The Insiders (TV series) dancers in Michael Jackson's video "Beat It". This show follows the smash hit success of "Miami Vice", which it greatly resembled in style and content, and came from the same production company. The Insiders (TV series) The Insiders is an American drama series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1985 until June 2, 1986. starring Nicholas Campbell, Stoney Jackson and Gail Strickland. The one season program aired on Wednesday nights on ABC in the fall of 1985. It was directed by Bobby Roth, now known for the series "Prison Break". It is also known for its popular theme song
Paul Scofield "", Bloom recalls that during the production she had a serious crush on Scofield. As Scofield was happily married and the father of a son, Bloom hoped only "to be flirted with and taken some notice of." Unusually, the production had two Hamlets: Scofield and Robert Helpmann took turns to play the title role. Bloom later recalled, "I could never make up my mind which of my two Hamlets I found the more devastating: the openly homosexual, charismatic Helpmann, or the charming, shy young man from Sussex." When asked about Claire Bloom decades later, Scofield recalled, "Sixteen years old I