Roc (TV series)

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Roc
Roc Ella Joyce Charles S Dutton.jpg
Genre
Created by Stan Daniels
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerFred Thaler
Opening theme
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes72 (1 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Joe Fisch
  • Vic Kaplan
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production company HBO Independent Productions
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseAugust 25, 1991 (1991-08-25) 
May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)

Roc is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stan Daniels that aired on Fox from August 25, 1991, to May 10, 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor, a nurse.

Contents

Live performances

The four principal cast members were all accomplished stage actors, and had become acquainted with each other while appearing in various August Wilson plays on Broadway. [1] After a successful live episode (guest-starring Dutton's then-wife Debbi Morgan) was broadcast in February 1992, the producers and the Fox network agreed to air each episode of the second season as a live performance. A Fox executive reportedly said that Roc "didn't feel live" to audiences because "those actors were so good, they never made a mistake." [2]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guests

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 25August 25, 1991 (1991-08-25)April 26, 1992 (1992-04-26) [3]
2 25August 24, 1992 (1992-08-24)May 9, 1993 (1993-05-09)
3 22August 31, 1993 (1993-08-31)May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)

Reception

Nielsen ratings

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References

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