Series synopsis
Robson Arms is a Canadian drama comedy television series that premiered on CTV on June 17, 2005. It ended on June 30, 2008. It was created by Gary Harvey, Susin Nielsen. It stars Dave Foley, John Cassini, Gabrielle Miller and Fred Ewanuick.
Robson Arms follows the lives of the tenants in a once-grand low-rise in Vancouver's eclectic West End. The building is home to an unlikely collection of characters who live under one roof, yet occupy different worlds. One thing is certain, you'll never see your neighbours the same way again.
Premise
Robson Arms follows the lives of the tenants in a once-grand low-rise in Vancouver's eclectic West End. The building is home to an unlikely collection of characters who live under one roof, yet occupy different worlds. One thing is certain, you'll never see your neighbours the same way again.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dave Foley as Chuck Hoskins
- John Cassini as Yuri Kukoc
- Gabrielle Miller as Bobbi Briggs
- Fred Ewanuick as Nick Papathanasiou
- Alisen Richmond-Peck as Sault Ste. Marie
- Zak Santiago as Hal Garcia
- Jane McGregor as Alicia Plecas-Fochs
- Haig Sutherland as Fred Fochs
Supporting cast
- Allison Hossack as Trixie Hoskins
- Kevin McNulty as Stanley Wasserman
- David Richmond-Peck as Geoff McAlister
- Tegan Moss as Georgia Goldstein
- Colin Foo as Bao Tan
- Helena Yea as Grandma Tan
- Justine Wong as Ruby Tan
- Gabrielle Rose as Toni Mastroianni-Tan
- Megan Follows as Janice Keneally
- Shirley Douglas
- Margot Kidder
- Laura Bertram as Chris Colton
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 39 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | June 17, 2005 | July 29, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 13 | February 10, 2007 | April 21, 2007 |
| Season 3 | 13 | February 26, 2008 | June 30, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dancing the Horizontal Mambo When the building super tells 10 year old Henry that his mother needs is "a good poke", Henry sets out to find potential 'pokers' in the building, narrowing it down to shy widower Tom. His plan goes badly, but it forces his mom Janice to reassess her behaviour and current depressed lot in life. |
June 17, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Tell-Tale Latex Upon returning from a trip to Regina, Bobbi finds evidence that has her doubting the fidelity of her new husband Bobby. While alone in the big city Bobbi’s suspicion grows to the point where after one drunken evening she makes a choice that could cost her her marriage. |
June 17, 2005 |
| 3 |
The Eyes of Grandma Tan Ricky selfishly chooses a karaoke competition over his responsibility babysitting Grandma. After Grandma is nearly injured in a preventable accident Ricky tries to make amends by helping her treat her glaucoma. He takes her to the resident potheads and discovers that Grandma’s full of surprises. |
June 25, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ordinary Assholes In the aftermath of the earthquake, life at Robson Arms continues. Yuri's 'to do' list is long, but getting shorter with the help of some duct tape; until Caldo Vasco comes home from the hospital and demands that a wheelchair ramp be installed. Vasco's taking full advantage of his new non-ambulatory state, but Yuri finds out his dirty little secret, and uses it to put them on a more even footing. Their mutual antagonism builds to the breaking point, and they find that there's no one left to defend them, but themselves. |
February 10, 2007 |
| 2 |
Saultology Life is not going the way Sault had planned; she still doesn't quite fit in at work, and her social life... well, let's just say that compared to her social life, work is looking good. She decides to go back to the one thing she had that made her somewhat happy -- her 'for sex only' fling with Nick. But this time, she wants more than just the sex; she wants it to be a real relationship. Nick forces Sault to see that it's not just her love-life that needs shaking up, and at the end of it all, Sault has set her life on a new path. |
February 17, 2007 |
| 3 |
I Did Not Have Sex With That Woman Bobbi's pregnancy has her thinking about two things: food and baby things, leaving Bobby feeling left out. He begins spending more time at work, where Sasha is paying him some much-needed attention. Their flirtations enter the danger zone, leaving Bobby feeling guilty, but not guilty enough to admit what's really going on. |
February 24, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gila Monster After a long time on the real estate market, Robson Arms finally has new owners, who give Yuri the unenviable task of kicking out a tenant who is behind on the rent. |
February 26, 2008 |
| 2 |
Geeks In Love Fred and Alicia are married and living happily ever after, until Fred brings home a co-worker who becomes a fly in their wedded-bliss ointment. |
February 27, 2008 |
| 3 |
Cherchez La Femme Nick's world tour is over and he's back at home at Robson Arms, where all is as it was before. There's just one little change that Nick has to tell Hal about... his new Belgian wife, Anke. |
March 10, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 17, 2005 |
| Last aired | June 30, 2008 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:30:00 |