This article is about the British TV sitcom. For the 1952 Nero Wolfe novella, see Home to Roost (short story). For the album by Atomic Rooster, see Home to Roost (album).
Home to Roost
Genre
Sitcom
Created by
Eric Chappell
Starring
John Thaw Reece Dinsdale
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
4
No. of episodes
29
Production
Executive producer
Vernon Lawrence
Running time
30 minutes
Production company
Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network
ITV
Release
19 April 1985 (1985-04-19) – 19 January 1990 (1990-01-19)
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Home to Roost is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television between 19 April 1985 and 19 January 1990. Written by Eric Chappell, it stars John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his teenaged son Matthew.
The premise is that Henry Willows, a 40-something who has been divorced from his wife for seven years and is perfectly happy living alone in London until his oldest child, Matthew arrives to live with him after being thrown out by his mother. The episodes generally revolve around Henry's annoyance at having his solitude disturbed and the age gap between father and son. Henry employs two cleaners during the show's life; first Enid Thompson and in the third series, Fiona Fennell.
The show's theme tune is Lionel Bart's "Consider Yourself" from Oliver!, arranged in a jazz style by Peter Knight.
The series was later repeated on Channel 4, ITV3 and Forces TV. All 29 episodes have now been released on DVD by the Network imprint.
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