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Home to Roost

Home to Roost

Comedy
April 19, 1985 – January 19, 1990 (began 41 years ago)
30m / episode
6.5/10
Ended
4 Seasons
28 Episodes
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.

Reece Dinsdale
Reece Dinsdale

Reece Dinsdale

Matthew Willows

Ages 25-30

28 eps
John Thaw
John Thaw

John Thaw

Henry Willows

Ages 43-48

28 eps
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett

Elizabeth Bennett

Mrs. Thompson

Ages 40-45

14 eps
Joan Blackham
Joan Blackham

Joan Blackham

Fiona Fennell

Ages 39-44

6 eps
Rebecca Lacey
Rebecca Lacey

Rebecca Lacey

Julie Willows

Ages 19-24

2 eps
John Bird
John Bird

John Bird

FG Fielding

Ages 48-53

2 eps
Frank Mills
Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Job Centre Assistant

Ages 58-62

1 ep
Charles Kay
Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Mr Padbury

Ages 54-59

1 ep
John Rowe
JR

John Rowe

Sally's Dad

Ages 44-49

1 ep
Jean Rimmer
JR

Jean Rimmer

Tom's Mum

Ages 57-61

1 ep
Deborah Norton
DN

Deborah Norton

Lydia Lane

Ages 40-45

1 ep
Ken Campbell
Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

Mr Prendergast

Ages 43-48

1 ep