Ewing Oil finds its caring side

Intead of unfettered Reagan-era capitalism, eighties TV favourite 'Dallas' reawakes in a gentler world.

If any TV programme caught the spirit of 1980s America it was surely Dallas, that merry-go-round of greed, jealousy, conspicuous consumption and love triangles.

So popular did the series prove in Britain that almost as many people tuned in to find out who shot JR Ewing as watched Prince Charles marry Diana.

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