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Season guide

In Sickness and in Health: Season 1

6 episodes Premiered Sep 1, 1985
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Season 1 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Sep 1, 1985

Alf and Else Garnett are back in London. Else is severely arthritic and can barely walk and Alf extols the joys of the wheelchair has got her — until he has to push her around in i

S1·E2 Core

Episode 2

Sep 8, 1985

Having complained about his failing eyesight – and just about everything else – Alf takes Else out in her wheelchair and buys her a cornet whilst avoiding giving money to the vicar

S1·E3 Core

Episode 3

Sep 15, 1985

After scrubbing the hall and disapproving of Else's using the milkman to place bets, Alf feels that an entitlement to home help, but antagonises three hopefuls in succession. Retur

S1·E4 Core

Episode 4

Sep 29, 1985

Alf tests the patience of the good-natured Johnsons from next door by using their phone to make a very long-winded long distance call to Rita. After expounding upon funerals in the

S1·E5 Mytharc

Episode 5

Oct 6, 1985

Rita comes to visit and no sooner is she through the door than Alf argues with her about Else. After Alf criticises Margaret Thatcher, claiming that no woman should be PM, Else and

S1·E6 Mytharc

Episode 6

Oct 13, 1985

Tired of pushing Else around in her chair, Alf looks into an electric scooter but they cost £2,500 and Social Security informs Alf that, as long as he's able to push, Else is ineli

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