LOVE THY NIEGHBOUR
2007-03-10 07:17:54 · 12 answers · asked by colin050659 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Love Thy Neighbour was a British sitcom that ran from 13 April 1972 to 22 January 1976, made by Thames Television for ITV. It starred Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper and Kate Williams. There was also a movie spin-off and a brief sequel set in Australia.
The series (and movie) was created and largely written by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, and was based on a suburban white working class couple who unwittingly found themselves living next door to a black couple, and the white couple's attempts to come to terms with this.
Love Thy Neighbour was hugely popular in the 1970s. During that era Britain struggled to come to terms with its recently arrived population of black immigrants, and Love Thy Neighbour exemplified this struggle. It aroused great controversy for many of the same reasons as the earlier (and more subtle) Till Death Us Do Part. The views of the white male character (Smethurst) were presented in such a way as to make him appear stupid and bigoted, and were contrasted with the more tolerant attitude of his wife. His use of terms such as "nig-nog" to refer to his black neighbour, despite being intended as ironic by the script-writers, attracted considerable criticism from viewers. The male black character was in contrast educated and sophisticated, although stubborn and also capable of racism.
2007-03-10 07:21:33 · answer #1 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. It was so funny in an inoffensive way at the time. Not looked on like now I suppose. Always watch Patrick in Eastenders and think of it. Though his accent swings one day from cockney to Trinidadian!
2007-03-10 22:22:11 · answer #2 · answered by sunlover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loved it, but as Harry Hill say's What's the chances of that happening ? especially nowaday's
2007-03-10 08:14:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly did until the political correctness police took it and a few more like it off our screens.
2007-03-10 07:28:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep! and The Good life, Dear sir and Rent a Ghost!
2007-03-10 07:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sure did, when you could call "a spade" a spade, there was never any malice in it,
2007-03-10 07:28:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry dude! I can't really answer that one I've never even heard about that movie before!!!!
2007-03-10 07:32:40 · answer #7 · answered by ilk 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was excellent, loved it.
they will never bring it back!
2007-03-10 07:24:52 · answer #8 · answered by Stu pid 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah now that was a great comedy show
2007-03-10 08:33:18 · answer #9 · answered by hobbiegirl@btinternet.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the lack of freedom of speech, - are you even allowed to ask this question? ( yes it was quite good).
2007-03-10 07:21:24 · answer #10 · answered by freddy the newf 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋