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.