I finally sat down and watched the pilot of Berrenger's and it's fairly easy to see why it failed. Just like Paper Dolls, there's simply too many characters and it feels like stepping into a soap circa season 3. Ultimately, I think trying to do the upstairs, downstairs thing doesn't really work when there's a lack of natural interactions in their home environment - the same with Paper Dolls, it just ends up feeling like two different shows rolled into one. I think it would've been a better idea to pick a focus (either the wealthy Berrenger's or the people on the floor) and then expand. I will say though I did love Anita Morris's character Barbara the moment she stepped onto the scene - she really deserved bigger roles!
I do wonder though if we'll ever get the final two episodes, as I've only ever seen the first ten episodes circulated.
By the way, is this a young Michael Michele (8 minutes into the pilot)? It's just a non-speaking extra part, so it explains why it wouldn't be listed on her IMDB page.
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