The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.
Elenco: John Forsythe , Linda Evans , Joan Collins , Gordon Thomson , Jack Coleman , Heather Locklear , Michael Nader , Diahann Carroll , John James , Pamela Bellwood , Pamela Sue Martin , Lee Bergere , Catherine Oxenberg , Michael Praed , Kate O'Mara , Christopher Cazenove , Kathleen Beller , Geoffrey Scott , Ted McGinley , Leann Hunley , Terri Garber , Emma Samms , Bo Hopkins , Al Corley , George Hamilton , Billy Dee Williams , Rock Hudson , Ali MacGraw , Stephanie Beacham , James Farentino , Lloyd Bochner , James Healey , Dale Robertson , Wayne Northrop .