Rita married her "long-haired layabout" socialist boyfriend Mike in 1966 shortly after the general election of 31 March, and they moved into the Wapping house. Alf and Mike rarely got along; the only time they saw eye to eye was when they both went to the 1966 World Cup Final. Around 1968, according to the film "The Alf Garnett Saga", despite resistance from Alf, the Garnetts were rehoused in a tower block in a new town on the edge of London, probably in Essex. Alf continued to work on the docks in London despite the long commute. Alf was still proud when the couple had a son together in September 1972. There was some speculation by Else that Mike was not the child's father but instead, the singer Kenny Lynch with whom Rita had had a brief relationship. Else eventually left Alf in 1974 and moved to Australia to live with her sister Maud, whom Alf hated. She later wired Alf in 1975 on his birthday asking him for a divorce. The same day, Alf lost his job.