Root Into Europe

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
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	17 May (1992-5-17) – 14 June 1992 (1992-6-14)

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. ^[1]

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 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.

References

1. Jacklin, John (3 July 1992). "Europe Rooted out". Reading Evening Post . Retrieved 14 January 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Comedy Guide – Root Into Europe at bbc.co.uk
• Root Into Europe at IMDb
• BFI database