No one, except perhaps Jackie Collins’ agent, pretended that ITV’s Hollywood Wives was great art.
Anthony Hopkins, who starred in the miniseries, and by his own account, spent most of the time in bed with Suzanne Somers, had no illusions and no worries.
“I love junk,” said Hopkins. “I was in California when my agent rang me and said, ‘I don’t know if you’re interested; I don’t even know if I should tell you . . .’ I asked what it was. He said he’s got a script of Hollywood Wives. I said my wife, Jenni, had just read it. My agent said, ‘It’s absolute rubbish.’ But I read it, and there was nothing pornographic in it, so I thought, why not?”
When he walked on to the Hollywood Wives set, Angie Dickinson (yes, she’s in it too, and so is Stefanie Powers) said; “My God, are you doing this?”
Elaine Conti
Candice Bergen Marilee Gray
Joanna Cassidy Karen Lancaster
Mary Crosby Sadie LaSalle
Angie Dickinson Ross Conti
Steve Forrest Neil Gray
Anthony Hopkins Jason Swandle
Roddy McDowall Montana Gray
Stefanie Powers Gina Germaine
Suzanne Somers George Lancaster
Robert Stack Oliver Easterne
Rod Steiger Buddy Hudson
Andrew Stevens Angel Hudson
Catherine Mary Stewart Pamela Lancaster
Frances Bergen Ferdie
Daryl Anderson Randy
Stephen Shellen Francis
Dorothy Dells Shelly
Aleisa Shirley Koko
James ‘Gypsy’ Haake Brenda
Anna Maria Poon Elliot
Joe E. Tata Mrs Liderman
Meg Wyllie Meg Wyllie
