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
Producer(s) Mark Chapman
Justin Judd
Running time 60mins
Production company(s) Aspect Film & TV for Central Independent Television
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 17 May (1992-05-17) –
14 June 1992 (1992-06-14)

Root Into Europe is an ITV comedy-drama based on the character from William Donaldson's 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.

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.

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