S01E01 The Hostages (1)
Sheriff Titus Semple hardens his grip on Truro by double-crossing a drug dealer, who takes revenge by abducting Semple's deputy Fielding Carlyle and his new bride Constance.
Flamingo Road
The lives and trials of the residents of Truro, Florida.
Overview
Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years.
The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.
Episodes
S01E02 The Hostages (2)
Sheriff Titus Semple hardens his grip on Truro by double-crossing a drug dealer, who takes revenge by abducting Semple's deputy Fielding Carlyle and his new bride Constance.
S01E03 Illicit Weekend
Newly married Fielding, who is running for the state senate, takes his mistress to a campaign speech with him in Tallahassee.
S01E04 The Titus Tapes
Titus bugs rooms above Lute-Mae's bar for the purpose of blackmail. Lane runs into an old acquaintance familiar with her unsavory past.
S01E05 A Mother's Revenge
Suspicions concerning the Weldon mill fire flare up again. Fielding learns a damaging secret about his political rival.
S01E06 The Fish Fry
With his popularity at an all-time low, Fielding fortifies himself with drink before an election speech at a fish fry.
S01E07 The Election
As the election nears, Sam asks Elmo to endorse Fielding in the state-senate race.
S01E08 Jealous Wife
Constance finds Fielding and Lane locked in an embrace and asks Titus to run Lane out of town.
S01E09 Trapped
As Skipper prepares to leave Truro behind, his father is seriously injured in an accident that Skipper blames on himself.
S01E10 Bad Girl
A girl with a sordid past sets her sights on Skipper. Lane is terrified when an old acquaintance is killed in an "accident."
S01E11 Secrets
Constance is bent on destroying Skipper's new romance. A killer is tracking Lane.
S01E12 They Drive By Night
A mysterious killer draws closer to Lane. Fielding is involved in an auto-accident that could ruin his political career.
S01E13 Hell Hath No Fury
Constance seeks revenge on her estranged husband by having an affair with Sam.
S01E14 Bad Chemistry
A chemical leak threatens to close down the mill and could impoverish the town unless Fielding persuades the state senate to allow them more time for a clean up.
S01E15 Hurricane
The killers tracking Lane seek refuge from a hurricane in Lute-Mae's place.
Cast
John Beck
Sam Curtis
Woody Brown
Skipper Weldon
Howard Duff
Titus Semple
Morgan Fairchild
Constance Carlyle
Mark Harmon
Field Carlyle
Kevin McCarthy
Claude Weldon
Cristina Raines
Lane Ballou Curtis
Barbara Rush
Eudora Flowers
Stella Stevens
Lute-Mae Sanders
Peter Donat
Elmo Tyson
