''King's Crossing'' is an American nighttime

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which aired on

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from January 16 to February 27, 1982 for seven episodes. The show was originally conceived by

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as a retooling of the cancelled

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drama '' Secrets of Midland Heights'', however it ended up completely unrelated from its predecessor, with only

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, Marilyn Jones and Daniel Zippi returning as completely different characters.

Series overview

The show centered on the Hollister family, who had returned to the small town of King's Crossing, California, which they had left ten years earlier. The family consisted of Paul (

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), a recovering alcoholic hoping for a fresh start as an English professor at the town's college, his long-suffering wife Nan (

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), their two daughters, Carey (Jones), who becomes involved with stablehand Billy (Zippi), and Lauren (Hamilton), an aspiring pianist who falls in love with her piano teacher, symphony conductor Jonathan Hadary (

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). Nan is trying re-establish a connection with her cold and distant Aunt Louisa Beauchamp (

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), who had never approved of Paul and resents Nan's attempts to reclaim the family home. Willa (Dorothy Meyer) is Louisa's black housekeeper, and Jillian (Clark) was Carey and Lauren's crippled and disturbed cousin who is discovered by Carey hidden away in family's attic. Louisa's attempts to hide family secrets and the true story behind Jillian's accident were not revealed before the show was canceled, however it strongly resembled the storyline involving Angela and Emma Channing on the other

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'', which aired at the same time on

Cast and characters

as Paul Hollister *

as Nan Hollister *

as Lauren Hollister *

as Jillian Beauchamp *Marilyn Jones as Carey Hollister *Daniel Zippi as Billy McCall *Dorothy Meyer as Willa Bristol *and

as Louisa Beauchamp

Episodes

References

External links

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