"The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987)TV series 1987-????

Creators:

Lee Phillip Bell
William J. Bell

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

23 March 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Designed as a sister soap to "The Young and the Restless", this is a high-rated, glossy, campy soap with fast-paced storylines about beautiful people behaving badly.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Soap Opera | Fashion | Rich | Loving

Awards:

44 wins & 176 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 4	1:30 PM	CBS
Mon. July 7	1:30 PM	CBS

Cast

Katherine Kelly Lang	...	Brooke Logan / ... (1,593 episodes, 1987-2008)
Ronn Moss	...	Ridge Forrester / ... (1,422 episodes, 1987-2008)
Susan Flannery	...	Stephanie Douglas Forrester / ... (1,329 episodes, 1987-2008)
John McCook	...	Eric Forrester Sr. / ... (1,042 episodes, 1987-2008)
Jack Wagner	...	Dominick 'Nick' Payne Marone / ... (893 episodes, 2003-2008)
Hunter Tylo	...	Dr. Taylor Hayes Forrester / ... (828 episodes, 1990-2008)
Winsor Harmon	...	Thorne Forrester (722 episodes, 1996-2008)

Also Known As:

Belleza y poder (USA: Spanish title)
Rags (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (1999-) | Stereo (1987-1998)

Certification:

Australia:G | Canada:PG | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Bridgetown, Barbados

Company:

Bell-Phillip Television Productions

Trivia:

After Linda Gray joined the cast, there was a reunion with Larry Hagman (to be written in as a guest character). When Larry Hagman became ill again, the show couldn't insure him and the plans were thrown out. Linda Gray's character was eventually written out of the show.

Quotes:

Brooke: I'm just going to remind everybody that during this turmoil I'm still in charge, I'm still the one calling the shots. Forrester Creations has and always will be a company run by Brooke Logan, with her style, her vision, her agenda.
Stephanie: *I* built this company. Eric and I built this company. And every line, every item of clothing that goes out of here has the Forrester label on it, not Logan.
Brooke: Well, maybe someday I'll change that too.
Stephanie: You know, I don't think I've ever hated you more than I do at this moment.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nanny: From Flushing with Love (#5.10)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

High Upon This Love

A soap opera for people who love soaps and people who hate soaps!

I started watching Bold in 1998 on Channel 5 in the UK. Channel 5 showed Bold in the mornings followed by Sunset Beach (not only the best soap ever, but one of the best TV shows ever!. I became a huge fan of Sunset Beach for the way it poked fun at itself and would tune in to Bold to wait for Sunset Beach to begin. Bold seemed bogged down in an endless triange between Brooke, Ridge, and Taylor. My husband thinks Taylor is foxy but Ridge is a lunkhead and I can't understand what Brooke sees in him.

When Sunset Beach came to a much undeserved end, Channel 5 brought the Bold episodes up two years from 1997 to then current 1999. I was hooked! Amber Forrester is one of the sharpest characters ever and it has been a pleasure watching her change from world's worst liar to a caring mother to her cousin Becky's baby. Brooke is STILL hung up on Ridge but with so many entertaining characters like Amber, Bridget, and the divine Deacon I can put up with her whining. Bold is a fun half hour packed with glamorous women, gorgeous guys like Deacon, outrageous costumes (check out what fashion company employees wear to the office in this show ;-)) and melodramatic storylines that never veer into the totally vapid and unbelievable like other US soaps are prone to do. Many ex-Sunset Beach actors have graced the cast, such as Amber (Adrienne Frantz), Deacon (Sean Kanan), Kirsten (Tracey Melchoir), Lesley Anne Downe, and best of all the fabulous Sarah Buxton as Morgan De Witt, maneater and snake charmer supreme. Part of the fun is the Dynasty style acting: Sally Spectra must been seen to be believed. There is absolutely nothing better than Bold, especially when there's a wedding that's about to be interupted - or another fight between Stephanie and Sally -- or another plot by Stephanie to protect her children -- or another child who's going to find out Mama and Papa aren't who everyone thought....



Bold has become the most broadcast and the most popular television programme in the world, and rightfully so!