Root Into Europe
Root Into Europe is an ITV comedy-drama based on the character from William Donaldson's popular book The Henry Root Letters. Five episodes written by Donaldson and Mark Chapman and produced by Aspect Film & TV for Central Independent Television, were first broadcast in May and June 1992. The series starred George Cole as Henry Root, and Pat Heywood as his wife, Muriel.
| Root Into Europe | |
|---|---|
| Created by | William Donaldson |
| Written by | William Donaldson Mark Chapman |
| Directed by | Mark Chapman |
| Starring | George Cole Pat Heywood |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Mark Chapman Justin Judd |
| Running time | 60mins |
| Production company | Aspect Film & TV for Central Independent Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 17 May – 14 June 1992 |
Henry Root, a fish dealer who disapproves of the impending European Union, declares himself England's 'European regulator' in a letter to the British Prime Minister, then John Major. He takes his wife Muriel (Pat Heywood) on a tour of Europe to represent English values to mainland Europe. His adventures are captured on a camcorder by his wife to be sent to the BBC upon his return for a future documentary, which one expects will never be made. The episodes bring him to France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands.