Dynasty (television)

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