Savannah (TV series)

Infobox television
show_name = Savannah


caption = Cast of "Savannah"
format = Soap opera/Drama
runtime = 60 minutes
creator = Constance M. Burge
starring = Shannon Sturges
Robyn Lively
Jamie Luner
Paul Satterfield
David Gail
Beth Toussaint
Ray Wise
country = United States
network = The WB
first_aired = 21 January 1996
last_aired = 24 February 1997
num_episodes = 34
imdb_id = 0115346
tv_com_id = 2227|

"Savannah" is an American prime time television soap opera that ran from 21 January 1996 to 24 February 1997 on The WB. It was created by Constance M. Burge (who subsequently created the hit series "Charmed") and was produced by Aaron Spelling.

Plot

Set in the southern city of Savannah, Georgia, the series revolves around three female friends: rich girl Reese, noble Lane and scheming bad girl Peyton. Lane McKenzie had left Savannah after graduating from college to become a successful journalist in New York City; she returns for the wedding of her childhood best friend, Reese Burton, who is marrying Travis Peterson. Finding out that her apartment in New York has been robbed, Lane tries to collect on an inheritance — only to find out that Travis has stolen every last penny of it. Reese finds out that Travis has been having an affair with a girl he calls "Bunny" and is devastated; the other woman is secretly Peyton, daughter of the Burton family maid and Reese's friend. Travis is soon found dead, and the first season revolves around the whodunit murder mystery and subsequent court case. There is also considerable intrigue surrounding the identity of Peyton's father (who turns out to be Reese's father, Edward, making Peyton and Reese sisters) as well as the machinations of Tom Massick, a stranger in town with a score to settle.

Behind the scenes

Reese was played by blonde daytime soap actress Shannon Sturges, brunette Robyn Lively played Lane and Peyton was portrayed by auburn-haired Jamie Luner, who would later appear as a vixen on Spelling's hit 1990s soap opera, "Melrose Place". "Savannah" also starred a pre-"" George Eads; though Eads' character, Travis, dies in the pilot episode, the show's producers recognized Eads' appeal and brought him back as Nick, Travis' identical twin. [ [http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/george-eads/bio/151586 George Eads biography - TV Guide.com] ]

"Savannah" was very popular at first, but was moved opposite "Monday Night Football" and soon fell in the ratings, later being cancelled. Fact|date=March 2008 The series was replaced by the mid-season series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", which ended up a much larger ratings-winner for The WB at the time. Fact|date=March 2008

"Savannah" was also shown in the United Kingdom in the summer of 1996 on ITV, where it became the highest-rated new American series of that year. Fact|date=March 2008

Main cast (in alphabetical order)

*David Gail .... Dean G. Collins
*Robyn Lively .... Lane McKenzie
*Jamie Luner .... Peyton Richards
*Wendy Phillips .... Lucille Richards
*Paul Satterfield .... Tom Massick
*Shannon Sturges .... Reese Burton Peterson
*Beth Toussaint .... Veronica Koslowski
*Ray Wise .... Edward Burton
*George Eads .... Travis Peterson (pilot)/Nick Corelli (season 2)
*Alexia Robinson .... Cassie Wheeler (season 2)
*Mimi Kennedy.... Eleanor Alexander Burton

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0115346|title=Savannah
*tv.com show|id=2227|show=Savannah