Scruples (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Romance
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1980-02-25
Ended: 1980-02-28
Network: CBS
Country: US
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 90 minutes
The soap operatic story follows the fortunes of three ambitious youngish people: Billy, secretary and then wife to an older zillionaire, whose death frees Billy to start up a Beverly Hills boutique ("Scruples") and to pursue the pretentious and manly but commercially woebegone film director Vito Orsini. Meanwhile, Valentine, a French would be fashion designer, and Spider, a parking lot attendant/photographer/stud, struggle up the ladder, become buddies and put off a romance that seems inevitable despite their difference in height. After Valentine and Spider become Billy's employees, they team up to navigate a number of speed bumps on the road to happiness.