Hotel (TV series)

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Hotel
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Genre	Drama
Creator(s)	Aaron Spelling
Starring	Anne Baxter James Brolin Connie Sellecca Shea Farrell Nathan Cook Michael Spound Heidi Bohay Shari Belafonte
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	114
Production
Running time	1 hour
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 21, 1983 – May 5, 1988
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Hotel was based on the book of the same name by Arthur Hailey, which was also adapted into a 1967 movie, aired as a weekly prime-time soap opera on ABC from September 21st, 1983 to May 5th, 1988, in a timeslot that was aired immediately following, the immensely-popular soap opera, Dynasty. The series was set in the elegant and fictictious St. Gregory's Hotel in San Francisco and episodes were partly self-contained, contained some humor, often dealing with the dramas of the guests, and partly concerned with ongoing storylines amongst the hotel staff.

The series was created by Emmy Award-winning producer Aaron Spelling, whose megahit programs contained the following, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Family, TJ Hooker, Dynasty, The Mod Squad, The Rookies, Starsky & Hutch, among many others. In 1983, Spelling produced the pilot and later sold it to ABC.

Compared to series like: Dallas, Dynasty, and Knots Landing, this serial also creates the perfect blend of both corporate intrigue and glamour, among other 1980s soap operas.

[edit] Background

In San Francisco's St. Gregory Hotel, the show centered around Peter McDermott (James Brolin), a handsome General Manager who replaced rich aristocrat, Victoria Cabot (Anne Baxter) after her death and had inherited half of her interest to her loyal assistant. In turn, she previously watched herself during the operation on behalf of her sister-in-law, Laura Trent (Bette Davis). Among many of McDermott's staff, he is assisted by an attractive promotions manager, Christine Francis (Connie Sellecca), who not only fell in love with him instantly, but was also appointed as General Manager of Hotel. Other characters include a charismatic and a popular PR director, Mark Danning (Shea Farrell), a black ex-con man, Billy Griffin (Nathan Cook), who became McDermott's straightman before promoting as a security director, the lovely Julie Gillette (Shari Belafonte) was the receptionist at the information center and encouraging newlyweds, Dave & Megan Kendall (Michael Spound & Heidi Bohay) had opposite jobs as a bellhop and a desk clerk. They both left after a long battle and graduated from law school.