East of Eden

1h 33min

Drama

Soap

A powerful eight-hour adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as battling brothers reminiscent of Cain and Abel, and Jane Seymour as the malevolent young woman who toys with their emotions.

Episodes

Cast

Part 1

1. Part 1

2h 25min

8th Feb 1981

John Steinbeck's generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as Cain-and-Abel brothers and Jane Seymour as the vixen who comes between them.

Part 2

2. Part 2

1h 33min

9th Feb 1981

Adam's dreams of a California ranch are dashed when his wife (Jane Seymour) deserts him and her newborn twins to work in a bordello.

Part 3

3. Part 3

2h 24min

11th Feb 1981

The burden of the past weighs heavily on the teenage Trask twins as bitter revelations tear the family apart.

First air date

8th Feb 1981

Last air date

11th Feb 1981

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks