Brooke Logan could have misplaced her “future” a.okay.a. Ridge Forrester on The Daring and the Stunning however not less than she gained’t be spending the upcoming vacation alone. Dallas star Patrick Duffy is reprising his function as Stephen Logan, Brooke’s dad, on Wednesday, November 23, simply in time to spend Thanksgiving along with his household. And he’s not coming alone. Duffy’s real-life girlfriend, actress Linda Purl, who not too long ago did a flip as Peyton Honeycutt on Common Hospital, has been solid as Stephen’s new woman love, Lucy.
TV Insider sat down with Duffy and Purl to speak about his return to B&B and her debut on the half-hour cleaning soap. The couple additionally talked about their prolonged careers — which incorporates his historic run as Bobby James Ewing on not solely the OG model of Dallas however the present’s TNT revival in 2012, Purl’s function in one of many highest-rated TV motion pictures ever, and extra.
Stephen’s coming again to Los Angeles simply in time. His daughter, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), continues to be in shock over the love of her life Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) strolling out on her and marrying ex-wife Taylor Hayes (Krista Allen) earlier than the ink on the annulment papers had been dry!
Patrick Duffy: Sure. She wants a fatherly determine round a bit extra.
It’s exhausting to imagine however you had been final on B&B again in 2011! Do you stroll proper again into the present or do you must do a number of preparation?
Duffy: It was as if I’d by no means left. The sweetness is that it begins on the manufacturing itself. The Daring and the Stunning really has established a household ambiance on the present. They’re all so invested of their relationships with each other as actors. By the point I left in 2011, I had began to really feel that Kelly, Jennifer [Gareis, who plays Donna Logan], and Heather [Tom, who plays Katie Logan] had been my daughters. Once I did the present again then, they’d say, “Daddy’s right here!” Isn’t that charming?
Properly, 11 years later, I walked into make-up, and [Katherine’s] in her chair. She noticed me within the mirror and stated, “Daddy’s right here!” Heather and Jennifer stated the identical. Coming again felt like slipping into essentially the most snug wardrobe of an environment. And to expertise doing the present once more with Linda? I assume the phrase can be proud. I’m completely happy that Linda can see this. This can be a job that doesn’t really feel like a job.
How did it come about the place Linda joined as Stephen’s girlfriend?
Linda Purl: Numerous good luck on my half! I’m unsure of all of the conversations however Brad [Bell, B&B’s executive producer and head writer] and Patrick are long-term associates. It simply labored out and I received to tag alongside. I’m very grateful. I’m certain Patrick’s assist had no small half in my being solid. I’m grateful and it’s enjoyable — and terrifying! I had simply carried out an arc on Common Hospital which has helped give me such admiration for what individuals who work on cleaning soap operas do each day. You get shot out of a cannon.
It’s a must to be in your toes. Patrick and I had simply come off doing a tour of a play [Catch Me If You Can] – we did 152 performances in England. That was a problem and a privilege. Right here, we get as a lot rehearsal as a cleaning soap can afford. Everybody needs to be on their sport.
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You’re no stranger to soaps; your first credit score was in 1974 on The Secret Storm.
Purl: That was my first job within the States. It’s curious as a result of the know-how [in soap operas] hasn’t modified all that a lot, I really feel. It’s modified on movie units extra. We had TelePrompTers on [The Secret Storm]. [Laughs] I don’t know whose thought it was to do away with them! I believe that engaged on a cleaning soap opera is sort of a cross between doing theater and movie. All of it occurs within the second — solely with cameras.
Linda, you’ve gotten so many credit together with the 1977 TV-movie Little Women of the Night time, which shined a light-weight on teen prostitution. The movie had a 53 (!) share and was seen in over 25 million households.
Purl: That was an Aaron Spelling manufacturing. We had David Soul (Starsky & Hutch), Clifton Davis (That’s My Mama), and Carolyn Jones (The Addams Household) within the solid. I had a really meaty function in it about teenage prostitution. We shot it on Hollywood Blvd., which was a really energetic place again then. We had been all surprised by the rankings. I imagine it held some type of document. I’m unsure we’ll see these sorts of numbers once more or the numbers we noticed with Dallas.
Saturday Night time Dwell spoofed it with Ruth Gordon (Airport) in a sketch referred to as “Little Outdated Women of the Night time.”
Purl: I’d by no means heard that! You’re jogging my reminiscence. I performed every kind of youngster [characters] with afflictions however with Little Women of the Night time, I obtained — as I’m certain different solid members and producers did — letters from individuals who needed to share their tales. They wrote about how the film helped them get off the streets. Even receiving one letter makes the entire thing worthwhile.
You later did a pilot film for Aaron Spelling in 1986 titled Darkish Mansions; it had all the weather for a fantastic primetime cleaning soap – however it didn’t get picked up.
Purl: Patrick and I’ve in contrast notes. He’s had this lovely profession that’s included such an extended and superb run on Dallas; I, alternatively, have misplaced rely of what number of failed pilots and short-lived sequence I used to be on. Darkish Mansions was certainly one of them. That solid had Joan Fontaine (Rebecca; Voyage to the Backside of the Sea), Michael York (The Three Musketeers; Logan’s Run), and Lois Chiles (The Method We Have been; Dallas)…however it simply didn’t make the reduce.
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TV followers, when not proud of a selected season of a present, would possibly say, “Oh, I want that may be a dream season,” a nod to Season 9 of Dallas through which Pam Ewing (Victoria Principal) dreamed that Bobby had been killed and the aftermath, paving the best way for his return the next season. Ideas on serving to coin that phrase?
Duffy: I heard it referenced not too long ago by way of politics. A [cable news] anchor stated, “I want Patrick Duffy might come out of the bathe and this could all be a dream.” I’ve to say that I’d have beloved to have had Linda’s profession path. I’ve solely had two jobs, which might restrict your scope and stretch as an actor. She’s a much more completed actor than I’m. You’ll see it. She was on Common Hospital. That efficiency on that present was trophy-worthy. There must be one thing on the mantel for that. All the pieces she does is completely different and distinctive. She will pull from a full reservoir of expertise … She’s phenomenally higher at her craft that I’m. I get cast-offs of [what I’ve done]. They’ll desire a “Bobby Ewing-type” individual for a task. That’s my lot in life. I recognize that. I’m crammed with gratitude each single day of my life, however I see the distinction, the richness, the range.
Purl: This is likely one of the many causes I really like this man. He makes my head swell up.
Stephen left the canvas pretty all of the sudden all these years in the past and went to … the place else? Dallas!
Duffy: I had gotten the provide for the Dallas revival. I advised Brad and he stated, “Completely. Go for it!” Later, Alley [Mills, whose character Pamela Douglas was Stephen’s love interest], who has been a buddy of mine for 35 years, advised me she had a line in a script that stated, “Stephen left a message … he’s going to Dallas.” That was the cutest homage to Dallas. It was excellent.
Is there one other homage happening with Linda’s B&B character being named “Lucy”? A nod to Lucy Ewing, performed by Charlene Tilton?
Purl: Ah, that could possibly be.
Duffy: Till you simply stated that … I don’t know. It could possibly be distasteful as Lucy was Bobby’s niece! I don’t assume there’s a connection. If not aware, it was unconscious.
Properly, we seemed previous these romps that Lucy and Ray (Steve Kanaly) had within the hayloft after it was revealed that Ray was additionally Lucy’s uncle.
Duffy: They by no means referred to that once more.
The true Southfork ranch was not too long ago bought and The Dallas Morning Information reviews that the brand new homeowners plan on preserving the ranch that was used for exteriors on Dallas.
Duffy: Initially, you possibly can movie 360 levels at that ranch as a result of it was in the midst of nowhere. Over the course of 13 years, it received constructed up and so you possibly can solely shoot sure angles [unobstructed]. It was bought to an entrepreneur who made a public vacation spot out of it. There was a celebration barn and a rodeo space. We couldn’t movie in these instructions. I’m glad they’re preserving the home. It’s the second most visited dwelling in america after Graceland. I believe preserving the home and the swimming pool will assist proceed to make it a vacation spot for followers. It’d be virtually inconceivable to movie there.
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