Beauty and the Beast
Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairytale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent,(a mythic, noble man-beast) and Catherine (an asst DA in New York); and a secret Utopian society of outcasts living in an underground sanctuary where Vincent is protected and loved. Through an emotional bond connecting Vincent to Catherine, he comes to be her protector as well as the man she loves. The series follows the developing relationship between them and nicely fleshes out the underground world of labyrinth tunnels, mystical waterfalls, and people who have come together to form a loving and nurturing family.
- 1987-1990
- 3 seasons
- CBS
- Suspense, Drama, Fantasy
- TV-PG
Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairytale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent,(a mythic, noble man-beast) and Catherine (an asst DA in New York); and a secret Utopian society of outcasts living in an underground sanctuary where Vincent is protected and loved. Through an emotional bond connecting Vincent to Catherine, he comes to be her protector as well as the man she loves. The series follows the developing relationship between them and nicely fleshes out the underground world of labyrinth tunnels, mystical waterfalls, and people who have come together to form a loving and nurturing family.
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
Fri, Sep 25, 1987 49 mins
Attacked, mutilated and left for dead, Catherine Chandler is rescued by the mysterious man-beast called Vincent.
Episode 2
Terrible Savior
Fri, Oct 2, 1987 49 mins
Witness descriptions of a vigilante lead Catherine to fear Vincent may be a killer.
Episode 3
Siege
Fri, Oct 9, 1987 49 mins
Vincent helps the residents of an apartment building defend their homes against thugs who want them out so the land can be re-developed.
Episode 4
No Way Down
Fri, Oct 16, 1987 49 mins
Blinded by an explosion, Vincent is captured by a vicious street gang. Catherine enlists the help of Isaac to come rescue her friend. Meanwhile, a former nurse overcomes her fear and helps the hapless stranger outside her doorway.
Episode 5
Masques
Fri, Oct 30, 1987 49 mins
Free to walk the streets openly on Halloween, Vincent becomes the guardian of an Irish peace activist who's been targeted for assassination.
Episode 6
Beast Within
Fri, Nov 6, 1987 48 mins
Vincent must choose loyalties when a childhood friend becomes a mob enforcer.
Episode 7
Nor Iron Bars a Cage
Fri, Nov 13, 1987 49 mins
Accidentally caught on film, Vincent become the target of a scientist desperate to learn the truth about him.
Episode 8
Song of Orpheus
Fri, Nov 20, 1987 49 mins
When Father ventures to the Above World for the first time in decades, he is arrested for murder. Vincent and Catherine must delve into Father's mysterious past to uncover the truth.
Episode 9
Dark Spirit
Fri, Nov 27, 1987 49 mins
Investigating a mysterious death makes Catherine the target of a voodoo cult.
Episode 10
A Children's Story
Fri, Dec 4, 1987 49 mins
Catherine learns that the city's model foster home for children is hiding a dark secret.
Episode 11
An Impossible Silence
Fri, Dec 18, 1987 49 mins
When someone is arrested for murder, the D.A. is ready to prosecute but Vincent tells Catherine that someone from the tunnel world saw the murder and says that the one who was arrested is not the killer. But the person is not willing to come forward. So Catherine tries to investigate on her own which makes her boss unhappy.
Episode 12
Shades of Grey
Fri, Jan 8, 1988 49 mins
Mouse makes his first appearance - and is quickly shunned by the family of tunnel folk for thievery. But shortly after Mouse's month-long period of silence begins, Father and Vincent get trapped underground, Father is seriously hurt, and no one can figure how to get them out. Up top, Catherine has dealings with Elliot Burch again - and he manages to worm his way back into her life. In a world of dark gray, everyone learns that things aren't quite as black-and-white as they might like them to be.
Episode 13
China Moon
Fri, Jan 15, 1988 49 mins
Vincent and Catherine help a Chinatown beauty avoid an arranged marriage by escaping into the underground.
Episode 14
The Alchemist
Fri, Jan 22, 1988 49 mins
A new drug is in circulation and a task force is created to find the one behind it. Catherine and Joe are part of it. Eventually Catherine learns that the drug comes from the tunnel world, she tells Vincent. Who talks to Father who suspects it's a man named Paracelsus. He's a brilliant man who helped create the tunnel world but was forced out when he became ambitious and now lives in exile. Father approaches him and asks him to stop what he is doing but he replies if he opposes him, he will reveal the tunnel world.
Episode 15
Temptation
Fri, Feb 5, 1988 49 mins
A beautiful attorney seduces Catherine's boss, Joe Maxwell, creating a serious conflict of interest.
Episode 16
Promises of Someday
Fri, Feb 12, 1988 49 mins
Catherine is disturbed when she begins to suspect the new attorney in her office is a fraud... and more disturbed when she finds him looking for the entrance to Vincent's world.
Episode 17
Down to a Sunless Sea
Fri, Feb 19, 1988 49 mins
Catherine fails to heed Vincent's warnings about her dangerous former law-school beau.
Episode 18
Fever
Fri, Feb 26, 1988 49 mins
After Mouse discovers a ship's gold and gemstones treasure buried beneath the city, Vincent's community is torn apart by greed and strife.
Episode 19
Everything Is Everything
Fri, Mar 4, 1988 49 mins
A Romani boy clears his father's name and regains the love and trust of his grandparents with Vincent and Catherine's help.
Episode 20
To Reign in Hell
Fri, Mar 18, 1988 46 mins
Vincent prepares for a battle to the death after Catherine is kidnapped by a giant warrior.
Episode 21
Ozymandias
Fri, Apr 1, 1988 49 mins
Vincent's world Below is threatened by a massive tower being built by Elliot Burch, a former suitor of Catherine's. She agrees to marry Burch on the condition that he halt construction.
Episode 22
A Happy Life
Fri, Apr 8, 1988 49 mins
Catherine and Vincent are forced to question if they could ever be truly happy together.