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8 Episodes 1967 - 1968
Episode 0
41 mins
The Garnetts are in the pub when they meet a group of celebrities whom, inevitably, Alf insults--Black actor and singer Kenny Lynch, Liverpool comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, and tough-guy Australian actor Ray Barrett, whom Alf describes as "the man with the holes in his face" because of his scarred complexion. The meeting is not the most cordial.
Episode 1
29 mins
When Mike is unable to get into the phone box to place Alf's bet on a horse which ultimately wins, Alf decides that it's time for the Garnetts to have their own phone. Despite Mike trying to wind him up by pretending to be the operator, Alf is proud of his new possession but gets fed up when Else allows Min from next door to come in and use the phone, turning down the volume on the television show he is trying to watch.
Episode 2
31 mins
Believing that Alf is scared to be a blood donor, Mike goads him by betting him that even if he did give blood, it would be rejected. This does the trick, but Alf is sure that his blood will be given to somebody of importance. He then has a dream that he is at Buckingham Palace, where he has helped out the queen by his donation.
Episode 3
On New Year's Eve, Alf, not wanting to join the others at the party over the road, gets out his old Monopoly set. When the rest of the family returns, they have a game, leading to the inevitable falling-out over property between Alf and Mike, and Alf taking drastic action.
Episode 4
Out of grudging respect for a dead female neighbor he despised, Alf orders the telly off for the whole day. Mike then tells Alf that his beloved West Ham will play Fulham, on telly that evening, but will Alf watch the Hammers 7-2 triumph?
Episode 5
Despite the fact that he confiscated a local kid's football, Alf is still invited by the vicar to act as coach for the youth soccer team, attracting scorn from Mike. Needless to say, Alf is not a good trainer, concentrating on the skills of only one player, though he does attract the attention of some well-known soccer players.
Episode 6
Alf returns home from the pub with a mongrel puppy he bought. The rest of the family finds it adorable, but it is not exactly house-trained and the more the others find it charming through its anti-social antics, the more Alf comes to resent it and wants to get rid of it.
Episode 7
28 mins
When Else is laid up with bronchitis, her sister Maud comes to look after the family. She and Alf hate each other, and after he insults her once too often, she refuses to cook for him. She also sees the opportunity to make him jealous when Else's old flame George Pringle visits and Maud hints that something might have happened between him and Else on Brighton Beach before the war.