List of Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series) episodes

This is an episode list for the British television sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, which was created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver. The series ran for eight series, and was broadcast on ITV1 from 13 April 1972 to 22 January 1976.^[1] There were fifty-three episodes in total, and each episode ran for a duration of 30 minutes, except for the 1973 New Year's Special, which ran for 45 minutes.^[1]

A pilot episode, featuring Gwendolyn Watts as Joan Booth, was also produced, but was never broadcast.^[2] Its script was modified slightly to become the first episode of the series proper, titled "New Neighbours".

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
Pilot	1		Unbroadcast
1	7		13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)	25 May 1972 (1972-05-25)
2	6		11 September 1972 (1972-09-11)	16 October 1972 (1972-10-16)
Sketch	1		25 December 1972 (1972-12-25)
3	6		19 March 1973 (1973-03-19)	30 April 1973 (1973-04-30)
4	8		12 December 1973 (1973-12-12)	4 February 1974 (1974-02-04)
5	6		18 February 1974 (1974-02-18)	1 April 1974 (1974-04-01)
6	7		2 January 1975 (1975-01-02)	13 February 1975 (1975-02-13)
7	7		17 April 1975 (1975-04-17)	29 May 1975 (1975-05-29)
8	6		11 December 1975 (1975-12-11)	22 January 1976 (1976-01-22)

Episodes

Unaired pilot

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [2]
-	-	Love Thy Neighbour	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	Unbroadcast
An unbroadcast pilot of the series. The part of Joan Booth was played by Gwendolyn Watts in this episode only.[2]

Series 1 (1972)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [3]
1	1	"New Neighbours"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)
2	2	"Limbo Dancing"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	20 April 1972 (1972-04-20)
3	3	"The Petition"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	27 April 1972 (1972-04-27)
4	4	"Factory Dispute"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	4 May 1972 (1972-05-04)
5	5	"The Seven Year Itch"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	11 May 1972 (1972-05-11)
6	6	"Refused a Drink"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	18 May 1972 (1972-05-18)
7	7	"Sex Appeal"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	25 May 1972 (1972-05-25)

Series 2 (1972)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [4]
8	1	"The Housewarming Party"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	11 September 1972 (1972-09-11)
9	2	"Voodoo"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	18 September 1972 (1972-09-18)
10	3	"Clarky Leaves"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	25 September 1972 (1972-09-25)
11	4	"The Bedroom Suite"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	2 October 1972 (1972-10-02)
12	5	"The TUC Conference '72"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	9 October 1972 (1972-10-09)
13	6	"Religious Fervour"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	16 October 1972 (1972-10-16)

Christmas sketch (1972)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [5]
-	-	"Untitled Christmas Sketch"	Stuart Allen	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	25 December 1972 (1972-12-25)
A short sketch broadcast as part of ITV's All Star Comedy Carnival.[6]

Series 3 (1973)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [7]
14	1	"The GPO"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	19 March 1973 (1973-03-19)
15	2	"The Car"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	26 March 1973 (1973-03-26)
16	3	"Eddie Returns from Holiday"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	2 April 1973 (1973-04-02)
17	4	"Lion and the Lamb"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	9 April 1973 (1973-04-09)
18	5	"The Lift"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	16 April 1973 (1973-04-16)
19	6	"Barbie Becomes Pregnant"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	30 April 1973 (1973-04-30)

Series 4 (1973–74)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [8]
Series
20	1	"Hines' Sight"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	12 December 1973 (1973-12-12)
21	2	"Friendly"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	19 December 1973 (1973-12-19)
New Year's Special
22	3	"Working on New Year's Eve"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	31 December 1973 (1973-12-31)
Note: This was an extended New Year's Special, which ran for a duration of 45 minutes.[1][9]
Series
23	4	"Eddie's Mother-in-Law"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	7 January 1974 (1974-01-07)
24	5	"The Ante-Natal Clinic"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	14 January 1974 (1974-01-14)
25	6	"Two Weeks to Babies"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	21 January 1974 (1974-01-21)
26	7	"To the Hospital"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	28 January 1974 (1974-01-28)
27	8	"The Big Day"	Ronnie Baxter	Vince Powell and Harry Driver	4 February 1974 (1974-02-04)
Note: This was the final episode co-written by Harry Driver, who died in November 1973.[1]

Series 5 (1974)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [10]
28	1	"The Mediterranean"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	18 February 1974 (1974-02-18)
Note: This was the first episode solely written by Vince Powell, following Driver's death.[1]
29	2	"Bananas"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	4 March 1974 (1974-03-04)
30	3	"Teething Problems"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	11 March 1974 (1974-03-11)
31	4	"Cat's Away"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	18 March 1974 (1974-03-18)
32	5	"Ghosts"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	25 March 1974 (1974-03-25)
33	6	"Eddie's Birthday"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	1 April 1974 (1974-04-01)

Series 6 (1975)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [11]
34	1	"Reggie"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	2 January 1975 (1975-01-02)
35	2	"Jacko's Wedding"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	9 January 1975 (1975-01-09)
36	3	"Duel at Dawn"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	16 January 1975 (1975-01-16)
37	4	"The Darts' Final"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	23 January 1975 (1975-01-23)
38	5	"Royal Blood"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	30 January 1975 (1975-01-30)
39	6	"Club Concert"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	6 February 1975 (1975-02-06)
40	7	"The Nannies"	Anthony Parker	Vince Powell	13 February 1975 (1975-02-13)
Note: This was the final episode written by Vince Powell.[1]

Series 7 (1975)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [12]
41	1	"Famous Crimes"	William G. Stewart	Sid Colin	17 April 1975 (1975-04-17)
42	2	"The Lady and the Tramp"	William G. Stewart	Brian Cooke	24 April 1975 (1975-04-24)
43	3	"Protection of the Law"	William G. Stewart	Jon Watkins	1 May 1975 (1975-05-01)
44	4	"The Opinion Poll"	William G. Stewart	H. V. Kershaw	8 May 1975 (1975-05-08)
45	5	"Manchester... United"	William G. Stewart	Colin Edmonds	15 May 1975 (1975-05-15)
46	6	"The TUC Conference '76"	William G. Stewart	George Evans and Lawrie Wyman	22 May 1975 (1975-05-22)
47	7	"The Coach Trip"	William G. Stewart	Spike Mullins	29 May 1975 (1975-05-29)
This episode is alternatively known as "The Coach Outing to Bournemouth".[13]

Series 8 (1975–76)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Produced & Directed by	Written by	Original air date [14]
Series
48	1	"The Local By-Election"	Anthony Parker	Johnnie Mortimer	11 December 1975 (1975-12-11)
49	2	"Eddie Becomes a Father Again"	Anthony Parker	Brian Cooke	18 December 1975 (1975-12-18)
Christmas Special
50	3	"Christmas Spirit"	Anthony Parker	Sid Colin	25 December 1975 (1975-12-25)
Series
51	4	"For Sale"	Anthony Parker	H. V. Kershaw	8 January 1976 (1976-01-08)
52	5	"Power Cut"	Anthony Parker	George Evans and Lawrie Wyman	15 January 1976 (1976-01-15)
53	6	"The Lodger"	Anthony Parker	Adele Rose	22 January 1976 (1976-01-22)
Note: No writer was listed in the credits of this episode. However, the TV Times credited Adele Rose as writer.[15]

References

1. Lewisohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (2nd ed.). London: BBC Worldwide. p. 480. ISBN 0563487550.
2. "Love Thy Neighbour Pilot". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
3. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 1 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
4. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 2 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
5. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 2 - All Star Comedy Carnival". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
6. "All-Star Comedy Carnival - ITV1 Variety". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
7. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 3 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
8. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 4 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
9. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
10. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 5 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
11. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 6 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
12. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 7 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
13. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 7, Episode 7". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
14. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 8 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
15. "Love Thy Neighbour Series 8, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Love Thy Neighbour at British Comedy Guide