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Bare Essence(TV show/series, 1983)

1h per episode | Genre: Soap / Telenovela

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 11 episodes

Bare EssenceRating: 2.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Bare Essence is an American prime time soap opera television series which aired on NBC from February 15 to June 13, 1983, during the 1982–83 season. It starred Genie Francis as Tyger Hayes, and explored the intrigues of the perfume industry. ()
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About Bare Essence

Bare Essence is an American television soap opera which aired on the NBC network during the 1982-1983 season. Bare Essence starred popular daytime soap actress Genie Francis and dealt with the intrigues of the perfume industry. Initially, the show started its life as a 4-hour TV mini series shown in October 1982 on CBS with supporting performances from veteran prime-time soap actresses Linda Evans and Donna Mills, as well as Lee Grant and Bruce Boxleitner. The mini series garnered excellent ratings but CBS passed on a proposed series, which NBC picked up. By the time the series went to air in February 1983, the roles which had been played in the mini series by Evans, Mills, Grant, and Boxleitner were taken over respectively by Jennifer O'Neill, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Jessica Walter and Al Corley. Genie Francis reprised the lead role in the new series. The series revolved around Tyger Hayes' efforts to succeed in the business world. In the first episode, her new husband Chase Marshall is killed in a racing car accident. Chase's father Hadden opposes Tyger's efforts to join the family business, Kellico, but she is encouraged by Hadden's sister Margaret to try her hand with a new line of perfumes. Ava, the widow of Hadden's other son, is concerned that any success Tyger might have will undermine her son Marcus' position in the company. Both Ava and Marcus' wife Muffin plotted to undermine Tyger's success. To this end, Ava eventually seduces and marries Hadden. Tyger's mother, Lady Bobbi Rowan, falls in love with a Greek millionaire, Niko Theopolous, who wants to exact revenge on the Marshalls.

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Bare Essence Seasons and Episodes

02/15/1983Season 1 - 11 episodes
#1 | 02/15/1983Episode 1
Courtesy of TV Guide: A limited-run series based on the 1982 TV-movie about the perfume business- the glamour, the romance, the high stakes intrigue, the naked ambition. The opener celebrates the marriage of Tyger Hayes to her former boss Chase Marshall, which instigates a series of power plays by Chase's aunt Ava to ensure that her son Marcus, and not Chase, inherits the Marshall fortune.
#2 | 02/15/1983Episode 2
#3 | 02/22/1983Episode 3
Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyger is receiving phone calls claiming Chase was murdered; Marcus has a plan to ruin the perfume company; Hadden refuses to believe the truth about Sean's mother; and Ava is keeping a cautious eye on the hospitalized Margaret.
#4 | 03/01/1983Episode 4
Courtesy of TV Guide: Niko moves to wipe out Sean financially- and to possess Lady Bobbi; Ava tries to use the power of the press to discredit Tyger; Lieutenant Duclos flies in from France, claiming to have proof that Chase was murdered; the mysterious phone calls about Chase's death escalate, propelling his widow toward a nervous breakdown.
#5 | 03/25/1983Episode 5
Courtesy of TV Guide: Sean goes to work with Tyger; Tim is traded to a California football team; Alan plots against Niko, who's preparing for a lavish party aboard his yacht; and a benefit bash brings out the upper crust of society- and results in a few unexpected pairings.
#6 | 04/01/1983Episode 6
Courtesy of TV Guide: One of the passengers aboard Niko's yacht is murdered; Sean and Tyger arrive in France to track down the man who claims Chase was murdered; and Ava takes the next step in her plot to get Hadden to marry her.
#7 | 04/08/1983Episode 7
Courtesy of TV Guide: He doesn't put it quite that way, but Niko asks Bobbi to be his wedded pawn in his vendetta with the Marshall family. Meanwhile, Sean and Tyger are stunned by the wedding plans of Ava and Hadden.
#8 | 04/15/1983Episode 8
Courtesy of TV Guide: Ava feels threatened by Muffin's knowledge of her secret, and Sean feels threatened by Tyger's admiration for a commercial director. Meanwhile, Alexi questions Bobbi about the yacht murder.
#9 | 04/29/1983Episode 9
Courtesy of TV Guide: Bobbi awaits news of Niko's condition following the hit-and-run accident; Ava holds Tyger responsible for her accident; and Larry disagrees with Tyger about promoting her mother as a natural for the perfume commercial.
#10 | 06/13/1983Episode 10
Courtesy of TV Guide: In the series conclusion, Ava usurps enough power in the family business to place Marcus in a key position; Larry gets trapped in his game plan to encourage Tyger to fall in love with him; Muffin's plot takes shape with Hadden's progressing illness; and a marketing campaign could put Bobbi in the headlines of a fashion magazine.
#11 | 06/13/1983Episode 11

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 04/15/1983
Last episode released on: 06/13/1983
Keywords: soap opera

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