I'll Fly Away S1E1 — I'll Fly Away (Pilot)

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I'll Fly Away•Season 1•Episode 1

I'll Fly Away (Pilot)

8.9/10 · 38 votesOct 7, 199160 min

Ranked #1 of 4 in Season 1•+1.4 vs season avg

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

Directed byJoshua Brand

Written byJoshua Brand, John Falsey

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Seasons3

Cast12

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Forrest Bedford

Regina Taylor

Regina Taylor

Lilly Harper

Jeremy London

Jeremy London

Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford

Ashlee Levitch

Ashlee Levitch

Francie Bedford

J

John Aaron Bennett

John Morgan Bedford

P

Peter Simmons

Paul Slocum

Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold

Christina LeKatzis

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Lewis Coleman

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Marguerite Peck

M

Michael Genevie

R

Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

Adlaine Harper

Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan

Coach Zollicofer Weed

Crew3

Joshua Brand

Writer

John Falsey

John Falsey

Writer

Joshua Brand

Director

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Episode Summary

"I'll Fly Away (Pilot)" is episode 1 of I'll Fly Away season 1. It scored 8.9/10 from 38 votes, ranking #1 of 4 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Joshua Brand and written by Joshua Brand, John Falsey, it aired on October 7, 1991.

Next: E2 · The Hat Best of Season 1