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which aired on ABC from January 16 to February 27, 1982 on Saturday night at 8:00pm for seven episodes. Its roots can be found in the 1980 drama ''

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'', which aired on CBS for eight episodes. When that show was canceled,

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announced it would return in a retooled format; ''King's Crossing'' was a completely different show, but employed several actors (including Doran Clark,

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, Marilyn Jones, and Daniel Zippi) who had also appeared in the earlier drama. The show centered on the Hollister family relocating to King's Crossing, California. The father, Paul (

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), 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 (

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) was also trying to re-establish a connection with her cold and distant Aunt Louisa Beauchamp (

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), 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 (

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), 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

as Paul Hollister *

as Nan Hollister *

as Lauren Hollister *Marilyn Jones as Carey Hollister *Daniel Zippi as Billy McCall * Doran Clark as Jillian Beauchamp *

as Louisa Beauchamp *Dorothy Meyer as Willa Bristol

Episodes

References

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

External links

* 1982 American television series debuts 1982 American television series endings American television soap operas Television shows set in California American Broadcasting Company original programming English-language television shows Television series by Lorimar Television {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub