| “Royal Wedding” | |||||||
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 29 | ||||||
| Directed by | Jerome Courtland | ||||||
| Written by | Camille Marchetta & Susan Baskin (story), Edward DeBlasio (teleplay) | ||||||
| Production no. | DY-115 | ||||||
| Original airdate | 1985-05-15 (ABC) | ||||||
| Ratings | 2nd (25.9) | ||||||
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Plot Overview[]
Cast[]
- John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington
- Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington / Rita Lesley
- 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
- Michael Praed ... Prince Michael of Moldavia
- Emma Samms ... Fallon Carrington Colby
- Heather Locklear ... Sammy Jo Reece
- Ali MacGraw ... Lady Ashley Mitchell
- Diahann Carroll ... Dominique Deveraux
- Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby
rest of cast listed by end credits order:
- Joel Fabiani ... King Galen of Moldavia
- Kerry Armstrong ... Elena, Duchess of Branagh
- John Van Dreelen ... Minister
- Billy Campbell ... Luke Fuller
- Michael Gregory ... Nikolai
- Gary Clarke ... Det. Sergeant
- Carl Strano ... Yuri
- Ari Barak ... Servant
- Dick Durock ... Bodyguard (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[]
- Tentative Title for this episode: "The Wedding".
- Emma Samms (Fallon) is added to the opening credits. Ali MacGraw (Lady Ashley) departs the cast and makes her final appearance on the show.
- Contrary to popular belief, this is not the most watched episode of the series but actually the eleventh most-watched (tied with That Holiday Spirit (1984) and The Ball (1985).)
Production details[]
- Trimmed scene : Before Blake talks to Adam, he and Krystle remember the day when Fallon disappeared.
- Unfilmed scenes : The Carringtons arrive at the palace with 4 limos; Sammy Jo explains to Rita that she is furious against Krystle and she will show her how; Michael makes a first attempt to explain the situation with Elena to Blake but Blake has not time for this; Krystle and Blake discuss the differences between Amanda and Sammy Jo; Yuri presents himself to Blake and Krystle; Steven blames Adam for making Claudia miserable; Claudia confides to Krystle that she believes any of the Carringtons care about her.
- Shooting dates: April 1985
- Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios; Harold Lloyd's Greenacres Estate (Beverly Hills).
Anecdote[]
- Nolan Miller spent $150,000 for the costumes of this episode, especially Amanda's $10,000 wedding dress (heavy Italian silk satin with hand embroidered ivory and white flowers and pearls).
- While Amanda's glittery diamond tiary was especially created to accent her veil, the glorious five-strand pearl necklace was a film prop used by Claudette Colbert in the 1930s.
Quotes[]
- Alexis Carrington Colby [to Amanda]: As my beloved mother used to say, ''Rain is good for the farmers". ln this world, darling, you make your own happiness.
Photo Gallery[]
