In Sickness and in Health: Series 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of In Sickness and in Health Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 4, 1986 · 30 min
Alf returns from the funeral of Else, his long-suffering wife. Having lost her disability allowance of E30 and half the pension, life ahead is not too rosy.
Episode 2
Sep 11, 1986 · 30 min
When Rita and Winston come in at night making a noise, Camille decides to start locking the flats' door at 10:30. But can Alf make it back from the pub in time?
Episode 3
Sep 18, 1986 · 30 min
Camille's obsession with locking doors takes on new dimensions when she even locks Alf into his own flat but then he needs to go to toilet. Meanwhile, the shopkeeper wants to call
Episode 4
Sep 25, 1986 · 30 min
Fed up with everybody having a Sunday roast except him, Alf makes his first trip to market. But he's forgotten he can't cook.
Episode 5
Oct 2, 1986 · 30 min
Rita buys Alf a secondhand jacket, and when he notices it's covered in medals, he uses the stolen valor to try to gain all sorts of favours under false pretences. He also receives
Episode 6
Oct 9, 1986 · 30 min
Alf's old neighbour Min turns up uninvited with her senile sister.