Season information
- Original CBS run: April 1, 1986–March 31, 1987
- First episode: Episode #3318, aired April 1, 1986
- Final episode: Episode #3572, aired March 31, 1987
- Number of episodes: 255
The total is confirmed by the continuous production numbering: episodes #3318 through #3572 inclusive. (feuxdelamour.com)
Archival note: CBS has not published a complete season-specific cast register for 1986–1987. The following list combines the documented contract cast and significant recurring characters who appeared during this precise period. Unnamed day players and performers whose participation cannot be verified have been excluded.
Complete cast
Listed alphabetically by the characters’ surnames.
- Ashley Abbott portrayed by Eileen Davidson
- Jack Abbott portrayed by Terry Lester
- John Abbott portrayed by Jerry Douglas
- Traci Abbott Carlton portrayed by Beth Maitland
- Douglas Austin portrayed by Michael Evans
- Christine “Cricket” Blair portrayed by Lauralee Bell
- Joe Blair portrayed by John Denos
- Brad Carlton portrayed by Don Diamont
- Katherine “Kay” Chancellor portrayed by Jeanne Cooper
- Phillip Chancellor III portrayed by Thom Bierdz
- Farren Connor Richards portrayed by Colleen Casey
- Rose DeVille portrayed by Darlene Conley
- Skip Evans portrayed by Todd Curtis
- Lauren Fenmore portrayed by Tracey E. Bregman
- Jill Foster Abbott portrayed by Brenda Dickson
- Elizabeth “Liz” Foster portrayed by Julianna McCarthy
- Nathan Hastings portrayed by Nathan Purdee
- Jazz Jackson portrayed by Jon St. Elwood
- Tyrone Jackson portrayed by Phil Morris
- Diane Jenkins Richards portrayed by Alex Donnelley
- Mamie Johnson portrayed by Marguerite Ray
- David Kimble portrayed by Drew Pillsbury and Michael Corbett
- Steven Lassiter portrayed by Rod Arrants
- Joanna Manning portrayed by Susan Seaforth Hayes
- Dina Abbott Mergeron portrayed by Marla Adams
- Matt Miller portrayed by Robert Parucha
- Nikki Reed Newman portrayed by Melody Thomas Scott
- Victor Newman portrayed by Eric Braeden
- Victoria Newman portrayed by Ashley Nicole Millan
- Sven Peterson portrayed by Lee Nicholl
- Casey Reed portrayed by Roberta Leighton
- Brock Reynolds portrayed by Beau Kazer
- Andy Richards portrayed by Steven Ford
- Carol Robbins portrayed by Christopher Templeton
- Danny Romalotti portrayed by Michael Damian
- Gina Romalotti portrayed by Patty Weaver
- Evan Sanderson portrayed by John Shearin
- Tim Sullivan portrayed by Scott Palmer
- Esther Valentine portrayed by Kate Linder
- Nina Webster portrayed by Tricia Cast
- Lindsey Wells portrayed by Lauren Koslow
- Carl Williams portrayed by Brett Hadley
- Mary Williams portrayed by Carolyn Conwell
- Paul Williams portrayed by Doug Davidson
- Ellen Winters portrayed by Jennifer Karr
Children
- Victoria Newman portrayed by Ashley Nicole Millan
- Betsy Sanderson — the child performer is not reliably identified in surviving cast records
- Nina’s newborn son, later known as Ronan Malloy — the infant performer was uncredited
Cast photograph
This contemporary photograph shows members of the 1986 cast. It is more representative of Season 14 than the previously supplied 1987 photograph, which included characters introduced after March 31, 1987. However, I have not found evidence that CBS formally designated one particular picture as the official numbered “Season 14 cast photo.”
Major storylines
Jill’s affair with Jack destroys the Abbott family
John discovered that the man photographed with his wife, Jill, was his own son, Jack. Devastated by the betrayal, John ordered Jack to leave the Abbott home.
Jill used the threat of exposing the scandal publicly to secure a substantial divorce settlement and partial control of Jabot Cosmetics. Jack was ostracised by his family and blamed Jill for the destruction of his relationship with John.
When Jill was later shot in her bathroom, she accused Jack. To spare his father the humiliation of having the affair exposed in court, Jack confessed to a crime he had not committed. He was sentenced to work at a homeless shelter during the day and spend his nights in prison.
Sven shoots and kidnaps Jill
The real culprit was eventually revealed to be Sven Peterson, Jill’s former masseur.
Sven later kidnapped Jill and locked her inside a refrigerated meat locker, intending to kill her. Jack and Carl Williams found and rescued her, proving that Jack had not been responsible for the shooting. Jack was subsequently released.
Jack and Ellen
While working at the homeless shelter, Jack became close to Ellen Winters, the woman who ran it. Their friendship developed into a romance, but Ellen eventually ended the relationship because she believed Jack needed someone more sophisticated and worldly.
Brad and Traci marry
Brad Carlton, initially employed as the Abbott family’s gardener, began dating Traci. Jack suspected that Brad was interested in the Abbott fortune rather than Traci herself.
Brad obtained a position at Jabot and proved surprisingly successful. Despite Jack’s misgivings, John approved of the relationship, and Brad and Traci married on June 20, 1986.
Their marriage soon faced problems as Brad became increasingly preoccupied with his career and Traci resumed her studies. Traci also reconnected with her former lover, Tim Sullivan.
Phillip Chancellor III returns as a teenager
After spending several years at boarding school in Switzerland, Jill’s son returned to Genoa City, now portrayed as a teenager by Thom Bierdz.
Phillip avoided Jill and moved into Katherine’s mansion. Katherine persuaded him to remain in Genoa City, attend school and adopt his late father’s surname, Chancellor.
His return reopened the long-running conflict between Jill and Katherine, with both women competing for his affection and loyalty.
Nina and Rose DeVille’s illegal adoption ring
Cricket befriended two pregnant teenage runaways, Mollie and Nina. With Danny’s help, Cricket reunited Mollie with her mother.
Nina was less fortunate. She was living at a home operated by Rose DeVille, unaware that Rose was running an illegal baby-selling operation.
Nina gave birth to a son on August 12, 1986. Rose told Nina that the baby had died and secretly sold him to another family. Cricket, Danny, Paul and Carl became involved in the effort to expose Rose and locate the child.
The baby was eventually revealed, many years later, to be Ronan Malloy. (en.wikipedia.org)
Lauren, Paul and Shawn’s aftermath
After surviving Shawn Garrett’s attempt to bury her alive, Lauren struggled to repair her relationship with Paul.
Paul eventually accepted that Lauren had divorced him only because Shawn had threatened to have him killed. Lauren and Paul reconciled, although the trauma caused Lauren to lose the baby she had been carrying.
Seeking a more adventurous life, Lauren joined Paul and Andy’s private-investigation agency. She also submitted a nude photograph of Paul to a women’s magazine. The photograph won a contest and was published as a centrefold, much to Paul’s embarrassment and anger.
Andy, Farren and Diane
Andy and Diane’s marriage ended in divorce. Andy then fell in love with the mysterious singer Farren Connor, who suffered from amnesia and could not remember her former life.
Lauren remained suspicious of Farren and investigated her background. Andy and Farren nevertheless married in an impromptu ceremony at Paul’s apartment.
Lauren’s newspaper advertisement eventually attracted Evan Sanderson, who claimed that Farren was actually his missing wife, Michelle, and the mother of their daughter, Betsy.
Farren initially remembered neither Evan nor Betsy, but fragments of her previous life gradually returned, threatening her marriage to Andy.
Victor, Nikki and Ashley
Victor’s romance with Ashley became increasingly serious, while Nikki searched for a way to regain her former husband.
Victor encouraged his brother, Matt Miller, to become involved with Nikki so that Victoria would have a stable father figure. However, everything changed when Casey informed Victor that Nikki might be suffering from a terminal illness.
Believing Nikki was dying, Victor reunited with her to make her remaining time happy. Ashley then discovered that she was pregnant with Victor’s child.
Ashley’s pregnancy and breakdown
Matt offered to marry Ashley and raise Victor’s baby as his own. Ashley refused and chose to terminate the pregnancy.
When Victor learned that Ashley had been pregnant and had undergone an abortion, he furiously confronted her. Traumatised by the pregnancy, the abortion and Victor’s rejection, Ashley suffered a nervous breakdown in New York.
Because she carried no identification, she was admitted to a public psychiatric institution. There she was treated by Dr. Steven Lassiter, who developed romantic feelings for her.
John eventually found Ashley and brought her back to Genoa City. Steven followed her, hoping to continue their relationship. Steven first appeared on January 6, 1987. (kiwix.thunderforge.net)
Nikki’s illness goes into remission
Nikki prepared herself for the possibility that she would die and began to accept that Ashley might eventually take her place in Victor and Victoria’s lives.
Her doctors subsequently announced that her illness was in remission. Before Nikki could tell Victor, she saw him comforting Ashley and incorrectly concluded that they had resumed their affair.
Feeling that Victor had remained with her only because he believed she was dying, Nikki concealed her recovery and turned to Jack for emotional support.
Jill’s Jabot men’s line and David Kimble
Jill used her settlement from John to establish a men’s product line at Jabot. She hired the ambitious David Kimble as her assistant.
David was charming but calculating and was already interested in exploiting Jill’s connection to the Abbott and Chancellor fortunes. His full transformation into a murderous con artist would occur in later seasons.
Births
Nina Webster’s first son
- Date of birth: August 12, 1986
- Mother: Nina Webster
- Father: Jimmy, a young man from Nina’s past
- Originally identified as: Nina’s unnamed baby, presumed dead
- Later identity: Ronan Malloy
Rose DeVille stole the baby immediately after his birth and told Nina that he had died. (en.wikipedia.org)
Recasts and SORAS
Phillip Chancellor III
- Reintroduced/SORAS: May 13, 1986
- Portrayed by: Thom Bierdz
- Phillip had previously been seen as a child.
- After several years at a Swiss boarding school, he returned as a teenager and became a central young character. (en.wikipedia.org)
David Kimble
- David first appeared on April 23, 1986.
- He was initially portrayed briefly by Drew Pillsbury.
- Michael Corbett assumed the role later in 1986 and continued until 1991. (wiki.bitter.house)
There were no other major child-to-adult SORAS recasts during this season.
New characters
David Kimble portrayed by Drew Pillsbury and Michael Corbett
- First appearance: April 23, 1986
- Jill’s ambitious new assistant at Jabot.
- He would later be developed into a con artist and murderer.
Teenage Phillip Chancellor III portrayed by Thom Bierdz
- Return/SORAS: May 13, 1986
- Returned from boarding school and moved into Katherine’s home.
Nina Webster portrayed by Tricia Cast
- First appearance: June 26, 1986
- A pregnant teenage runaway who became Cricket’s friend.
- Her baby was stolen by Rose DeVille. (en.wikipedia.org)
Steven Lassiter portrayed by Rod Arrants
- First appearance: January 6, 1987
- Ashley’s psychiatrist in New York.
- Fell in love with Ashley and followed her to Genoa City.
Skip Evans portrayed by Todd Curtis
- First appearance: March 10, 1987
- A photographer who worked for Jabot.
- He later became involved with Carol Robbins. (en.wikipedia.org)
Mollie
- A pregnant teenage runaway befriended by Cricket.
- Unlike Nina, Mollie was eventually reunited with her mother.
- The performer has not been reliably identified in accessible cast records.
Returning characters
Rose DeVille portrayed by Darlene Conley
- Rose had originally appeared from 1979 to 1980.
- She returned in 1986 as the operator of a home for pregnant teenagers and an illegal adoption ring.
- She stole Nina’s baby and sold him to another family. (WikiZero)
Phillip Chancellor III portrayed by Thom Bierdz
- Returned on May 13, 1986, after several years away at boarding school.
- The character was substantially aged for his return.
Departures
Liz Foster portrayed by Julianna McCarthy
Liz left Genoa City during this period after appearing intermittently in Jill’s life.
Jazz Jackson portrayed by Jon St. Elwood
Jazz departed after the conclusion of the Jackson family’s principal storylines.
Tyrone Jackson portrayed by Phil Morris
Tyrone also left Genoa City during 1986.
Dina Abbott Mergeron portrayed by Marla Adams
Dina’s regular appearances ended during this period, although she would return in subsequent years.
Brock Reynolds portrayed by Beau Kazer
Brock left again after returning to support Katherine and the Chancellor family.
Lindsey Wells portrayed by Lauren Koslow
Lindsey departed following the exposure of her involvement in photographing Jack and Jill together.
Sven Peterson portrayed by Lee Nicholl
Sven’s storyline ended after he was exposed as Jill’s shooter and rescued from his attempt to murder her in the meat locker.
Rose DeVille portrayed by Darlene Conley
Rose’s return concluded after her illegal baby-selling operation was exposed. She disappeared without returning Nina’s son.
Marriages
Brad Carlton and Traci Abbott
- Wedding date: June 20, 1986
- The intimate ceremony was held at the Abbott mansion.
- The marriage strengthened Brad’s position within the Abbott family and at Jabot. (almosthuman99.com)
Andy Richards and Farren Connor
- Wedding period: 1986
- Exact broadcast date: not reliably documented
- Andy and Farren held an impromptu ceremony at Paul’s apartment.
- Their marriage was soon threatened by the arrival of Evan Sanderson and the revelation of Farren’s former identity.
Deaths
There were no confirmed deaths of major regular characters during Season 14.
Two events may cause confusion but should not be listed as deaths:
- Nina’s newborn son was reported dead by Rose DeVille but had actually been stolen and illegally adopted.
- Ashley terminated her pregnancy with Victor’s child; this belongs under pregnancy storylines rather than the cast death register.
Shawn Garrett forced a pregnant Lauren to divorce Paul Williams and move in with him by threatening to have Paul killed by a professional hit man. After moving in with Shawn, Lauren tried to contact Paul and let him know she still loved him. However, Shawn watched Lauren too closely to allow her to make any contact with her former husband. Lauren finally agreed to tour Japan with Shawn by her side. Initially, Shawn thought that Lauren was thrilled with touring Japan together. However, he discovered that Lauren was repulsed by him and was only trying to keep Paul alive. Angered, Shawn arranged to bury Lauren alive in San Francisco.
To locate Lauren, Paul and Andy sought the help of Tamra, a psychic friend of Lauren’s. Tamra used her psychic powers and discovered Lauren’s whereabouts. When Paul and Andy rescued Lauren, Shawn was killed in a fury of gunfire. Sadly, the ordeal caused Lauren to miscarry. At first, Paul had a difficult time accepting Lauren’s bizarre explanation for divorcing him, but after weighing the facts, Paul decided that she was telling the truth and they reconciled.
Bored with being a housewife, Lauren persuaded Paul to let her join his investigation agency as a private eye. Lauren also submitted a nude photo of her husband, with his knowledge, to a contest being held by a women’s magazine. Paul’s entry won and his photo soon appeared as a centerfold. When Paul discovered the truth, thanks to a church friend of his mom’s, he attempted to buy every available copy of the magazine and destroy them. He was also infuriated with Lauren.
Andy Richards and Diane divorced. Soon after, Andy fell in love with the mysterious Faren, a singer. Although Andy was anxious to have a relationship with Faren, she refused to make any commitments and was reluctant to discuss her past. Eventually, Faren confessed to Andy that she had lost her memory and had no recollection of her real identity. Andy accepted Faren’s story, but Lauren was suspicious. Thanks to Lauren’s suspicions, Faren underwent a battery of medical tests, but they proved inconclusive.
While Lauren encouraged a disappointed Diane to reconcile with Andy, he was only interested in having a friendship with his ex-wife. Soon after, Andy and Faren married, with Lauren’s grudging acceptance. After their honeymoon, a man showed up on Lauren’s doorstep, claiming to be Faren’s husband.
Traci Abbott was elated when Brad Carlton, the Abbotts’ sexy young gardener, asked her on a date. But Jack Abbott suspected that Brad was only interested in romancing Traci because of her link to the Abbott fortune. Despite Jack’s suspicions, Brad succeeded in landing a job at Jabot. With Traci’s assistance and encouragement, Brad excelled at his new job and won John’s approval. Soon after, Traci and Brad married. To Jack’s disappointment, Brad’s future at Jabot was made solid when he married Traci.
Cricket Blair befriended two pregnant teenage runaways, Mollie and Nina. With Danny Romalotti’s help, Cricket orchestrated a reunion between Mollie and her mom. Nina, however, wasn’t as fortunate. She lost her baby to Rose DeVille, who operated a black market baby ring. Danny and Cricket agreed to help Nina locate the people who had adopted her baby boy.
As Ashley Abbott’s romance with Victor Newman escalated, Nikki looked for ways to end her ex-husband’s relationship. When it became clear that Victor intended to marry Ashley, Nikki turned to Jack Abbott for emotional comfort, but he wasn’t interested in resuming their romance.
Victor encouraged his brother, Matt, to romance Nikki, so that his daughter Victoria would have a man in her life. However, Victor’s feelings for Nikki changed when he learned from her sister, Casey, that Nikki was suffering from a potentially terminal illness. In order to insure that Nikki’s last days were happy, Victor reconciled with her. Meanwhile, Ashley discovered that she was pregnant with Victor’s baby. Just as she was about to break the news to Victor, she accidentally heard him and Casey discussing Nikki’s health. With Victor and Nikki back together, Ashley found herself alone. Realizing the dilemma that Ashley was in, as an unwed mother, Matt volunteered to marry her.
John Abbott discovered that his son, Jack, was the man in the photos with his wife, Jill. He ordered Jack to move out. But Jill won partial control of John’s company, Jabot, as part of her hefty divorce settlement from John, after she threatened to expose to the press John’s reason for divorcing her.
Shunned by his family, and out of a job, Jack blamed Jill as the source for all of his problems. When Jill was shot in her bathroom, she accused Jack of pulling the trigger. Rather than create more hurt for his father by having his affair to Jill made public, Jack confessed to shooting Jill. He was sentenced to work during the day in a shelter for homeless people, while spending his evenings in prison. Eventually, Jack fell in love with Ellen Winters who ran the shelter. But Ellen ended their romance because she felt that Jack deserved someone more worldly and sophisticated.
Meanwhile, the culprit who shot Jill was still at large. Eventually, Jill discovered that Sven, her former masseur, had tried to kill her. Sven kidnapped Jill and locked her in a refrigerated meat locker, where he left her to die. Fortunately, Jill was rescued by Jack and Carl Williams. Soon after, Jack was released from prison.
After spending several years in a Swiss boarding school, Jill’s teenage son, Phillip, resurfaced in Genoa City for the summer. Rather than see his mother, Phillip moved in with Katherine Chancellor, who was welcomed his company. Katherine persuaded Phillip to enroll in a nearby school and he even agreed to take his father’s last name, Chancellor.
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