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I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)

October 21, 2023

I'll Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries, adapted from Judith Krantz's 1986 bonkbuster novel of the same name. Screened by CBS, it tells the story of the wealthy Amberville family, who run their own publishing company in New York. After Zachary Amberville, the patriarch of the family, dies, the company is taken over by his unscrupulous brother Cutter. Zachary's children, especially his energetic and intelligent daughter Maxi, begin a battle to regain control of their father's company.

I'll Take Manhattan
GenreDrama
Directed byRichard Michaels, Douglas Hickox
StarringValerie Bertinelli
Barry Bostwick
Francesca Annis
Jane Kaczmarek
Jack Scalia
Perry King
Theme music composerLee Holdridge
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerStanley Kallis
Production locationsToronto
Milton, Ontario
CinematographySteven Poster
Larry Pizer
EditorsMichael Brown
John C. Horger
Running time375 minutes
Production companiesI'll Take Manhattan Productions
Steve Krantz Productions
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseMarch 1 (1987-03-01) –
March 22, 1987 (1987-03-22)

I'll Take Manhattan was the highest-rated miniseries of the 1986–87 US television season with a 22.9/35 rating/share.[1]

Plot summary Edit

Part 1 Edit

Zachary 'Zach' Amberville (Barry Bostwick), a former fighter pilot and now successful businessman, falls in love with his employee Nina Stern (Jane Kaczmarek). However Nina prefers her career over marriage. Broken hearted, Zach leaves Manhattan for London, where he falls in love with aristocratic ballerina Lily Davina Adamsfield (Francesca Annis). After a failed audition, she agrees to marry Zach, and follows him to New York City. When Nina learns about this, she gets upset. Lily, meanwhile, settles as a housewife and gives birth to Zachary's child. She is worried that her ballet career is now nothing more than a hobby, and acts out by behaving as a spoiled rich wife, even being nicknamed 'The Ice Queen'. Her lack of interest in raising her children comes to notice with Zach, who feels that discipline is not the key factor in parenting. When their eldest son Toby (Tim Daly) is eight years old, he is diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, meaning that he will be blind one day.

At a formal party, Zachary runs into his younger brother Cutter (Perry King), who is both charismatic and immature. In the past, he did not contact the family unless he needed money and so Zachary is immediately wary of Cutter's arrival in town. Cutter himself, meanwhile, falls for Lily and they engage in a sexual relationship. Months later, Lily gives birth to Cutter's baby.

Part 2 Edit

New York, 1960. Zachary and Lily have grown apart, encouraging Zachary to get back in touch with Nina. Nina is initially reluctant to reconcile with him, though soon falls for his charms and agrees to work for him, on condition that they have a baby. Elsewhere, Cutter has impregnated Lily again and is pushing her to have an abortion. Lily offers to divorce Zachary to be with him, but Cutter leaves her during a trip to San Francisco. In a letter to Lily, he claims to be scouting for a location for a better life, though he actually becomes intimate with a woman named Daphne. Lily feels betrayed and schemes her way back into Zachary's life by claiming to be pregnant with his child. Zachary, who believes her, abandons Nina to start another life with Lily.

In San Francisco, Cutter starts working as a broker and seduces the boss's daughter Candice Alexander (Lynne Griffin), a beautiful but shy woman. Her father Jonas (Walter Gotell) is opposed to the relationship, feeling that Cutter is only interested in Candice because she comes from money, and hires a private detective to gather evidence to prove this. Instead, Cutter assures a prominent part in her life by causing a horse accident that leaves Candice crippled: he marries her afterwards and manipulates Jonas into financially supporting them. Meanwhile, Lily gives birth to a son, whom she names Justin.

Ten years later, Zachary's magazine company grows into an empire, which saddens one of his loyal workers Pavka Meyer (Paul Hecht). His daughter Maxime 'Maxi' (Valerie Bertinelli) is now 17 years old and gets expelled from a strict all-girls school due to her rebellious behavior including skipping school to gamble with her friend India West (Julianne Moore). She starts working as a photographer at her father's company, in the department of Rocco Cipriani (Jack Scalia). She falls in love with him, and they soon have sex.

Cutter resumes his unfaithful behavior, and after an escapade with both Candice's sister Nanette (Kate Vernon) and Alice Chambers, he continues his affair with Lily, which Nanette and colleague Booker witness. Nanette informs her sister about Cutter's cheating behavior, causing Candice to get drunk and confront him. Cutter dismisses her claims, and states that Nanette has lied out of jealousy, before actually visiting Nanette to hit her. Nanette takes revenge by sending Candice pictures of Lily and Cutter having sex. Candice is heartbroken and commits suicide by jumping from her hotel room. The photos are then sent to Zachary, who is now aware of both his wife and brother's betrayal. Instead of leaving his wife, Zachary threatens to take the children and murder Cutter if she ever meets with his brother again.

In another sub-plot, Lily meets with Nina and claims that she did not trick Zachary into reconciling with her, leaving Nina to believe that Zachary did not want to be with her.

Cast Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ TV Guide magazine, June 27–July 3, 1987, issue #1787. All figures are based on the Nielsen ratings. The rating represents the percentage of the 87.4 million TV households tuned to a station (sets watching this show). The share represents the percentage of TV sets tuned to a television station at the time of the broadcast (sets in use).
  2. ^ Sutton, Larry (July 15, 1986). . Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Schreckinger, Ben (November 7, 2015). "Donald Trump, TV star". POLITICO. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

External links Edit

  • I'll Take Manhattan at IMDb

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I ll Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries adapted from Judith Krantz s 1986 bonkbuster novel of the same name Screened by CBS it tells the story of the wealthy Amberville family who run their own publishing company in New York After Zachary Amberville the patriarch of the family dies the company is taken over by his unscrupulous brother Cutter Zachary s children especially his energetic and intelligent daughter Maxi begin a battle to regain control of their father s company I ll Take ManhattanGenreDramaDirected byRichard Michaels Douglas HickoxStarringValerie BertinelliBarry BostwickFrancesca AnnisJane KaczmarekJack ScaliaPerry KingTheme music composerLee HoldridgeCountry of originUnited StatesNo of episodes2ProductionProducerStanley KallisProduction locationsTorontoMilton OntarioCinematographySteven PosterLarry PizerEditorsMichael BrownJohn C HorgerRunning time375 minutesProduction companiesI ll Take Manhattan ProductionsSteve Krantz ProductionsReleaseOriginal networkCBSOriginal releaseMarch 1 1987 03 01 March 22 1987 1987 03 22 I ll Take Manhattan was the highest rated miniseries of the 1986 87 US television season with a 22 9 35 rating share 1 Contents 1 Plot summary 1 1 Part 1 1 2 Part 2 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot summary EditPart 1 Edit Zachary Zach Amberville Barry Bostwick a former fighter pilot and now successful businessman falls in love with his employee Nina Stern Jane Kaczmarek However Nina prefers her career over marriage Broken hearted Zach leaves Manhattan for London where he falls in love with aristocratic ballerina Lily Davina Adamsfield Francesca Annis After a failed audition she agrees to marry Zach and follows him to New York City When Nina learns about this she gets upset Lily meanwhile settles as a housewife and gives birth to Zachary s child She is worried that her ballet career is now nothing more than a hobby and acts out by behaving as a spoiled rich wife even being nicknamed The Ice Queen Her lack of interest in raising her children comes to notice with Zach who feels that discipline is not the key factor in parenting When their eldest son Toby Tim Daly is eight years old he is diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa meaning that he will be blind one day At a formal party Zachary runs into his younger brother Cutter Perry King who is both charismatic and immature In the past he did not contact the family unless he needed money and so Zachary is immediately wary of Cutter s arrival in town Cutter himself meanwhile falls for Lily and they engage in a sexual relationship Months later Lily gives birth to Cutter s baby Part 2 Edit New York 1960 Zachary and Lily have grown apart encouraging Zachary to get back in touch with Nina Nina is initially reluctant to reconcile with him though soon falls for his charms and agrees to work for him on condition that they have a baby Elsewhere Cutter has impregnated Lily again and is pushing her to have an abortion Lily offers to divorce Zachary to be with him but Cutter leaves her during a trip to San Francisco In a letter to Lily he claims to be scouting for a location for a better life though he actually becomes intimate with a woman named Daphne Lily feels betrayed and schemes her way back into Zachary s life by claiming to be pregnant with his child Zachary who believes her abandons Nina to start another life with Lily In San Francisco Cutter starts working as a broker and seduces the boss s daughter Candice Alexander Lynne Griffin a beautiful but shy woman Her father Jonas Walter Gotell is opposed to the relationship feeling that Cutter is only interested in Candice because she comes from money and hires a private detective to gather evidence to prove this Instead Cutter assures a prominent part in her life by causing a horse accident that leaves Candice crippled he marries her afterwards and manipulates Jonas into financially supporting them Meanwhile Lily gives birth to a son whom she names Justin Ten years later Zachary s magazine company grows into an empire which saddens one of his loyal workers Pavka Meyer Paul Hecht His daughter Maxime Maxi Valerie Bertinelli is now 17 years old and gets expelled from a strict all girls school due to her rebellious behavior including skipping school to gamble with her friend India West Julianne Moore She starts working as a photographer at her father s company in the department of Rocco Cipriani Jack Scalia She falls in love with him and they soon have sex Cutter resumes his unfaithful behavior and after an escapade with both Candice s sister Nanette Kate Vernon and Alice Chambers he continues his affair with Lily which Nanette and colleague Booker witness Nanette informs her sister about Cutter s cheating behavior causing Candice to get drunk and confront him Cutter dismisses her claims and states that Nanette has lied out of jealousy before actually visiting Nanette to hit her Nanette takes revenge by sending Candice pictures of Lily and Cutter having sex Candice is heartbroken and commits suicide by jumping from her hotel room The photos are then sent to Zachary who is now aware of both his wife and brother s betrayal Instead of leaving his wife Zachary threatens to take the children and murder Cutter if she ever meets with his brother again In another sub plot Lily meets with Nina and claims that she did not trick Zachary into reconciling with her leaving Nina to believe that Zachary did not want to be with her Cast EditValerie Bertinelli as Maxime Maxi Amberville Cipriani Alisan Porter as Young Maxime Maxi Amberville Barry Bostwick as Zach Amberville Francesca Annis as Lily Davina Amberville Georgia Slowe as Young Lily Davina Jane Kaczmarek as Nina Stern Jack Scalia as Rocco Cipriani Paul Hecht as Pavka Meyer Timothy Daly as Toby Amberville Julianne Moore as India West Adam Storke as Justin Amberville Keram Malicki Sanchez as Young Justin Amberville Perry King as Cutter Amberville Ken Olin as Nat Lammerman Kate Vernon as Nanette Alexander Brett Cullen as Dennis Brady Lynne Griffin as Candice Alexander Adam LeFevre as Jumbo Booker Staci Keanan as Angelica Cipriani Hillary Wolf as Young Angelica Cipriani Barbara Barrie as Sarah Amberville Chris Noth as Fred Knox Fritz Weaver as Mr Amberville Katharine Houghton as Pepper Delafield Donald Trump as Himself 2 3 References Edit TV Guide magazine June 27 July 3 1987 issue 1787 All figures are based on the Nielsen ratings The rating represents the percentage of the 87 4 million TV households tuned to a station sets watching this show The share represents the percentage of TV sets tuned to a television station at the time of the broadcast sets in use Sutton Larry July 15 1986 Donald Trump A Natural At Playing Donald Trump Sun Sentinel Archived from the original on November 15 2017 Retrieved November 14 2017 Schreckinger Ben November 7 2015 Donald Trump TV star POLITICO Retrieved November 14 2017 External links EditI ll Take Manhattan at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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