I'll Fly Away(TV show/series, 1991-1993)

Name: I'll Fly Away
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 3 seasons with 39 episodes

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

I'll Fly Away is an American television drama series that aired on NBC from October 7, 1991, to February 5, 1993. Set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state, it stars Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a Black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, played by Sam Waterston (the character's name is a twist on the name of Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan). As the show progresses, Lilly becomes increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, which eventually pulls in her employer as well. ()

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About I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, whose name is an ironic reference to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. As the show progressed, Lilly became increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, with events eventually drawing in Forrest as well. I'll Fly Away won two 1992 Emmy Awards, and 23 nominations in total. It won three Humanitas Prizes, two Golden Globe Awards, two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Peabody Award. However, the series was never a ratings blockbuster, and it was canceled by NBC in 1993, despite widespread protests by critics and viewer organizations. After the program's cancellation, a two-hour movie, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, was produced, in order to resolve dangling storylines from Season 2, and provide the series with a true finale. The movie aired on October 11, 1993 on PBS. Its major storyline closely paralleled the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Thereafter, PBS began airing repeats of the original episodes, ceasing after one complete showing of the entire series.

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I'll Fly Away Seasons and Episodes

10/11/1993Season 3 - 1 episode

#1 | 10/11/1993I'll Fly Away: Then And Now

PBS prefaces its rebroadcast of all 39 series episodes (originally aired on NBC) with this new episode in which a 60-year-old Lilly recalls to her 13-year-old grandson a horrifying incident that happened during her final days as the Bedfords' housekeeper. In 1962, a young African-American boy from Detroit who comes to stay with Lilly is kidnapped-then murderedâ€”after speaking rudely to a white woman in public. The only witness to his abduction is Lilly's father, Lewis, who wants to see justice servedâ€”but must also consider his family's safety. In an epilogue, Lilly returns to Bryland to discover the fate of her friends and employers. (2 hours)

09/25/1992Season 2 - 16 episodes

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10/07/1991Season 1 - 22 episodes

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Atlanta (Georgia)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 10/07/1991

Last episode released on: 10/11/1993

Appearing Characters: Lilly Harper

Cast: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Kathryn Harrold

Creator: Joshua Brand

Composer: W. G. Snuffy Walden

Keywords: domestic worker, housekeeper, southern usa, 1950s, civil rights, period drama, district attorney, racism

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I'll Fly Away(TV show/series, 1991-1993)

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