Under One Roof (1995 TV series)


Under One Roof is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from March 14 to April 18, 1995. A family drama, the series starred James Earl Jones, Joe Morton and Vanessa Bell Calloway.

Synopsis

Under One Roof follows the lives of three generations of a middle class African American family sharing a two-family house in Seattle, Washington. The lower unit is occupied by family patriarch Nesbit "Neb" Langston, a recently widowed police officer who has adopted a troubled foster child, Marcus Henry. Neb's daughter Ayesha also lives with them.
The upper unit is occupied by Neb's adult son Ron, his wife and his children. Ron is a former Marine who is attempting to deal with the stress of opening his own business. Meanwhile, Ron's wife Maggie is having reservations about re-entering the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom for the couple's two children, son Derrick, a diabetic, and daughter Charlie.
The series, which was a midseason replacement for CBS, was cancelled after six episodes. It later reran on cable network TV One in the mid-2000s.

Cast and characters

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Many scenes were filmed in the old Ballard High School and the Phinney Neighborhood Center in Seattle.

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Awards and nominations