HOME TO ROOST

'''Home to Roost''' was a British sitcom, made by Yorkshire Television and first broadcast on 19 April 1985. It was written by Eric Chappell of ''Rising Damp'' fame, and starred John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his 18-year-old son Matthew.
Set in London, the premise is that Henry Willows (Thaw) 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 (Dinsdale) 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 currently airs on ITV3. The first two series have been released on DVD by Network DVD, with the third, fourth & special to follow in 2007 & 2008.
A US remake of the series, ''You Again?,'' was less successful and lasted just one year.

Contents

Episode list

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Special

Series 4

Main cast

External links

Episode list

Series 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

Series 2

First transmitted: 5 September 1986 - 17 October 1986

★ Plastic Dreamworld

★ Open House

★ Acting Out

★ Test

★ Protest

★ Any Questions

★ Julie

Series 3

First transmitted: 14 October 1987 - 5 December 1987

★ Human Interest

★ Success Story

★ High Spirits

★ The Real Thing

★ Crimewatch

★ Getting On

★ Paper Chase

Special

First transmitted: 27 December 1987

★ Family Ties

Series 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

Main cast

★ Henry Willows - John Thaw

★ Matthew Willows - Reece Dinsdale

★ Enid Thompson - Elizabeth Bennett

★ Fiona Fennell - Joan Blackham

★ Julie Willows - Rebecca Lacey

External links

★ Comedy Guide - ''Home to Roost'' at bbc.co.uk

★ Theme Tune (links to TV Cream)