This is for 13 Tapes. A complete set of Five tapes for the original series and a complete set of Eight tapes for the sequel "The Next Generations.
Roots was is a television miniseries in the USA based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel , entitled "Roots: The Saga of an American Family"; the series first aired, on ABC-TV, in 1977. Roots received 37 Emmy Award nominations and won nine. It received unprecedented rating for the finale, which still holds a record as the third-highest-rated US television program.
The series introduced Le Var Burton in the role of a Kinte