- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 30, 1984
Summary:
Santa Barbara was a long-running soap opera centered on the lives of a wealthy Capwell family, living in Santa Barbara, California, and the other families such as the Lockridges, Andrandes and Perkins'. The show was created by Bridget and Jerome Dobson, the two writers that gave the show dramatic stories combined with comedy and romance. After the Dobsons were forced to leave the show in 1987, the soap changed, started focusing on different characters and the show was never the same. In 1991, the Dobsons returned to the show, but were unable to save the show, and then got fired again. In 1992, Pamela K. Long was hired as the new Head Writer and, in an attempt to save the show, she introduced a bunch of new characters and left out many original, which only buried the show deeper. During it's stay on television, the soap was at the bottom of ratings, although it was very popular. The show won numerous awards. In 1993, the show was canceled. 2137 episodes were aired. Although the show didn't have good ratings in America, the popularity of the show in Europe was amazing.
Details
| Network: | NBC |
|---|---|
| Genre(s): | Drama, Soap |
| Seasons: | 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Marcy Walker | Eden Capwell Castillo |
| John Callahan | Craig Hunt |
| Nicolas Coster | Lionel Lockridge |
| Robin Mattson | Gina Blake |
| Louise Sorel | Augusta Wainwright |
| Rosalind Allen | Gretchen Richards |
| Roscoe Born | Quinn Armitage |
| John O'Hurley | Steven Slade |
| Terry Lester | Mason Capwell |
| Nina Arvesen | Angela Cassidy Raymond |
| Jed Allan | C.C. Capwell |
| Karen Moncrieff | Cassandra Benedict |
| Gordon Thomson | Mason Capwell |
| Frank Runyeon | Michael Donnelly |
| Judith McConnell | Sophia Wayne Capwell |
| A Martinez | Cruz Castillo |
| Nancy Lee Grahn | Julia Wainwright Capwell |
| Allan Miller | Harland Richards |
| Timothy Gibbs | Dash Nichols |
| Shell Danielson | Laken Lockridge |
| Jack Wagner | Warren Lockridge |
| John Beck | David Raymond |
| Stella Stevens | Phyllis Blake |
| Carrington Garland | Kelly Capwell |
| Joe Marinelli | Bunny Tagliatti |
| Roberta Weiss | Flame Beaufort |
| Peter Love | Ric Castillo |
| Constance Marie | Nikki Alvarez |
| Wanda De Jesús | Santana Andrade |
| Steve Bond | Mack Blake |
| Janis Paige | Minx Lockridge |
| Margarita Cordova | Rosa Andrade |
| Julie St. Claire | Tawny Richards |
| John Novak | Keith Timmons |
| Maria Ellingsen | Katrina Rukyer |
| Rawley Valverde | Amado Gonzales |
