Carroll O'Connor of Bunker's long-suffering wife, Edith Bunker, whom Lear remembered from seeing in the play and film "Damn Yankees". The producer sent the show over to ABC twice, but it did not get picked up. They then approached CBS with more success, and accordingly, "All in the Family" was retooled and debuted early in 1971. The show also starred unknown character actors, such as Rob Reiner as Archie's liberal son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, and Sally Struthers as Archie and Edith's only child and Mike's wife, Gloria. The cast had a unique on- and off-camera chemistry, especially Reiner, who became O'Connor's best
Alan Connor Alan Connor Alan Connor (born 1974) is a British writer, journalist and television presenter. First seen on Channel 4's youth entertainment programme "The Word" in 1995, he later appeared on "The Big Breakfast" and BBC Radio Five Live and was a BBC News correspondent, appearing on BBC News 24 and "The Daily Politics". His scriptwriting credits include the comedy-drama "A Young Doctor's Notebook", starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, the mockumentary "Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back" and the BBC film "The Rack Pack". Connor has worked as a writer for programmes including "Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe", "The Jonathan Ross