Dynasty (1981 TV series, season 6)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 25, 1985 – May 21, 1986 |
The sixth season of Dynasty originally aired in the United States on ABC from September 25, 1985 through May 21, 1986. The series, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, revolves around the Carringtons, a wealthy family residing in Denver, Colorado.
Season six stars John Forsythe as millionaire oil magnate Blake Carrington; Linda Evans as his wife Krystle; Jack Coleman as Blake and Alexis's earnest son Steven; Gordon Thomson as Blake and Alexis's eldest son Adam; Pamela Bellwood as Steven's ex-wife, Claudia; Heather Locklear as Krystle's niece and Steven's ex-wife Sammy Jo; Michael Nader as Alexis's husband Dex Dexter; Catherine Oxenberg as Blake and Alexis's youngest daughter, Amanda; Michael Praed as Amanda's husband Prince Michael of Moldavia; Diahann Carroll as Blake's half-sister Dominique Deveraux; Ted McGinley as Clay Fallmont; and Joan Collins as Alexis Colby, Blake's ex-wife and the mother of Adam, Fallon, Steven, and Amanda. The season also features Maxwell Caulfield as Jeff's cousin, Miles Colby; Christopher Cazenove as Blake's brother, Ben Carrington; Kate O'Mara as Alexis' sister Caress Morell; and George Hamilton as con man Joel Abrigore.
A spin-off series, The Colbys, was launched in November 1985, starring John James and Emma Samms as their Dynasty characters, Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington. To set up the new series, Dynasty introduced the series regulars of The Colbys, including Charlton Heston as wealthy Colby Enterprises CEO Jason Colby; Stephanie Beacham as his wife Sable; Tracy Scoggins as their daughter Monica, twin sister to Miles; Claire Yarlett as Bliss Colby; Jason and Sable's youngest daughter; Barbara Stanwyck as Jason's sister Constance Colby; and Ricardo Montalban as shipping tycoon Zach Powers.
Contents
Development
The season six premiere episode "The Aftermath" garnered a 28.1 rating, higher than any other episode in the entire series, as viewers wanted to see who survived the "Moldavian Massacre" cliffhanger from the season five finale.[1] The only casualties were Steven's boyfriend Luke Fuller (William Campbell), and Jeff's love interest Lady Ashley Mitchell (Ali MacGraw). In the 2006 CBS special Dynasty Reunion: Catfights & Caviar, Gordon Thomson stated that it was the "follow-up" that was the letdown, not the cliffhanger itself. John James stated in the 2001 episode of E! The True Hollywood Story featuring Dynasty that the Moldavian Massacre was when the show "maxed out" and "overdosed" on outrageousness.[2] Joan Collins was conspicuously absent from the season six opener, as she was in a tense contract renegotiation with the show, seeking an increased salary.[3] She returned to the series in the season's second episode.
Although still a top ten series, Dynasty dropped from first to seventh place in the ratings for its sixth season.[4][5] A spin-off series, The Colbys, was launched in November 1985, starring John James and Emma Samms as their Dynasty characters, Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington.[6][7][8]
Plot
Spurned by Blake, Alexis finds his estranged brother Ben and the duo successfully plot to strip Blake of his fortune. Alexis's sister Caress Morell also appears and causes trouble for Alexis. Steven's budding relationship with the closeted Bart Fallmont (Kevin Conroy) is ruined by Adam's business-motivated public revelation that Bart is gay. Krystle is held hostage and replaced by lookalike Rita (also played by Evans), who is working with a con man to rob Blake. Amanda, who has divorced Prince Michael, fights with Sammy Jo for the favors of Clay Fallmont. The May 21, 1986 season finale finds Blake strangling Alexis while the rest of the cast is in peril at the La Mirage hotel, which has been accidentally set afire by Claudia.[9]
Cast
- Cast notes
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The Colbys was spun off Dynasty during season six.[6]
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
Rating (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 1 | "The Aftermath" | Robert Scheerer | Story by: Diana Gould Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
September 25, 1985 | DY-116 | 28.1[10] |
| 119 | 2 | "The Homecoming" | Kim Friedman | Story by: Diana Gould Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
October 2, 1985 | DY-117 | 23.4[10] |
| 120 | 3 | "The Californians" | Gwen Arner | Story by: Diana Gould Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
October 9, 1985 | DY-118 | 22.5[10] |
| 121 | 4 | "The Man" | Don Medford | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
October 16, 1985 | DY-119 | 20.6[10] |
| 122 | 5 | "The Gown" | Robert Scheerer | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
October 30, 1985 | DY-120 | 22.0[10] |
| 123 | 6 | "The Titans - Part 1" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
November 13, 1985 | DY-121 | 24.2[10] |
| 124 | 7 | "The Titans - Part 2" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
November 13, 1985 | DY-121 | 24.2[10] |
| 125 | 8 | "The Decision" | Gwen Arner | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Robert Seidenberg |
November 20, 1985 | DY-122 | 22.4[10] |
| 126 | 9 | "The Proposal" | Robert Scheerer | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
November 27, 1985 | DY-123 | 20.6[10] |
| 127 | 10 | "The Close Call" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Diana Gould |
December 4, 1985 | DY-124 | 21.8[10] |
| 128 | 11 | "The Quarrels" | Kim Friedman | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
December 11, 1985 | DY-125 | 21.4[10] |
| 129 | 12 | "The Roadhouse" | Jerome Courtland | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
December 18, 1985 | DY-126 | 20.0[10] |
| 130 | 13 | "The Solution" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Robert Seidenberg |
December 25, 1985 | DY-127 | 17.7[10] |
| 131 | 14 | "Suspicions" | Nancy Malone | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Diana Gould |
January 8, 1986 | DY-128 | 21.1[10] |
| 132 | 15 | "The Alarm" | Kim Friedman | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
January 15, 1986 | DY-129 | 20.4[10] |
| 133 | 16 | "The Vigil" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
January 22, 1986 | DY-130 | 24.2[10] |
| 134 | 17 | "The Accident" | Kim Friedman | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
January 29, 1986 | DY-131 | 23.9[10] |
| 135 | 18 | "Souvenirs" | Robert Scheerer | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Diana Gould |
February 5, 1986 | DY-132 | 20.2[10] |
| 136 | 19 | "The Divorce" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Susan Baskin |
February 12, 1986 | DY-133 | 22.5[10] |
| 137 | 20 | "The Dismissal" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
February 19, 1986 | DY-134 | 22.6[10] |
| 138 | 21 | "Ben" | Kim Friedman | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
February 26, 1986 | DY-135 | 19.8[10] |
| 139 | 22 | "Masquerade" | Jerome Courtland | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Robert Seidenberg |
March 5, 1986 | DY-136 | 22.0[10] |
| 140 | 23 | "The Subpoenas" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
March 12, 1986 | DY-137 | 22.6[10] |
| 141 | 24 | "The Trial - Part 1" | Michel Hugo | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
March 19, 1986 | DY-138 | 21.3[10] |
| 142 | 25 | "The Trial - Part 2" | Don Medford | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
March 26, 1986 | DY-139 | 20.2[10] |
| 143 | 26 | "The Vote" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
April 2, 1986 | DY-140 | 21.1[10] |
| 144 | 27 | "The Warning" | Don Medford | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Diana Gould |
April 9, 1986 | DY-141 | 21.0[10] |
| 145 | 28 | "The Cry" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Scott M. Hamner |
April 16, 1986 | DY-142 | 19.2[10] |
| 146 | 29 | "The Rescue" | Nancy Malone | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Dennis Turner |
April 30, 1986 | DY-143 | 19.5[10] |
| 147 | 30 | "The Triple-Cross" | Don Medford | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Diana Gould |
May 14, 1986 | DY-144 | 20.5[10] |
| 148 | 31 | "The Choice (a.k.a.) The Vendetta" | Irving J. Moore | Story by: Diana Gould & Scott M. Hamner Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio |
May 21, 1986 | DY-145 | 21.9[10] |
Reception
In season six, Dynasty was ranked #7 in the United States with a 21.8 Nielsen rating.[4][5]
References
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