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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
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Season 1

  • (pilot)
    9.5/1034 votes
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    (pilot)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1991

    Lawyer Forrest Bedford struggles to raise a family amid the civil-rights strife of the 1958 South, aided by Lily, a lack housekeeper who comes to work in the opener to find Forrest prosecuting a young white for a bus accident that killed three black; and little John Morgan missing his hospitalized mama.

    Director: Joshua Brand

    Writer: John Falsey, Joshua Brand

  • The Hat
    7.8/1011 votes
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    The Hat

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1991

    When John Morgan loses his cowboy hat out of the car window, Lilly finds it—but then so does her daughter—-while Forrest faces verbal cross-fire over a beating case arising from the demonstration.

    Director: John David Coles

    Writer: David Chase

  • Rules Of The Game
    8.8/108 votes
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    Rules Of The Game

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1991

    With Forrest away on a weekend hunting trip, womanhood takes aim at Francie, who feels utterly alone; while worries about the fate of an errant arrow dog, John Morgan.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Barbara Hall

  • Amazing Grace
    8.6/106 votes
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    Amazing Grace

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1991

    As Forrest joins the race for attorney general, Lilly considers attending a voting-rights meetings, while Francie elects to overcome her writer's block by committing a betrayal.

    Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan

    Writer: Henry Bromell

  • All God's Children
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    All God's Children

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1991

    John Morgan is upset when he doesn't get to go to Lilly's birthday party; the wrestlers aren't celebrating Zollicofer's decision to let a black join the team; Forrest realizes running for office isn't going to be a piece of cake.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: N/A

  • Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons
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    Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1991

    On Halloween, the specter of the KKK haunts Christina as she's asked to investigate Prevtiss Carver's death. It also haunts John Morgan, who's heard about the ""dragon men"" from Adlaine.

    Director: Eugene Corr

    Writer: N/A

  • Parallel Lives
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    Parallel Lives

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1991

    Slocum wrestles with his conscience—-and with-–Evans as Zollicfer applies pressure over the brick-throwing incident; Lilly balks when Lewis, wanting to relive his time in the Negro Leagues, takes his eyes off the ball at home.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: N/A

  • Coming Home
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    Coming Home

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1991

    Thanksgiving brings family—and conflict—home: Gwen's visit from the mental hospital knocks the stuffing out of the Bedfords, especially Nathan; and Lilly's brother makes a pilgrimage home after discovering the New World of the North.

    Director: Mark Sobel

    Writer: N/A

  • Some Desperate Glory
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    Some Desperate Glory

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/1991

    A game of checkers turns deadly serious for Nathan and Slocum; Lilly helps Francie, who's afraid she'll lay an egg singing in the church benefit.

    Director: Ian Sander

    Writer: Barbara Hall

  • Desire
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    Desire

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/1991

    Lilly expresses a burning desire to divorce her absent husband; sparks fly between Nathan and a carnival worker; Forrest's arrest of an upstanding citizen in the McDaniel murder adds fuel to the fire against him, which licks at John Morgan.

    Director: Aaron Lipstadt

    Writer: Henry Bromell, Judi Ann Mason

  • Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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    Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1992

    John Morgan makes up a tall tale about his absent mother joining the rodeo; as the trial approaches, Forrest lassos a witness and then tightens the rope; Slocum's father brands his son a loser and kicks him out of the house.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Josef Anderson

  • On The Road
    9.2/106 votes
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    On The Road

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/28/1992

    On a campaign swing, Forrest lobbies for the affections of a difficult Francie, while Lilly faces a difficult test registering to vote.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Master Magician
    9.2/106 votes
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    Master Magician

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/6/1992

    As Election Day nears, John Morgan plans a post-victory show, but Forrest isn't sure he can pull a win out of his hat in his race for attorney general. He's facing a blackmail threat from a drunken Tyler. Meanwhile, Lilly's determination to vote remains unabated, even after her faith is tested by the opposition of her minister. But discrimination at the polling place makes that step forward seems more like an illusion.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: David Chase

  • Hard Lessons
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    Hard Lessons

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/13/1992

    Forrest faces a test in courage when some of the townsfolk decide to teach him a lesson; Nathan is eager to learn why Forrest and Lake had a falling-out; and Lilly enrolls in night school.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Barbara Hall

  • Cool Winter Blues
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    Cool Winter Blues

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/20/1992

    An impromptu lunch-counter protest leads to a more serious demonstration; Lilly has to chew out John Morgan and an unruly friend; Nathan, stunned by a revelation about his girlfriend, wishes he could eat his words after Slocum repeals them to her.

    Director: Joe Napolitano

    Writer: Judi Ann Mason

  • The Way Things Are
    7.3/107 votes
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    The Way Things Are

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/1992

    Forrest is shocked when Rev. Henry's latest protest sparks Lilly to action; Nathan and Diane's status as a couple generates charged comments; John Morgan fools with electricity.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Henry Bromell

  • Slow Dark Coming
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    Slow Dark Coming

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/1992

    Diane's father tries to put a damper on her and Nathan's passions; racial tensions heat up with the department-store boycott, leaving Lilly's cousin Oscar out in the cold.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: Karen Hall

  • Toy Soldiers
    7.2/106 votes
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    Toy Soldiers

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/1992

    Not realizing how deep town sentiment runs, Lilly and Forrest learn fast after witnessing a police attack on black children; tucker robs the cradle with Forrests' young campaign worker; Francie behaves childishly after being asked to walk John Morgan to school.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Kindness Of Strangers
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    The Kindness Of Strangers

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/1992

    Lilly finds herself in time with a visiting sax player; a frustrated Forrest wants someone to face the music about his incompetent opposing counsel in a murder trial; Slocum is jazzed to find Zollicofer in town, trying to get his job back.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: Barbara Hall, Henry Bromell

  • Not Buried
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    Not Buried

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/1992

    John Morgan tries to put to rest his guilt and fear over an elderly neighbor's passing; Forrest asks Christina to step in to save the dying defense of a black man accused of murder.

    Director: David Chase

    Writer: David Chase

  • A Dangerous Comfort
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    A Dangerous Comfort

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/1992

    Lilly feels no pain when she's with Clarence, but Lewis isn't as intoxicated by his presence; Christina faces her own demons helping alcoholic tucker dry out; Nathan keeps his anger bottled up after catching Forrest in a compromising position.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: Barbara Hall

  • The Slightest Distance
    7.6/106 votes
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    The Slightest Distance

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/1992

    Forrest ponders an offer for a challenging job; Lilly tries to make peace between her father and Clarence, who asks her to make a life-changing decision; Nathan sees something he shouldn't; and Slocum saves his mother's birthday party.

    Director: Ian Sander

    Writer: N/A