Bare Essence is an American television soap opera which aired on the NBC network during the 1982-1983 season. The series revolved around Tyger Hayes' efforts to succeed in the business world. In the first episode, her new husband Chase Marshall is killed in a racing car accident. Chase's father Hadden opposes Tyger's efforts to join the family business, Kellico, but she is encouraged by Hadden's sister Margaret to try her hand with a new line of perfumes. Ava, the widow of Hadden's other son, is concerned that any success Tyger might have will undermine her son Marcus' position in the company. Both Ava and Marcus' wife Muffin plotted to undermine Tyger's success. To this end, Ava eventually seduces and marries Hadden. Tyger's mother, Lady Bobbi Rowan, falls in love with a Greek millionaire, Niko Theopolous, who wants to exact revenge on the Marshalls.
Ian McShane
as Niko Theophilus
Jonathan Frakes
as Marcus Marshall
Michael Nader
as Alexi Theophilus
Jennifer O'Neill
as Lady Bobbi Rowan
Genie Francis
as Patricia 'Tyger' Hayes
Jessica Walter
as Ava Marshall
Jaime Lyn Bauer
as Barbara Fisher
Wendy Fulton
as Muffin Marshall
Susan French
as Margaret Marshall
Al Corley
as Chase Marshall
John Dehner
as Hadden Marshall
Anulka Dziubinska
as Natasha
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
