Return to Peyton Place (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = Return to Peyton Place


format = soap opera
rating = TV-14 (U.S.)
runtime = 30 Minutes
creator =
country = USA
network = NBC
first_aired = April 3, 1972
last_aired = January 4, 1974
num_episodes = 425 + 1 primetime special
imdb_id =

"Return to Peyton Place" was an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from April 3 1972 to January 4 1974. The series was a spin-off of the primetime drama series "Peyton Place" rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious.

The storylines from the daytime show were a continuation of those from the primetime series. Both James Lipton and Gail Kobe worked as writers on the series during its run. Frank Ferguson (as Eli Carson), Evelyn Scott (Ada Jacks), and Patricia Morrow (Rita Jacks Harrington) reprised their roles from the earlier series.

Selena Cross, a major character in the original novel and the films both it and its sequel inspired, had not been included in the primetime TV series because her storyline was considered too risque at the time. She was a featured character in the daytime soap.

Additional cast

* Bettye Ackerman as Constance MacKenzie #1 (1972)
* Susan Brown as Constance MacKenzie Carson #2 (1972-1974)
* Katherine Glass as Allison MacKenzie Tate #1 (1972-1973)
* Pamela Susan Shoop as Allison MacKenzie #2 (1973-1974)
* Julie Parrish as Betty Anderson #1 (1972-1973)
* Lynn Loring as Betty Anderson #2 (1973-1974)
* Guy Stockwell as Dr. Michael Rossi
* Joseph Gallison as Steven Cord
* John Hoyt as Martin Peyton
* Margaret Mason as Selena Cross Rossi

Primetime special

In 1973, the show aired in primetime for one episode designed to recap details of a murder mystery being investigated in the daytime version. This was the first time a daytime soap opera aired a special episode in primetime.

Ratings

"see List of US daytime soap opera ratings"

1971-1972 Season
*1. As The World Turns 11.1
*2. General Hospital 10.4
*3. Days Of Our Lives 9.9
*11. Return to Peyton Place 7.4 (Debut)

1972-1973 Season
*1. As The World Turns 10.6
*2. Days Of Our Lives 9.9
*3. Another World 9.7
*13. Return to Peyton Place 7.2

1973-1974 Season
*1. As The World Turns 9.7
*1. Days Of Our Lives 9.7
*1. Another World 9.7
*4. The Doctors 9.5
*11. Return to Peyton Place 7.0

External links

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* [http://www.meekermuseum.com/pptvret.html Fan Page]