One series that will never be shown on UK Gold but is still a classic

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8615 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-09-09
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4

Synopsis
"A true comedy that has been kept in the vaults for the sake of political correctness." Indeed, this hugely successful 1970s TV comedy, in hindsight, sought to mock our own ignorance, intolerance and pervading racial stereotypes of other cultures, when a black family move in next door to the white family. Jack Smethurst plays Eddie Booth and Rudolph Walker his neighbour Bill Reynolds, whose often hilarious behaviour showed us that perhaps our own bigotted and blinkered views are absolutely laughable. The entire first series plus the pilot episode.

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Customer Reviews

A Damn Good Laugh
Having watched these on t.v years ago, and now seeing them again, I can't see what outrages some people so much. It is clear from the start that Eddie is a bigot and in the minority, we are laughing at him, not with him. For God's sake lighten up PC brigade.Worth having for the theme tune alone, sung by that fantastic singer of the 70's Stuart Gillies, who incidentally is still working.

CLASSIC COMEDY, WHO CARES ABOUT BEEN POLITICALLY CORRECT.. I CERTAINLY DON'T
First of all P. D. gray; the information you have provided re 'SEASON 2 set - All 6 episodes plus first 4 episodes from SEASON 3

SEASON 3 set - LAST 2 episodes from SEASON 3 plus all 8 episodes SEASON 4 (Season 4 had 8 episodes, 7 normal length and one extended...all included here).

So as you can see, if you buy these 3 season sets you are also getting season 4'

I played the disc's and there WAS NO MENTION that some of the episodes were as you have said, it does say at the beginning of every episode, what the series is and what episode it is and as I have said the info you have provided does not tally with what the disc's say.

Secondly: dinnes2112,
Your comment 'I can't believe this has been released. It contains so much overtly racist material that I can scarcely watch it. The premise of the show is basically "there is a black man living next door - shock horror!" I'm really against political correctness in comedy - but that isn't even an issue here - this series is sad, poorly written racist nonsense and should have no place in anyone's DVD collection in the 21st century'

If you feel like this why the hell did you buy it? you obviously must have known what the program was about prior to purchasing it.


At last my review: Sadly this program would most likely not be shown now due to this countries crazy political correctness. Watching it was like a breath of fresh air compared to the crap sterile stuff we have now, this was made when people did not have to watch every word that they said so as not to heaven forbid 'offend someone', this show is full of classic one liners, this is comedy at its best and like I have said it is like a breath of fresh air. A MUST BUY in my opinion.

IMPORTANT INFO ON LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR DVDS - please read
There are currently 3 boxsets of LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR seasons 1...3 released by Pegasus but they have mucked up the amount of episodes on the second and third one to the buyers advantage. Heres the details

SEASON 1 set - All 7 episodes plus bonus unbroadcast pilot episode

SEASON 2 set - All 6 episodes plus first 4 episodes from SEASON 3

SEASON 3 set - LAST 2 episodes from SEASON 3 plus all 8 episodes SEASON 4 (Season 4 had 8 episodes, 7 normal length and one extended...all included here).

So as you can see, if you buy these 3 season sets you are also getting season 4, crazy the way Pegasus has named the sets but I think its because they initially released the first 2 sets and didnt intend a third so bunged some season 3 episodes on the third one. When they realised they were selling well and should do a third set, they called it SEASON 3 but since most of those episodes were put on series 2 as bonus they put all of season 4 on as well.

It NOW makes sense that we are going to get (from a different company I believe) seasons 5 onwards released on dvd....so dont go BUT WHERES SEASON 4 when you look through the amazon listings, its on the season 3 set! hope this info proves useful, it all confused me until I got my facts straight using a comedy reference book.