Storyline

Andre Valeur, a successful businessman, lives in an upscale Montreal neighborhood and Paris. Daughter Stephanie is a model, Danielle a reporter. Rob works for his father but prefers the nightlife. Wife Katherine is unhapoy just being a socialite.

First Aired

1988-01-03
Last Aired

1988-05-24
Creator

Robert Lantos
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

16
Status

Canceled
Language

English
Network

CTV

Keywords:

tycoon wealth power

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Season 1

1. The Ties That Bind

In the series opener, André's hard-driving business tactics contribute to his brother's fatal heart at...More

In the series opener, André's hard-driving business tactics contribute to his brother's fatal heart attack. Rob is torn between his responsibilities to VALCO and his new nightclub. Stéphanie finds a model's life tougher than she expected.Less

52mins 1988-01-03

2. A Question of Honour

André steps in to deal with the fallout after his nephew Roland botches the handling of a toxic gas le...More

André steps in to deal with the fallout after his nephew Roland botches the handling of a toxic gas leak at a VALCO plant, endangering a nearby First Nation reserve. Katherine forces Danielle to deal with a former lover who has developed serious mental problems.Less

52mins 1988-01-04

3. The Best of Intentions

Rob attempts to persuade his old lover to leave a Paris terrorist organization while Danielle is offer...More

Rob attempts to persuade his old lover to leave a Paris terrorist organization while Danielle is offered a job as a correspondent for a U.S. television network.Less

52mins 1988-01-11

4. The Truth of the Matter

Danielle is wooed by a charming conman who sues her for breach of promise after she rejects him. Stéph...More

Danielle is wooed by a charming conman who sues her for breach of promise after she rejects him. Stéphanie is asked to return to her old dance company, much to Katherine's disappointment.Less

52mins 1988-01-18

5. Fashion Statement

Stéphanie is seemingly kidnapped by an animal rights organization during her fashion show, but when th...More

Stéphanie is seemingly kidnapped by an animal rights organization during her fashion show, but when the fake stunt turns real and André's efforts to pressure the French police fail, it's up to Stéphanie to engineer her own escape.Less

52mins 1988-02-01

6. Best Laid Plans

Danielle is torn when she discovers a politician she admires has had an affair with a young boy. André...More

Danielle is torn when she discovers a politician she admires has had an affair with a young boy. André realizes he must risk destroying a friendship to save an old friend's company while Katherine, ironically, develops a closer relationship with the wife of André's friend.Less

52mins 1988-03-01

7. Decisions

Katherine flies to Paris to help Stéphanie make a decision about her new pregnancy. Rob witnesses an u...More

Katherine flies to Paris to help Stéphanie make a decision about her new pregnancy. Rob witnesses an underworld murder, which leads to shocking revelations about his business partner. André meets with a priest whose church VALCO plans to demolish.Less

52mins 1988-03-08

8. Cries in the Night

Rob becomes involved with a Haitian refugee with trauma in her past. Katherine suspects the administra...More

Rob becomes involved with a Haitian refugee with trauma in her past. Katherine suspects the administrator of her human rights organization of stealing funds. In France, Stéphanie deals with an unwelcome houseguest.Less

52mins 1988-03-15

9. Succession Duties

Everyone wants to celebrate André's 50th except for André, who occupies himself with the purchase of a...More

Everyone wants to celebrate André's 50th except for André, who occupies himself with the purchase of a highly coveted oil company.Less

52mins 1988-03-22

10. Lighting a Fire

Danielle becomes involved with a professor-turned-carpenter who brings his 2-year-old baby to live wit...More

Danielle becomes involved with a professor-turned-carpenter who brings his 2-year-old baby to live with them without the mother's knowledge. Meanwhile, Rob has a problem when a fading rockabilly star decides to stage a sit-in at Le Purgatoire to get this tour dates backLess

52mins 1988-03-29

11. Rules of the Game

André comes up with a plan when the union manipulates both him and the workers during a labor dispute....More

André comes up with a plan when the union manipulates both him and the workers during a labor dispute. Danielle tries to find a way to help Rob out of paying a local gangster "protection money." Stéphanie teases Kelly about her new job as a spokesperson for condoms.Less

52mins 1988-04-19

12. Still Life

Danielle's story about private collectors corrupting the art market takes a hit when she learns her ow...More

Danielle's story about private collectors corrupting the art market takes a hit when she learns her own father is part of the game.Less

52mins 1988-04-26

13. Passages

André decides to let Rob handle some business with a French shipping company, but Rob quickly finds hi...More

André decides to let Rob handle some business with a French shipping company, but Rob quickly finds himself blackmailed by the owner and turns to Danielle for help. Katherine visits two old artist friends in Paris, one of whom is dying, and reveals some stories from her past.Less

52mins 1988-05-03

14. Royal Wedding

André decides to stay behind to take care of some business when the rest of the family attends the wed...More

André decides to stay behind to take care of some business when the rest of the family attends the wedding of the son of an old friend.Less

52mins 1988-05-10

15. Hello Stranger

Roland recognizes Solange's capability, Kelly takes interest in a battered child living next door and ...More

Roland recognizes Solange's capability, Kelly takes interest in a battered child living next door and André throws the whole family out of balance.Less

52mins 1988-05-17

16. Reunion

When Stéphanie uses a video camera to capture testimonials from the family during a reunion, she revea...More

When Stéphanie uses a video camera to capture testimonials from the family during a reunion, she reveals deep secrets about each of her relatives.Less