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.

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  Kaarina Hazard

  Self
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  Ronn Moss

  Self / Ridge Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Joanna Johnson

  Self / Caroline Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  John McCook

  Self / Eric Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Shari Shattuck

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Katherine Kelly Lang

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Darlene Conley

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Don Johnson

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  David Hasselhoff

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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  Alexander Stubb

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)