Pacific Palisades (TV series)
Pacific Palisades is an American soap opera that aired on Fox during prime time from April to July 1997. Produced by Aaron Spelling, the show was cancelled after thirteen episodes despite a last-minute attempt to increase ratings by casting Joan Collins as Laura's mother.
| Pacific Palisades | |
|---|---|
 Main cast | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Diane Messina Stanley James Stanley |
| Written by | Heather Conkie Peter Dunne Joel J. Feigenbaum Carla Kettner Lynn Marie Latham Diane Messina Stanley James Stanley |
| Directed by | Gabrielle Beaumont Chip Chalmers Mel Damski Richard Denault Les Landau Richard Lang Eleanor Lindo Charles Pratt, Jr. David Semel Les Sheldon James Whitmore, Jr. |
| Theme music composer | Dan Foliart |
| Opening theme | "Pacific Palisades" |
| Composer(s) | Tim Truman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Aaron Spelling Diane Messina Stanley James Stanley E. Duke Vincent |
| Editor(s) | Derek Berlatsky Bob Bring Mitchell Danton |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45 min |
| Production company(s) | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | April 9 – July 30, 1997 |
The show was originally supposed to be a vehicle for Erika Eleniak.[1] She was due to play the Laura Sinclair role which was eventually given to Kimberley Davies.
Summary
Set in the Los Angeles district of the same name, the series follows the lives of young professionals who have it all, but haven't paid for it yet, on the Southern California fast track to fame, fortune, scandal and ruin.
The cast of characters includes Joanna (Michelle Stafford) and Nick Hadley (Jarrod Emick), a young married couple who left their native Midwest for the Pacific Coast where Nick has landed a job as an architect; Joanna's troubled teenage sister Rachel Whittaker (Natalia Cigliuti) – later discovered to be her illegitimate daughter at the end of the series; Rachel's friends Ashley (Jennifer Banko) and Michael (J. Trevor Edmond) who excel in sneakiness; Robert (Greg Evigan) and Kate Russo (Finola Hughes), whose sterling life is beginning to tarnish; Jessica Mitchell (Jocelyn Seagrave), a rising professional whose choice of men leads to trouble; Matt Dunning (Lucky Vanous), a construction businessman with a dark side; Laura Sinclair (Kimberley Davies), a real estate agent who does whatever it takes to close a deal; Cory Robbins (Dylan Neal), a promising but manipulative plastic surgeon; and beautiful Beth Hooper (Brittney Powell), who rents an apartment from Laura and is being romanced by Cory.
Cast list
- Natalia Cigliuti as Rachel Whittaker
- Kimberley Davies as Laura Sinclair
- J. Trevor Edmond as Michael Kerris
- Jarrod Emick as Nick Hadley
- Michelle Stafford as Joanna Hadley
- Greg Evigan as Robert Russo
- Finola Hughes as Kate Russo
- Brittney Powell as Beth Hooper
- Jocelyn Seagrave as Jessica Mitchell
- Lucky Vanous as Matt Dunning
- Dylan Neal as Cory Robbins
- Joan Collins as Christina Hobson
- Gianni Russo as Frank Nichols
- Paul Satterfield as John Graham
- Daphne Ashbrook as Julie Graham
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to the Neighborhood" | April 9, 1997 |
| 2 | "The Bet" | April 16, 1997 |
| 3 | "The Other Woman" | April 23, 1997 |
| 4 | "All Hell Breaks Loose" | April 30, 1997 |
| 5 | "Mothers and Other Strangers" | May 7, 1997 |
| 6 | "Runaway" | June 11, 1997 |
| 7 | "Past & Present Danger" | June 18, 1997 |
| 8 | "Desperate Measure" | June 25, 1997 |
| 9 | "Best Laid Plans" | July 2, 1997 |
| 10 | "Private Showing" | July 9, 1997 |
| 11 | "Motherly Love" | July 16, 1997 |
| 12 | "Sweet Revenge" | July 23, 1997 |
| 13 | "End Game" | July 30, 1997 |