King's Crossing
King's Crossing is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16 to February 27, 1982 for seven episodes.[1]
| King's Crossing | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Sally Robinson |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Jerrold Immel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (3 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies |
|
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 16 – February 27, 1982 |
The show was originally conceived by Lorimar Productions as a retooling of the cancelled CBS drama Secrets of Midland Heights, however it was ended up completely unrelated from its predecessor, with only Linda Hamilton, Doran Clark, Marilyn Jones and Daniel Zippi returning as completely different characters.[2]
Series overview Edit
The show centered on the Hollister family, who had returned to the small town of King's Crossing, California, which they had left ten years earlier. The family consisted of Paul (Bradford Dillman), a recovering alcoholic hoping for a fresh start as an English professor at the town's college, his long-suffering wife Nan (Mary Frann), their two daughters, Carey (Jones), who becomes involved with stablehand Billy (Zippi), and Lauren (Hamilton), an aspiring pianist who falls in love with her piano teacher, symphony conductor Jonathan Hadary (Michael Zaslow).
Nan is trying re-establish a connection with her cold and distant Aunt Louisa Beauchamp (Beatrice Straight), who had never approved of Paul and resents Nan's attempts to reclaim the family home. Willa (Dorothy Meyer) is Louisa's black housekeeper, and Jillian (Clark) was Carey and Lauren's crippled and disturbed cousin who is discovered by Carey hidden away in family's attic.[3] Louisa's attempts to hide family secrets and the true story behind Jillian's accident were not revealed before the show was canceled, however it strongly resembled the storyline involving Angela and Emma Channing on the other Lorimar production Falcon Crest, which aired at the same time on CBS.
Cast and characters Edit
- Bradford Dillman as Paul Hollister
- Mary Frann as Nan Hollister
- Linda Hamilton as Lauren Hollister
- Doran Clark as Jillian Beauchamp
- Marilyn Jones as Carey Hollister
- Daniel Zippi as Billy McCall
- Dorothy Meyer as Willa Bristol
- and Beatrice Straight as Louisa Beauchamp
Episodes Edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Keepers of the Ring" | Jack Bleckner | Sally Robinson | January 16, 1982 | 17.1[4] |
| 2 | "Chapter One: Friday's Child" | Jeff Bleckner & Nick Havinga | Sally Robinson | January 23, 1982 | 12.3 |
| 3 | "Chapter Two: Ghosts" | Larry Elikann & Nick Havinga | Paul Schneider & Margaret Schneider | January 30, 1982 | 12.9 |
| 4 | "Triangle" | Paul Stanley | Rena Down | February 6, 1982 | 10.2 |
| 5 | "Long Ago Tomorrow" | Victor Lobl | E.L. Comici | February 13, 1982 | 13.5 |
| 6 | "Confusion by Cupid" | Jack Bender | Story by : Cory Applebaum Teleplay by : Mitzi Marvin | February 20, 1982 | 11.4 |
| 7 | "The Home Front" | Gwen Arner | Gina Goldman | February 27, 1982 | 13.4 |
| 8 | "Family Reunion" | Ray Austin | Robert Benedetto, Judy Merl & Paul Eric Myers | unaired | unaired |
| 9 | "Strangers" | Jack Bender | M. & M. Robinson | unaired | unaired |
| 10 | "One Afternoon" | Ray Austin | Robert Presnell & Peggi Schibi | unaired | unaired |
References Edit
- ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 143–144. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
- ^ Copeland, Mary Ann (1991). Soap Opera History. Publications International. pp. 270, 276. ISBN 0-88176-933-9.
- ^ Handler, David (March 18, 2001). "Family Leisure TV News: Prime time breakthrough". Pennsylvania, Indiana. The Indiana Gazette. p. 34. Retrieved March 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruce B. Morris, Prime Time Network Serials: Episode Guides, Casts and Credits for 37 Continuing Television Dramas, 1964-1993, McFarland and Company, 1997.
External links Edit
- King's Crossing at IMDb