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Flamingo Road
1981 - 1982 6.0 (10 votes) 2 Seasons
Genres
Soap Drama
Networks
NBC
Created By
Rita Lakin
Robert Wilder

Flamingo Road

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

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Edward S. Feldman

Top Cast

John Beck
John Beck

Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens

Lute-Mae Sanders

Morgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild

Constance Weldon Semple Carlyle

Mark Harmon
Mark Harmon

Howard Duff
Howard Duff

Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush

Peter Donat
Peter Donat

Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1981)

No overview available.

15 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Hostages (1)
1981-01-06

In the series premiere, Fielding Carlyle, the deputy sheriff of Truro County, takes his new bride, the wealthy Contance Weldon, on a honeymoon yacht cruise. But they are taken hostage by a drug smuggler, who was double-crossed by Fielding's boss and mentor- the corrupt Sheriff Titus Semple.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: The Hostages (2)
1981-01-06

Courtesy of TV Guide: This series picks up where the 1980 TV-movie left off, as Sheriff Titus Semple hardens his grip on Truro by double-crossing a drug dealer, who takes revenge by abducting Semple's deputy Fielding Carlyle and his new bride Constance.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Illicit Weekend
1981-01-13

Newly married Fielding, who is running for the state senate, takes his mistress, Lane Ballou, to a campaign speech with him in Tallahassee.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: The Titus Tapes
1981-01-20

Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus bugs rooms above Lute-Mae's bar for the purpose of blackmail; and Lane runs into an old acquaintance familiar with her unsavory past.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: A Mother's Revenge
1981-01-27

Courtesy of TV Guide: Suspicions concerning the Weldon mill fire flare up again; and Fielding learns a damaging secret about his political rival.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: The Fish Fry
1981-02-03

Courtesy of TV Guide: With his popularity at an all-time low, Fielding fortifies himself with drink before an election speech at a fish fry.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: The Election
1981-02-10

Courtesy of TV Guide: As the election nears, Sam asks Elmo to endorse Fielding in the state-senate race.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Jealous Wife
1981-02-17

Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance finds Fielding and Lane locked in an embrace and asks Titus to run Lane out of town.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Trapped
1981-03-03

Courtesy of TV Guide: As Skipper prepares to leave Truro behind, his father is seriously injured in an accident that Skipper blames on himself.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Bad Girl
1981-03-09

Courtesy of TV Guide: A girl with a sordid past sets her sights on Skipper; Lane is terrified when an old acquaintance is killed in an ""accident.""

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Secrets
1981-03-10

Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance is bent on destroying Skipper's new romance; and a killer is tracking Lane.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: They Drive By Night
1981-03-17

Courtesy of TV Guide: A mysterious killer draws closer to Lane; and Field is involved in an auto-accident that could ruin his political career.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Hell Hath No Fury
1981-03-17

Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance seeks revenge on her estranged husband by having an affair with Sam.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: Bad Chemistry
1981-04-02

Courtesy of TV Guide: A chemical leak threatens to close down the mill and could impoverish the town unless Field persuades the state senate to allow them more time for a clean up.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 15: Hurricane
1981-04-02

Courtesy of TV Guide: The killers tracking Lane seek refuge from a hurricane in Lute-Mae's place.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1981)

No overview available.

22 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Arrangement
1981-11-03

Courtesy of TV Guide: The second season picks up where the first left off: Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: The Victim
1981-11-10

Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus is reluctant to investigate when Lute-Mae is raped by the son of an influential Truro family.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: The Substitute
1981-11-17

Courtesy of TV Guide: Field campaigns aggressively to renovate the barrio- until he learns the identity of the slum-lord.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: The Intruder
1981-11-24

Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property; and Claude catches Field in a restaurant with another woman.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: The Stranger
1981-12-08

Courtesy of TV Guide: Lane is distressed by the appearance of her long-lost father; Tyronne plans to buy- then demolish- the Cuban barrio.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: The Powers That Be
1981-12-15

Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne tries to gain Field's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career; and Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Little Foxes
1981-12-22

Courtesy of TV Guide: On Christmas Eve in Truro, Tyronne wants Titus to evict the Cubans from his newly acquired barrio property; and Constance seeks the attention of Julio.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Old Friends
1982-01-05

Courtesy of TV Guide: Angry over losing the barrio, Tyronne buys the local bank and forecloses on Claude's paper mill.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Strange Bedfellows
1982-01-12

Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus faces tough competition for re-election when Elmo throws his hat into the ring; and Constance has a tryst with Julio.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Heatwave
1982-01-19

Courtesy of TV Guide: Field has the mill's books audited; Constance travels to Tallahassee to meet with prospective casino investors and rendezvous with Julio; Tyronne learns that Lute-Mae is Constance's natural mother; and Alicia invites Skipper to dinner.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: To Catch A Thief
1982-02-02

Courtesy of TV Guide: Julio is arrested for the theft of Constance's jewelry; Lane pressures Sam to marry; and Tyronne takes Lute-Mae to the race track.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: The Explosion
1982-02-09

Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Meanwhile, Sam and Lane elope.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: Chance of a Lifetime
1982-02-16

Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam marries Lane; Skipper's blindness could be permanent; and Titus frames Elmo for the explosion in the newspaper office.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: Double Trouble
1982-02-23

Courtesy of TV Guide: Eudora smothers Skipper with maternal care; Constance has Julio spy on Field; and Lane and Sam honeymoon in the Caribbean.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 15: The Dedication
1982-03-02

Courtesy of TV Guide: Julio proclaims his love for Constance to Field; Alicia eludes Eudora's guard and sees Skipper; and Titus and Tyronne plot Truro's future in gambling.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 16: Sins of the Fathers
1982-03-16

Courtesy of TV Guide: Field gets the upperhand on Titus when he is given a record of the sheriff's crooked dealings; and Tyronne's real reason for being in Truro is revealed.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 17: No Dice
1982-03-23

Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne moves to secure Field's support as the gambling bill nears a vote; Sande is depressed about her role as Field's mistress; and Skipper and Alicia take a big step forward in their relationship.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 18: The High and the Mighty
1982-03-30

A plane carrying Sam and Field crashes in the Everglades under suspicious circumstances- they were returning from a fact-finding mission concerning Tyronne's private dealings in Nassau.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 19: The Bad and the Beautiful
1982-04-13

Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne uses voodoo to begin his destruction of the people of Truro- starting with his sister.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 20: An Eye For An Eye
1982-04-20

Courtesy of TV Guide: Lute-Mae goes gunning for Tyronne; and Field makes a surprising political move to stop the gambling bill.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 21: The Harder They Fall
1982-04-27

Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne plots to drive Titus insane; Constance learns an awful truth; and gangsters are gunning for Sam.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 22: Murder, They Said
1982-05-04

Courtesy of TV Guide: There's a surfeit of suspects when someone takes a shot at Tyronne.

Runtime: 60 min

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