Home to Roost (1985)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

4 seasons, 28 episodes

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 40-something man enjoys his quiet bachelor life after a divorce until his teenage son moves in. The show focuses on their clashing lifestyles and the father's struggle to adapt.

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What happens

Home to Roost is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television and aired 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, Forces TV and That's TV. All 29 episodes have now been released on DVD by the Network imprint. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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