Flamingo Road (1981)
Flamingo Road is a 1981 soap series created by Rita Lakin and Robert Wilder. It stars John Beck, Woody Brown and Howard Duff.
Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.
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What is Flamingo Road about?
Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.
When was Flamingo Road released?
Flamingo Road was released on 6 January 1981.
How many episodes does Flamingo Road have?
Flamingo Road has 37 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made Flamingo Road?
Flamingo Road was created by Rita Lakin and Robert Wilder.
Cast
- John Beck as Sam Curtis
- Woody Brown as Skipper Weldon
- Howard Duff as Titus Semple
- Morgan Fairchild as Constance Carlyle
- Mark Harmon as Field Carlyle
- Kevin McCarthy as Claude Weldon
- Cristina Raines as Lane Ballou Curtis
- Barbara Rush as Eudora Flowers
- Stella Stevens as Lute-Mae Sanders
- Peter Donat as Elmo Tyson
- David Selby
- Fernando Allende