Root Into Europe: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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

Series details

• Title: Root Into Europe
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1992-05-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-06-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11935
• IMDb ID: tt0103527
• TVDB ID: 251566

Cast and credited roles

• George Cole — Henry Root
• Pat Heywood — Muriel Root

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-05-17; final listed air date 1992-06-14; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Root Into Europe on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.