Murder in Peyton Place

(NBC, 10/3/1977, 120 mins). A suspense drama focusing on the mysterious killings of Rodney Harrington and Allison MacKenzie (Ryan O’Neal and Mia Farrow in the original series) as part of a diabolical plot to tear the community apart by a former resident, now powerful and wealthy, who has secretly returned seeking revenge. Dorothy Malone, Ed Nelson, Tim O’Connor, Joyce Jillson and Christopher Connelly re-created their original roles from the 1964-69 series, and Mia Farrow appeared in film clips from the original series.

Production Company Twentieth Century Fox Television. Director Bruce Kessler. Producer Peter Katz. Teleplay Richard DeRoy. Based on Characters Created by Grace Metalious. Photography Gert Anderson. Music Laurence Rosenthal. Theme Franz Waxman. Editor Bud S. Isaacs. Art Director Rodger Maus.

Cast Dorothy Malone (Constance MacKenzie), Ed Nelson (Dr. Michael Rossi), Tim O’Connor (Elliot Carson), Joyce Jillson (Jill Harrington), Christopher Connelly (Norman Harrington), Janet Margolin (Betty Anderson Roerick), Marj Dusay (Ellen Considine), James Booth (Tommy Crimpton), David Hedison (Steven Cord), Stella Stevens (Stella Chernak), Jonathan Goldsmith. (Stan Haley), Charlotte Stewart (Denise Haley), Kaz Garas (Springer), Linda Gray (Carla Cord), Kimberly Beck (Bonnie Buehler), Royal Dano (Bo Buehler), Priscilla Morrill (Mae Buehler), David Kyle (Billie Kaiserman), Normann Burton (Jay Kamens), Charles Siebert (Kaiserman), Chris Nelson (Andy Considine), Robert Deman (Tristan), Gale Gladstone (Ruth), Fred Lerner (Chauffeur), Jerome Thor (Manager), Catherine Bach (Linda), Edward Bell (David Roerick), Fred Sadoff, Janis Hendler, Fred Hovey.