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Peyton Place - Episodes & Seasons Summaries | Recap-TV
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Peyton Place

1964

Drama

Peyton Place was America's first truly successful primetime serial. The series was the brainchild of veteran producer Paul Monash. Impressed with the success of Britain's monster hit Coronation Street, Monash wanted to import that UK series; however, ABC executives felt that US audiences would not cotton to the thick British accents and kitchen-sink drama. Monash countered with a slightly revamped version of Peyton Place, which had been a wildly popular novel by Grace Metalious and subsequent Hollywood film starring Lana Turner and Diane Varsi. While the book and series centered on the pious, hypocritical behavior of New England residents, the TV series eschewed most of that lasciviousness and told the story of life in a small New England village. In many ways, the TV program resembled a dramatic version of The Andy Griffith Show, featuring a recurring cast of warm, sympathetic characters.

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Complete Season Recaps

Season 1
114 Episodes
Season 2
153 Episodes
Season 3
101 Episodes
Season 4
92 Episodes
Season 5
54 Episodes

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Cast

Dick Tufeld

Dick Tufeld

as Announcer

Lola Albright

Lola Albright

as Constance Mackenzie

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

as Constance Mackenzie

Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

as Michael Rossi

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

as Matthew Swain

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

as Allison Mackenzie

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

as Rodney Harrington

Barbara Parkins

Barbara Parkins

as Betty Anderson

Christopher Connelly

Christopher Connelly

as Norman Harrington

Tim O'Connor

Tim O'Connor

as Elliot Carson

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