The Vigil (1986)

“The Vigil”
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 16
Directed by	Irving J. Moore
Written by	Diana Gould & Scott Hamner (story), Dennis Turner (teleplay)
Production no.	DY-130
Original airdate	1986-01-22 (ABC)
Ratings	5th (24.2)
Episode chronology Previous Next "The Alarm" "The Accident"
Season Guide
Season 6
Spin-off continuity Previous Next "The Turning Point" "N/A"

Plot Overview

Cast

• John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington
• Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington / Rita Lesley
• 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
• Heather Locklear ... Sammy Jo Reece
• Ken Howard ... Garrett Boydston
• George Hamilton ... Joel Abrigore
• Diahann Carroll ... Dominique Deveraux
• Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby

rest of cast listed by end credits order:

• Calvin Lockhart ... Jonathan Lake
• Joel Fabiani ... King Galen of Moldavia
• Kerry Armstrong ... Elena, Duchess of Branagh
• David Spielberg ... Dr. McNaughton
• William Beckley ... Gerard
• Howard George ... Man
• Marilyn Raye Bradfield ... Female Paramedic
• Tracy New ... E.R. Nurse
• Mark Flynn ... Paramedic
• Jason Graves ... Lawyer
• Laurel Lockhart ... Day Nurse
• Marina Anderson ... Day Nurse #2
• Lavelle Roby ... Night Nurse
• Jameson Sampley ... Steven Daniel Carrington, Jr.

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
• Eileen Pollock .... supervising producer
• Robert Pollock .... supervising producer
• Edward DeBlasio .... producer
• Diana Gould .... producer
• Tim King .... associate producer
• Ursula Alexander .... assistant producer

Info Alert

Kate O'Mara does not appear in this episode.

Production details

• Additional scenes: Krystle wakes up after a nightmare in which she saw Blake in trouble ; Alexis comes to see Blake in his hospital bedroom; Alexis speaks to Joel/Dr. Travers (scenes added in post-production because this episode was not long enough). Another additional scene between Adam and Amanda in the library was written and was supposed to be shot on December 4, 1985 (first attempt) and then on December 11, 1985 (second attempt) but was eventually discarded.

• Shooting dates: from November 6, 1985 to November 14, 1985 (additionnal scenes: December 6, 1985, along with The Divorce & The Dismissal)
• Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios; Humana West Hills Hospital, Canoga Park (Los Angeles).

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