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

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Extracts from His Major Companion

Episode 52 (Series 3, Episode 8)
The Chimes at Midnight


Critical Rating 8.5 Violence Rating 8.0 Original Air Date January 17,1990

Major Performance Credits

Gabriel Stephen McHattie Sonny Steve Mittleman
Diana Bennett Jo Anderson Rebecca Kathryn Spitz
Doctor Kenneth Kimmons Nurse June Kyoko Io
Pope John Lehne Woman Rahla Kahn
Martin Stephen Gilborn Stall Owner Sol Paulosky
Carlo Lenny Gardener Waitress Dustyn Taylor
Nash Tom Donaldson Cab Driver Christopher Drury
Major Production Credits Literary / Musical References
DIRECTOR Ron Perlman Teleplay By  
  • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
    King Henry IV, Part III, 231 (1597-1598) [Title]
EDITOR(s) Drake Silliman Story By Linda Campanelli
M.M. Shelly Moore

Milestones

Vincent's first acceptance of Diana begins
First sight of Vincent's child

Special Notes / Trivia

Ron Perlman directed this week's episode
The name of the jewelry store is "Glasser-Becker-Rumsdorf"
Diana flees to "Billy's Grill and Coffee Shop"
The coffee shop is on the corner of Durant and Chambers
In the phone booth, Diana dials Joe's home phone number. She dials 452300 (Strange things can happen in New York City, but 6-digit phone numbers aren't among them)
The source Diana is referred to by the jeweler is Mike Coburn
The full inscription on the ring is "VERITAS DE LIBERATA" - Truth Shall Set You Free
The black opal stone ring is an inside joke.  Ron's real-life wife is a lovely black woman, the former Miss Opal Stone