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Release Date September 25, 1987Cast Dean Norris, Ignatius Wolfington, Linda Hamilton, Piper Laurie, Ron Perlman, Benjamin Agosto, Bernie Pock, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone, Ren Woods, Ellen Geer, Ritch Brinkley, Stephen McHattie, Edward Albert, Jo Anderson, Alex Datcher, Robert Pastorelli, Rutanya Alda,...

Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has revealed that her current storyline has changed her views on surrogacy. The actress's character Tina McIntyre is currently carrying a baby for Gary Windass and Izzy Armstrong in an ongoing plot for the Weatherfield soap. Appearing on ITV1's This Morning today (December 12), Keegan spoke further about a meeting she had with real-life surrogate mum Jo Anderson to research the storyline.

Pictured: Michelle Keegan on This Morning. Keegan explained: "I met a lady called Jo who was amazing. No-one really talks about surrogacy, it's a bit of a taboo subject. She basically said, 'I've had my own children and I wanted to help other people have children'. (more)...

In 1987, television was evolving. Thanks to Hill Street Blues, the way dramatic stories were presented became more complex, the storytelling more diverse and the stories more compressed. The subject matter was also starting to broaden, moving beyond cops, lawyers and doctors. It was just before the Sf wave kicked off with Star Trek: The Next Generation but that didn’t stop CBS from trying something a little different.

On a Friday night, September 25, 1987, audiences were treated to a different look at the classic Beauty and the Beast tale. The series starred Ron Perlman as Vincent, the beast, a mutant of some sort, who comes to the rescue of Linda Hamilton’s Catherine, a rich girl turned assistant district attorney. Their connection became the stuff of fairy tale and from that pilot episode, their fates became inextricable.

It had all the lush romance of a Harlequin book and the action to keep spouses by their side.