In the first episode, Allison returned to Northcross for her father's funeral, having left town years before with her sister's fiancée Roy Archer (Stephen Joyce). Judge Hathaway had three adult children: Julian ( James Mitchell), a professor of literature at the local university, Kate ( Diana van der Vlis), a sympathetic but sexually repressed law student, and Allison ( Louise Shaffer), the liberated feminist black sheep of the family. The serial opened with the death of pious Hathaway family patriarch Judge Daniel Hathaway. ![]() ![]() With such prurient themes as unabashed adultery, out-of-wedlock babies, and vaguely incestuous love triangles, the serial's irreverent, fast-paced stories were in contrast to the other serials on CBS which were staid and conservative. Although some believe that the serial was patterned after Grace Metalious’ scandalous novel Peyton Place (and subsequent television adaptation), the serial was actually CBS’ attempt to create a psychosexual, family melodrama popularized by NBC's Days of Our Lives. Set in the fictional town of Northcross, Connecticut, Where the Heart Is focuses on the sexual and psychological intrigues of the dysfunctional Hathaway family. The series was produced by Tom Donovan and directed by Richard Dunlap. In 1972, Smith was replaced by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. A year after the soap's premiere, they were succeeded by Pat Falken Smith. Scofield and DePriest were the original head writers. Created by Lou Scofield and Margaret DePriest, the program ran for 25 minutes, the remaining five minutes of its timeslot ceded to a CBS news break. ![]() Where the Heart Is is an American soap opera telecast on the CBS television network from Septemto March 23, 1973. American TV series or program Where the Heart Is
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