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.<ref name= "oconnor">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>"James Earl Jones stars in new TV drama 'Under One Roof.'", JET, March 27, 1995. Retrieved July 16, 2010.</ref> The lower unit is occupied by family patriarch Nesbit "Neb" Langston (Jones), a recently widowed police officer who has adopted a troubled foster child, Marcus Henry (Merlin Santana). Neb's daughter Ayesha (Monique Ridge) also lives with them.

The upper unit is occupied by Neb's adult son Ron (Morton), 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 (Calloway) is having reservations about re-entering the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom for the couple's two children, son Derrick (Ronald Joshua Scott), a Type 1 diabetic, and daughter Charlie (Essence Atkins).

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

Main

• Joe Morton as Ron Langston
• Vanessa Bell Calloway as Margaret "Maggie" Louise Langston
• Essence Atkins as Charlotte "Charlie" Langston
• Merlin Santana as Marcus Henry
• Monique Ridge as Ayesha (née Beverly) Langston
• Ronald Joshua Scott as Derrick Langston
• James Earl Jones as Nesbit "Neb" Langston

Recurring

• Terence Knox as Matt "Siggy" Sigalos

Production

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

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1995	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	James Earl Jones	Template:Nominated
1996	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Vanessa Bell Calloway	Template:Nominated
		Outstanding Drama Series	Under One Roof	Template:Nominated

External links

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