Beauty and the Beast

1987 - 1990

Once Upon a Time in the City of New York

25th September 1987

Episode 1

Catherine Chandler comes from a rich family and works for her father’s law firm. After leaving a party early, she’s mistaken for someone else and is pulled into a van full of thugs. They slash her face and beat her up, then push her out of the van, leaving her for dead. A shadowy figure appears and carries her to secret set of forgotten tunnels below the city.

Terrible Savior

2nd October 1987

Episode 2

A subway slasher that kills with claws and leaves the victims looking as if they were mauled by a bear is on the prowl. When Catherine finds out about the case she starts to suspect Vincent, as she remembers how he rescued her from the attackers in the safe house.

Siege

9th October 1987

Episode 3

Catherine falls for megabucks developer, Elliot Birch. Elderly people are being thrown out of their homes.

No Way Down

16th October 1987

Episode 4

Vincent is blinded after an explosion and must escape a street gang that is holding him hostage. Once he is free he must find his way home.

Masques

30th October 1987

Episode 5

Halloween night Vincent goes above to meet an Irish writer named Brigit O' Donnell. Halloween is the only night that Vincent is safe above. Catherine is at the same party. Eventually, they wind up spending the evening together as Catherine shows Vincent her world.

Beast Within

6th November 1987

Episode 6

Catherine has a nearly fatal confrontation with an ex-tunnel dweller, named Mitch Denton.

Nor Iron Bars a Cage

13th November 1987

Episode 7

Vincent is captured and held hostage by two scientists who stick him in a cage. Catherine considers a new job in Providence.

Song of Orpheus

20th November 1987

Episode 8

Father's past is revealed when he goes above for the first time in over thirty years to see a friend. When he gets to his friends office he finds his friend is dead. Father is then charged with murder.

Dark Spirit

27th November 1987

Episode 9

An investigation into the mysterious death of a wealthy business man leads Catherine into the world of voodoo. After her apartment is vandalized and she is terrorized, Vincent seeks the aid of Narcissa in an attempt to understand what is happening to Catherine.

A Children's Story

4th December 1987

Episode 10

Vincent alerts Catherine to possible wrong-doing at a well-known, renowned orphanage.

An Impossible Silence

18th December 1987

Episode 11

Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed.

Shades of Gray

8th January 1988

Episode 12

Attempting to aid an injured child (Eric) in the Maze, a cave-in traps Vincent and Father. Catherine, after facing Elliott Burch, who has agreed to be a witness against an extortionist, senses something is wrong and rushes to the tunnels.

China Moon

15th January 1988

Episode 13

"Romeo and Juliet" are in Chinatown. An angry Tong invades the tunnels with his army.

The Alchemist

22nd January 1988

Episode 14

Paracelsus, a former friend of Father's, sells an hallucinatory drug in the world above.

Temptation

5th February 1988

Episode 15

Vincent and Catherine prepare gifts for the celebration of the anniversary of the day they met. Joe is distracted by a beautiful woman named, Erica Salvin.

Promises of Someday

12th February 1988

Episode 16

Vincent's foster brother, who is also Father's son, Devin, returns to the tunnels after a 20 year absence.

Down to a Sunless Sea

19th February 1988

Episode 17

Steven Bass, Catherine's ex-fiancé resurfaces, and is behaving oddly.

Fever

26th February 1988

Episode 18

While exploring a section of the tunnels Mouse discovers a treasure ship. Cullen's greed brings strife.

Everything is Everything

Episode 19

After faking that Catherine hit him, young Tony Ramos winds up living with Catherine.

To Reign in Hell

18th March 1988

Episode 20

Paracelsus kidnaps Catherine, which causes Vincent to begin a quest to rescue her.

Ozymandias

Episode 21

Construction of the Birch tower is causing many problems in the tunnels. To help the problems stop Catherine agrees to marry Elliot Birch.

A Happy Life

Episode 22

Catherine's pain about her fragmented life almost causes her to end her relationship with Vincent.

Top Cast

Linda Hamilton•Ron Perlman•Roy Dotrice

Director

Ron Koslow

Writer

Ron Koslow

Drama Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent, a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine, a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian.

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Linda Hamilton Image

Linda Hamilton

Catherine Chandler

Ron Perlman Image

Ron Perlman

Vincent

Roy Dotrice Image

Roy Dotrice

Jaco Wells

Jay Acovone Image

Jay Acovone

Joe Maxwell

Ren Woods Image

Ren Woods

Edie

Ellen Geer Image

Ellen Geer

Mary

Ritch Brinkley Image

Ritch Brinkley

William

Stephen McHattie Image

Stephen McHattie

Gabriel

Edward Albert Image

Edward Albert

Elliot Burch

Jo Anderson Image

Jo Anderson

Diana Bennett

Full Crew

Ron Koslow

Director

John David

Producer

Stephen Kurzfeld

Producer

George R. R. Martin Image

George R. R. Martin

Producer

Paul Junger Witt Image

Paul Junger Witt

Executive Producer

David F. Schwartz

Producer

Ron Koslow

Writer

Patricia Livingston

Producer

Ron Koslow

Executive Producer

Tony Thomas

Executive Producer

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Howard Gordon

Producer

Kenneth R. Koch

Producer

David E. Peckinpah

Producer

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Alex Gansa

Producer

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Harvey Frand

Producer

Andrew Laskos

Producer

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