- John Le Mesurier as Mr Frewin
- John Bird as Willis
- Roy Hudd as milkman
- Roy Kinnear as Wally
- Joan Sims as Gran
- Arthur Askey as himself
- George Best as himself
- Max Bygraves as himself
- Julie Ege as herself
- Bobby Moore as himself
- Eric Sykes as himself
- Kenny Lynch as himself
- Patsy Byrne as Mrs Frewin
- Ellis Dale as Clerk
- Derek Griffiths as Rex
- Cleo Sylvestre as conductress
- Tom Chadbon as Jim
- Margaret Heald as 1st bird
- Patricia Quinn as 2nd bird
- Ken Wynne as non-smoker
- Ahmed Khalil as Pakistani
- Mary Pratt as receptionist
- Will Stampe as publican
- Jumoke Debayo as coloured mother
- Elroy Josephs as coloured father
- Arnold Diamond as policeman
- Maurice Bush as docker
- Jackie Donachie as girl
- Richard Speight as boy
- Johnny Speight as Barmy Harry
Producer
The film was made by Ned Sherrin at Virgin Films.[6]