I met Warren Mitchell in Jersey years ago! He spoke so differently than his portrayal of 'Alf Garnet'. He was a real polite gentleman ! He played Garnet so well, it was hard to believe him as anything different!
Of course Warren Mitchell was a leftie. Friends in real life with PM, "Darlin Harold Wilson". And his "Scouse git" son in law was the father of Cheri Blair, wife of Tony Blair, PM.
This is harmless banter we watched 😂in the 1970s it ain't half hot mum was one of my favourites I have several Asian friends who watched this programme and we would try to impersonate some of the characters 😅😅😅😅
I’m Pakistani and remember growing up watching this and other shows like love thy neighbor etc . They were funny and no Pakistanis found it offensive and neither did the black people. We used to talk about it the next day and have a good laugh.
Great I agree and lets face it we whites got back as much as we gave. I was never racist in that era wouldn't ever think about it, in fact these woke and Anarchists are mostly white and copycat from America. It's not about colour for me it's how I am treated that matters. ❤
The point of the programme, albeit rather clumsily, was to highlight how stupid racism was. He's so ignorant he doesn't realise if it wasn't for the great soldiers of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Burma, Japan would have taken over Asia in WW2. He then gets Indian's and Pakistanis mixed up, all the while presuming he can't understand English. Always shows the racist to be the fool.
I grew up watching these comedies. As an Asian we laughed our socks off. Too much political correctness nowadays this will lead to tensions between our communities. Love thy neighbour, my favourite.
This is humour. It's highlighting the situation through comedy and getting the point across to the masses by television. It's not to be looked on too deeply, it was fun, both ways.
@@GirGir183 Yes, Spike frequently played this type of character (Curry and Chips) as did several other British comics such as Michael Bates Ain't Half Hot Mum.
They complain now more to fit in with the current culture and trend, but watch behind close doors, OH NO how shocking is this I better keep watching to see how bad it is
took the words out of my mouth mate the biggest fool in every episode was Alf and have been watching a lot of Warren Mitchell interviews a very intelligent man
Too true, UKIP supporters and the like would be having gammony fits if something like this was shown now as it points out how thick racists and xenophobes are. However, most of them would then say that they don't watch the BBC but they are still experts on all the shows.
There is no humour on tv today. PC killed comedy. At least back then, we could all have a laugh at each other, and no one took offense. Nowadays, its the F word that gets laughs. That's what I find offensive.
Laughed behind paper, watch him in curry and chips,, even better, , some people wont like it, best people do , . , have a laugh , , missery guts or join the army
@@YorkieLad you obviously don't understand brexit, immigrants will still come in free trade agreement, but european cuntries and japan will pull out, also we will be a much weaker country so america will treat us differently also, meaning 160,000 jobs will be lost and countries such as Spain and the USA will reap the rewards.
Hey Clout Muncher , I fully understand Brexit . It will be best thing that has happened to our country in 40 years breaking from the EU ( Brussels ) , we pay 20 Billion a year of our hard earned cash in payments to them , they decide what rules and laws we are governed by , There open door policy to free movement of people is destroying our services and housing for our own and that's just the start . The sooner we leave the better and then just watch how they struggle to cope without our cash , the EU and Euro will crash .
@@YorkieLad you are wrong on all levels. EU was/is a great investment. We may pay 20 billion a year, but we also get 15 billion back in grants, also 80 billion a year on top of that due to the trade and jobs the EU gives us. You really need to look at and present the whole picture. Furthermore, our laws, rules and economic spend have always been decided by our own parliament, not the EU. And the shite state this country is in today is due to the conservatives, who under both May and Cameron continue to sink us further. They will 'sort out' nothing and it will only be when the tories are kicked out things will change for the better. you're just talking complete shite!
The good old days. I am of mixed race and I grew up loving all the old comedy classics and was never affended. I accept them for what they were comedy. Simple.
This was and still is the BEST COMEDY EVER WRITTEN BY JOHNNY SPEIGHT,AND OUR BEST EVER ACTOR, WARREN MICHAEL. AND DANDY NICKELS WHO IS STILL MISSED, PLUS OF COURSE WHO PLAYED REATS HUBBY, ACTOR TONY BOOTH PLUS ALL THE GREAT CAST MEMBERS WHO PLAYED ALONGSIDE. THE END.
As Warren Mitchell himself said he didn’t play Alf as a serious bigot or racist he played Alf Garnett to show how stupid bigots and racists were by making Alf look stupid, But many people just couldn’t get their small minds around a racist looking stupid and branded the character as totally racist and not stupid some even accused Warren Mitchell of being a racist which stopped after he told them that he was Jewish and he was only too aware of how horrible racism is and yet again had to explain he was making fun of a racist bigot, This fell on deaf uneducated ears and the programme was banned by the PC brigade.
It's more of the politically incorrect brigade we want. Just like when alf. Needed his tv repaired. And along comes a black man. ( fixes his tv ) then says next time you need me. Just bang the drum. Just goes to show how there was no such thing as racism. Just the PC bridge. To correct everyone.
Your response was the closest to ration debate on this webpage, and I agree with such of what you said. As a Black britain, I loved TDUDP, and appreciated the that the mickey was taken out of Alf. However, those on the right, as well as those on the left did not understand the subtlety in the writings, and took Alf as their standard bearer. Also these nuances were lost on the younger generation who had a whole new vocabulary of insults to throw at the likes of me, and hindering race relations. As much as I loved the programme, (although not all the racially charged language,) I would say we have to admire the programme, but recognise, along with Benny Hill, The Black and White Minstrel show, that were of a different time, and reflected different values, celebrating them within their historical context. It is of course right that those shows should not be public broadcast, but those of us that can still relate to them, watch them on websites like this one.
I was with you all the way until you invoked the "PC brigade" argument. PC has no meaning. You I'm sure would not want ISIS, or paedophiles to promote their bile on television, so censorship has, and always will be an important element of public broadcasting. It wasn't that the authorities didn't understand the writer's message, it was that many of the viewers didn't, and it added to their vocabularies words which were then aimed at people of colour. It's unfortunate, but the majority often have to suffer because of a few.
Once upon a time the British public were allowed to make their own minds up and use the "channel change" or "off" button if they didn't like something. Today the PC Thoughtmeisters are in control, which is why "Till Death us do Part", "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum", "Pete and Dud" and many other series will never be shown again on BBC. It's our loss.
And to be fair, some hard core racists ( not the ignorant ones who were enlightened by this show) were cheering for 'Alf'' and copying his racist put downs. When I say '"racist"' I mean the percentage of every race group that prejudge others based only on race.
@@chookinathunderstorm3446 I don't think anything like it should be allowed nowadays. The problem is that it potentially desensitises some people to the racist language.
As an Asian myself, this guys a fuckin legend . Can’t believe I didn’t know about him before . First time I saw him was him and Dusty Springfield singing on stage.
@@plejady To find Alf Garnett funny is not to be racist. Many racists however did like the programme because he articulated what they thought, without realising the show was against racism. As a black man, I liked the programme, but the problem was not everybody understood its message, leading to increased name-calling at school. Like many things, it was good, but of its time, and will not be broadcast again, along with Disney's Song of the South, Benny Hill, and many others.
@@solidcake3401 ; diversity is our strength according to 'our' Queen - Elizabeth the Useless. Whet the UK was like when she came to the throne in 1953 to now. We live in a multi culti shit-hole.
LOVED THIS! Over the past years The Snobby BBC have been hacking old shows to pieces and releasing them onto DVD. Recordings should remain as they were because it reflects the attitudes at the time. What's next? They going to start editing scenes of people smoking? Thank god we have these golden Gems to look back at to enjoy :)
great comedy,mile,s better than what we have on tv today,thank god youtube exists,or we would never see these clips again,& them people that don,t like it,don,t have to watch it,i like it,thats why i watch it.
The program was a parody of daily life pointing out the bigotry that existed at all levels of society and between all peoples. This opened the eyes of many to the behaviour of themselves and their piers.. it was and still is absolutely hilarious. In the sketch is Spike Milligan a comic genius. The language of the time is superlative. Social behaviour, Comedy is the first avenue to pointing out social ills.
@@stevewiles7132 That's right, but that doesn't necesarillly make it ok. I was always a big fan of his, having read his war memoirs and poems as a child, listened to the Goon Show and watched the Q series. However, the tradition of blacking up that many comics did up until fairly recently, was very problematic for many of us even back then. Generally much of the comedy was great, but needs to remain within the context of history, and the different values of the time.
these days we cannot say anything in case it offends anyone and this is another reason I keep myself to myself, im 63 years ago we used to take the piss out of each other, all fun, yes I had the piss taken out of me but never thought of taking it seriously, if we can't laugh at each other what's the point of it all.
+ChaosMitch You write, "Yes we need a prime minister that wants us out of the EU and fix could this country", What Prime Minister? There isn't one, why because they are fully paid up shills of the EU who dictate all our laws now. Freedom of Speech gone. Political Correctness in, and if they don't comply then their nice little gravy train falls off the rails.
Well said . We all take everything too seriously these days. I also remember when you could do mutual piss taking , but it was never taken seriously or caused offence. Too much political correctness nowadays
If you morons don't even understand that this programme was designed to make a mockery of thicko racists, NOT to extol their virtue then you are DOUBLY thick!
What happened to the days when we could all have a good belly laugh at ourselves ?? The PC mob have taken over :( We seem to be so easily offended ! The funniest man that ever lived is a guy called Don Rickles. TH-cam him ,, some of his very best friends included Sammy Davis Jr and he was interviewed in the latter of his life by Snoop Dog.He would now be considered a racist ,,,, Absurd !!!!
@@jongerrie5536 its not insulting. Its governments who have told it's people that we are racist and we should be a certain way. The so called ethnics can be prejudice towards us, but it is not recognised as that in our society
Lol don't think you understand the speech me old son.....when the uk take the streets back and have a revolution then there will be rivers of blood ya mong😂
What load of rubbish.... "rivers of blood flow thru London"..... if you want to go into PC how about attacking the USA and its POTUS plus the MEDIA who propagated the FALSE term of the Spanish Flu in 1918. Circa 50,000,000 human beings died of the flu which originated in a Midwestern USA Military base where its INNOCENT soldiers were sent off to Europes WW1 Now there's something you could be vocused on.......FACTS the China Flu Pandemic PALES in comparison to the SCREAMING and RACISM pouring out from Americans and the POTUS Trump
The speach has been taken out of context by the media. There is a very good interview on youtube where he explains it in detail. The attitude Britain had of it's self and her citizenship stretched around the world encompassing the empire. It thought of all the dominions as Britain and therefore the people in those countries where British. That is why so many migrated to her shores. He just said that British culture will become eroded away to a point that the indigenous peoples will react. We can not judge history and historical events on the standards of today! Time and tide wait for no man and we will see if Powell's speach serves as a warning from history!
Spoke to an old guy about 14 years ago, he was in the RAF in the 1940's, i asked him after a mutual conversation " was it worth it", "wiz it fuck" he replied, he was there, i didn't feel the need for an explanation.
Poor kids today are taught to think before they speak or risk offending anyone. It's quite ridiculous. They have enough to learn in school already with exams etc. Who are thes people that are so virtues & perfect they have any right to tell us what we should & shouldn't watch. It's a set of unwritten rules by the minority of snowflakes. The BBC, Chanel 4 etc are brainwashing the future generation with Thier nonsense. Shameful
This brings back memories 😅🤣😂 even Love thy Neighbour was hilarious and both black and white had nicknames for each other just creased me up. Look at it now an Anarchist Paradise.
I hated the 70's. But when I look back and see old innocent humour like this , I realise that English Freedom of Speech is non existent anymore. Humour should have no boundaries. Call this racist if you want, but just take a look at Chris Rock, or other modern black comedians, and ask yourself what would happen if a white comedian was to say what they say, and see how long it takes before they are arrested.
winstoneism And looked what happened to them !!! All vilified and removed from any mainstream TV and lucky if they can fill a community hall for a gig because of political correctness and the erosion of Free Speech..........Nothing to do with their humour , but everything to do with the fact of people are now to scared to enjoy racist jokes...Unless of course they are being told by a black comedian , and Britain has NO funny black comics so were resided to listening to American ones.
winstoneism Bollocks. It was total fascism demonising racists jokes and was dressed up as liberal values. Comedy has no boundaries or limits and censorship in any democracy is an affront to its very name. The influx of alternative ( meaning unfunny ) comedians had nothing to do with replacing mainstream comedians. The demand for people like Bernard Manning/Roy Chubby Brown/Jimmy Jones and many more had never been so great. They were gradually taken off air by changing attitudes of producers and not because of the lack of demand.
winstoneism Yeah, Charlie Chaplain. He was the real deal but all the credit was aimed at Charlie Chaplin who stole most of Chaplain's skits. The bastard!
@@mikemarron3333 I am a big advocate for freedom of speech and an underpinning fundamental of that is some people will be offended. The current climate we live in does not support this and freedom of speech is only accepted if it does not run contrary to the current agenda. Not politically correct I know but correct never the less.
to funny love it when alf is giving it back even more so when he gets it back ... if you cant laugh at this then you seriously need to take a good long hard look at your self .... comedy gold put it back on tv :)
It was all about having a good, old fashioned, laugh. Nobody got offended, because there was no offence intended, nor given. People were so much happier then, but now you’d be encarcerated under Fuhrer Starmer’s leadership if you said “boo” to a goose. It’s a very chilling thought, that ‘today’ is a new born baby’s ’good old days.’
Only fun for the racists. The only people laughing seem to be white people that grew up in this era. It certainly wasn't funny for me when I was called the exact same words at school. Glad this bullshit on tv has gone now.
On Spike's grave - "I told you I was ill!" This comedy was so good, America made a version "All in the Family", with Caroll O'Connor as the bigot. Funny but not as good as this. I'd put this in the top three with Steptoe and Fawlty Towers.
I watched this as a kid, all that I learned from Alf was - how ridiculous racists were. Including some of the elders in my family, who were supposed to shape my morals and attitudes.
it's a beautifully timed little sketch brilliantly acted . the remarks mocking common racist attitudes are deliciously funny ; it was banned bcs some might react differently .
Good comedy for the time Love Thy Neighbour was another good one these days you can't say anything I come from an Irish family and we used to watch Dave Allen I'm Bernard Manning and did we laugh yes we did haha
No one was ever offended back then. Now you have to be so PC that everyone is afraid to say anything so as not to ‘offend’ anyone. What a ridiculous society we now live in.
Nah, shouldn't be banned. Alf represents people who lived through 2 world wars, and were understanably scared of change in their own country. Racism, in it's most extreme form, usually means violence, and I've never seen Alf raise his fists to anyone (although I suspect he gave a clump to the odd Millwall supporter in his time). UP THE HAMMERS !!!
They should also ban a lot of 21st century 'comedy' such as 'Little Britain', 'The Mighty Boosh' and 'The League Of Gentlemen'. Not to mention Jimmy Carr, dapper Laughs and Russell Brand.
Alf was a funny character. He made a lot of us laugh. People today may well disagree, but unless you lived in that time, you don't know. Interesting that the actor is Jewish.
❤Loved that backwards walking Woy-Woy wog - Spike Milligan (and loved his laughter behind the newspaper 📰 😂near the end.
I thought it was Spike!😂
Well spotted!
Spike was a genius
I met Warren Mitchell in Jersey years ago! He spoke so differently than his portrayal of 'Alf Garnet'. He was a real polite gentleman ! He played Garnet so well, it was hard to believe him as anything different!
Of course Warren Mitchell was a leftie. Friends in real life with PM, "Darlin Harold Wilson". And his "Scouse git" son in law was the father of Cheri Blair, wife of Tony Blair, PM.
This is harmless banter we watched 😂in the 1970s it ain't half hot mum was one of my favourites I have several Asian friends who watched this programme and we would try to impersonate some of the characters 😅😅😅😅
It funny what wrong with that. It only jokes
It's currently on every night on That'sTV2. Also, there's a complete DVD box set out as well which is less likely to be cut anywhere.
@@andrewsmith2757 Are you sure? I can't see Alf G listed on That's TV2....I see Rising Damp, It Ain't Arf Hot Mum etc
I’m Pakistani and remember growing up watching this and other shows like love thy neighbor etc . They were funny and no Pakistanis found it offensive and neither did the black people. We used to talk about it the next day and have a good laugh.
Well said absolutely so true
Great I agree and lets face it we whites got back as much as we gave. I was never racist in that era wouldn't ever think about it, in fact these woke and Anarchists are mostly white and copycat from America. It's not about colour for me it's how I am treated that matters. ❤
The point of the programme, albeit rather clumsily, was to highlight how stupid racism was.
He's so ignorant he doesn't realise if it wasn't for the great soldiers of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Burma, Japan would have taken over Asia in WW2. He then gets Indian's and Pakistanis mixed up, all the while presuming he can't understand English.
Always shows the racist to be the fool.
James Walsh
made my point for me James
Well said. I remember Whites Asians Blacks mixing had a laugh. No offense was ever taken no matter what was said. .
I grew up watching these comedies.
As an Asian we laughed our socks off.
Too much political correctness nowadays this will lead to tensions between our communities.
Love thy neighbour, my favourite.
there was tension in an Asian community in Atlanta five days ago.
Well said . 💯👍💯
So true people laughed it off it was funny us honkeys 😅
xx bless ya
It's all about creating division. We're not divided, 'they' are trouble-makers!
This is humour. It's highlighting the situation through comedy and getting the point across to the masses by television. It's not to be looked on too deeply, it was fun, both ways.
Made in the days when a white man could play the part of an Asian man without any offence taken.
Not true my friend. Offence just wasn't taken by the majority of the white population.
The main reason was because there were so few Asian actors in the UK back then.
Was it Spike Milligan?
@@GirGir183 yup
@@GirGir183 Yes, Spike frequently played this type of character (Curry and Chips) as did several other British comics such as Michael Bates Ain't Half Hot Mum.
Nobody ever complained, people today pretend to be offended, so what, grow up! great comedy.
aye
@@AjarnSpencer
The best. Everyone is to thin skined now.
🍺😎👍
They complain now more to fit in with the current culture and trend, but watch behind close doors, OH NO how shocking is this I better keep watching to see how bad it is
Snowflake generation :)
When you think of the crap we have to watch on TV today - I have the complete box-set of Alf and I love the way Alf always trips himself up.
You hit it on the head. Alf always comes out worst. He is the joke.
the joke was against the character of alf garnett, its supposed to show the stupidity of it, warren Mitchell was genius
Absolutely correct !
took the words out of my mouth mate the biggest fool in every episode was Alf and have been watching a lot of Warren Mitchell interviews a very intelligent man
And Jewish!
@@madcarew.3256 he described himself as atheist but he did come from a Jewish family, Russian Jews if i remember
Exactly mate 👍
When British people and the world still were able to laugh without worrying about being PC. Its comedy! Better times.
I never worry about that stuff, so long as you don't use swear words your o k.
Too true, UKIP supporters and the like would be having gammony fits if something like this was shown now as it points out how thick racists and xenophobes are. However, most of them would then say that they don't watch the BBC but they are still experts on all the shows.
Alf and Spike Milligan, what a combination! Pity we can't have humour like that on the TV today
To true, brilliant stuff!!
I agree 1000% you there.
There is no humour on tv today. PC killed comedy.
At least back then, we could all have a laugh at each
other, and no one took offense. Nowadays, its the
F word that gets laughs. That's what I find offensive.
@@garydunn3037 Unfortunately ur absolutely correct!
Just about any comedy pre-2015 wouldn't be allowed now.
Brilliant comedy. Alf Garnett a British icon. Bloody PC brigade!!!
The PC brigade love it, Alf showed that racists are stupid cnuts. Most of those cnuts are so stupid that they still don't get it 40 years later.
I know it was sending up bigot racist like Alf Garnett
You completely miss the point...the whole premise of the show was to show what a racist bigot he was.
The whole point was you laughing at Alf Garnett stupidity.
@@ninfilms Yes it was but people have totally missed the point.
I remember watching this with the whole family when it was out,the great Spike milligan, happy childhood memories 😊
Spike Milligan did Pakistan daleks
Spike was dying to laugh throughout this sketch...
I'd have liked to see the out-takes
Laughed behind paper, watch him in curry and chips,, even better, , some people wont like it, best people do , . , have a laugh , , missery guts or join the army
I thought I was Spike Milligan. Classic!
people who watched alf garnett 45 years ago would be appaled at the violence bad behaviour and gore you get on television these days
@@YorkieLad you obviously don't understand brexit, immigrants will still come in free trade agreement, but european cuntries and japan will pull out, also we will be a much weaker country so america will treat us differently also, meaning 160,000 jobs will be lost and countries such as Spain and the USA will reap the rewards.
Hey Clout Muncher , I fully understand Brexit . It will be best thing that has happened to our country in 40 years breaking from the EU ( Brussels ) , we pay 20 Billion a year of our hard earned cash in payments to them , they decide what rules and laws we are governed by , There open door policy to free movement of people is destroying our services and housing for our own and that's just the start . The sooner we leave the better and then just watch how they struggle to cope without our cash , the EU and Euro will crash .
@@YorkieLad you are wrong on all levels. EU was/is a great investment. We may pay 20 billion a year, but we also get 15 billion back in grants, also 80 billion a year on top of that due to the trade and jobs the EU gives us. You really need to look at and present the whole picture. Furthermore, our laws, rules and economic spend have always been decided by our own parliament, not the EU. And the shite state this country is in today is due to the conservatives, who under both May and Cameron continue to sink us further. They will 'sort out' nothing and it will only be when the tories are kicked out things will change for the better. you're just talking complete shite!
@Michael O’Blade doesn't mean I have to agree with it and can not state my viewpoint
i bet your black or a tree hugger
The good old days. I am of mixed race and I grew up loving all the old comedy classics and was never affended. I accept them for what they were comedy. Simple.
Spike Millican absolutely hilarious in this sketch. Love the seventies humour.
Is he related to Sarah Millican 😂
SPIKE MILLIGAN!
Alf Garnett was a fantastic character. I thought the program was hilarious and still watch it online 40 years later
Oh for the days when England could make fun of itself..Restrictions now just luludicrous...
This kind of humour is appreciated today
Will you marry me Hun?
only restriction is that of your mental capacity you fool -what do you want to say that you feel you can not say ?
@@celticwarrior1365 well met ! She is the cats mother.
Oh I say you are awful... But nice in a way you should employ your number to me as I hesintenly behest your motions my darling
The sadness is in the fact that what used to make us laugh is now viewed as evil by snowflakes who weren't even alive back than
George aye exactly.
@James Henderson crap
still makes me laugh hahahaha also 'only fools and horses' and 'minder'
My Grandson calls snowflakes, “ sugar puffs “.
Yes, the human race continues to evolve Grandad
This was and still is the BEST COMEDY EVER WRITTEN BY JOHNNY SPEIGHT,AND OUR BEST EVER ACTOR, WARREN MICHAEL. AND DANDY NICKELS WHO IS STILL MISSED, PLUS OF COURSE WHO PLAYED REATS HUBBY, ACTOR TONY BOOTH PLUS ALL THE GREAT CAST MEMBERS WHO PLAYED ALONGSIDE.
THE END.
+Bill Higgins Dandy Nicholls, not Nickels.
Anthony Booth was Cherie Blairs father
@@nickb5391 Father in law to a war criminal...
He deserved chucking out of first class!
@@leathleyg5995 Grow up.
@@esseker6320 Awww, fookin'ell..... can't I finish my jelly tots first ?
As Warren Mitchell himself said he didn’t play Alf as a serious bigot or racist he played Alf Garnett to show how stupid bigots and racists were by making Alf look stupid, But many people just couldn’t get their small minds around a racist looking stupid and branded the character as totally racist and not stupid some even accused Warren Mitchell of being a racist which stopped after he told them that he was Jewish and he was only too aware of how horrible racism is and yet again had to explain he was making fun of a racist bigot, This fell on deaf uneducated ears and the programme was banned by the PC brigade.
This was because they are intellectively challenged !!!!
It's more of the politically incorrect brigade we want. Just like when alf. Needed his tv repaired. And along comes a black man. ( fixes his tv ) then says next time you need me. Just bang the drum. Just goes to show how there was no such thing as racism. Just the PC bridge. To correct everyone.
Your response was the closest to ration debate on this webpage, and I agree with such of what you said. As a Black britain, I loved TDUDP, and appreciated the that the mickey was taken out of Alf. However, those on the right, as well as those on the left did not understand the subtlety in the writings, and took Alf as their standard bearer. Also these nuances were lost on the younger generation who had a whole new vocabulary of insults to throw at the likes of me, and hindering race relations. As much as I loved the programme, (although not all the racially charged language,) I would say we have to admire the programme, but recognise, along with Benny Hill, The Black and White Minstrel show, that were of a different time, and reflected different values, celebrating them within their historical context. It is of course right that those shows should not be public broadcast, but those of us that can still relate to them, watch them on websites like this one.
@Dominic O'reilly Thank you Dominic, you're very kind.
I was with you all the way until you invoked the "PC brigade" argument. PC has no meaning. You I'm sure would not want ISIS, or paedophiles to promote their bile on television, so censorship has, and always will be an important element of public broadcasting. It wasn't that the authorities didn't understand the writer's message, it was that many of the viewers didn't, and it added to their vocabularies words which were then aimed at people of colour. It's unfortunate, but the majority often have to suffer because of a few.
If only people could laugh at themselves x
I do it every day, and it's enriching.
spot on ;D
@@MOGGS1942 What do you laugh at yourself about?
If only we could go back to those good ole days
fucking brilliant, just good honest laugh, if every one had a sense of humour in this day and age then the world would be a better place to live !
They're too busy pulling statues down and being offended on behalf of someone else
How bloody right you are !
Thank God he was a Labour supporter 😌.
Yeessssss mate!!!!!
Scroungers to day , money for nothing all they want
I loved the writing, the timing.I have a friend who cried for laughter hides the cruelty.
Banned? don't be so ridiculous.
RIP Warren Mitchell.
Its not shown on TV but you can buy the DV'S on Ebay for a few pounds..
How could they BAN THIS , HOW REDICULOUS even people liked to watch it I did know Warren Mitchell had died
That's Spike Milligan..
There's a hole in the sky where the rain gets in.
The hole is very small that's why rain is thin.
~ spikes Silly verse for kids ~ Rudgard who ?
Milligan was born in Ahmednagar, India
Honest!!
yes spike Milligan playing the Indian gentleman
On spikes gravestone it says "i told you i was ill "
Once upon a time the British public were allowed to make their own minds up and use the "channel change" or "off" button if they didn't like something. Today the PC Thoughtmeisters are in control, which is why "Till Death us do Part", "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum", "Pete and Dud" and many other series will never be shown again on BBC. It's our loss.
Funny to see the "coloured gentleman " was played but Spike Milligan.
I think that if you laughed at Alf Garnett, then you got what the comedy was about. If you laughed with him, then you didn't.
And to be fair, some hard core racists ( not the ignorant ones who were enlightened by this show) were cheering for 'Alf'' and copying his racist put downs. When I say '"racist"' I mean the percentage of every race group that prejudge others based only on race.
@@chookinathunderstorm3446 I don't think anything like it should be allowed nowadays. The problem is that it potentially desensitises some people to the racist language.
Spike Milligan was born in India, but declined a UK passport prefering instead, by virtue of his ancestry, to avail himself of Irish citizenship.
No - this is satire, not raciest - its having a go at racists.
As an Asian myself, this guys a fuckin legend . Can’t believe I didn’t know about him before . First time I saw him was him and Dusty Springfield singing on stage.
Raciest and racist are two different words. Try to use the right one.
It’s comedy that’s all an funny as.
you are nazi racists
@@plejady To find Alf Garnett funny is not to be racist. Many racists however did like the programme because he articulated what they thought, without realising the show was against racism. As a black man, I liked the programme, but the problem was not everybody understood its message, leading to increased name-calling at school. Like many things, it was good, but of its time, and will not be broadcast again, along with Disney's Song of the South, Benny Hill, and many others.
it was comedy better than so called comedy now
Alf always got his comeuppance. That was the point.
Exactly. It always worked both ways. Today's society is ridiculous it just creates more trouble than there ever was in the 70s
But it would never be made today.
@@solidcake3401 ; diversity is our strength according to 'our' Queen - Elizabeth the Useless. Whet the UK was like when she came to the throne in 1953 to now. We live in a multi culti shit-hole.
@@solidcake3401 Your spelling's more of a mess if you ask me
@@masterknife8423 you're both disabled
'Til Death Do Us Part & Love Thy Neighbour, absolute classics!
And they worked for a living , bone idle today, call unemployment wages
LOVED THIS!
Over the past years The Snobby BBC have been hacking old shows to pieces and releasing them onto DVD. Recordings should remain as they were because it reflects the attitudes at the time. What's next? They going to start editing scenes of people smoking? Thank god we have these golden Gems to look back at to enjoy :)
great comedy,mile,s better than what we have on tv today,thank god youtube exists,or we would never see these clips again,& them people that don,t like it,don,t have to watch it,i like it,thats why i watch it.
The program was a parody of daily life pointing out the bigotry that existed at all levels of society and between all peoples. This opened the eyes of many to the behaviour of themselves and their piers.. it was and still is absolutely hilarious. In the sketch is Spike Milligan a comic genius. The language of the time is superlative. Social behaviour, Comedy is the first avenue to pointing out social ills.
well said Pat .I put this clip up to open discussion on the subject.
I don't agree... bigotry wasn't a daily life! The Left think of it first then ban it when the rest of us take no interest in the slightest!
Is that Tony Booth in the carriage also? Tony 'war crimes' Blair's father in law?
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Yes it is and he's a socialist Marxist as well a looney leftist clown .
Just like the murderous lying bastard's son in law ....
@@johncuddy2669 Blair was many things...but certainly not a socialist
Spike Milligan at his best, and before anyone witters about cultural appropriation Spike was born in British India.
Freaking hilarious.Spike Milligan done up as a racist Indian I mean! Sublime comedy that turns the tables on the pc brigade!
He was born in India
It would have been funnier if they got and asian man to play that role, as in Goodness Gracious Me.
What's wrong with being politically correct?
Milligan was born in India.
@@stevewiles7132 That's right, but that doesn't necesarillly make it ok. I was always a big fan of his, having read his war memoirs and poems as a child, listened to the Goon Show and watched the Q series. However, the tradition of blacking up that many comics did up until fairly recently, was very problematic for many of us even back then. Generally much of the comedy was great, but needs to remain within the context of history, and the different values of the time.
I never ever used the word "bloody" so often in a day as that man in a sentence...
This sketch is quality content.
these days we cannot say anything in case it offends anyone and this is another reason I keep myself to myself, im 63 years ago we used to take the piss out of each other, all fun, yes I had the piss taken out of me but never thought of taking it seriously, if we can't laugh at each other what's the point of it all.
Yes we need a prime minister that wants us out of the EU and fix could this country
+ChaosMitch You write, "Yes we need a prime minister that wants us out of the EU and fix could this country", What Prime Minister? There isn't one, why because they are fully paid up shills of the EU who dictate all our laws now. Freedom of Speech gone. Political Correctness in, and if they don't comply then their nice little gravy train falls off the rails.
Well said . We all take everything too seriously these days. I also remember when you could do mutual piss taking , but it was never taken seriously or caused offence. Too much political correctness nowadays
If you morons don't even understand that this programme was designed to make a mockery of thicko racists, NOT to extol their virtue then you are DOUBLY thick!
Carry on taking the piss and fuck the liberal metropolitan elite. There's a wind of change blowing.
What happened to the days when we could all have a good belly laugh at ourselves ?? The PC mob have taken over :( We seem to be so easily offended ! The funniest man that ever lived is a guy called Don Rickles. TH-cam him ,, some of his very best friends included Sammy Davis Jr and he was interviewed in the latter of his life by Snoop Dog.He would now be considered a racist ,,,, Absurd !!!!
best comedy ever...Spoilt by the PC brigade !
Liked by 68 racists 👍
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Its banned because its insulting, racist and unacceptable.
@@jongerrie5536 its not insulting. Its governments who have told it's people that we are racist and we should be a certain way. The so called ethnics can be prejudice towards us, but it is not recognised as that in our society
Old Enoch was right. Rivers of blood flow through Britain today.
Lol don't think you understand the speech me old son.....when the uk take the streets back and have a revolution then there will be rivers of blood ya mong😂
So says who fucking mastermind😂😂😂
@Crusty Juggler the planes are running
What load of rubbish.... "rivers of blood flow thru London"..... if you want to go into PC how about attacking the USA and its POTUS plus the MEDIA who propagated the FALSE term of the Spanish Flu in 1918.
Circa 50,000,000 human beings died of the flu which originated in a Midwestern USA Military base where its INNOCENT soldiers were sent off to Europes WW1
Now there's something you could be vocused on.......FACTS the China Flu Pandemic PALES in comparison to the
SCREAMING and RACISM pouring out from Americans and the POTUS Trump
The speach has been taken out of context by the media. There is a very good interview on youtube where he explains it in detail. The attitude Britain had of it's self and her citizenship stretched around the world encompassing the empire. It thought of all the dominions as Britain and therefore the people in those countries where British. That is why so many migrated to her shores. He just said that British culture will become eroded away to a point that the indigenous peoples will react. We can not judge history and historical events on the standards of today! Time and tide wait for no man and we will see if Powell's speach serves as a warning from history!
Spoke to an old guy about 14 years ago, he was in the RAF in the 1940's, i asked him after a mutual conversation " was it worth it", "wiz it fuck" he replied, he was there, i didn't feel the need for an explanation.
He sounded like a very bitter oldman!
Poor kids today are taught to think before they speak or risk offending anyone. It's quite ridiculous. They have enough to learn in school already with exams etc. Who are thes people that are so virtues & perfect they have any right to tell us what we should & shouldn't watch. It's a set of unwritten rules by the minority of snowflakes. The BBC, Chanel 4 etc are brainwashing the future generation with Thier nonsense. Shameful
This brings back memories 😅🤣😂 even Love thy Neighbour was hilarious and both black and white had nicknames for each other just creased me up. Look at it now an Anarchist Paradise.
Loved the man to bits made me laugh and he also died the same day as my mum so I.ll will never forget him and mum bring him back on tv loved it
When we could take the piss out of each other and no body got upset.😀
I hated the 70's. But when I look back and see old innocent humour like this , I realise that English Freedom of Speech is non existent anymore. Humour should have no boundaries. Call this racist if you want, but just take a look at Chris Rock, or other modern black comedians, and ask yourself what would happen if a white comedian was to say what they say, and see how long it takes before they are arrested.
Thanks for your comment it's open discussion that helps us understand each other and get along better.
winstoneism And looked what happened to them !!! All vilified and removed from any mainstream TV and lucky if they can fill a community hall for a gig because of political correctness and the erosion of Free Speech..........Nothing to do with their humour , but everything to do with the fact of people are now to scared to enjoy racist jokes...Unless of course they are being told by a black comedian , and Britain has NO funny black comics so were resided to listening to American ones.
winstoneism Bollocks. It was total fascism demonising racists jokes and was dressed up as liberal values. Comedy has no boundaries or limits and censorship in any democracy is an affront to its very name.
The influx of alternative ( meaning unfunny ) comedians had nothing to do with replacing mainstream comedians.
The demand for people like Bernard Manning/Roy Chubby Brown/Jimmy Jones and many more had never been so great. They were gradually taken off air by changing attitudes of producers and not because of the lack of demand.
winstoneism Yeah, Charlie Chaplain. He was the real deal but all the credit was aimed at Charlie Chaplin who stole most of Chaplain's skits. The bastard!
winstoneism lol
The trouble is that most people these days don't understand who they are making the joke about.
best actor ever for me. not just in this but death of a salesman, magic actor love him.
I have an Arabic Cousin and got married in Jamaica and i have worked with Blacks whites Gurkhas i treat every one with respect
Freedom of speech R.I.P.
You have freedom of speech
@@mikemarron3333 no mate we don't, social media cut you off, but are keen to show us classic comedies,
Talk about double standards
@@mikemarron3333 I am a big advocate for freedom of speech and an underpinning fundamental of that is some people will be offended. The current climate we live in does not support this and freedom of speech is only accepted if it does not run contrary to the current agenda. Not politically correct I know but correct never the less.
It was just clean comedy and was never meant to be offensive. I do miss that type of TV.
to funny love it when alf is giving it back even more so when he gets it back ... if you cant laugh at this then you seriously need to take a good long hard look at your self .... comedy gold put it back on tv :)
It was all about having a good, old fashioned, laugh. Nobody got offended, because there was no offence intended, nor given. People were so much happier then, but now you’d be encarcerated under Fuhrer Starmer’s leadership if you said “boo” to a goose.
It’s a very chilling thought, that ‘today’ is a new born baby’s ’good old days.’
i laughed those were the days very funny ,
just harmless fun in bygone days when nobody got offended
To be offended nowadays is worse than being stabbed. Its comedy. Nothing more
Only fun for the racists. The only people laughing seem to be white people that grew up in this era. It certainly wasn't funny for me when I was called the exact same words at school. Glad this bullshit on tv has gone now.
@@lardy70s poor poor you
@@lardy70s lets not forget that alf garnet always came off second best in everything
On Spike's grave - "I told you I was ill!" This comedy was so good, America made a version "All in the Family", with Caroll O'Connor as the bigot. Funny but not as good as this. I'd put this in the top three with Steptoe and Fawlty Towers.
I think Tony Blair's father in law is sitting in the corner
He should have married him instead of the hideous Cherie - aka coat hanger mouth.
Brilliant, and funny,no harm to anyone.
Yes in those days it was called COMEDY, and no-one seemed to be offended.
I watched this as a kid, all that I learned from Alf was - how ridiculous racists were. Including some of the elders in my family, who were supposed to shape my morals and attitudes.
So did I but unfortunately most kids didn't understand, that and used his words against those in minority communities
Love Alf Garnet, all good fun.
The late great Spike !!!!. The greatest Goon.
There are not enough superlatives to describe just how good the writing, performing and timing is.
Must be one of best clips ever!
Not only should it not be banned - it should be compulsory viewing.
Love old alf. Still watch him on TH-cam along with many others. Spikes trying not to laugh lol
used to make me laugh and still does
Where are the days gone when each could make fun of the other without prejudice 👍😉
You're joking Steve, there was a lot of prejudice back then
it's a beautifully timed little sketch brilliantly acted . the remarks mocking common racist attitudes are deliciously funny ; it was banned bcs some might react differently .
i wish he was our prime minister now in the uk
Rob Hollywood Billy Smith doesn't understand that!!
his son in laws daughter in real life is Cherie Blair wife of Tony B.liar
well you got your wish.
Well if he was it would have been a Labour government then 🤗.
@Dominic O'reilly Alf was a tory but Warren Mitchell who played him was a staunch Labour supporter.
Ahhhhhhh yes the good old days when you were allowed to take the piss out of each other with NO OFFENCE MENT AND NONE TAKEN
Good comedy for the time Love Thy Neighbour was another good one these days you can't say anything I come from an Irish family and we used to watch Dave Allen I'm Bernard Manning and did we laugh yes we did haha
1st class scene on the way to Bournemouth until kicked out by guard
The Indian Gentleman is played by none other than the genius
Spike Milligan
Who was actually born in India.
Spike, born in India and dying an Irishman after the Tory government of the time took his passport away.
tek me back to the 60,s and 70,s when all was well with the world and you laugh at yourself and other people without the bloody interference nowadays.
No one was ever offended back then. Now you have to be so PC that everyone is afraid to say anything so as not to ‘offend’ anyone. What a ridiculous society we now live in.
Comedy at its best, I'd like to know who These people are who seem to think it's offensive. Ah , the good days when we were allowed to laugh.
Life is hardly worth living if you can't laugh at yourself every now and again!
This was just Alf at his best,it wasn't meant to be offensive,just a great big laugh.
Aaahhh....BRILLIANT. Alf Garnet at his funniest.
Garnett.
Alf Garnett isn't banned - currently showing on Freeview TV here in UK.......there is a difference between "banned" and "no longer widely shown".
You won't find this clip on Freeview TV it has been cut.
Obviously the pc's didn't get the character at all, a truly clever man of his era
Great comedy. Thanks for sharing.
Nah, shouldn't be banned. Alf represents people who lived through 2 world wars, and were understanably scared of change in their own country. Racism, in it's most extreme form, usually means violence, and I've never seen Alf raise his fists to anyone (although I suspect he gave a clump to the odd Millwall supporter in his time).
UP THE HAMMERS !!!
Life long tottenham fan was alf.
Its.
Was that spike milligan with the paper lol
absolute classic, laugh every time i watch it
The BBC should be made to put this back on the tele.
Good old times.we laughed at each other..good fun .now it's just all a shame
They should also ban a lot of 21st century 'comedy' such as 'Little Britain', 'The Mighty Boosh' and 'The League Of Gentlemen'. Not to mention Jimmy Carr, dapper Laughs and Russell Brand.
Brilliant
Are you really a fan of the british actor Gordon Harker?
Oh for the old days I wish they would come back.
Brilliant so sad this humour has gone
Alf was a funny character. He made a lot of us laugh. People today may well disagree, but unless you lived in that time, you don't know. Interesting that the actor is Jewish.
I was brought up in the 60s. when we had quality tv .no pc brigades. could get gollywogs and watch the black and white minstrels
Yes and Alf Garnett took the piss out of people like you but you were too thick to get it. 😂🤣😃😄😅😆
Before PC there was comedy. RIP Alf and British comedy.