Soap Fever

With the Soviet Union’s dissolution dragging down the economy of neighboring Finland, the Scandinavian country was plunged in a period of protracted recession. And with no recovery in sight, a soap opera offered Finns a respite from the grim reality; the debut of The Bold and the Beautiful on television quickly amassed a vast and dedicated following, whereas the arrival of American idols in the country, on tour, elicited unprecedented frenzy.

CAST

Anne-Mari AlajuumaSelf

Jussi JänttiSelf

Hanna PitkänenSelf

Kaarina HazardSelf

Marko ReijonenSelf

Aira TapioSelf

Jorma MoilanenSelf

Hessu ReijonenSelf (archive footage)

Ronn MossSelf / Ridge Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joanna JohnsonSelf / Caroline Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)

John McCookSelf / Eric Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shari ShattuckSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Katherine Kelly LangSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Darlene ConleySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Don JohnsonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)