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Long before Laura Palmer washed up on the shores of Twin Peaks, Allison MacKenzie was walking around Peyton Place with her mind wrapped in plastic. The fresh-faced innocent heroine of this 1964 prime time soap was a mass of conflicting sexual emotions - so imagine what the other characters were like! There was Betty, Allison's school mate, who began the show unwed and pregnant and shortly there after got involved in prostitution in NYC. There was Rachel Welles, a stranger in town, who'd been sexually abused by her Uncle (Though there was great care taken to emphasize that he was only an uncle "by marriage"). And the list goes on and on...
What made "Peyton Place" unique was not simply that it was a show immersed in sex during the still virginal days of television. No. "Peyton Place" is remarkable for its subtle, intelligent, often poignant writing and for the exceptional acting talent that brought that writing to life. This site is dedicated to a series years ahead of its time and to a cast that could go up against that of any modern TV show. Haunted, fragile Allison was made of strong stuff after all.
(As drawn by Kim Schuster)
The Pillory - Where the bad girls are
Norman & Rita's - Where the nice people are
Ada's Place - Where the bad boys are
The Peyton Courthouse - Home of The Wrongly Accused
The Clarion - Browse back editions for actor bios
Dr. Rossi's - A complete diagnosis of each episode
Connie's Bookstore - Lots of various rubbish
Vintage 60s magazine articles - only at Connie's
The Square - A complete cast & crew list
The Social Register - Acknowledgments
White River - Other Sites
The 524 half hour episodes of "Peyton Place" are now being shown on The Soap Channel. I will bring you more information on this soon. Thanks to the wonderful Gary for alerting me to this news.
The original broadcast was as follows:
JUNE 1965 - OCT 1965, ABC Tue/Thu/Fri 9:30-10:00
NOV 1965 - AUG 1966, ABC Mon/Tue/Thu 9:30-10:00
SEP 1966 - JAN 1967, ABC Mon/Wed 9:30-10:00
JAN 1967 - AUG 1967, ABC Mon/Tue 9:30-10:00
SEP 1967 - SEP 1968, ABC Mon/Thu 9:30-10:00
SEP 1968 - JAN 1969, ABC Mon 9:00-9:30/Wed 8:30-9:00
FEB 1969 - JUN 1969, ABC Mon 9:00-9:30
And THAT schedule must've been a joy to follow!
Betty's Bored - Send Her Some Mail
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| UPDATE (July 27, 1999)I'm Baaaaaaack. Yes, it's true. Despite rumor to the contrary, I was not consigned to oblivion by The Romance Channel. Unfortunately, like many webmasters I became busy with other things and sort of let my site drift along. Well, today is it's first anniversary, so I thought it only right that I do a bit of an update. Actually, I have many things to add and promise faithfully to do a proper update in August. In addition, the episode summaries are about to resume and I can practically guarantee their regularity - because someone far more reliable is going to do them :-) But the biggest news is that Peyton Place has found a new home. The Soap Channel is now playing it every day. This is a fledgling network so please visit them at http://www.mnet.co.za/soaps/ and offer your support and ask how you can get them on your cable or satellite system. I will bring more news of this as I myself discover more.
Thanks to the many loyal fans who have visited - and revisited - the site over the last year. I am really horrible when it comes to Email, but I will try to do better and please know that it has been greatly appreciated.
Come back in August and there should be some new Peyton goodies for you to indulge in! |
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