Allison MacKenzie looks back on life in the New England town where she grew up around the time of Pearl Harbour. Beneath the town placid god-fearing exterior lay any number of dark secrets involving sexual attraction and repression, illegitimacy, rape, gossip, intolerance, and class snobbery. No wonder Allison had moved to a quiet place like New York.

Critic Reviews:

• " Once you fall in love with Peyton Place, you may never want to leave. " – Matthew Lucas (From the Front Row)

• " Under Mark Robson's direction, every one of the performers delivers a topnotch portrayal. " – Variety Staff (Variety)

• " Effective melodrama with some satisfying emotional confrontations, particularly from Lana Turner " – Kim Newman (Empire Magazine)