Quote: whosaidit @ June 16 2009, 6:23 PM BSTHi again, I have consuted she who must be obeyed. Now she insists it was "not love thy neighbour" but may have been nearest & dearest especialy if it had Thora Herd and it was "our Eligh". I could get into serious trouble here, I can feel it.
Well that sounds like something Hird would have said in Last Of The Summer Wine. But the "I'll have 'alf" quote is DEFINITELY from Love Thy Neighbour. I have been watching the series on DVD recently so can say this with 100% certainty. Possible it's been used elsewhere of course, but as a constantly repeated catch phrase it is from Love Thy Neighbour. 'She' is just plain wrong if she says otherwise.
And Nearest And Dearest, set in a pickle factory, has been mentioned numerous times now, but as far as I know, Thora Hird was not in it. Certainly not as a regular character.
With the greatest respect, your wife (?) seems to be remembering at least 3 different series from the same era, as one.
I will watch some of Nearest And Dearest tomorrow to confirm it to myself, if no one else.