TV series
Where the Heart Is
1969–1973 · 2 seasons
A slow, talky daytime melodrama of family friction and quiet heartbreak, watched more for company than for plot.
- Created by
- Margaret DePriest
- Genres
- Soap
- Starring
- James Mitchell, Louise Shaffer, Diana Van der Vlis
- Overview
- Where the Heart Is was an American soap opera telecast on the CBS television network from September 8, 1969 to March 23, 1973. 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. Scofield and DePriest were the original head writers. A year after the soap’s premiere, they were succeeded by Pat Falken Smith. In 1972, Smith was replaced by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. The series was produced by Tom Donovan and directed by Richard Dunlap.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, love, betrayal, class
- Content
- Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Margaret DePriest
- Genres
- Soap
- Starring
- James Mitchell, Louise Shaffer, Diana Van der Vlis
