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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 352205" data-attributes="member: 23">It was really nice to see Sheila Hancock (A.K.A. Mrs John Thaw) appear as Henry&#039;s former wife in the final episode of the first series. In fact it all worked so well it&#039;s a little disappointing to find this is the only episode in which she appeared. I could easily have seen her becoming a recurring character, arriving to darken Henry&#039;s door once in a while. And it would make sense considering the two characters share a son. Perhaps it was felt this (along with the housekeeper and single father raising his grown-up offspring) would be a one Father, Dear Father similarity too many. And this reminds me to give some love for the non-traditional family setup. Many sitcoms have them, but I particularly appreciate that Home To Roost doesn&#039;t make a big deal of its setup and simply does its thing. It feels very much like a traditional sitcom in the way that it goes about its business so efficiently. Some of these stories would work in Bless This House or Terry &amp; June, while the dynamic between the two men feels very much like that between Rigsby and Alan in Eric Chappell&#039;s earlier Rising Damp. It&#039;s safe, while avoiding being saccharine or sentimental.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 352205, member: 23"] It was really nice to see Sheila Hancock (A.K.A. Mrs John Thaw) appear as Henry's former wife in the final episode of the first series. In fact it all worked so well it's a little disappointing to find this is the only episode in which she appeared. I could easily have seen her becoming a recurring character, arriving to darken Henry's door once in a while. And it would make sense considering the two characters share a son. Perhaps it was felt this (along with the housekeeper and single father raising his grown-up offspring) would be a one [I]Father, Dear Father[/I] similarity too many. And this reminds me to give some love for the non-traditional family setup. Many sitcoms have them, but I particularly appreciate that[I] Home To Roost [/I] doesn't make a big deal of its setup and simply does its thing. It feels very much like a traditional sitcom in the way that it goes about its business so efficiently. Some of these stories would work in [I]Bless This House [/I]or[I] Terry & June,[/I] while the dynamic between the two men feels very much like that between Rigsby and Alan in Eric Chappell's earlier [I]Rising Damp[/I]. It's safe, while avoiding being saccharine or sentimental. [/QUOTE]

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