Bare Essence 40 years old

Bare Essence is an American television soap opera which aired on the NBC network during the 1982-1983 season. Bare Essence starred popular daytime soap actress Genie Francis and dealt with the intrigues of the perfume industry. Initially, the show started its life as a 4-hour TV mini series shown in October 1982 on CBS with supporting performances from veteran prime-time soap actresses Linda Evans and Donna Mills, as well as Lee Grant and Bruce Boxleitner. The mini series garnered excellent ratings but CBS passed on a proposed series, which NBC picked up. By the time the series went to air in February 1983, the roles which had been played in the mini series by Evans, Mills, Grant, and Boxleitner were taken over respectively by Jennifer O'Neill, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Jessica Walter and Al Corley. Genie Francis reprised the lead role in the new series. The series revolved around Tyger Hayes' efforts to succeed in the business world. In the first episode, her new husband Chase Marshall is killed in a racing car accident. Chase's father Hadden opposes Tyger's efforts to join the family business, Kellico, but she is encouraged by Hadden's sister Margaret to try her hand with a new line of perfumes. Ava, the widow of Hadden's other son, is concerned that any success Tyger might have will undermine her son Marcus' position in the company. Both Ava and Marcus' wife Muffin plotted to undermine Tyger's success. To this end, Ava eventually seduces and marries Hadden. Tyger's mother, Lady Bobbi Rowan, falls in love with a Greek millionaire, Niko Theopolous, who wants to exact revenge on the Marshalls.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Jennifer O'Neill She was 35 , now 76 years old
Ian McShane He was 40 , now 81 years old as Niko Theophilus
Jessica Walter She was 42 , now 83 years old as Ava Marshall
Jonathan Frakes He was 30 , now 71 years old as Marcus Marshall
Michael Nader He was 38 , now 79 years old
John Dehner He was 67 , 76 years old when he died
Jaime Lyn Bauer She was 34 , now 75 years old
Genie Francis She was 20 , now 61 years old as Patricia 'Tyger' Hayes
Penny Fuller She was 42 , now 83 years old
Michael Woods He was 3 , 31 years old when he died
Anulka Dziubinska She was 32 , now 73 years old
Susan French She was 71 , 91 years old when she died
Al Corley He was 26 , now 67 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Walter Grauman Directing He was 61 , 93 years old when he died Director
Bare Essence (40 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1983-04-15
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 11