Peyton Place (TV series)
| Peyton Place | |
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Original title card (1964–1966)
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by |
Grace Metalious (original 1956 novel) |
| Starring | (in premiere episode) Dorothy Malone Warner Anderson Ed Nelson Mia Farrow and (over the entire run of the series) a cast of over 200 actors in primary and secondary roles |
| Theme music composer | Franz Waxman |
| Opening theme | "Theme from Peyton Place" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 514 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul Monash |
| Producer(s) | Everett Chambers Richard Goldstone |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
Black-and-white (1964–1966) Color (1966–1969) |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 15, 1964 – June 2, 1969 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Return to Peyton Place (film) |
| Followed by | Return to Peyton Place (TV series) |
Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964, to June 2, 1969.
Based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in black-and-white from 1964 to 1966 and in color from 1966 to 1969. At the show's peak, ABC ran three new episodes a week. Produced by 20th Century Fox Television. A number of guest stars appeared in the series for extended periods, among them Dan Duryea, Susan Oliver, Leslie Nielsen, Gena Rowlands, and Lee Grant, who won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for her role of tough-as-nails Stella Chernak. The series served as the springboard for such performers as Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Christopher Connelly, David Canary, Mariette Hartley, and Lana Wood.
With Peyton Place, ABC hoped to bring the success of the English soap opera, Coronation Street, to America. Inspired by that soap opera, it was decided that it should be aired in prime time. Producer Paul Monash wanted to launch a revival of Grace Metalious' novel of the same name. He refused to acknowledge it as a soap opera, calling it a 'high-class anthology drama'. An hour-long pilot was shot in 1962. Originally, the Cross family from the novel was included, but when Irna Phillips was contacted to change the pilot, she decided to scrap it. Various disagreements between the makers ensued, and the official pilot was not aired until September 15, 1964.
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