History YMMV / LoveThyNeighbour

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: A major contributing factor to the show's divisive reception is the fact that it's very difficult to root for either Bill ''or'' Eddie, as both are depicted as petty, vindictive, thin-skinned bigots. While Bill's anti-white sentiments are at least somewhat understandable given the sheer amount of crap he has to deal with from Eddie, the fact that he's shown to be just as racist towards ''other'' ethnic minorities[[note]]Asians and Chinese[[/note]] still makes him hard to empathize with.

* RetroactiveRecognition: A barman from "Refused a Drink" is played by Creator/FrankThornton, who would later be best known for playing Captain Peacock in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''.

* PoorMansSubstitute: Many reviewers consider the show as a poor man's ''Till Death Us Do Part'', an attempt by Creator/{{ITV}} with its inferior writing staff to capitalise on the success of the [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] series.

* EightDeadlyWords: A major contributing factor to the show's divisive reception is the fact that it's very difficult to root for either Bill ''or'' Eddie, as both are depicted as petty, vindictive, thin-skinned bigots. While Bill's anti-white sentiments are at least somewhat understandable given the sheer amount of crap he has to deal with from Eddie, the fact that he's shown to be just as racist towards ''other'' ethnic minorities[[note]]Asians and Chinese[[/note]] still makes him hard to empathize with.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A major contributing factor to the show's divisive reception is the fact that it's very difficult to root for either Bill ''or'' Eddie, as both are depicted as petty, vindictive, thin-skinned bigots. While Bill's anti-white sentiments are at least somewhat understandable given the sheer amount of crap he has to deal with from Eddie, the fact that he's shown to be just as racist towards ''other'' ethnic minorities[[note]]Asians and Chinese[[/note]] still makes him hard to empathize with.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A major contributing factor to the show's divisive reception is the fact that it's very difficult to root for either Bill ''or'' Eddie, as both are depicted as petty, vindictive, thin-skinned bigots. While Bill's anti-white sentiments are at least somewhat understandable given the sheer amount of crap he has to deal with from Eddie, the fact that he's shown to be just as racist towards ''other'' ethnic minorities still makes him hard to empathize with.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In 2003, DVDs of the series were reported to be selling well in Nigeria, parts of the Caribbean and Australia.
* PoorMansSubstitute: Many reviewers consider the show as a poor man's ''Till Death Us Do Part'', an attempt by Creator/{{ITV}} with its inferior writing staff to capitalise on the success of Creator/TheBBC series.

* PoorMansSubstitute: Many reviewers consider the show as a poor man's ''Till Death Us Do Part'', an attempt by ITV with its inferior writing staff to capitalise on the success of the BBC series.

* ValuesDissonance: The heavy usage of racial slurs and the broad stereotypes of people of colour, combined with the shallow portrayal of racism as a reciprocal, inevitable and petty process, all mean that the series could never be shown on mainstream television today.

* DaknessInducedAudienceApathy: A major contributing factor to the show's divisive reception is the fact that it's very difficult to root for either Bill ''or'' Eddie, as both are depicted as petty, vindictive, thin-skinned bigots. While Bill's anti-white sentiments are at least somewhat understandable given the sheer amount of crap he has to deal with from Eddie, the fact that he's shown to be just as racist towards ''other'' ethnic minorities still makes him hard to empathize with.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics and social commentators ''hated'' this show. Fans loved it then - and still love it now. This massive polarisation of opinion was a phenomenon at the time.