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Series overview

''The Hamptons'' was produced by

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''. Its storylines were driven by the rivalry between the Chadway and Duncan-Mortimer families, as each family aimed to gain control of the Duncan-Chadway department chain. The Chadways included Peter Chadway, managing director of Duncan-Chadway, his wife Lee, son Brian and daughter Miranda. The Duncan-Mortimers were headed by Adrienne, an alcoholic heiress, her husband Jay, president of Duncan-Chadway, and Tracy, her daughter from a previous marriage who is engaged to Brian. Also featured were Dr. David Landau, his lawyer girlfriend Cheryl Ashcroft, and rival businessman Nick Atwater of the Syndrex conglomerate.

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appeared in a recurring role as Ada, the family housekeeper. By the fifth and final episode, Peter Chadway was accused of murdering Penny Drake (

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), the store's personnel director, and Jay Mortimer was exposed as having forced his stepdaughter Tracy into an incestuous relationship. It was hoped if that if ratings were strong, the series would return to the ABC schedule at some point. However, no further episodes were produced and the cliffhangers were left unresolved.Tim Brooks & Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present'', Ballantine Books, 2007.

Cast and characters

* Bibi Besch as Adrienne Duncan-Mortimer *

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as Miranda Chadway *

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as David Landau *Kate Dezina as Cheryl Ashcroft *

as Peter Chadway *

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as Nick Atwater * John Reilly as Jay Mortimer *Holly Roberts as Tracy Mortimer *

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as Brian Chadway *

as Lee Chadway

Episodes

References

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