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The Colbys
The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. Produced by Aaron Spelling, it was a spin-off of Dynasty, which had been the highest rated series for the 1984–1985 U.S. television season. The Colbys revolved around another wealthy, upper-class family, who were distant relatives of the Carringtons of Dynasty and who owned a large multi-national corporation. Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads, including Charlton Heston, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Ross and Ricardo Montalban. However, The Colbys was ultimately a ratings disappointment, and was canceled after two seasons.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 24 episodes (November 20, 1985)
- Season 2 — 25 episodes (September 24, 1986)
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Jason Colby
- John James as Jeff Colby
- Stephanie Beacham as Sable Colby
- Katharine Ross as Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
- Emma Samms as Fallon Carrington Colby
- Maxwell Caulfield as Miles Colby
- Tracy Scoggins as Monica Colby
- Claire Yarlett as Bliss Colby
- Ricardo Montalban as Zach Powers
- Kim Morgan Greene as Channing Carter
- Michael Parks as Hoyt Parker / Phillip Colby
Details
- Created by
- Richard Shapiro, Esther Shapiro, Robert Mason Pollock and Eilen Pollock
- First aired
- November 20, 1985
- Episodes
- 49
- Genres
- Drama, Soap
- Network
- ABC
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 6.3 / 10 from 17 votes
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