"I'll Fly Away" (1991) TV series 1991-1993

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creators:

Joshua Brand
John Falsey

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

7 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Forrest Bedford is a Southern lawyer in the late 1950s, generally content with his privileged life. But the winds of change are blowing...

Plot Keywords:

Civil Rights | African American | Southern U.S. | Apostrophe In Title | First Part

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 26 wins & 32 nominations

Cast

Sam Waterston	...	D.A. Forrest Bedford (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
Regina Taylor	...	Lilly Harper (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
Jeremy London	...	Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
Ashlee Levitch	...	Francie Bedford (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
John Aaron Bennett	...	John Morgan Bedford (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
Kathryn Harrold	...	Christina LeKatzis (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
Peter Simmons	...	Paul Slocum (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly	...	Adlaine Harper / ... (19 episodes, 1991-1993)

Also Known As:

Io volerò via (Italy) [it]
Kauas pois (Finland) [fi]
Les ailes du destin (France) (dubbed version) [fr]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Brand/Falsey Productions

Trivia:

The role of Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford was played in the pilot by Jason London. When the series was picked up for more episodes, Jason was already committed to filming The Man in the Moon (1991)'. He suggested that his twin brother, Jeremy, replace him in the series. However, Jason took over the role again in late 1993 for the series' two-hour conclusion ("I'll Flay Away: Then & Now") when Jeremy was shooting another project.

Quotes:

[Francie and John Morgan are fighting in the back seat]
D.A. Forrest Bedford: If I have to stop this car somebody's going to regret it!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Virgin (#4.10)" (1992)

I'll Fly Away

This show was probably one of the best if not the best TV shows ever to be on television. It was not on the big commercial stations because they were probably too chicken to air it. But I will be always in love with the show and its characters. (Have never really cared for Sam Waterson since) but I have followed Regina Taylor constantly. What a very great talent she is in so many ways. Her soul just pours from her eyes and mouth no matter what role she plays. There may have been hypocrisy in "I'll Fly Away" as some viewers have commented, but I cannot believe that Regina Taylor lent herself to anything that wasn't great!