| “The Ball” | |||||||
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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 18 | ||||||
| Directed by | Jerome Courtland | ||||||
| Written by | Camille Marchetta & Susan Baskin (story), John Pleshette (teleplay) | ||||||
| Production no. | DY-104 | ||||||
| Original airdate | 1985-02-06 (ABC) | ||||||
| Ratings | 2nd (25.9) | ||||||
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| 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
- Michael Praed ... Prince Michael of Moldavia
- Ali MacGraw ... Lady Ashley Mitchell
- Rock Hudson ... Daniel Reece
- Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby
rest of cast listed by end credits order:
- George DiCenzo ... Charles Dalton
- Susan Scannell ... Nicole Simpson
- Billy Campbell ... Luke Fuller
- Dana Lee ... Minister Han Li Su
- Dorothy Patterson ... Martha
- Benito Prezia ... Italian Count
uncredited cast member:
- Timothy McNutt ... Blake Jeffrey 'L.B.' Carrington Colby
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[]
- Diahann Carroll does not appear in this episode. Michael Praed joins the cast as Prince Michael of Moldavia.
- This episode was broadcast at 10:00 PM and not at 9:00 (regular timeslot of "Dynasty" this season).
Production details[]
- Shooting dates: from December 10, 1984 to December 18, 1984
- Deleted scene : Daniel explains to Krystle why she needs to know how to shoot.
- Trimmed scenes: Dex informs Blake he has just bought the Wanger Drilling Rig Company while Alexis and Ashley make cutting remarks to each other; Minister Hen Li Su compares Alexis to Merle Oberon in The Wuthering Heights; Amanda exposes to her mother Michael's plans for his country.
- Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios; Ventura Farms (Thousand Oaks).
Quotes[]
- Alexis Carrington Colby [seeing Amanda with Prince Michael]: One Christmas, when she was a little girl, she asked Santa Claus for a country. I wonder if he's about to deliver.