Peyton Place: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Peyton Place was America's first truly successful primetime serial. The series was the brainchild of veteran producer Paul Monash. Impressed with the success of Britain's monster hit Coronation Street, Monash wanted to import that UK series; however, ABC executives felt that US audiences would not cotton to the thick British accents and kitchen-sink drama. Monash countered with a slightly revamped version of Peyton Place, which had been a wildly popular novel by Grace Metalious and subsequent Hollywood film starring Lana Turner and Diane Varsi. While the book and series centered on the pious, hypocritical behavior of New England residents, the TV series eschewed most of that lasciviousness and told the story of life in a small New England village. In many ways, the TV program resembled a dramatic version of The Andy Griffith Show, featuring a recurring cast of warm, sympathetic characters.

Series details

• Title: Peyton Place
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1964-09-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1969-06-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8595
• TVDB ID: 77441

Cast and credited roles

• Dick Tufeld — Announcer
• Lola Albright — Constance Mackenzie
• Dorothy Malone — Constance Mackenzie
• Ed Nelson — Michael Rossi
• Warner Anderson — Matthew Swain
• Mia Farrow — Allison Mackenzie
• Ryan O'Neal — Rodney Harrington
• Barbara Parkins — Betty Anderson
• Christopher Connelly — Norman Harrington
• Tim O'Connor — Elliot Carson
• Patricia Morrow — Rita Jacks Harrington
• James Douglas — Steven Cord

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-09-15; final listed air date 1965-09-10.
• Season 2: premiered 1965-09-14; final listed air date 1966-09-07.
• Season 3: premiered 1966-09-12; final listed air date 1967-09-07.
• Season 4: premiered 1967-09-11; final listed air date 1968-09-11.
• Season 5: premiered 1968-09-16; final listed air date 1969-06-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Peyton Place on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.