Carroll O'Connor was creating for ABC called "Justice For All", with O'Connor playing Archie Justice, a lovable yet controversial bigot. After three pilots done between 1968 and 1970, a network change to CBS, and the last name of the character changed to Bunker, the new sitcom was renamed "All in the Family". The show was based on the BBC's "Till Death Us Do Part", with Bunker based on Alf Garnett, albeit somewhat less abrasive than the original. O'Connor's Queens background and New York accent is said to have influenced Lear to set the show in Queens. Wanting a well-known actor to play
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