I'll Fly Away (TV series)
1991–1993 American drama television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[1][2][3] 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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I'll Fly Away | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Joshua Brand John Falsey |
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Narrated by | Regina Taylor |
Theme music composer | W. G. Walden |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 38 + TV film |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Brand-Falsey Productions Lorimar Television |
Original release | |
Network | NBC (1991–1993) PBS (1993 TV film) |
Release | October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07) – February 5, 1993 (1993-02-05) (TV film: Oct. 11, 1993) |
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