Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen was a CBS network late-night drama series created by David Jacobs.

The show aired from October 9, 1981 to January 8, 1982, lasting for one season and three months on the air.

Plot
The series focused on Janie-Claire Willow, the beautiful young star of a soap opera called "Generations", who was a pawn in a power struggle between her wheelchair-using mother Zina, her powerful agent Evan Hammer and her show's leading man, Brian Holmby.

Cast

 * Mel Ferrer as Evan Hammer
 * Janine Turner as Janie-Claire Willow
 * Joanne Linville as Zina Willow
 * Scott Mulhern as Jordan Willow
 * Michael Sabatino as Brian Holmby
 * Joshua Bryant as Gerry Holmby
 * Loyita Chapel as Dory Holmby
 * Mark Pinter as Karl Madison
 * Claudette Nevins as Angela Aries
 * Erica Yohn as Joyce Daniels
 * Debbi Morgan as Lynette Porter
 * Bruce Fairbairn as Bobby Danzig

Production
"Behind the Screen" was created by David Jacobs for CBS, which wanted to experiment with late night programming as a counterpoint to ABC and NBC's more successful efforts at that time of night.

Drawing upon his experience with the prime-time serials, the series was a dramatization of the goings-on at a fictional TV soap opera called "Generations."

Broadcast History
"Behind the Screen" aired on CBS on Fridays at 11:30 PM EST.