Glitter (American TV series)

Glitter is an American drama television series broadcast by the ABC network from September 13 to December 25, 1984, and, after a long hiatus, December 13 to December 27, 1985.

Glitter
Glitter main title screen
Genre	Drama
Created by	Art Baer Ben Joelson Nancy Sackett
Starring	David Birney Morgan Brittany Melinda Culea Arthur Hill Dianne Kay Tracy Nelson Timothy Patrick Murphy Christopher Mayer Arte Johnson Barbara Sharma
Theme music composer	Lalo Schifrin
Composers	Lalo Schifrin David Kurtz Ben Lanzarone Dennis McCarthy Peter T. Meyers Duane Tatro
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer
Production locations	Los Angeles, California, United States
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 13, 1984 (1984-09-13) – December 27, 1985 (1985-12-27)

The series was produced by Aaron Spelling and was set behind the scenes of a top entertainment magazine titled Glitter, and attempted to combine the urgency of journalism and business politics with the glamorous lifestyles of the rich and famous featured in the pages of the magazine. The leading cast members were David Birney, Morgan Brittany, Christopher Mayer, Dianne Kay, and Arthur Hill.

The format of the series was similar to two other popular ABC shows, which were also produced by Aaron Spelling; The Love Boat and Hotel, in that each week it featured high-profile guest appearances from famous celebrities, including Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse. Unlike the other shows, Glitter was not a ratings success. It was scheduled on Thursday nights against Simon & Simon, Cheers, and Night Court, which were all among the top-20 most-watched programs at that time. The first three episodes aired in September 1984, and then the show was taken off the air (though was still in production) until December 1984, when three more episodes were shown. Ratings did not improve and the series was cancelled. The remaining eight episodes were shown during December 1985 as part of ABC's late-night line-up.

Despite its lack of success in the US, Glitter was sold internationally. It was shown in the UK on BBC1 in the summer of 1985 (though not all episodes were shown).

Cast

• David Birney as Sam Dillon
• Morgan Brittany as Kate Simpson
• Dianne Kay as Jennifer Douglas
• Dorian Harewood as Earl Tobin
• Christopher Mayer as Pete Bozak
• Melinda Culea as Terry Randolph
• Timothy Patrick Murphy as Chip Craddock
• Tracy Nelson as Angela Timini
• Arte Johnson as Clive Richlin
• Barbara Sharma as Shelley Sealy
• Arthur Hill as Charles Hardwick

Episodes

Nº	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	PC
1 2	"Pilot"	Jackie Cooper	Nancy Sackett & Art Baer & Ben Joelson	September 13, 1984 (1984-09-13)	N/A
Two-hour pilot
2	"Trouble in Paradise"	Robert Scheerer	Rick Mittleman	September 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)	005
3	"In Tennis, Love Means Nothing"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Sari Benson	September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27)	004
4	"On Your Toes"	Alan Rafkin	Duane Poole & Tom Swale	December 11, 1984 (1984-12-11)	001
5	"A Minor Miracle"	Curtis Harrington	Duane Poole & Tom Swale	December 18, 1984 (1984-12-18)	009
6	"Illusions"	Bruce Bilson	Anne Collins	December 25, 1984 (1984-12-25)	012
7	"The Tribute"	Alan Rafkin	Lan O'Kun	December 13, 1985 (1985-12-13)	003
8	"The Covergirl"	Allen Reisner	Del Reisman	December 17, 1985 (1985-12-17)	007
9	"Nightfall"	Bob Sweeney	Duane Poole & Tom Swale	December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18)	013
10	"The Matriarch"	John Patterson	Story by : Larry Forrester Teleplay by : Jeff Stuart	December 19, 1985 (1985-12-19)	011
11	"Fathers and Children"	Gabrielle Beaumont	Story by : Gary Kott & Rudolph Borchert Teleplay by : Rudolph Borchert & Tom Sawyer	December 20, 1985 (1985-12-20)	010
12	"Rock 'n Roll Heaven"	Kim Friedman	Donald Ross	December 25, 1985 (1985-12-25)	002
13	"The Runaway"	Russ Mayberry	Robert Van Scoyk	December 26, 1985 (1985-12-26)	008
14	"Suddenly Innocent"	Richard A. Wells	Rudolph Borchert	December 27, 1985 (1985-12-27)	006

External links

• Glitter at IMDb (pilot)
• Glitter at IMDb (series)