Glitter (American TV series)

Glitter
Glitter main title screen
Genre	Drama
Created by	Art Baer Ben Joelson Nancy Sackett
Starring	David Birney Morgan Brittany Melinda Culea Arthur Hill Tracy Nelson Timothy Patrick Murphy Christopher Mayer Arte Johnson Barbara Sharma
Theme music composer	Lalo Schifrin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14 (8 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer
Production locations	Los Angeles, California, United States
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 13 (1984-09-13) – December 25, 1984 (1984-12-25)

Glitter is an American television drama series broadcast by the ABC network during the 1984–1985 season.

The series was produced by Aaron Spelling and was set behind the scenes of a top entertainment magazine titled "Glitter" and attempted to combine the urgency of journalism and business politics with the glamorous lifestyles of the rich and famous featured in the pages of the magazine. The leading cast members were David Birney, Morgan Brittany and Arthur Hill.

The format of the series was similar to two other popular ABC shows which were also produced by Aaron Spelling; The Love Boat and Hotel, in that each week it featured high-profile guest appearances from famous celebrities, including Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse. Unlike the other shows, Glitter was not a ratings success. It was scheduled on Thursday nights against Simon & Simon, Cheers and Night Court which were all among the Top 20 most-watched programs at that time. The first three episodes aired in September 1984, and then the show was taken off the air (though was still in production) until December 1984 when three more episodes were shown. Ratings did not improve and the series was cancelled. The remaining eight episodes were shown during December 1985 as part of ABC's late-night line-up.

Despite its lack of success in the US, Glitter was sold internationally. It was shown in the UK on BBC1 in the summer of 1985 (though not all episodes were shown).

Cast

• David Birney as Sam Dillon
• Morgan Brittany as Kate Simpson
• Dorian Harewood as Earl Tobin
• Melinda Culea as Terry Randolph
• Timothy Patrick Murphy as Chip Craddock
• Tracy Nelson as Angela Timini
• Arte Johnson as Clive Richlin
• Barbara Sharma as Shelley Sealy
• Arthur Hill as Charles Hardwick

Episodes

Nº	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	PC
1 2	"Pilot"	Jackie Cooper	Nancy Sackett & Art Baer & Ben Joelson	September 13, 1984 (1984-09-13)	N/A
Two-hour pilot.
2	"Trouble in Paradise"	Robert Scheerer	Rick Mittleman	September 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)	005
3	"In Tennis, Love Means Nothing"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Sari Benson	September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27)	004
4	"On Your Toes"	Alan Rafkin	Duane Poole & Tom Swale	December 11, 1984 (1984-12-11)	001
5	"A Minor Miracle"	Curtis Harrington	Duane Poole & Tom Swale	December 18, 1984 (1984-12-18)	009
6	"Illusions"	Bruce Bilson	Anne Collins	December 25, 1984 (1984-12-25)	012
7	"The Tribute"	Alan Rafkin	Lan O'Kun	Unaired	003
8	"The Covergirl"	Allen Reisner	Del Reisman	Unaired	007
9	"Nightfall"	Bob Sweeney	Duane Poole & Tom Swale	Unaired	013
10	"The Matriarch"	John Patterson	Teleplay by: Jeff Stuart Story by: Larry Forrester	Unaired	011
11	"Fathers and Children"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay by: Rudolph Borchert & Tom Sawyer Story by: Gary Kott & Rudolph Borchert	Unaired	010
12	"Rock 'n Roll Heaven"	Kim Friedman	Donald Ross	Unaired	002
13	"The Runaway"	Russ Mayberry	Robert Van Scoyk	Unaired	008
14	"Suddenly Innocent"	Richard A. Wells	Rudolph Borchert	Unaired	006

External links

• Glitter at IMDb (pilot)
• Glitter at IMDb (series)