Series
Roses Are for the Rich
- Creator
- Michael Miller
- Year
- 1987
Roses Are for the Rich is a 1987 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television drama miniseries starring Lisa Hartman, Bruce Dern, Joe Penny, Richard Masur and Howard Duff. In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.
Episodes
Top cast
Lisa Hartman
Autumn McAvin Norton Corbett Osborne
Bruce Dern
Douglas Osborne
Britton Elliott
Young Autumn
Joe Penny
Lloyd Murphy
Richard Masur
Everett Corbett
Howard Duff
Denton
Morgan Stevens
Brian Osborne
Jim Youngs
Lonnie Norton
Betty Buckley
Ella
Rita Zohar
Daisy
Anne Haney
Aunt Molly
Peggy Pope
Bea Osborne
Madison Mason
Prentiss Osborne
Robert Picardo
Durant
Kate Mulgrew
Kendall Murphy
Created by
Michael Miller
Directed by
Michael Miller
Written by
Jonell Lawson, Judith Paige Mitchell