HOME TO ROOST (1985)

Home to Roost
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Home to Roost
Comedy
April 19, 1985 - January 19, 1990
Ended
|4 Seasons, 28 episodes
England
English
ITV1

Home to Roost is a British television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television in the 1980s. 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 in London. That is, until his youngest 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.

Episode Guide

Cast & Characters

Reece Dinsdale

Matthew Willows

John Thaw

Henry Willows

Elizabeth Bennett

Mrs. Thompson

Joan Blackham

Fiona Fennell

Rebecca Lacey

Julie Willows

John Bird

FG Fielding

Frank Mills

Job Centre Assistant

Charles Kay

Mr Padbury

John Rowe

Sally's Dad

Jean Rimmer

Tom's Mum

Deborah Norton

Lydia Lane

Ken Campbell

Mr Prendergast

Keith Smith

Mr Chapman

John Jardine

Mr Collins

Susan Jameson

Judith Trevelyan

Leslie Ash

Susie Perkins

Nicky Henson

Edward Willows

Emrys James

R.J. Cockcroft

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