| “The Collapse” | |||||||
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 20 | ||||||
| Directed by | John Patterson | ||||||
| Written by | Camille Marchetta & Donald R. Boyle (story), Donald R. Boyle (teleplay) | ||||||
| Production no. | DY-106 | ||||||
| Original airdate | 1985-02-20 (ABC) | ||||||
| Ratings | 4th (24.6) | ||||||
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| Season Guide | |||||||
| Season 5 | |||||||
Plot Overview[]
Cast[]
- John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington
- Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington
- John James ... Jeff Colby
- Pamela Bellwood ... Claudia Blaisdel
- Gordon Thomson ... Adam Carrington
- Jack Coleman ... Steven Carrington
- Michael Nader ... Dex Dexter
- Catherine Oxenberg ... Amanda Bedford Carrington
- Ali MacGraw ... Lady Ashley Mitchell
- Diahann Carroll ... Dominique Deveraux
- Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby
rest of cast listed by end credits order:
- Susan Scannell ... Nicole Simpson
- Frank Schuller ... Tony Nelson
- William Beckley ... Gerard
- Santos Morales ... Contra
- Jim Ishida ... Lin
- Peggy Walton-Walker ... Barbara
- Baillie Gerstein ... T.V. Commentator
- Herk Clark ... Krystle's chauffeur
- Jeff Sanders ... Secretary
- Ashley Mutrux ... Blake Jeffrey 'L.B.' Carrington Colby
- R.J. Adams ... Process Server (uncredited)
Crew[]
Produced by
- Esther Shapiro .... executive producer
- Richard Shapiro .... executive produce
- Aaron Spelling .... executive producer
- Douglas S. Cramer .... executive producer
- E. Duke Vincent .... executive supervising producer
- Elaine Rich .... supervising producer
- Edward DeBlasio .... producer
- Camille Marchetta .... producer
- John B. Moranville .... associate producer
- Ursula Alexander .... assistant producer
Info Alert[]
- Rock Hudson and Michael Praed do not appear in this episode.
- Tentative Title for this episode: "Takeover".
Production details[]
- Deleted scenes: Krystle tries to phone Ashley when Dominique invites her to chat; Dominique and Krystle talk at La Mirage.
- Trimmed scene: Before she reads the papers sent to her by Brady; Dominique talks to Brady's secretary on the phone.
- Shooting dates: January 1985
- Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios.
Quotes[]
- Alexis Carrington Colby: Darling, do you really expect me to believe that you and he spent thirty-six hours alone together and all you did is play backgammon?
Amanda Carrington: Are you asking if we slept together?
Alexis Carrington Colby: Oh, of course not. I'm not that curious. - Alexis Carrington Colby: My beloved mother used to tell me to never make promises you can't keep. It's rude and impolite. In your case, Dominique, it's stupid and disastrous.