DVD transfer quality is excellent despite the age of the content, so top marks for the team that did the remastering. Eddie Booth is shown time and again to be the ignorant bigot he is, so this series portrays racism, but it's the black character that comes off best most of the time. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

Contrary to what some people may think, Love Thy Neighbour actually sees Eddie Booth's character being bested by a far smarter, level headed and sensible black neighbour, Bill Reynolds, played by the superb Rudolph Walker.Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. Mind you, I had the same, more pronounced, shock when getting used to the foul language used in the brilliant Orange is the New Black series. Pro-white socialist Eddie Booth is disgusted when a black couple move in next door - but far worse than his skin colour, Bill Reynolds is Conservative. Series 6 episodes are: 'Famous Crimes', 'The Lady and the Tramp', 'Protection of the Law', 'The Opinion Poll', 'Manchester. If you are in the North America, look out for US/Canadian flag icons on popular product listings for direct links.

Part of humour is making fun of the differences between us all, and in that way, we can learn about ourselves and explore issues too sensitive to be dealt with outside of comedy. Eddie Booth (Jack Smethurst), a white, working-class socialist is dismayed when Bill (Rudolph Walker), a black, educated Conservative moves in next door with his wife Barbie (Nina Baden-Semper). Highly popular and more than a little controversial Love Thy Neighbour consistently appeared in the top three programmes of the week throughout the majority of its eight series run even its repeats reached the top of the charts!

If you are in Australia or New Zealand (DVD Region 4), note that almost all DVDs distributed in the UK by the BBC and 2entertain are encoded for both Region 2 and Region 4. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The storyline revolves around racist bigot Eddie Booth (Jack Smethurst) who is constantly making comments about people of different races in a derogatory manner. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. I am happy to report that Love Thy Neighbour is every bit as good, if not better, than I remembered.

Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. fan of 70's comedy this is an extremely well written and in some places very cleverly written comedy that reflected the sentiments and feelings of the day. Finally, having watched it through (and found it very funny) it seems that people have selective memories. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.You can choose your friends, but whether you live in a back-to-back, a suburban semi or a mansion, you can rarely choose your neighbours. Whether you're looking for a newly released movie, a TV box set, or even a classic film - you'll find what you need in our categories. While Eddie struggles to come to terms with the political views and race of his affable neighbours, his more tolerant wife Joan ( Kate Williams) in turn fails to sympathise with him and strikes up a close friendship with Barbie. Lots of witty stories showing up how stupid prejudices are, prejudices of politics, race and with flitterings of seriousness for instance showing womens lack of rights.

Please note that this DVD Box-Set does not include the episode "April Fools" that has been broadcast on television. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. So, these comedies, in my view, aren't "racist", but rather portray ignorant white characters who are gotten the better of because of their racism and ignorance. Eddie and his wife Joan (Kate Williams) live happily in a peaceful neighbourhood - until they meet their new neighbours.Highly popular and more than a little controversial Love Thy Neighbour consistently appeared in the top three programmes of the week throughout the majority of its eight-series run; even its repeats reached the top of the charts! Series 5 episodes are: 'Reggie', 'Jacko's Wedding', 'Duel at Dawn', 'The Darts' Final', 'Royal Blood', 'Club Concert' and 'The Nannies'. Not really the "complete" collection as there were 8 seasons made but this DVD set only has 7 seasons. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love.