Dynasty (1981 TV series, season 7)

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 28
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 24, 1986 (1986-09-24) – May 6, 1987 (1987-05-06)
List of Dynasty (1981 TV series) episodes

The seventh season of Dynasty originally aired in the United States on ABC from September 24, 1986 through May 5, 1987. 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 seven stars John Forsythe as millionaire oil magnate Blake Carrington; Linda Evans as his wife Krystle; Jack Coleman as Blake and Alexis's earnest son Steven; Gordon Thomson as Blake and Alexis's eldest son Adam; Heather Locklear as Krystle's niece and Steven's ex-wife Sammy Jo; Michael Nader as Alexis's husband Dex Dexter; Karen Cellini as Blake and Alexis's youngest daughter, Amanda; Diahann Carroll as Blake's half-sister Dominique Deveraux; Wayne Northrop as Blake's former chauffeur Michael Culhane; Ted McGinley as Clay Fallmont; and Joan Collins as Alexis Colby, Blake's ex-wife and the mother of Adam, Fallon, Steven, and Amanda. The season also features Christopher Cazenove as Blake's brother, Ben Carrington; Kate O'Mara as Alexis' sister Caress Morell; Terri Garber as Ben's daughter Leslie; Leann Hunley as Blake's secretary Dana Waring; and Cassie Yates as Sarah Curtis, and old friend of Dex's. Though starring as Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington on The Colbys, John James and Emma Samms each appeared in two episodes of season seven as these characters.

Development

Although the first episode of season seven, "The Victory", premiered with a high Nielsen rating of a 20.1,[1] it was overtaken by Magnum, P.I., now in the same time slot on CBS.[2] Dynasty ultimately fell to #24 in the United States for the season.[3][4]

During the period between the production of seasons six and seven, Catherine Oxenberg vacated the role of Amanda Carrington,[5] purportedly due to a salary dispute.[5] Oxenberg's publicist insisted that the actress left Dynasty voluntarily, while several media outlets reported that she was fired.[6][7][8] The role was immediately recast with Karen Cellini,[7][8][9] who appeared for 13 episodes of the series' seventh season before the character was written out in the 1987 episode "The Rig".[10]

Plot

As the seventh season begins, Blake stops short of killing Alexis, who has taken all of his assets, including the mansion. Claudia has died in the fire she set at La Mirage, and Amanda (now played by Karen Cellini) is rescued by a returning Michael Culhane, Blake's chauffeur from the first season.[11][12] Blake turns the tables on Ben and Alexis and recovers his wealth, but loses his memory after an oil rig explosion. Alexis finds Blake and, with everyone believing he is dead, perpetuates the belief that they are still married. Living with a clean slate, Alexis finds herself softening to Blake but ultimately tells him the truth as he reunites with Krystle. Krystina receives a heart transplant but is later temporarily kidnapped by Sarah Curtis, the mother of the girl from whom Krystina received her new heart; Sammy Jo's marriage to Clay crumbles and she falls into bed with Steven; Amanda leaves town; and Ben's daughter Leslie arrives. Adam's season-long romance with Blake's secretary Dana Waring culminates in a wedding, which is punctuated in the May 6, 1987 season finale by Alexis's car plunging off a bridge into a river and the violent return of a vengeful Matthew Blaisdel (Bo Hopkins).

Cast

Cast notes
  1. ↑ James appears only in "Romance" (ep. 7.6) and "The Test" (ep. 7.18).
  2. ↑ Samms appears only in "The Victory" (ep. 7.1) and "Romance" (ep. 7.6).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 McGinley, Cazenove, Northrop and Caroll appear on a semi-regular basis, missing the occasional episode. Northrop departs officially in "The Sublet" (ep. 7.25).
  4. ↑ Garber is added to the opening credits from "The Rig" (ep. 7.13), although she does not appear in "A Love Remembered" (ep. 7.14 & 7.15).
  5. ↑ Yates is added to the opening credits from "The Mothers" (ep. 7.19) to "The Affair" (ep. 7.27).
  6. ↑ Hunley first appears in a recurring role from "Reward" (ep. 7.4) before being added to the opening credits from "The Surgery" (ep. 7.20).
  7. ↑ Cellini departs in "The Rig" (ep. 7.13).
  8. ↑ O'Mara appears in the opening credits from "The Mission" (ep. 7.7) to "The Letter" (ep. 7.10).
  9. ↑ Montalban is added to the opening credits for "The Choice" (ep. 7.8) only, credited as "special guest star".

Episodes

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See also: List of The Colbys episodes § Season 2 (1986–87)

Season two of The Colbys aired concurrently with Dynasty season seven.[13]

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 Rating
(households)
149 1 "The Victory" Don Medford Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 September 24, 1986 (1986-09-24) DY-146 20.1[14]
150 2 "Sideswiped" Gwen Arner Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01) DY-147 18.7[14]
151 3 "Focus" Don Medford Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: James W. Kearns		 October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22) DY-148 17.8
152 4 "Reward" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Harold Stone		 October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29) DY-149 17.[14]
153 5 "The Arraignment" Georg Stanford Brown Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Dennis Turner		 November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05) DY-150 16.7[14]
154 6 "Romance" Nancy Malone Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Mart Crowley		 November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12) DY-151 16.2[15]
155 7 "The Mission" Don Medford Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19) DY-152 15.6[15]
156 8 "The Choice" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Harold Stone		 November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26) DY-153 15.9[15]
157 9 "The Secret" Don Medford Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Dennis Turner		 December 3, 1986 (1986-12-03) DY-154 16.7[15]
158 10 "The Letter" Georg Stanford Brown Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10) DY-155 17.2[15]
159 11 "The Ball" Nancy Malone Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 December 17, 1986 (1986-12-17) DY-156 16.7[15]
160 12 "Fear" Michel Hugo Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Dennis Turner		 December 31, 1986 (1986-12-31) DY-157 13.7[15]
161 13 "The Rig" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Harold Stone		 January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) DY-158 18.4[15]
162 14 "A Love Remembered - Part 1" Robert Scheerer Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 January 14, 1987 (1987-01-14) DY-159 18.5[15]
163 15 "A Love Remembered - Part 2" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 January 21, 1987 (1987-01-21) DY-160 19.6[15]
164 16 "The Portrait" Nancy Malone Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio & Joanna Emerson		 January 28, 1987 (1987-01-28) DY-161 18.9[15]
165 17 "The Birthday" Robert Scheerer Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Dennis Turner		 February 4, 1987 (1987-02-04) DY-162 18.2[15]
166 18 "The Test" Nancy Malone Story by: Laurence Heath
Teleplay by: Dennis Turner		 February 11, 1987 (1987-02-11) DY-163 16.9
167 19 "The Mothers" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 February 25, 1987 (1987-02-25) DY-164 13.7
168 20 "The Surgery" Gwen Arner Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Frank V. Furino		 March 4, 1987 (1987-03-04) DY-165 16.5
169 21 "The Garage" Don Medford Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 March 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) DY-166 16.5
170 22 "The Shower" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Joanna Emerson		 March 18, 1987 (1987-03-18) DY-167 16.8[15]
171 23 "The Dress" Gwen Arner Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Frank V. Furino		 March 25, 1987 (1987-03-25) DY-168 18.6[15]
172 24 "Valez" Nancy Malone Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Dennis Turner		 April 1, 1987 (1987-04-01) DY-169 16.3[15]
173 25 "The Sublet" Don Medford Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 April 8, 1987 (1987-04-08) DY-170 17.4[15]
174 26 "The Confession" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: A.J. Russel		 April 22, 1987 (1987-04-22) DY-171 16.9[15]
175 27 "The Affair" Don Medford Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Frank V. Furino		 April 29, 1987 (1987-04-29) DY-172 16.8[15]
176 28 "Shadow Play" Irving J. Moore Story by: Laurence Heath & Rita Lakin
Teleplay by: Edward De Blasio		 May 6, 1987 (1987-05-06) DY-173 17.6[15]

Reception

In season seven, Dynasty was ranked #24 in the United States with a 17.2 Nielsen rating.[3]

References

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