I'll Fly Away
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Series Details & Credits
Starring:
Bill Cobbs, Sam Waterston, Mary Alice, Regina Taylor, Peter Simmons, Ashlee Levitch, Michael Genevie, John Aaron Bennett, Rae'Ven Larrymore-Kelly, Jason B. Horgan
Summary:
Drama about a Southern lawyer with three children who has a Black housekeeper. Set in 1958, when much of the South was still segregated.
Genre(s):
Drama
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Positive:
13
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
Jul 23, 2013
Season 2 Review:
Changes are evident in tonight's episode, but the creative tinkering hasn't compromised the integrity of this remarkable show. [25 Sep 1992]
Jul 12, 2013
Season 1 Review:
"I'll Fly Away" is a drama of substance, a big subject, a show about real people with great acting, great writing and strong emotion. [7 Oct 1991]
Jul 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
I'll Fly Away, set in the South in the late '50s, is all about ideas and values, about the clash of human nobility and imperfection. Sometimes - not as often as it could be - it is a drama as compelling as its material and actors. [7 Oct 1991]
Jul 12, 2013
Season 3 Review:
It's a warm, powerful, 90 minutes, slow and moving and wonderful as the 37 previous episodes - and a satisfying conclusion. [11 Oct 1993]
Jul 2, 2013
Season 1 Review:
The echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Member of the Wedding are hard to miss, and the show's two-hour pilot moves as slowly as, well, molasses in January. Yet producers Joshua Brand and John Falsey (St. Elsewhere, Northern Exposure) have created a drama of rich texture, few tricks and much truth.
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Jul 23, 2013
Season 2 Review:
There is reason to be concerned about "I'll Fly Away." ... The [season premiere] plays like a high-road, night-time soap. [25 Sep 1992]
Jul 19, 2013
Season 1 Review:
This isn't about killing a mockingbird. This is about boring one to death. [7 Oct 1991]
Jan 16, 2021
Absolutely one of the most engaging TV series ever produced. Every few years, something reminds me of this series, and I search exhaustively for the DVD. Sadly, it remains in limbo, unavailable for purchase or streaming.
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Air Date: October 7, 1991
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Air Date: September 25, 1992
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Air Date: October 7, 1991
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