The Fortunate Pilgrim: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lucia is married in absentia to an Italian already in America. She joins him, bears his children and struggles on after his death. Her second husband (Edward James Olmos) goes mad, and again she is alone with her brood. Hal Holbrook is a doctor who pursues Lucia. Some of Lucia's children have tragic destinies. Others are more fortunate pilgrims, like their mother, in the end.

Series details

• Title: The Fortunate Pilgrim
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1988-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50690
• IMDb ID: tt0094508
• TVDB ID: 308099

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-04-03; final listed air date 1988-04-04; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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