BEAUTY AND THE BEAST COMPANION
By Peter J. Formaini, USA

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Extracts from His Major Companion

Episode 38 (Series 2, Episode 16)
A Distant Shore

Critical Rating 4.0 Violence Rating 3.5 Original Air Date April 14, 1989

Major Performance Credits

Gina Barrett Debra Engle Woman in Booth Tina Andrews
Mel Rae Andy Bloch Danny Alan Berger
Mouse David Greenlee Engineer Artie Ripp
Richie Sal Jenco Man in Hallway Charles Doughtery
Rita Escobar Carolyn Finney PA Andrew David Miller
Cabbie Stewart Zully Musician Brad Sevy
Receptionist Tracy Burns    
Major Production Credits Literary / Musical References
DIRECTOR Michael Switzer Teleplay By  
  • "The First Time I Loved Forever"
    Vocals by Lisa Angelle, Lyrics by Melanie, Music by Lee Holdridge [Song Performed]
  • Frost, Robert (1874-1963)  "Acquainted with the night" (1928) [Reading]
EDITOR(s) Craig Ridenour Story By Marie Therese Squerciatti

Milestones

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Special Notes / Trivia

The music group whose tapes are being bootlegged is called "Phoenix"
Catherine visited Los Angeles when she was 8 years old
Catherine stayed in Room 312 at the hotel and her phone number was 555-3689
Catherine's being "saved" by the hearing of Vincent's distant cries is reminiscent of "Jane Eyre", where the heroine is similarly saved by the timely sound of her distant lover's cry
Catherine gives the cab driver the address "... the East 60's near Central Park".  However, this cannot be her home address, as it has been established through numerous camera shots that her apartment balcony looks over the park from the west side of the park.  An explanation may be that many single women in large cities give a false address well away from their actual addresses in order to protect themselves and their addresses from public knowledge, especially to strangers.  Those readers who have ever been in the typical New York City cab can well understand her hesitance to give out her actual address.