I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

TV Movie
1993
TV-PG
1h 36m

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Lilly Taylor returns to her hometown for the first time in 30 years, remembers the dramatic events that led to her leaving, and learns what became of the Bedford family for whom she used to ... Read allLilly Taylor returns to her hometown for the first time in 30 years, remembers the dramatic events that led to her leaving, and learns what became of the Bedford family for whom she used to work.Lilly Taylor returns to her hometown for the first time in 30 years, remembers the dramatic events that led to her leaving, and learns what became of the Bedford family for whom she used to work.

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8.4/10

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total

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Jeremy London's twin brother Jason London played the role of Nathaniel Bedford in the 2-hour movie conclusion of I'll Fly Away (1991) because Jeremy was working on another project at the time of filming.

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Featured in The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1994)

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10/10

Why was it cancelled?

When I saw the trailer for this programme I immediately told my wife. I knew it was going to be tremendous. And so it proved.

Strong characters brilliantly portrayed. It did have echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird with its story line of unreasoning prejudice coupled with courage, integrity and honour.

It was slow: its script and acting to be savoured like good wine or whisky. It was easy to become involved with the main characters as they found themselves facing deeply challenging issues of racial prejudice and ignorance. American TV at its very best. We missed the final part due to some confused scheduling by Channel 4.

It is impossible to obtain on DVD and does not seem likely of a repeat showing in the UK.

I never did find out why it was cancelled: unpopular, too sensitive a subject?