“The Nightmare” | |||||||
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Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 27 | ||||||
Directed by | Irving J. Moore | ||||||
Written by | Eileen Pollock & Robert Pollock (story), Edward DeBlasio (teleplay) | ||||||
Production no. | DY-086 | ||||||
Original airdate | 1984-05-09 (ABC) | ||||||
Ratings | 3rd (25.7) | ||||||
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Season Guide | |||||||
Season 4 |
Plot Overview[]
Cast[]
- John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington
- Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington
- Pamela Sue Martin ... Fallon Carrington
- Pamela Bellwood ... Claudia Blaisdel
- John James ... Jeff Colby
- Gordon Thomson ... Adam Carrington
- Jack Coleman ... Steven Carrington
- Kathleen Beller ... Kirby Anders
- Heather Locklear ... Sammy Jo Dean Carrington
- Michael Nader ... Dex Dexter
- Diahann Carroll ... Dominique Deveraux
- Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby
rest of cast listed by end credits order:
- Hank Brandt ... Morgan Hess
- Jonathan Goldsmith ... Sergeant Cooper
- Virginia Hawkins ... Jeanette Robbins (credit only) (scene deleted)
- Janet Brandt ... Mrs. Gordon
- William Beckley ... Gerard
- Sally Kemp ... Marcia
- Betty Harford ... Hilda Gunnerson
- Sandy Freeman ... Beautician
- Marsha Haynes ... Receptionist
- Gay Hagen ... Prison Matron
- Lynn Cartwright ... Inmate #1
- Jani Ridges ... Maid
- Catherine Ferrar ... Makeup Woman
- Lauren Levinson ... Dresser
- Kent DeMarche ... Hairdresser
- Jock McNeil ... Bartender
- Micki McHay ... Inmate #2
Crew[]
Produced by
- Esther Shapiro .... executive producer
- Richard Shapiro .... executive produce
- Aaron Spelling .... executive producer
- Douglas S. Cramer .... executive producer
- E. Duke Vincent .... supervising producer
- Elaine Rich .... producer
- John B. Moranville .... associate producer
- Ursula Alexander .... assistant producer
Original Music by
- Peter T. Myers
Cinematography by
- Michel Hugo
Film Editing by
- Dick Darling
Casting by
- Marc Schwartz
- Gary Shaffer
Art Direction by
- Tom Trimble
Set Decoration by
- Brock Broughton
Costume Design by
- Nolan Miller
Makeup Department
- Cherie .... hair stylist
- Jack Freeman .... makeup artist
- Bruce Hutchinson .... makeup artist
- Gus Le Pre .... hair stylist
- Melanie Levitt .... makeup artist
- Linda Leiter Sharp .... hair stylist
Production Management
- Joseph Dervin Jr. .... executive in charge of post-production
- Flora M. Gordon .... unit production manager
- Norman Henry .... executive production manager
- Al Kraus .... supervising production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Robert Della Santina .... first assistant director
- Carl Dubliclay .... second assistant director
Art Department
- Gordon Kirschbaum.... supervising construction manager
- John Sutton .... construction coordinator
- Anthony C. Thorpe .... property master
- Joe Olsen .... prop man (uncredited)
Sound Department
- Andrew Gilmore .... sound mixer
- Robert Nichols II .... sound recordist (uncredited)
Special Effects by
- Frank Van Leeuwen .... special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
- Robert E. Dawes Jr. .... camera operator (uncredited)
- Marty Dobkousky .... grip (uncredited)
- Scott Hamilton .... still photographer: publicity stills (uncredited)
- Ernie Reed .... camera operator: second camera (uncredited)
Casting Department
- Barbara Baldavin .... casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Breezie Brooks .... costumer: women
- Jay Caplan .... costumer: men
Editorial Department
- John Woodcock .... supervising editor
Music Department
- Bill Conti .... composer: theme music
- Rocky Moriana .... music supervisor
Other crew
- Edward DeBlasio .... executive script editor
- Joseph Gannon .... script supervisor
- Bret Garwood .... executive coordinator
- Phill Norman .... title designer
- Eileen Pollock .... executive story editor
- Robert Pollock .... executive story editor
- John Farrow .... location manager (uncredited)
Info Alert[]
- Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon) and Kathleen Beller (Kirby) depart the cast and make their final appearances on the show.
- In the cliffhanger, Dominique reveals a shocking claim- that she's a Carrington. However, producers reportedly filmed several other false revelations to keep it a secret it: among them Dominique reveals that she's the ex-wife of the late Cecil Colby and Dominique reveals that she's Kirby's mother.
- Just like for the previous episode, Dominique was missing in the story outline. Instead of her scenes, there were scenes with Amanda and her step-brother Ian. While the previous episode hinted that Amanda may be a fake, this episode confirms that she is Alexis' daughter (and Blake's daughter !) Alexis proposed to Amanda and Ian to live at her penthouse but Amanda would have to pretend to be Alexis's baby sister, at least until Alexis had Blake broken. Once she owned Denver-Carrington, she would tell the truth to everyone.
Production details[]
- Shooting dates: from April 1, 1984 to April 10, 1984
- Deleted scenes : Alexis "sees" Mark on the penthouse's terrace; Blake and Krystle talk about Averell Dawson and Roland Maxwell; Sergent Cooper comes to examine Krystle about Mark's death.
- Trimmed scenes : Before Jeff comes in her bedroom, Fallon is given by Jeannette a gift from Tony ; when Krystle is the kitchen, Mrs. Gunnerson asks her about Kirby's absence; Jeff promises Blake to find Fallon after she left and Krystle joins Blake in the rain.
- Unfilmed scene : Sammy Jo was to meet Morgan Hess at the Arcade and reminds him their first meeting. The scene was scrapped before shooting and replaced with a scene with the two in bed. Ironically, in the story outline the scene was different again: Sammy Jo was to meet Chris Deegan instead of Morgan Hess !
- Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios; GMT studios; Georgette Klinger Salon (Beverly Hills); McMahon's Residence, Brentwood (Los Angeles); Griffith Park (Los Angeles).
Anecdote[]
- Kathleen Beller about the possibility that Diahann Caroll would played the role of Kirby's mother : "The idea of making Diahann Carroll my mother was the original plan and when Diahann joined the show, she was told she'd be playing my mom. They usually keep these things very secret, and the only way I even found out about it was when I had lunch with Diahann and she told me she was going to be revealed as my mom. We spoke about it at some length and both agreed that it was the sort of storyline that would probably get some people upset. Right about that time the writers who had been on our show for a number of years [Eileen and Robert Pollock] left, and the new writers [primarily Camille Marchetta] came in with a different set of ideas. They wanted the show to take a new turn with big name guest stars and that left no room for my character, so when my contract was up I didn't get renewed. Back when the show first started, it used to be that everyone was a regular, but now they've gone in a whole new direction."
Quotes[]
- Krystle Carrington: So you enjoy slinging mud, Alexis?
- Kirby Anders: You bitch!
Alexis Carrington Colby: If I am, take a lesson from me. You made need it in life. - Dominique Devereaux: Won't it just knock their socks off when they find out... I'm a Carrington.