Bare Essence was a NBC soap opera starring Genie Francis (after she left ABC's "General Hospital" in 1982) about a young woman, Tyger Hayes and the intrigues of the perfume industry.
The show originally began as a two-part, four-in-a-half hour TV mini-series that aired on October 4th and October 5, 1982 on CBS. Due to the mini-series' ratings, NBC picked the show up after CBS passed on the series.
The series aired from February 15 to June 13, 1983, lasting 11 episodes. A TV movie "Bare Essence: The Final Chapter" aired in July of 1983.
Cast[]
- Genie Francis as Patricia "Tyger" Hayes
- Jennifer O'Neill as Lady Bobbi Rowan
- Jessica Walter as Ava Marshall
- Ian McShane as Niko Theophilus
- Penny Fuller as Laura Parker
- Michael Woods as Sean Benedict
- Wendy Fulton as Muffin Marshall
- Susan French as Margaret Marshall
- Jaime Lyn Bauer as Barbara Fisher
- Jonathan Frakes as Marcus Marshall
- Morgan Stevens as Larry DeVito
- John Dehner as Hadden Marshall
- Al Corley as Chase Marshall
- Michael Nader as Alexi Theophilus
- Laura Bruneau as Cathy
- Anulka Dziubinska as Natasha
Episodes[]
- Episode 1 (2/15/1983)
- Episode 2 (2/15/1983)
- Episode 3 (2/22/1983)
- Episode 4 (3/1/1983)
- Episode 5 (3/25/1983)
- Episode 6 (4/1/1983)
- Episode 7 (4/8/1983)
- Episode 8 (4/15/1983)
- Episode 9 (4/29/1983)
- Episode 10 (6/13/1983)
- Episode 11 (6/13/1983)