I'll Fly Away - Season 1

I'll Fly Away - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes22
DatesOct 7, 1991 - May 15, 1992
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Episodes

(Pilot)
Season 1Episode 160 min

(Pilot)

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.
Oct 7, 1991
The Hat
Season 1Episode 260 min

The Hat

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.
Oct 8, 1991
Rules of the Game
Season 1Episode 360 min

Rules of the Game

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.
Oct 15, 1991
Amazing Grace
Season 1Episode 460 min

Amazing Grace

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.
Oct 22, 1991
All God's Children
Season 1Episode 560 min

All God's Children

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.
Oct 29, 1991
Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons
Season 1Episode 660 min

Beyond Here Dar Be Dragons

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.
Nov 5, 1991
Parallel Lives
Season 1Episode 760 min

Parallel Lives

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.
Nov 19, 1991
Coming Home
Season 1Episode 860 min

Coming Home

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.
Nov 26, 1991
Some Desperate Glory
Season 1Episode 960 min

Some Desperate Glory

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.
Dec 10, 1991
Desire
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Desire

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.
Dec 17, 1991
Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore

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.
Jan 7, 1992
On the Road
Season 1Episode 1260 min

On the Road

On a campaign swing, Forrest lobbies for the affections of a difficult Francie, while Lilly faces a difficult test registering to vote.
Feb 28, 1992
Master Magician
Season 1Episode 1360 min

Master Magician

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.
Mar 6, 1992
Hard Lessons
Season 1Episode 1460 min

Hard Lessons

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.
Mar 13, 1992
Cool Winter Blues
Season 1Episode 1560 min

Cool Winter Blues

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.
Mar 20, 1992
The Way Things Are
Season 1Episode 1660 min

The Way Things Are

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.
Mar 27, 1992
Slow Dark Coming
Season 1Episode 1760 min

Slow Dark Coming

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.
Apr 3, 1992
Toy Soldiers
Season 1Episode 1860 min

Toy Soldiers

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.
Apr 10, 1992
The Kindness of Strangers
Season 1Episode 1960 min

The Kindness of Strangers

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.
Apr 24, 1992
Not Buried
Season 1Episode 2060 min

Not Buried

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.
May 1, 1992
A Dangerous Comfort
Season 1Episode 2160 min

A Dangerous Comfort

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.
May 15, 1992
The Slightest Distance
Season 1Episode 2260 min

The Slightest Distance

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.
May 15, 1992

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