It was very much the same with Alf garnett. The way that johnny Speight wrote till death us so part was to parody the working man, in his case an east end ex docker type and the prejudice he had ingrained in him. He was constantly picked up by his daughter( una Stubbs) his son in law,( tony...
To be fair, love they neighbour was a very clever way, as was till death us do part, in showing how it was and the main characters being derided in their prejudice.
In love thy neighbour, the northerner who had such views was derided by both black leads and his wife, who all showed that he...