Love Thy Neighbour: The Complete Series [DVD]

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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. 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. Whether you're looking for a specific series/season, or a complete box set collection, then we can do the hard work for you!

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. This language is not tolerated in this day and age but 40 years ago it is language that people used in the context presented in this programme. 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. Series 1 episodes are: 'Pilot', 'New Neighbours', 'Limbo Dancing', 'The Petition', 'Factory Dispute', 'The Seven Year Itch', 'Refused a Drink' and 'Sex Appeal'.

Series 6 episodes are: 'Famous Crimes', 'The Lady and the Tramp', 'Protection of the Law', 'The Opinion Poll', 'Manchester. I'd only seen a few episodes, but when I saw it available on DVD and including all eight series along with the movie, I just had to get it. Viewing this series with modern sensibilities can make for a bit of a culture shock and I found myself wincing a little, shocked at the racist epithets casually spoken by the white protagonist, Eddie Booth.

A television comedy which centres around the relationship between two neighbours, as they attempt to live and work together, and their long suffering wives.When will people get it through their heads that this is exactly how it was back then and you cannot apply todays ideology to a programme that is almost 40 years old. In this 1973 movie the happy family hilarity comes to a head when they enter the local 'Love Thy Neighbour' competition. Not really the "complete" collection as there were 8 seasons made but this DVD set only has 7 seasons. This particular release has been discontinued, however you may still be able to find second-hand copies.

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! 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.

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. 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. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. The 70's sitcom smash that explored the culture clash between black and white neighbours Bill Reynolds and Eddie Booth.

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). It was based around a white working class couple trying to come to terms with a black couple that had moved in next door. If your easily offended then this series isn’t for you but if you’ve got a sense of humour then get this set, especially if like me you wasn’t born when this show was originally aired your going to wet yourself as it is so funny. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Series 2 episodes are: 'The Housewarming Party', 'Voodoo', 'Clarky Leaves', 'The Bedroom Suite', 'The T.Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It was good to see the old outlook on life but saying that I didn’t realise how bad it seems nowadays. The series uses made up words to insult each other, which couldnt be accused of racist because they were made up, were talking 50 years ago! Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.