Dynasty (1981 TV series, season 3)

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Dynasty
Season 3
Dynasty (1981) S3 DVD.jpg
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseOctober 27, 1982 (1982-10-27) –
April 20, 1983 (1983-04-20)
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The third season of Dynasty originally aired in the United States on ABC from October 27, 1982 through April 20, 1983. 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 three stars John Forsythe as millionaire oil magnate Blake Carrington; Linda Evans as his wife Krystle; Pamela Sue Martin as Blake and Alexis's headstrong daughter Fallon; Jack Coleman as Blake and Alexis's earnest son Steven; Gordon Thomson as Blake and Alexis's eldest son Adam; John James as Fallon's ex-husband Jeff Colby; Lloyd Bochner as Jeff's uncle, Cecil Colby; Pamela Bellwood as Claudia Blaisdel, the widow of Krystle's former lover; Heather Locklear as Krystle's niece and Steven's ex-wife Sammy Jo; Geoffrey Scott as Krystle's ex-husband Mark Jennings; Lee Bergere as Carrington majordomo Joseph Anders; Kathleen Beller as Joseph's daughter Kirby; and Joan Collins as Alexis Colby, Blake's ex-wife and the mother of Adam, Fallon, and Steven.

Development[]

In season three, Dynasty introduced Gordon Thomson in the role of Adam Carrington, Blake and Alexis's eldest child, who had been kidnapped as an infant ever never found. According to Thomson, "They had planned on Adam being an impostor but they liked him so much they decided to keep him on. They tested me for 13 shows, then extended that to 24."[1] Steven Carrington was recast with Jack Coleman in 1983, the change in appearance attributed to plastic surgery after an oil rig explosion.[2][3]

Dynasty was ranked #5 in the United States for season three.[4][5] The April 1983 episode "The Threat", which features the first use of the word "bitch" in a prime time network series as well as a catfight between Krystle and Alexis in a lily pond, was ranked #67 on the 2009 TV Guide list of "Top 100 Episodes".[6]

Plot[]

In the third season, Alexis marries Cecil on his deathbed and acquires his company, ColbyCo. In the meantime, Adam, the long-lost son of Alexis and Blake who had been kidnapped in infancy, reappears in Denver and almost starts an affair with Fallon before they discover they are siblings. Also introduced are Krystle's ex-husband, tennis pro Mark Jennings, and Kirby Anders, the daughter of longtime Carrington majordomo Joseph. Kirby catches Adam's eye but weds Jeff after his divorce from Fallon. In the middle of the season, news that Steven has been killed in an accident in Indonesia comes to the Carringtons; he survives, but undergoes plastic surgery and returns to Denver. In the third-season cliffhanger, Alexis lures Krystle to Steven's cabin and the two are locked inside while the cabin is set ablaze by an unseen arsonist.

Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Guest[]

Cast notes
  1. ^ Bellwood appears in "The Plea", "The Roof", "The Wedding", and "The Dinner", and is credited in the opening credits for those episodes.
  2. ^ Bochner appears and is credited in first three episodes.
  3. ^ Scott makes his first (uncredited) appearance in "The Siblings" before becoming a series regular in "Mark".
  4. ^ Locklear appears only in "Samantha", "Danny", and "Downstairs Bride", and is credited in the opening credits for those episodes.
  5. ^ Coleman makes his recurring arc beginning with "Acapulco" where he is uncredited and his face is unseen. He is promoted to series regular in "Fathers and Sons".

Episodes[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		Rating
(households)
381"The Plea"Irving J. MooreStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		October 27, 1982 (1982-10-27)[7]DY-036TBA
392"The Roof"Gwen ArnerStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		November 3, 1982 (1982-11-03)[8]DY-037TBA
403"The Wedding"Irving J. MooreStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Jeffery Lane		November 10, 1982 (1982-11-10)[9]DY-03825.8
414"The Will"Gwen ArnerStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Katherine Coker		November 17, 1982 (1982-11-17)[10]DY-03919.6
425"The Siblings"Irving J. MooreStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Daniel King Benton		November 24, 1982 (1982-11-24)[11]DY-040TBA
436"Mark"Philip LeacockStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		December 1, 1982 (1982-12-01)[12]DY-041TBA
447"Kirby"Irving J. MooreStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		December 8, 1982 (1982-12-08)[13]DY-042TBA
458"La Mirage"Irving J. MooreStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Stephen Black & Henry Stern		December 15, 1982 (1982-12-15)[14]DY-04321.3
469"Acapulco"Philip LeacockStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Leah Markus		December 22, 1982 (1982-12-22)[15]DY-044TBA
4710"The Locket"Jerome CourtlandStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Dick Nelson		December 29, 1982 (1982-12-29)[16]DY-04521.2[17]
4811"The Search"Alf KjellinStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		January 5, 1983 (1983-01-05)[18]DY-046TBA
4912"Samantha"Bob SweeneyStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		January 12, 1983 (1983-01-12)[19]DY-04722.9
5013"Danny"Alf KjellinStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Dick Nelson		January 19, 1983 (1983-01-19)[20]TBA21.8
5114"Madness"Irving J. MooreStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel		January 26, 1983 (1983-01-26)[21]DY-04922.9[17]
5215"Two Flights to Haiti"Jerome CourtlandStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		February 2, 1983 (1983-02-02)[22]TBA26.3[23]
5316"The Mirror"Philip LeacockStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		February 16, 1983 (1983-02-16)[25]DY-051TBA
Dynasty was preempted by part 4 of The Winds of War on February 9, 1983.[24]
5417"Battle Lines"Jerome CourtlandStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Dick Nelson		February 23, 1983 (1983-02-23)[26]DY-05220.9[23]
5518"Reunion in Singapore"Gwen ArnerStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02)[27]DY-053TBA
5619"Fathers and Sons"Jerome CourtlandStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		March 9, 1983 (1983-03-09)[28]DY-05422.5[23]
5720"The Downstairs Bride"Philip LeacockStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Dick Nelson		March 16, 1983 (1983-03-16)[29]DY-05525.2[23]
5821"The Vote"Glynn R. TurmanStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		March 23, 1983 (1983-03-23)[30]DY-05622.0[23]
5922"The Dinner"Philip LeacockStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		April 6, 1983 (1983-04-06)[32]DY-05722.50[23]
Dynasty was preempted by part 4 of The Thorn Birds on March 30, 1983.[31]
6023"The Threat"Bob SweeneyStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		April 13, 1983 (1983-04-13)[33]DY-05823.2[23]

This episode features the first use of the word "bitch" in a prime time network series.[citation needed]

Note: In 1996, the episode was ranked #84 on TV Guide's list of "The 100 Most Memorable Moments in TV History", and was ranked #67 on the 2009 TV Guide list of "Top 100 Episodes".[6]
6124"The Cabin"Irving J. MooreStory by : Eileen Mason and Robert Pollock
Teleplay by : Edward De Blasio		April 20, 1983 (1983-04-20)[34]DY-05927.3[23]

Reception[]

In season three, Dynasty was ranked #5 in the United States with a 22.4 Nielsen rating.[4][5]

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