Home to Roost was 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 plots revolved around the conflict between divorcee Henry and his son Matthew, who has come to live with him for good after.
He employed two cleaners throughout the show's life; first Enid Thompson, and, in the third season, Fiona Fennell.
The show's theme tune was, appropriately enough, Lionel Bart's Consider Yourself (at home, Consider yourself one of the family...) from Oliver! It was arranged by Peter Knight.
The series was later repeated on Channel 4.
Episode list
Season 1 (19/4/85 - 31/5/85)
A New Life
- Bad Apples
- All you Need is Love
- Suspect
- Dating Henry
- Small Change
- The Way We Were
Season 2 (5/9/86 - 17/10/86)
- Plastic Dreamworld
- Open House
- Acting Out
- Test
- Protest
- Any Questions
- Julie
Season 3 (14/10/87 - 5/12/87)
- Human Interest
- Sucess Story
- High Spirits
- The Real Thing
- Crimewatch
- Getting On
- Paper Chase
Special (27/12/87)
- Family Ties
Season 4 (1/12/89 - 19/1/90)
- 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 link
- Home to Roost at IMDb
- BBC Comedy Guide description of the show