Along with 'Dallas' and 'Dynasty', 'Knots Landing' is a spectacularly bad American soap opera which has all the entertainment value of being trapped in a lift. It was a spin-off from 'Dallas' which chartered the exploits of Gary Ewing ( Ted Shackleford ) and his wife Val ( Joan Van Ark, a woman whose plastic surgeon looked like the same one who serviced the late Michael Jackson ) who move from Dallas to the fictional California district known as Knots Landing. It trod the same banal line as the earlier shows - alcholism, extra marital affairs, murder, rape and about every other soap cliche going.
Throughout the '90's, repeats of 'Knots Landing' stunk up UK Gold like a heap of mildewing nappies in a rubbish tip. I am deeply ashamed to admit that I was subjected to this torture as my mother was a huge fan of the show and would watch it relentlessly.
About the only positive thing that can be said about the show is the catchy saxaphone theme ( provided by Jerrold Immel ) which was later used for the long running ITV sitcom 'The Upper Hand'.
It all thankfully came to an end in 1993 though it was a mystery that it ran as long as it did. Should it be remade, it will be as welcome an event as Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister Of Great Britain.
Throughout the '90's, repeats of 'Knots Landing' stunk up UK Gold like a heap of mildewing nappies in a rubbish tip. I am deeply ashamed to admit that I was subjected to this torture as my mother was a huge fan of the show and would watch it relentlessly.
About the only positive thing that can be said about the show is the catchy saxaphone theme ( provided by Jerrold Immel ) which was later used for the long running ITV sitcom 'The Upper Hand'.
It all thankfully came to an end in 1993 though it was a mystery that it ran as long as it did. Should it be remade, it will be as welcome an event as Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister Of Great Britain.