Robson Arms (2005–2008)

Robson Arms is an older Tudor styled two-story walk up apartment building located in the west end of Vancouver. The building is inhabited by a variety of tenants, who interact with each ... See full summary »

Creators:

Gary Harvey, Susin Nielsen

Stars:

Jason Dedrick, Tom Saunders, John Cassini

6 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jason Dedrick	...	The Not As Tall Troubadour (39 episodes, 2005-2008)
Tom Saunders	...	The Tall Troubadour (39 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Cassini	...	Yuri Kukoc (31 episodes, 2005-2008)
Helena Yea	...	Grandma Tan (26 episodes, 2005-2008)
Zak Santiago	...	Hal Garcia (22 episodes, 2005-2008)
Alisen Down	...	Sault Ste. Marie (21 episodes, 2005-2008)
David Richmond-Peck	...	Geoff McAlister (19 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gabrielle Miller	...	Bobbi Briggs (19 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gabrielle Rose	...	Toni Mastroianni-Tan (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Fred Ewanuick	...	Nick Papathanasiou (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kevin McNulty	...	Stanley Wasserman (17 episodes, 2005-2008)
Haig Sutherland	...	Fred Fochs (17 episodes, 2005-2008)

Storyline

Robson Arms is an older Tudor styled two-story walk up apartment building located in the west end of Vancouver. The building is inhabited by a variety of tenants, who interact with each other, and who interact with the mainstays of the building, namely the womanizing superintendent Yuri Kukov, and the Tans, the owner/managers of Pendrell Market, the corner grocery store attached to the building. On a week to week basis, The Troubadours comment on the state of the building's tenants through song over the opening credits.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment building | vancouver british columbia canada | eccentric | handyman | canadian humor | 

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Taglines:

Do you know who your neighbours are?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CTV [ca] Series + [fr]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

17 June 2005 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Omni Film Productions, Creative Atlantic Communications, Robson Arms Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gabrielle Miller and Fred Ewanuick appeared in this series concurrently with their starring roles in 'Corner Gas (2004)'.

User Reviews

yes, it was a good show

I don't know this for a fact, but I think it was always intended as a limited series. But I could be wrong.

Overall, it was a show about the tenants in the building (Robson Arms) and the lives they lived. Each episode had good quality actors and comedians. All the tenants got an episode or two and a chance to shine. The acting was good and each episode had a few very funny moments. I was hoping for more of the Megan Follows and Mark McKinney storyline to show up though.

I hope CTV saw what they had and tries this format again. I'd watch it again.