Peyton Place (1964)

Genre

soap opera

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 514 episodes

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The lives, loves, and scandals of residents in a small New England town unfold. Secrets and conflicts emerge among families and friends over several years.

dramaticintimateemotionalslow-pacedmelodramaticbittersweettangled

What happens

Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera that aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964, to June 2, 1969. Loosely based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in black-and-white from 1964 to 1966 and in color from 1966 to 1969. The first color episode is episode #268. At the show's peak, ABC ran three new episodes a week. The program was produced by 20th Century Fox Television. A number of guest stars appeared in the series for extended periods, among them Dan Duryea, Susan Oliver, Leslie Nielsen, Gena Rowlands, and Lee Grant (who won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for her role of tough-as-nails Stella Chernak). The series served as the springboard for such performers as Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Christopher Connelly, David Canary, Mariette Hartley, and Lana Wood. Initially it was sponsored by Bristol Myers and Brown & Williamson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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