Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

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Flamingo Road

"The lives and trials of the residents of Truro, Florida."

1981- 1982

2 Seasons

37 Episodes

6.1(11 votes)

Ended

Soap

Drama

Overview

Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.

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Production Companies

Lorimar Productions

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

John Beck

Sam Curtis

John Beck

Acting

Woody Brown

Skipper Weldon

Woody Brown

Acting

Howard Duff

Titus Semple

Howard Duff

Acting

Morgan Fairchild

Constance Carlyle

Morgan Fairchild

Acting

Mark Harmon

Field Carlyle

Mark Harmon

Acting

Kevin McCarthy

Claude Weldon

Kevin McCarthy

Acting

Cristina Raines

Lane Ballou Curtis

Cristina Raines

Acting

Barbara Rush

Eudora Flowers

Barbara Rush

Acting

Stella Stevens

Lute-Mae Sanders

Stella Stevens

Acting

Peter Donat

Elmo Tyson

Peter Donat

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