Edge of Night April 20, 1979

[@mmcost]

thank you so much.great find!!!!

[@castlist3384]

One of the things I liked most about the Wade Meecham murder mystery storyline was that every character in Monticello was affected by the case, including all of the characters in this episode.

[@hodjpodj3958]

Yes, writer Henry Slesar was an expert at integrating most of his cast into an "umbrella" plot though his plotting seemed to become looser around '81.

[@jeffsullivan2044]

Sadly though, Lori Cardille left the role of Winter Austen and Stephanie Braxton stepped in. I felt Braxton played her a bit too " uptown". Winter was an " average joe" type. A very heartbreaking end to her character. I will say however, Braxton did a fairly good job for the characters conclusion.

[@hodjpodj3958]

@@jeffsullivan2044 Maybe actress Ellen Barber, another Secret Storm alumna, would have made a better replacement for Cardille.

[@MMB18abel]

Not relevant to the show here but on this date, CBS ended MATCH GAME after a near 6 year run.

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

Abel E. Jimenez And continued in first run syndication until 1982.

[@ozzielee9058]

I thought Match Game was on "forever." Didn't know it was 6 years. A decent run, none-the-less.

[@adelgado75]

Is any of the Meecham storyline available for viewing?

[@fbueller]

adelgado75 I would to see it.

[@ziggy12657]

Most of the story revolves on what a monster Wade Meecham was. Wade blackmailed Logan into legalizing his X-rated movie house or he’ll expose Winter as an ex-porno queen. Wade also had a stranglehold on Tank Jarvis who burnt down the x-rated theater. Wade even threatened to have Tank thrown back in prison. Wade tricked Margo into finance his porno empire and Wade was blackmailing her with a manuscript that detailed their association. Wade even forced Winter into going to bed with him in order for Winter to protect Logan, but Wade secretly videotaped it with a hidden camera.

[@mikejohnson9852]

5:06 Margo Huntington or Margaret Hamilton!

[@johnlewinski6359]

That's not Nicole! :(

[@nycazfan1]

That is Nicole. Jayne Bentzen played Nicole from January 1978-June 1981.

[@johnlewinski6359]

@@nycazfan1 - yeah but the previous one was best

[@jeffsullivan2044]

While Maeve Maguire was certainly the most popular " Nicole", the series was aiming to nab more younger viewers thus enter Jayne Bentzen. Nicole was DE-AGED almost. 20 years! While I too, loved Maeve Maguire, I grew to love Jaynes performance very quickly, especially in regards to the Winter Austen storyline ( another character I really loved as played by Lori Cardille ).

[@ozzielee9058]

That is bizarre that they'd de-age a character that much. I remember reading about it in some soap history article.