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4 unusual facts about Love Thy Neighbour


Keith Marsh

Born in Blackpool, he is perhaps best known for playing an elderly northern English pub regular named Jacko in the Thames Television sitcom Love Thy Neighbour (1972–76), who had the much-quoted catchphrase "I'll have half!"

Love Thy Neighbour

Consisting of seven episodes, the series saw the character Eddie Booth transplanted to the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.

Vivian Lai

In 2012, after numerous nominations, she won her first professional award, the Best Supporting Actress award, at the Star Awards 2012 for her role as a Chinese immigrant in Love Thy Neighbour.

Woodford Bridge

Kate Williams, actress, resident during the making of the TV series Love Thy Neighbour.


Adam Smethurst

He has appeared in TV dramas including Casualty, Marple and Lewis, is the son of Love Thy Neighbour star Jack Smethurst, and is married to fellow actor Rakie Ayola, with whom he has one daughter and is expecting a second.

Nina Baden-Semper

Nina Baden-Semper (born 1945) is a British actress of Trinidadian descent, best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the controversial sit-com of the 1970s, Love Thy Neighbour for Thames Television.

Ron Shand

Shand played in several straight dramatic roles with the company, appearing in such plays as The Man Who Came to Dinner, Arsenic and Old Lace , Love Thy Neighbour and Bell, Book and Candle.


see also

League of Christian Socialists

In its manifesto of principles called "God, Thyself, Thy neighbour", the BCS took the second commandment of Christ from the Gospel of Matthew, "Thou shall love thy neighbour like thyself", as its leading principle.