Love Thy Neighbour: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Love Thy Neighbour is a British sitcom, which was transmitted from 13 April 1972 until 22 January 1976, spanning seven series and fifty-four episodes. The series was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. A hugely popular sitcom highlighting and examining the clashes of class, and colour, in early-1970s Britain. Eddie Booth is a passionately left-wing, somewhat racist bigot, so when his new neighbours turn out to be black, he's far from pleased. But even worse than that - they vote Conservative. Understandably, Eddie puts Bill's back up right from the off. Despite their differences, however, each man is far more alike the other than either would admit, and a begrudging respect develops between them. After all, there is a common enemy: their wives!

Series details

• Title: Love Thy Neighbour
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1972-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-01-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7552
• IMDb ID: tt0068096
• TVDB ID: 71534

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Smethurst — Eddie Booth
• Rudolph Walker — Bill Reynolds
• Kate Williams — Joan Booth
• Nina Baden-Semper — Barbie Reynolds

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-04-13; final listed air date 1972-05-25; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1972-09-11; final listed air date 1972-10-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1973-03-19; final listed air date 1973-04-23; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1973-12-12; final listed air date 1974-02-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 1974-02-18; final listed air date 1974-04-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 1975-01-02; final listed air date 1975-02-13; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 1975-04-17; final listed air date 1975-05-29; episode order: 7.
• Season 8: premiered 1975-12-11; final listed air date 1976-01-22; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Love Thy Neighbour on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.