Episode
Till Death Us Do Part: TV Licence
Overview
Alf is determined to respect the two minutes silence 'To honor the dead' on Remembrance Day but will Rita and Mike's disrespect and wife Else's loyalty to the BBC ruin it for him?
Details
- Series
- Till Death Us Do Part
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1974-01-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
TV Licence is Episode 1 in Series 5 of Till Death Us Do Part. It aired on 1974-01-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 7: Paki-Paddy
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