Home to Roost

Home to Roost

Infobox Television
show_name = Home to Roost


caption =
format = Sitcom
camera =
runtime = 30 mins
creator = Eric Chappell
executive_producer =
starring = John Thaw; Reece Dinsdale
narrated =
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 19 April, 1985
last_aired = 19 January, 1990
num_series = 4
num_episodes = 29
list_episodes =
website =
imdb_id = 0088537
tv_com_id = 7042

"Home to Roost" is a British television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television. Written by Eric Chappell, it starred John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his 18-year-old son Matthew.

The premise is that Henry Willows is forty-something, who has been divorced from his wife for seven years and is perfectly happy living alone. That is, until his eldest child, Matthew arrives to live with him, after being thrown out by his mother. The plots generally revolved around Henry's annoyance at having his solitude disturbed, and the age gap clash. Henry employed two cleaners throughout the show's life; first Enid Thompson, and, in the third season, Fiona Fennell.

The show's theme tune was Lionel Bart's "Consider Yourself" ("at home, Consider yourself one of the family...") from "Oliver!" It was arranged in a jazz style by Peter Knight.

The series was later repeated on Channel 4, and ITV3. All 29 episodes have now been released on DVD by Network DVD. A US remake of the series, "You Again?," was less successful and lasted just one year.

Main cast

*Henry Willows - John Thaw
*Matthew Willows - Reece Dinsdale
*Enid Thompson - Elizabeth Bennett
*Fiona Fennell - Joan Blackham
*Julie Willows - Rebecca Lacey

Episode list

eries 1

First transmitted: 19 April 1985 - 31 May 1985

*A New Life
*Bad Apples
*All you Need is Love
*Suspect
*Dating Henry
*Small Change
*The Way We Were

eries 2

First transmitted: 5 September 1986 - 17 October 1986

*Protest
*Open House
*Plastic Dreamworld
*Acting Out
*The Test
*Any Questions?
*Julie

eries 3

First transmitted: 14 October 1987 - 5 December 1987

*Human Interest
*Success Story
*High Spirits
*The Real Thing
*Crimewatch
*Getting On
*Paper Chase

pecial

First transmitted: 27 December 1987
*Family Ties

eries 4

First transmitted: 1 December 1989 - 19 January 1990

*Bridge of Sighs
*Front Runner
*The Boyfriend
*Thought For The Day
*Return to Clagthorpe
*High Noon
*Leaving

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088537/ IMDb Entry]


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