I'll Fly Away: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Forrest Bedford is a Southern lawyer in the late 1950s, generally content with his privileged life. But the winds of change are blowing, and he becomes increasingly involved with civil rights cases. Mean- while, Lilly Harper, who cares for his children, is on her own journey of political and personal awareness.

Series details

• Title: I'll Fly Away
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1991-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-02-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27794
• IMDb ID: tt0101124
• TVDB ID: 74398

Cast and credited roles

• Sam Waterston — Forrest Bedford
• Regina Taylor — Lilly Harper
• Jeremy London — Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford
• Ashlee Levitch — Francie Bedford
• John Aaron Bennett — John Morgan Bedford
• Kathryn Harrold — Christina LeKatzis
• Peter Simmons — Paul Slocum
• Rae'Ven Larrymore-Kelly — Adlaine Harper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-10-07; final listed air date 1992-05-15; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-09-25; final listed air date 1993-02-05; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from I'll Fly Away on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.