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King's Crossing

1982 – 1982 · ABC
1 seasons · 10 episodes
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Soap

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King's Crossing is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16, 1982 to February 27, 1982 on Saturday Night at 8:00pm for seven episodes. 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 who had also appeared in the earlier drama. The show centered around the Hollister family relocating to King's Crossing, California. The father, Paul, 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 was also trying to reestablish a connection with her cold and distant Aunt Louisa Beauchamp, who had never approved of Paul. Nan and Paul had two teenage daughters: Lauren, an aspiring pianist who fell into an affair with her piano teacher, symphony conductor Jonathan Hadary, and Carey, 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. 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.

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SERIES CAST

Mary Frann
Nan Hollister
Michael Zaslow
Jonathan Hadary
Linda Hamilton
Lauren Hollister
Bradford Dillman
Paul Hollister
Beatrice Straight
Louisa Beauchamp
Doran Clark
Jillian
Stephanie Braxton
Carol Hadary
Tom Virtue
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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Jan 16, 1982
Original language
EN
Country
US

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