It was over 20 years before anyone
picked up the gantlet thrown down by Patrick McGoohan in 1967 with The
Prisoner, and although David Lynch & Mark Frost were obviously not
directly inspired by it, this was with out a doubt the first television
that has had the same impact (Albeit with a different message). David Lynch
was such a cult director at the time, that anything he put his name to
was bound to be a run a way success, unfortunately when Laura Palmer's
murderer was found, many viewers just tuned out. (Which is a shame, because
the story was just beginning) For most, the show was "Strange and
complicated" at best, but for more open minded lovers of the weird and
wonderful, Twin Peaks is one of the greatest television shows ever made.
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CAST Kyle MacLachlan
Dale Cooper Michael Ontkean
Sheriff Harry S. Truman Mädchen Amick
Shelly Johnson Dana Ashbrook
Bobby Briggs Richard Beymer
Benjamin Horne Lara Flynn Boyle
Donna Marie Hayward Sherilyn Fenn
Audrey Horne Warren Frost
Dr. William Hayward Peggy Lipton
Norma Jennings James Marshall
James Hurley Everett McGill
Ed Hurley Jack Nance
Pete Martell Ray Wise
Leland Palmer Piper Laurie
Catherine Packard Martell Rick Giolito
Montana Adele Gilbert
Midge Loomer James Craven
Male Parole Board Officer Mary Chalon
Female Parole Board Member #2 Don Amendolia
Emory Battis Michael J. Anderson The
Dwarf John Apicella
Jeffrey Marsh Phoebe Augustine
Ronette Pulaski Robert Bauer (III)
Johnny Horne Frances Bay
Mrs. Tremond James Booth
Ernie Niles John Boylan (I)
Mayor Dwyane Milford Ian Buchanan
Richard Tremayne Victoria Catlin
Blackie O'Reilly Joan Chen
Josie Packard Catherine E. Coulson The
Log Lady/Margaret Julee Cruise
Herself Jan D'Arcy
Sylvia Horne Eric DaRe
Leo Johnson Don S. Davis
Maj. Garland Briggs Mary Jo Deschanel
Eileen Hayward David Duchovny
DEA Agent Dennis/Denise Bryson Miguel Ferrer
Agent Albert Rosenfield Harry Goaz
Deputy Andy Brennan Galyn Görg
Nancy O'Reilly Heather Graham
Annie Blackburn Jane Greer
Vivian Smythe Joshua Harris
Nicolas 'Little Nicky' Needleman Gary Hershberger
Mike Nelson Michael Horse
Deputy Tommy "Hawk" Hill David Patrick Kelly
Jerry Horne Sheryl Lee
Madeleine Ferguson/Laura Palmer Robyn Lively
Lana Budding Nicholas Love
Malcolm Sloan Austin Jack Lynch
Pierre Tremond David Lynch
Agent Gordon Cole Carol Lynley
Diane, Cooper's secretary Brenda E. Mathers
Caroline Powell Earle Annette McCarthy
Evelyn Marsh Chris Mulkey
Hank Jennings Dan O'Herlihy
Andrew Packard Brenda Strong
Jones Gavan O'Herlihy
RCMP Officer Preston King Carel Struycken
The Giant Walter Olkewicz
Jaques Renault Michael Parks
Jean Renault Mak Takano
Jonathan Kumagai Alan Ogle
Janek Pulaski Kimmy Robertson
Lucy Moran Wendy Robie
Nadine Hurley Russ Tamblyn
Doctor Lawrence Jacoby Frank Silva
Bob Michelle Milantoni
Suburbis Pulaski Charlotte Stewart
Elizabeth Briggs Lenny von Dohlen
Harold Smith Jill Rogosheske
Trudy Al Strobel
Philip Michael Gerard/Mike/The One-Armed Man Jessica Wallenfels
Harriet Hayward Kim Lentz
Bartender David Warner
Thomas Eckhardt Charlie Spradling
Swabbie Kenneth Welsh
Windom Earle Brett Vadset
Joey Paulson Clay Wilcox
Bernard Renault Erika Anderson
Emerald/Jade ("Invitation to love") Clarence Williams III Roger
Hardy Lance Davis
Chet ("Invitation to love") Mae Williams
Mrs. Tremond Peter Michael Goetz
Jared ("Invitation to love") Hank Worden
The Room-Service Waiter Fumio Yamaguchi
Tojamura Grace Zabriskie
Sarah Palmer Billy Zane
John Justice Wheeler Kathleen Wilhoite
Gwen Morton Mary Bond Davis
Female Parole Board Member #1 Brian Straub
Einar Thorson Mary Stavin
Heba Eve Brent
Theodora Ridgely Lisa Ann Cabasa
Jenny Charles Hoyes
Decker David L. Lander
Tim Pinkle Mark Lowenthal
Mr. Neff Alicia Witt
Gersten Hayward Jennifer Aquino
Eolani Jacoby Robert Davenport
Johnny Horne Ron Taylor
Coach Wingate
EPISODE GUIDE
0 (2hrs)
Never shown in U.S. STUDIO PILOT (European
Video Release)
SEASON ONE
Pilot (1000) - Original airdate:
April 8, 1990
Laura Palmer's body is discovered, wrapped in
plastic; Ronette Pulaski wanders out of the woods; FBI Agent Dale Cooper
arrives in Twin Peaks to investigate and finds
an unusual clue on Laura's body; Audrey Horne disrupts her father's negotiations
with some Norwegian businessmen; Cooper and Sheriff
Truman discover the grisly murder site in the woods, and warn the
town that the killer may be from their community;
tempers flare at the Roadhouse.
Director: David Lynch Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 1 (1001) ["Traces to
Nowhere"] - Original airdate: April 12, 1990
FBI Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry Truman
discover more about the troubled secret life of the murdered Laura Palmer;
Big Ed Hurley reveals that he was drugged at
the Roadhouse; a frightened James Hurley, vengeful Bobby Briggs and Mike
Nelson are released from jail; Catherine Martell
lays bare her plot to take control of the Packard sawmill.
Director: Duwayne Dunham Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 2 (1002) ["Zen, or the
Skill to Catch a Killer"] - Original airdate: April 19, 1990
FBI Agent Dale Cooper demonstrates an unusual
deductive technique for the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department; Benjamin
Horne and his brother, Jerry, take a trip to
One-Eyed Jacks; Donna Hayward and James Hurley pledge their love; Leo
Johnson holds Bobby Briggs at gunpoint; Cooper
has a strange dream.
Director: David Lynch Writers: David Lynch and Mark Frost
Episode 3 (1003) ["Rest in Pain"]
- Original airdate: April 26, 1990
The townsfolk of Twin Peaks gather for Laura Palmer's
funeral; Cooper interprets his dream about the killer; Truman reveals to
Cooper the secret of the Bookhouse Boys.
Director: Tina Rathborne Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 4 (1004) ["The One-Armed
Man"] - Original airdate: May 3, 1990
Cooper and Truman track down the one-armed man
and some strange new evidence in Laura Palmer's murder; Norma
Jennings attends a parole board hearing for her
husband; Audrey Horne decides to begin her own investigation.
Director: Tim Hunter Writer: Robert Engels
Episode 5 (1005) ["Cooper's Dreams"]
- Original airdate: May 10, 1990
Cooper and Truman have tea with the Log Lady and
discover a macabre crime scene in the woods; Audrey Horne takes a job
at her father's department store; Hank Jennings
returns from prison to the Double R Diner; James Hurley and Donna Hayward
take Madeleine Ferguson into their confidence.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter Writer: Mark Frost
Episode 6 (1006) ["Realization
Time"] - Original airdate: May 17, 1990
Agent Cooper and Big Ed pay a special visit to
One-Eyed Jacks, while Audrey Horne goes undercover as a hostess there;
Josie Packard shares her suspicions with Truman
about Catherine Martell's intentions; Dr. Jacoby receives a phone call
from
the dead Laura Palmer.
Director: Caleb Deschanel Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 7 (1007) ["The Last Evening"]
- Original airdate: May 24, 1990
Cooper and Truman's investigation builds to a
terrifying conclusion; Dr. Jacoby heads for his rendezvous with "Laura
Palmer"--and its bizarre consequences; Catherine
Martell and Shelly Johnson are hopelessly trapped; Hank Jennings' evil
influence spreads, engulfing Josie Packard.
Director: Mark Frost Writer: Mark Frost
SEASON TWO
Episode 1 (2001) ["May the Giant
Be with You"] - Original airdate: September 30, 1990
A shot and bleeding Agent Cooper has visions of
a giant; Audrey is imprisoned at the casino/bordello One-Eyed Jacks; Donna
receives a strange message; Josie and Catherine
are missing; a stirring Ronette relives Laura's murder.
Director: David Lynch Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 2 (2002) ["Coma"] - Original
airdate: October 6, 1990
Cooper learns his ex-partner, Windom Earle, has
escaped from a mental asylum; Major Briggs gives Cooper a message;
Donna meets an eerie old woman and her grandson;
Ben orders Leland killed; Deputy Andy thinks he's sterile; Audrey learns
more about Laura, but is uncovered by a vengeful
Blackie.
Director: David Lynch Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 3 (2003) ["The Man Behind
Glass"] - Original airdate: October 13, 1990
Donna finds a diary of Laura's at Harold Smith's
house; Blackie holds Audrey hostage, and plots with Jean Renault; James
and
Madeleine become close, to Donna's dismay; Lucy
lunches with Dick Tremayne; Dr. Jacoby undergoes hypnosis, leading to an
arrest.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter Write: Robert Engels
Episode 4 (2004) ["Laura's Secret
Diary"] - Original airdate: October 20, 1990
Cooper is stymied by an unusual request from Ben
Horne to save Audrey's life; Josie introduces her "cousin" Jonathan from
Hong Kong; Renault deals with Battis.
Director: Todd Holland Writers: Jerry Stahl, Mark Frost, Harley Peyton,
and Robert Engels
Episode 5 (2005) ["The Orchid's
Curse"] - Original airdate: October 27, 1990
Cooper and Truman stage a raid on One-Eyed Jacks;
Leland attends his court hearing; Donna and Madeleine plot to steal
Laura's secret diary from Harold Smith; Ben gets
a business proposition.
Director: Graeme Clifford Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 6 (2006) ["Demons"] -
Original airdate: November 3, 1990
Donna and Madeleine fear an enraged Harold Smith;
Shelly and Bobby, hold a "welcome home" party for the comatose Leo;
Cooper's boss, Gordon Cole, visits to warn Cooper
of threats; Josie strieks a deal with Ben and leaves with Jonathan; the
one-armed man reveals some information about
"Bob".
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 7 (2007) ["Lonely Souls"]
- Original airdate: November 10, 1990
Ben is brought in for questioning after Audrey
confronts him about One-Eyed Jacks and passes the information to Cooper;
Andy ponders the meaning of Harold Smith's note;
having misjudged the money due them, Shelly and Bobby are
cash-strapped; Bobby finds a microcassette of
Leo's; Madeleine prepares to go home; Pete learns Tojamura's plans.
Director: David Lynch Writer: Mark Frost
Episode 8 (2008) ["Drive with
a Dead Girl"] - Original airdate: November 17, 1990
Norma's visiting mother introduces her new husband,
unaware of his connections to Hank; Lucy returns, with her sister; Bobby
decides to blackmail Ben, who also gets a tape-recorded
ultimatum; the one-armed man leads to a grisly discovery.
Director: Caleb Deschanel Writer: Scott Frost
Episode 9 (2009) ["Arbitrary
Law"] - Original airdate: December 1, 1990
From a piece of Laura's secret diary, Cooper discovers
he and Laura shared the same dream, with her message in it leading
him to her killer; Catherine tricks Ben into
signing away the mill; Lucy, Andy and Tremayne confront each other over
her
pregnancy.
Director: Tim Hunter Writers: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, and Robert
Engels
Episode 10 (2010) ["Dispute Between
Brothers"] - Original airdate: December 8, 1990
As Cooper says his goodbyes, an FBI agent arrives
to suspend him and investigate the unauthorized One-Eyed Jacks affair;
the
publisher of the Twin Peaks Gazette argues with
his brother, the Mayor; Renault recruits Hank and Ernie to frame Cooper;
Nadine, deluded that she's a teenager, enrolls
in high school; Major Briggs, fishing with Cooper, has a strange encounter
in the
woods.
Director: Tina Rathborne Writer: Tricia Brock
Episode 11 (2011) ["Masked Ball"]
- Original airdate: December 15, 1990
Cooper is investigated by the FBI and the DEA;
Nadine falls for teen Mike Nelson; James gets room and board for helping
a
beautiful blond; Hank confronts Ben; Tremayne
becomes Big Brother to a terror; Catherine forces Josie to become her maid;
Andrew Packard turns up alive.
Director: Duwayne Dunham Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 12 (2012) ["The Black
Widow"] - Original airdate: January 12, 1991
Cooper finds cocaine at a deserted house Renault
uses; Andy and Tremayne confront concerns of Nicky's past; a mentally
decaying Ben has Bobby tail Hank; Dougie Milford
dies under unusual circumstances; supernaturally superstrong Nadine joins
the wrestling team; Major Briggs returns.
Director: Caleb Deschanel Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 13 (2013) ["Checkmate"]
- Original airdate: January 19, 1991
Cooper is held hostage by Renault; Andy and Tremayne
pry into Nicky's past; Catherine professes her love for Ben; James
succumbs to a treacherous Evelyn; Ed and Norma
succumb to each other; Hank confronts Big Ed; Cooper's ex-partner
Windom Earle makes a move.
Cooper confides to Truman his past experiences
with Windom Earle; Earle meanwhile takes in Leo; Audrey strikes a business
deal with Bobby; James realizes he has been set
up; Josie's dangerous old lover, Thomas Eckhardt, appears.
Director: Uli Edel Writer: Scott Frost
Episode 15 (2015) ["Slaves and
Masters"] - Original airdate: February 9, 1991
Cooper finds some evidence about who shot him,
and gets help from the town's resident chess master in matching wits with
Windom Earle in the deadly chess game; Donna
makes a desperate plea to save James; Nadine surprises Ed and Norma;
Catherine uses Josie to lure Eckhardt.
Director: Diane Keaton Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 16 (2016) ["The Condemned
Woman"] - Original airdate: February 16, 1991
Ed proposes to Norma; James and Donna break up;
Audrey meets a handsome, wealthy admirer from her past; Earle mails a
puzzle to Audrey, Shelly and Donna; Josie makes
a confession, after a dreaded encounter with Thomas Eckhardt; Cooper has
another vision.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter Writer: Tricia Block
Episode 17 (2017) ["Wounds and
Scars"] -Original airdate: March 28, 1991
Cooper is attracted to Norma's sister, Annie,
returning to the world from a convent; Truman withdraws from everyone;
Donna
receives a macabre family visitor; Audrey falls
for Wheeler; Nadine and her teenage beau Mike Nelson check into the Great
Northern Hotel; Ben hosts an environmental benefit.
Director: James Foley Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 18 (2018) ["On the Wings
of Love"] - Original airdate: April 4, 1991
Cooper and the Sheriff's Department go spelunking
in Owl Cave; Truman awakens in the murderous embrace of a naked
woman; Windom Earle insinuates himself into the
lives of potential victims; Audrey and Donna see Mrs. Hayward meet with
Ben.
Director: Duwayne Dunham Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 19 (2019) ["Variations
on Relations"] - Original airdate: April 11, 1991
Cooper and Truman try to decipher the hieroglyph
from Owl Cave; plans for the Miss Twin Peaks contest get underway;
Tremayne holds a wine tasting at the Great Northern
Hotel; Cooper falls for Annie, and Gordon for Shelley; Windom Earle
makes his next move.
Director: Jonathan Sanger Writers: Mark Frost and Harley Peyton
Episode 20 (2020) ["The Path
to the Black Lodge"] - Original airdate: April 18, 1991
Cooper and Truman continue to investigate the
mystery of Owl Cave; Windom Earle snares Major Briggs; Cooper romances
Annie; Donna makes a discovery on her birth certificate;
Wheeler leaves suddenly after receiving urgent news.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 21 (2021 Part 1)
["Miss Twin Peaks"] - Original airdate: June 10, 1991
(broadcast in the US as a 2-hour "movie" with episode 22)
Cooper and Truman decipher part of the secret
of the Black Lodge; Cooper helps Annie prepare for the Miss Twin Peaks
contest; Major Briggs escapes from Earle; Catherine
continues her battle with the black box; Lucy chooses the father of her
baby; Earle interrupts the contest.
Director: Tim Hunter Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 29 (2021, Part 2) ["Beyond
Life and Death"] - Original airdate: June 10, 1991
(broadcast in the US as a 2-hour "movie" with episode 28)
Cooper and Truman figure out the location of the
Black Lodge, and rush to save Miss Twin Peaks there; Nadine regains her
senses; Donna confronts her parents about Ben;
Audrey stages an act of civil disobedience; Cooper enters the Black Lodge.
Director: David Lynch Writers: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, Robert
Engels
