Characters from Till Death Us Do Part
The Garnett-Rawlings Family
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Alf Garnett
Alfred Edward "Alf" Garnett
Played by: Warren Mitchell
- Ambiguously Jewish: He is often implied to be Jewish, despite him being borderline anti-Semtic and often desperately tries to deny it.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Alf is a loud-mouthed crude bigot who despises black people, Asian people, gays, left-wingers, hippies, Scousers and those who are not West Ham fans. But on a family holiday in Bournemouth, when the taxi driver senses a kindred spirit and goes off on an anti-Semitic rant complete with hints that the Holocaust wasn't entirely a bad thing, the sort of rant that would have earned him a handshake from Goebbels, even Alf is clearly shocked into silence and cannot agree with him.
- In the later series, Alf's council-provided carer, Winston, was both black and gay. Although this was an obvious source of antagonism, Alf's views did soften in his old age — at one point he took Winston and his cousin in as lodgers, and he was shown to be on moderately good terms with the local Pakistani shopkeeper and a Jewish neighbour.
- Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: Alf is a bigoted, loudmouthed boor who constantly argues with his family and was clearly meant to be disliked by the viewers, yet also proved to be a great source of hilarity.
Else Garnett
Played by: Dandy Nichols
Mike Rawlins
Played by: Anthony Booth
Rita Rawlins
Rita Rawlins (née Garnett)
Played by: Una Stubbs
