I was hoping you might be able to help me with the name of a TV Movie/
maybe Mini series from the 80's. The plot entailed a man beleiving he
had murdered his wife by pushing her into a river with
alligator/crocidiles. He thinks she is dead.  she washes up on shore
and is nursed back to health.  She gets plastic surgery and becomes a
model.  Then she gets revenge on the husband.  This is really all I
know about the movie.  I beleive it aired on abc or cbs.  I appreciate
all of your help!
Thank you,
Jeneen

Hi Jeneen!

I am confident that the name of the mini series you remember is Return
to Eden (1985).


Below you will find descriptions where you may verify that this is the
correct answer.

Drama: RETURN TO EDEN 

"An Australian-produced miniseries that charts a woman's revenge
against the man who tried to kill her - her husband. The story begins
with the wealthy, twice-married Stephanie Harper marrying Greg
Marsden, a famous tennis pro. When Greg meets and falls in love with
Jilly Stewart, Stephanie's friend, he plots to destroy his wife.
During an alligator hunt, Greg pushes Stephanie off the boat and
mistakenly believes Stephanie is killed by a gator. Stephanie, however
manages to survive and is nursed back to health by a recluse who finds
her half dead and disfigured, in the swamps.

Eventually plastic surgery transforms Stephanie into a new woman.
Posing as Tara Welles, a model, Stephanie returns to Eden (her
mansion, now occupied by Greg and Jilly) to seek revenge on her
murderous husband and his mistress Jilly. The adult-oriented series
relates her efforts to achieve her goal."
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/4791/miniseries.html



"Return to Eden" (1985) 

?Stephanie Harper has it all - beauty, riches and a loving husband.
That is, until her husband falls in love with her best friend. In
order to get her money he pushes her off a boat and into the waiting
jaws of a crocodile. However, she survives the attack and, although
horribly disfigured, spends months under the operating table to have
her face restored to a different beauty. Now, she returns to the city
under a different name and with a different face to seek vengeance on
her husband, who has told everyone she was taken by a crocodile, and
is now waiting the 7-year legal waiting period until he can gain her
money and marry her best friend. Now, she can have revenge.?

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085079/combined

You may purchase the video at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/6300279871/ref=dp_pb_a//104-3177419-2232720?condition=all


Search criteria:
movie OR film wife nursed back to health revenge on husband

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7