If_Tomorrow_Comes_(miniseries)

<i>If Tomorrow Comes</i> (miniseries)

If Tomorrow Comes (miniseries)

American TV series or program


Sidney Sheldon's If Tomorrow Comes is a 1986 American television miniseries based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Sidney Sheldon, starring Madolyn Smith, Tom Berenger and David Keith.[1][2] It was directed by Jerry London and the screenplay was written by Carmen Culver.

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Plot summary

Trying to get justice for her wronged mother, Tracy Whitney is instead framed by a gangster and sent to prison for 15 years. At first a victim, Tracy makes alliances and plots her escape. She abandons her plan in order to save the warden's young daughter from drowning, earning herself a pardon. Tracy avenges herself and her mother, and is soon recruited by the mysterious Gunther Hartog to be a master thief. She crosses paths with another con artist, Jeff Stevens, to whom she is attracted but is not sure she can trust. Trailing behind them is the unstable insurance investigator Daniel Cooper.

Cast

Production and broadcast

The role of con artist Tracy required 16 disguises for Smith, who called the miniseries "a very classy soap opera" that is "fun and adventuresome".[2] The seven-hour miniseries was broadcast on CBS in three parts on March 16, 17 and 18, 1986.[2]

Home media

If Tomorrow Comes was released on VHS by Anchor Bay on September 30, 1997 (318 minutes), and in a two-disc DVD set from Image Entertainment on March 1, 2011 (313 minutes).


References

  1. "If Tomorrow Comes". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. Buck, Jerry (March 16, 1986). "Madolyn Smith Plays Bank Clerk Turned Con Artist". Daytona Beach News-Journal. p. TV-4. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

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