The Dress 

Sarah makes a dress for Krystina identical to one worn by her own little girl; concerned over his irrational behavior, Blake hires a private investigator to follow Adam, as his ... See full summary »

Director:

Gwen Arner

Writers:

Esther Shapiro (creator), Richard Alan Shapiro (creator) (as Richard Shapiro)

Stars:

John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Forsythe	...	Blake Carrington
Linda Evans	...	Krystle Carrington
Gordon Thomson	...	Adam Carrington
Jack Coleman	...	Steven Carrington
Michael Nader	...	Dex Dexter
Heather Locklear	...	Sammy Jo Dean Carrington
Ted McGinley	...	Clay Fallmont
Terri Garber	...	Leslie Carrington
Cassie Yates	...	Sarah Curtis
Leann Hunley	...	Dana Waring Carrington
Christopher Cazenove	...	Ben Carrington
Joan Collins	...	Alexis Carrington Colby
Richard Anderson	...	Buck Fallmont
Paul Burke	...	Neal McVane
Natalija Nogulich	...	April (as Natalia Nogulich)

Storyline

Sarah makes a dress for Krystina identical to one worn by her own little girl; concerned over his irrational behavior, Blake hires a private investigator to follow Adam, as his self-destructive quest leads towards disaster; Sammy Jo and Steven give in to their passionate desires for each other.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sammy Jo Dean Carrington: [as bare-chested Steven leaves room] Oh no, this isn't what you think. I mean, Steven is living here only because of Danny. We're... there's nothing between us, we're just friends.
Dana Waring Carrington: You trying to convince me or yourself of that?
Sammy Jo Dean Carrington: It shows, huh?
Dana Waring Carrington: Mm-hm.
[Sammy Jo gives a little laugh, looks away]
Dana Waring Carrington: Does he feel the same way?
Sammy Jo Dean Carrington: Steven's been good to me, but I guess this is more one-sided.
Dana Waring Carrington: I guess we have that in common, don't we?
Sammy Jo Dean Carrington: Yeah.

User Reviews

I love Heather Locklear!

Okay, I know you are all heartily sick and tired of hearing it (for the umpteenth time now) but I am just deeply deeply besotted with Heather, she has got to be just the cutest cutest creature that lived back then. Okay, and I'm a fool fool and I know know that.

The titular dress is not, as I thought upon seeing the title on the DVD, Dana's (after all) wedding dress. No, Sarah is making it for Krystina. Just like her daughter's. Wait a minute! Surely Krystina doesn't wear home-made? Parisian fashion, surely? Ah, I'm only kidding! Isn't sweet little Jessica Player just cute too?

Another dress of note in here. Actually, a coat- thing, big and red, worn by Alexis in the second scene when Adam tells her his upcoming nuptials are off. Looks like a pantomime dragon without the headpiece.

About the episode itself. One can't help but think: Steven can really have it all... if he really wanted to. Sammy Jo is just the most beautiful girl of that time. She looks amazing. Eyes like jewels. Okay, I'll shut up now. And go have a good cry.

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

Greek Turkish Russian Spanish English

Release Date:

25 March 1987 (USA)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions, Richard & Esther Shapiro Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1