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I'll Take Manhattan

TV·1987–1987·1 season, 4 episodes·CBS·Drama·1h 34m·Created by Judith Krantz

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I'll Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries, adapted from Judith Krantz's novel of the same name. Screened by CBS, it tells the story of the wealthy Amberville family, who run their own publishing company in New York. After Zachary Amberville, the patriarch of the family, dies, the company is taken over by his unscrupulous brother Cutter. Zachary's children, especially his energetic and intelligent daughter Maxi, begin a battle to regain control of the father's company. I'll Take Manhattan was the highest-rated miniseries of the 1986–87 US television season with a 22.9/35 rating/share.

Castfull cast & details

Valerie BertinelliValerie BertinelliMaxime AmbervilleBarry BostwickBarry BostwickZachary AmbervilleFrancesca AnnisFrancesca AnnisLily AmbervilleJane KaczmarekJane KaczmarekNina SternJack ScaliaJack ScaliaRocco CiprianiPaul HechtPaul HechtPavka MayerTim DalyTim DalyToby AmbervilleJulianne MooreJulianne MooreIndia West

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1987Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Part OneMarch 1, 1987—
  2. S01E02Part TwoMarch 2, 1987—
  3. S01E03Part ThreeMarch 3, 1987—
  4. S01E04Part FourJanuary 4, 1987—

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