Elliot Carson, Constance's husband who works for the local newspaper. Barbara Parkins as Betty Anderson, Dana's mother who has recently become engaged with Dorian. She carries a secret about Dana's father. Evelyn Scott as Ada Jacks, Rita's mother and the owner of a local tavern. Ruth Warrick as Hannah Cord, the housekeeper of the Peyton mansion and caretaker of Dana. Later her son, Steven is revealed to be the boy's father. Deborah Goodrich as Kelly Carson, Dana's vicious and spoiled girlfriend. She is Constance and Elliot's daughter & Allison's sister. She struggles with the burden of standing in Allison's shadow. Bruce Greenwood as Dana Harrington, Betty's rebellious son with a wealthy background. He has a relationship with Kelly, but falls in love with Megan. His father is revealed to be Steven Cord. Marguerite Hickey as Megan MacKenzie, Allison's 20-year-old daughter who becomes the love interest of Dana. Despite her tough childhood - growing up mostly in orphanages - she is described as sweet and caring. Tony Quinn as Joey Harrington, Norman and Rita's teenage son who is in love with Kelly. John Beck as Dorian Blake, Betty's strict and demanding fiance, who does not get along with Dana. Production In June 1984, it was reported that executive producer Michael Filerman was in charge of the TV film Peyton Place: The Next Generation, and that writer Rita Lakin was penning the script. Filerman revealed that Barbara Parkins, Ed Nelson, Ruth Warrick and James Douglas had already showed interest in reprising their role. Furthermore, Lana Turner was approached to play the same role that she enacted in the original 1957 film, but the part eventually went to Dorothy Malone, who portrayed Constance MacKenzie in the soap opera. Malone was "overjoyed at the prospect of rejoining her old friends and stepping back into her past." In December 1984, it was announced that production was set to begin in February 1985, with a cast including Parkins, Leslie Nielsen, Nelson and Warrick. Whereas Parkins refused to appear in the show's precedent TV film Murder in Peyton Place (1977), she "was quick to agree to the reunion show." She admitted that she did not like the first script, until several rewrites were made in December 1984. Furthermore, Nelson exclaimed that he was "thrilled" to return. His real life son was set to play his son in the film, but he ultimately did not appear in the