The Colbys The Letter (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 49 min | Drama

The Colbys

The Letter (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 49 min | Drama

Jason's visit to London and Sable's trip to New York are equally fruitless. Adam Carrington has found evidence in the late Cecil Colby's files that helps Constance's case against Sable and uncovers a disturbing secret for Jeff.

Director

Don Medford

Writers

Richard Alan Shapiro (creator) (as Richard Shapiro) | Esther Shapiro (creator) | Eileen Pollock (creator) | Robert Pollock (creator) & 3 more

Producers

William Bast | Paul Huson | Christopher Morgan

Composer

Dennis McCarthy

Cinematographer

Richard L. Rawlings

Editor

Chuck Montgomery

Casting Directors

Vicki Huff | Marc Schwartz | Mark Tillman

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 9, 1986

Release date

Jan 9, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 11 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
40 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlton Heston Jason Colby Jason Colby See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
John James Jeff Colby Jeff Colby See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Katharine Ross Francesca Colby Francesca Colby See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Emma Samms Fallon Carrington Colby Fallon Carrington Colby See fewer	General Hospital (1963)
Maxwell Caulfield Miles Colby Miles Colby See fewer	Grease 2 (1982)
Stephanie Beacham Sable Colby Sable Colby See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Tracy Scoggins Monica Colby Monica Colby See fewer	Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007)
Ricardo Montalban Zach Powers (as Ricardo Montalbán) Zach Powers (as Ricardo Montalbán) See fewer	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Ken Howard Garrett Boydston Garrett Boydston See fewer	Rambo (2008)
Barbara Stanwyck Constance Colby Constance Colby See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Gordon Thomson Adam Carrington Adam Carrington See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Gary Morris Wayne Masterson Wayne Masterson See fewer	A Place to Grow (1995)
Philip Brown Neil Kittredge Neil Kittredge See fewer	Search for Tomorrow (1951)
David Hedison Roger Langdon Roger Langdon See fewer	Live and Let Die (1973)
Ivan Bonar Henderson Henderson See fewer	MacArthur (1977)
John Marion Auctioneer (as John L. Marion) Auctioneer (as John L. Marion) See fewer	Da Vinci's War (1993)
Ashley Mutrux L.B. L.B. See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Barbara Pallenberg Verna Verna See fewer	Legal Eagles (1986)
Paul Sinclair Paramedic Paramedic See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
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Daniel Cook Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited) See fewer
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Nils Nichols Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited) See fewer	Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Henry Noguchi Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited) See fewer	Ruthless People (1986)
Stephen Powers Auction Employee (uncredited) Auction Employee (uncredited) See fewer	Call to Glory (1984)
Frieda Rentie Woman at Auction (uncredited) Woman at Auction (uncredited) See fewer	The F.B.I. (1965)
Mark Roemer Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited) See fewer	Gideon (1998)
Nico Stevens Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited) See fewer	New York, New York (1977)
Roger Trantham Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer
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