Christy (TV series)
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Christy is an American period drama series that aired on CBS from April 1994 to August 1995 for twenty episodes.[1][2]
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Christy | |
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Based on | Christy by Catherine Marshall |
Developed by | Patricia Green |
Starring | Kellie Martin Tyne Daly Randall Batinkoff Stewart Finlay-McLennan |
Composer | Ron Ramin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 21 3 Television movies (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | The Rosenzweig Company MTM Enterprises |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | April 3, 1994 (1994-04-03) – August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02) |
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Christy was based on the 1967 novel Christy by Catherine Marshall, the widow of Senate chaplain Peter Marshall. Inspired by the experiences of the author's mother, the novel was a bestseller in 1968, and the week following the debut of the TV movie and program saw the novel jump from #120 up to #15 on the USA Today bestseller list.[3] Series regular Tyne Daly won an Emmy Award for her work on the series.