Here is the first episode of the show.Compare it to Three's COmpany pilot

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1vmzw_man-about-the-house-s1e1-p12_shortfilms

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Man%2Babout%2Bthe%2Bhouse%2Bs1e1%2Bp2%252F2/video/x1vm0j_man-about-the-house-s1e1-p22_shortfilms

This is the pilot for a Swedish version in the 90s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZdVviGWuTQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs8bZNOoVzc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKzC4HyVyJw

There was also a Norveigan version around the same time.

I'm loving that Swedish Mr Roper!!!

That actor's name is Björn Gustavsson. The actress playing the Mrs Roper is Birgitta Andersson. They're both very famous here in Sweden.