Dynasty (television) : Dynasty
Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from 1981 to 1989. The series revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado. Dynasty epitomized the Reagan years' ideals of wealth and excess. An unsuccessful spin-off came in 1985; a miniseries, Dynasty: The Reunion, aired in 1991.The series was just one in the long string of successes for Aaron Spelling. It also revived the careers of Joan Collins, John Forsythe[?] and Linda Evans[?]. Memorable aspects of the series include the Moldavian massacre, catfights involving Alexis, and Nolan Miller[?]'s costumes.
Characters
- Blake Carrington (John Forsythe[?])
- CEO of Denver Carrington
- husband of Krystle Grant and Alexis Morrell
- father of Adam, Fallon, Steven, Amanda and Krystina
- Krystle Grant Jennings Carrington (Linda Evans[?])
- wife of Mark Jennings, and of Blake Carrington
- mother of Krystina Carrington
- lover of Matthew Blaisdel
- Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan (Joan Collins)
- wife of Blake Carrington, Cecil Colby, Dex Dexter and Sean Rowan
- mother of Adam, Fallon, Steven and Amanda Carrington
- lover of Roger Grimes, Mark Jennings, Rashid Ahmed, King Galen of Moldavia, Zach Powers . . .
- Fallon Carrington Colby (Pamela Sue Martin, then Emma Samms[?])
- see also The Colbys
- daughter of Blake and Alexis
- wife of Jeff Colby
- mother of Blake Carrington 'L.B.' Colby and Lauren Constance Colby
- lover of Michael Culhane, Peter de Vilbis, Mark Jennings, Nick Toscani, Miles Colby
- Steven Carrington (Al Corley[?], then Jack Coleman[?])
- frequently troubled son of Blake and Alexis
- husband of Sammy Jo Dean and Claudia Blaisdel
- father of Steven Daniel 'Danny' Carrington
- lover of Ted Dinard, Chris Deegan, Luke Fuller, Bart Fallmont
- Adam Carrington Gordon Thomson[?]
- aka Michael Torrance, long-lost first-born son of Blake and Alexis
- husband of Claudia Blaisdel and Dana Waring
- Amanda Carrington (Catherine Oxenberg[?], then briefly Karen Cellini[?])
- aka Amanda Bedford, secret daughter of Alexis and Blake, born after divorce
- wife of Prince Michael of Moldavia
- lover of Dex Dexter, Clay Fallmont and Michael Culhane, the chauffeur
- Claudia Barrows Blaisdel (Pamela Bellwood[?])
- emotionally unstable wife of Matthew Blaisdel, Steven Carrington and Adam Carrington
- mother of Lindsay Blaisdel
- Jeff Colby (John James[?])
- See also The Colbys
- nephew and protege of Cecil Colby
- husband of Fallon Carrington and Kirby Anders
- father of Blake Carrington 'L.B.' Colby and Lauren Constance Colby
- lover of Nicole Simpson, Ashley Mitchell and Sammy Jo Reece
- Sammy Jo Dean Carrington, aka Sammy Jo Reece (Heather Locklear)
- greedy, trouble-making niece of Krystle Carrington
- wife of Steven Carrington and Clay Fallmont
- mother of Steven Daniel 'Danny' Carrington
- lover of Josh Harris and Jeff Colby
- Dominique Deveraux (Diahann Carroll), aka Millie Cox
- wealthy chanteuse, illegitimate daughter of Tom Carrington and Laura Matthews
- half-sister of Blake and Ben Carrington
- mother of Jackie Deveraux
- lover of Garrett Boydston
- wife of Brady Lloyd and Nick Kimball
- Farnsworth 'Dex' Dexter (Michael Nader[?])
- husband of Alexis Morrell Carrington
- lover of Leslie Carrington and Sable Colby
- Kirby Anders Colby (Kathleen Beller[?])
- daughter of Joseph Anders, the Carrington butler
- sister of Sean Rowan
- wife of Jeff Colby
- lover of Adam Carrington
- Clay Fallmont (Ted McGinley[?])
- illegitimate son of Ben Carrington (Blake's brother) and Emily Fallmont
- lover of Amanda Carrington, Sammy Jo Reece and Leslie Carrington
- Leslie Saunders Carrington (Terri Garber[?])
- daughter of Ben Carrington and Melissa Saunders, niece of Blake and Dominique
- lover of Clay Fallmont, Michael Culhane, Dex Dexter and Sean Rowan
- Prince Michael of Moldavia (Michael Praed)
- son and heir to deposed ruler of fictional kingdom of Moldavia
- husband of Amanda Carrington
- Cassandra 'Caress' Morrell (Kate O'Mara)
- vengeful sister of Alexis
- lover of Ben Carrington
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