King's Crossing

*King's Crossing*
King's Crossing
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Sally Robinson
Starring	Michael Zaslow; Linda Hamilton; Mary Frann; Bradford Dillman;
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	MF Productions; Lorimar Productions;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 16 –; February 27, 1982

King's Crossing is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16 to February 27, 1982 on Saturday night at 8:00pm for seven episodes.^[1]

Its roots can be found in the 1980 drama Secrets of Midland Heights, which aired on CBS for eight episodes. When that show was canceled, Lorimar Productions announced it would return in a retooled format; King's Crossing was a completely different show, but employed several actors (including Doran Clark, Linda Hamilton, Marilyn Jones, and Daniel Zippi) who had also appeared in the earlier drama.^[2]

The show centered on the Hollister family relocating to King's Crossing, California. The father, Paul (Bradford Dillman), was a recovering alcoholic who was hoping for a fresh start with his family and career as an English professor at the town's college. His long-suffering wife Nan (Mary Frann) was also trying to re-establish a connection with her cold and distant Aunt Louisa Beauchamp (Beatrice Straight), who had never approved of Paul. Nan and Paul had two teenage daughters: Lauren (Hamilton), an aspiring pianist who fell into an affair with her piano teacher, symphony conductor Jonathan Hadary (Michael Zaslow), and Carey (Jones), a student curious about Aunt Louisa and family secrets. One of those secrets involved a mysterious person hidden away in an attic room; that person turned out to be their crippled cousin Jillian (Clark). Carey tried to restore Jillian's confidence and draw her further into the family, much to Aunt Louisa's consternation. Louisa's attempts to hide family secrets and the true story behind Jillian's accident were not revealed before the show was canceled.

Cast

Bradford Dillman as Paul Hollister
Mary Frann as Nan Hollister
Linda Hamilton as Lauren Hollister
Marilyn Jones as Carey Hollister
Daniel Zippi as Billy McCall
Doran Clark as Jillian Beauchamp^[3]
Beatrice Straight as Louisa Beauchamp
Dorothy Meyer as Willa Bristol

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Keepers of the Ring"	Unknown	Sally Robinson	January 16, 1982 (1982-01-16)
2	"Friday's Child"	Unknown	Sally Robinson	January 23, 1982 (1982-01-23)
3	"Chapter Two"	Unknown	Paul Schneider & Margaret Schneider	January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30)
4	"Triangle"	Unknown	Rena Down	February 6, 1982 (1982-02-06)
5	"Long Ago Tomorrow"	Unknown	E.L. Comici	February 13, 1982 (1982-02-13)
6	"Confusion by Cupid"	Unknown	Story by : Cory Applebaum Teleplay by : Mitzi Marvin	February 20, 1982 (1982-02-20)
7	"The Home Front"	Unknown	Gina Goldman	February 27, 1982 (1982-02-27)
8	"Family Reunion"	TBD	Robert Benedetto & Judy Merl & Paul Eric Myers	UNAIRED
9	"Strangers"	TBD	M. & M. Robinson	UNAIRED
10	"One Afternoon"	TBD	Robert Presnell & Peggi Schibi	UNAIRED

References

^ 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.

Mary Ann Copeland, Soap Opera History, Mallard Press, 1991

External links

King's Crossing at IMDb

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[1] Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 143–144. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.

[2] Copeland, Mary Ann (1991). Soap Opera History. Publications International. pp. 270, 276. ISBN 0-88176-933-9.

[3] 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.

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