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I'll Fly Away: Summary

Airs Next:NBC at Tuesday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:Ended
Premiered:October 7, 1991
Last Aired:February 5, 1993
Show Categories:Drama

Drama about a Southern lawyer with three children who has a Black housekeeper. Set in 1958, when much of the South was still segregated.

I'll Fly Away: Then And Now

Aired: Monday October 11, 1993

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 murdered�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 served�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)

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Sam WaterstonDistrict Attorney Forrest Bedford (photos)
Bill CobbsLewis Coleman (photos)
Ashlee LevitchFrancie Bedford
John Aaron BennettJohn Morgan Bedford
Rae'Ven Larrymore-KellyAdlaine Harper

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Jack_lantern
member since: Jun 7, 2006
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
I'll Fly Away is very nice. I want to see the show again and again. So i give the rating as 10. ...Continue »
06/07/06 07:33am | report abuse
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feiwon_185
member since: Jun 5, 2006
The Bottom Line: "Ahead of its time"
I was hoping that his would do much better than he actually did. I wonder if he done his eye make-up himself or if someone else done that for him? ...Continue »
06/05/06 09:21am | report abuse
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txtvjunkie
member since: Oct 28, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Underappreciated"
one of the best shows of the 90's ...Continue »
01/21/06 05:58pm | report abuse
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Jagger1966
member since: Jul 28, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Underappreciated"
A wonderful show ...Continue »
09/22/05 10:06am | report abuse
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supost
member since: Jul 21, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Underappreciated"
I'll Fly Away tells the story of the Bedford family, along with their housekeeper Lilly. It takes place in 1950's Alabama, during the struggle for civil rights. ...Continue »
08/11/05 10:45pm | report abuse