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Dallas
 USA
/ CBS / x60m-e / 1978-91
First
Episode: Sunday 2 April 1978 / 10.00pm
Last Episode: Friday 3 May 1991 / 9.00pm
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 Primetime
soap Dallas is probably one of the biggest soaps
ever with J.R. being one of the best known soap
characters.
Dallas was set in the Texas town of the same
name and concerned itself with the machinations
of the Ewing family who were heavily involved in
the oil business. The family were Jock (who
later died), mother Miss Ellie. sons J.R. (John
Ross) (married to the alcoholic Sue Ellen),
Bobby (married to the beautiful Pam) and Gary
(who played little part in this series but
became a major player in spin off Knots
Landing). Gary's daughter Lucy also lived with
the family at their palatial ranch South Fork.
The show became incredibly popular throughout
the world with the (almost certainly) evil J.R.
quickly becoming the star attraction. J.R. and
Bobby came into regular conflict with rival oil
man Cliff Barnes (who was Pam's brother) who
believed the Ewings had cheated his father
Digger out of his millions. Massive storylines
included the infamous 'Who Shot J.R.'
campaign (for the record it was Kristin) when
J.R.'s machinations and schemings almost
led to his death.
There was also the infamous wiping out of what
had gone in an entire season after the character
of Bobby was brought back to life (Patrick Duffy
left the show but then decided to come back -
Several new characters/storylines had been
introduced in this season which meant they had
to be abandoned on his return). Interestingly in
the spin off show Knots Landing Bobby stayed
well and truly dead. Over the years Bobby and
J.R. divorced their wives (although both later
remarried), it was also revealed that Ray Krebbs
(who ran the South Fork ranch) was in fact
Jock's illegitimate son).
Later melodramatic episodes saw J.R. placed in a
mental institution (a plot on his part that
backfired). The series finished on a fantasy
note with a strange character showing J.R. (who
was about to commit suicide) what life would
have been like for his family and friends if he
hadn't been born (very It's A Wonderful Life).
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Cast
LARRY HAGMAN
as John Ross (J.R.) Ewing / BARBARA BEL GEDDES
as Eleanor Southworth (Miss Ellie) Ewing) /
DONNA REED as Miss Ellie (1984-85) / JIM DAVIS
as John Ross (Jock) Ewing / PATRICK DUFFY as
Bobby Ewing / VICTORIA PRINCIPAL as Pamela
Barnes Ewing / CHARLENE TILTON as Lucy Ewing
Cooper / STEVE KENALY as Ray Krebbs / LINDA GRAY
as Sue Ellen Ewing / KEN KERCHEVAL as Cliff
Barnes / TINA LOUISE as Julie / DAVID WAYNE as
Willard 'Digger' Barnes (1) / KEENAN WYNN as
Willard 'Digger' Barnes (2) / TED SCHACKELFORD
as Gary Ewing / JOAN VAN ARK as Valene Ewing /
FERN FITZGERALD as Marilee / MARY CROSBY as
Kristin Shepard / JARED MARTIN as Dusty Farlow /
SUSAN HOWARD as Donna Culver Krebbs / TOM
FUCELLO as Dave Culver / MEGAN GALLAGHER as
Louella / TYLER BANKS as John Ross Ewing III (1)
/ OMRI KATZ as John Ross Ewing III (2) / JOEL
FABIANI as Alex Ward / AUDREY LANDERS as Afton
Cooper / ANNE FRANCIS as Arliss Cooper / MONTE
MARKHAM as Clint Ogden / HOWARD KEEL as Clayton
Farlow / MORGAN BRITTANY as Katherine Wentworth
/ LOIS CHILES as Holly Harwood / PRISCILLA
PRESLEY as Jenna WQade / MARTIN E. BROOKS as
Edgar Randolph / ALEXIS SMITH as Jessica
Montfort / DEBORAH SHELTON as Mandy Winger /
DACK RAMBO as Jack Ewing / BARBARA CARRERA as
Angelica Nero / GEORGE CHAKARIS as Nicholas /
SHEREE J. WILSON as APRIL STEVENS / STEVE
FORREST as Ben Stivers/Wes Parmalee / JACK
SCALIA as Nicholas Pearce / GEORGE KENNEDY as
Carter McKay / IAN McSHANE as Don Lockwood /
KIMBERLY FOSTER as Michelle Stevens / GAYLE
HUNNNICUT as Vanessa Beaumont / LESLEY-ANNE DOWN
as Stephanie Rogers / SHANNON WILCOX as Anita |
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