227: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in Washington, DC, the series follows the residents of building number 227, a solidly middle-class apartment house located in a neighbor that is rapidly becoming gentrified with posh condominiums. Gibbs plays Mary Jenkins, a no-nonsense housewife. Mary's construction supervisor husband, Lester, is a caring, dependable father to their teenage daughter, Brenda. Mary's best friend is Rose Lee Holloway, a gossipy widow. The two pals love to sit on the stoop and discuss their lives and the lives of anyone else who happens to wander by. Sandra Clark is the building's resident vamp, a sashaying mantrap whose haughty attitude often sets her at odds with down-to-earth Mary. Pearl Shay is an elderly busybody who observes all of 227's comings and goings from her perch at the window of her first floor apartment. Rounding out the building's principal residents are Calvin, Pearl's seventeen year-old grandson (and Brenda's boyfriend), and Rose's daughter Tiffany.

Series details

• Title: 227
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1985-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-05-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 7602
• IMDb ID: tt0088470
• TVDB ID: 77864

Cast and credited roles

• Helen Martin — Pearl Shay
• Hal Williams — Lester Jenkins
• Marla Gibbs — Mary Jenkins
• Alaina Reed-Hall — Rose Lee Holloway
• Regina King — Brenda Jenkins
• Jackée Harry — Sandra Clark
• Curtis Baldwin — Calvin Dobbs
• Barry Sobel — Dylan McMillan
• Stoney Jackson — Travis Filmore
• Paul Winfield — Julian C. Barlow
• Kia Goodwin — Tiffany Holloway
• Toukie A. Smith — Eva Rawley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-09-14; final listed air date 1986-05-03; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-10-04; final listed air date 1987-06-06; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-09-26; final listed air date 1988-05-07; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 1988-10-08; final listed air date 1989-05-13; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 1989-09-23; final listed air date 1990-05-06; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from 227 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.