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Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

The lives and trials of the residents of Truro, Florida.

19816.12 Seasons37 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.

Produced by Edward S. Feldman
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

John Beck

John Beck

Sam Curtis

Woody Brown

Woody Brown

Skipper Weldon

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Titus Semple

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

Constance Carlyle

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

Field Carlyle

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Claude Weldon

Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines

Lane Ballou Curtis

Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Eudora Flowers

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Lute-Mae Sanders

Peter Donat

Peter Donat

Elmo Tyson

Themes & Keywords

florida

About Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road is a soap, drama series that first aired in 1981 exploring themes of florida. it stars John Beck, Woody Brown, Howard Duff. Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.

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