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Krystle toward Matthew, the men are set as both business and romantic rivals. Blake is further enraged when Steven goes to work for longtime friend Matthew, in whom Steven sees qualities lacking in Blake. Though previously in a relationship with another man, Steven finds himself drawn to Claudia, who is putting her life back together after spending time in a psychiatric hospital.
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Krystle begins getting second thoughts about the wedding. Blake's children, Steven and Fallon Carrington, also return to Denver after being away. Fallon is less than excited about her father's impending wedding, and things are icy between Blake and Steven.
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and his nephew Jeff. Cecil is an oilman like Blake, but his company ColbyCo Oil is much bigger than Blake's company, Denver-Carrington. When Blake and
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Carrington and his former secretary Krystle Jennings are getting married. Krystle's ex-boyfriend, Matthew Blaisdel, who has been working as a geologist on one of Blake's oil rigs in the Mideast for a year and a half, returns to Denver and accidentally runs into Krystle. They
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Carringtons are the Blaisdels; Denver-Carrington geologist Matthew—unhappily married to the emotionally fragile Claudia—is Krystle's ex-lover. Returning from an extended assignment in the Middle East, Matthew quits and goes into business with wildcatter Walter Lankershim. As
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Claudia is forced to reveal her affair with Steven on the stand, and an enraged Matthew attacks Blake. Claudia runs away with Lindsay, but they get into a car accident. The prosecution calls a new witness, and a mysterious woman in a white hat and veil enters. Fallon recognizes the woman as her
323:. Shapiro said in 1985, "We wanted to do something that would be fun, an American fantasy. We thought people had seen enough stories where families fell apart. We wanted a strong, nineteenth-century sort of family where people were in conflict but loved each other in spite of everything."
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344:. In early drafts of the pilot script, the two main families featured in the series were known as the Parkhursts and Corbys; by the time production began, they had been renamed the Carringtons and Colbys.
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1784:"The Prime Time Closet: Outing TV's Heterosexual Homosexuals"
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1758:from the original on August 9, 2012
1604:from the original on March 27, 2019
1509:Sturges, Fiona (January 24, 2011).
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2182:"Television Ratings (April 13–19)"
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1700:Rothenberg, Fred (July 24, 1981).
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2049:. Toledo, Ohio. February 9, 1981.
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1706:trying old whodunnit technique"
215:as Denver–Carrington geologist
183:as Blake's headstrong daughter
156:, a wealthy family residing in
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982:"The Chauffeur Tells a Secret"
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2274:"Weekly Ratings Scorecard".
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1819:Episodes Guide: Season One"
1485:The Soap Opera Encyclopedia
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1970:"Ratings Roundup".
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2190:. April 22, 1981.
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1352:Don Medford
1295:Don Medford
1169:Don Medford
1082:Don Medford
945:Teleplay by
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312:I, Claudius
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248:Lee Bergere
199:as playboy
173:Linda Evans
154:Carringtons
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2376:Characters
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1543:Klein, Joe
1420:References
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1264:1981-03-23
1222:1981-03-16
1179:1981-03-09
1139:1981-03-02
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860:1981-01-19
811:1981-01-12
768:1981-01-12
715:1981-01-12
672:Written by
624:Cast notes
588:Ted Dinard
515:Bo Hopkins
483:Jeff Colby
479:John James
404:Ted Dinard
241:wildcatter
213:Bo Hopkins
201:Jeff Colby
197:John James
99:1981-04-20
89:1981-01-12
85:January 12
2168:The Blade
2153:The Blade
2047:The Blade
1982:962682642
1902:962734054
1396:Reception
530:Recurring
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252:majordomo
189:Al Corley
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42:Season 1
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338:Dynasty
225:Claudia
177:Krystle
137:Dynasty
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