Margaret Hale and her parents are forced to move to the town of Milton., A sprawling miniseries about unrest on each side of the Mason-Dixon line from 1842 to 1861, adapted from John Jakes’ bestselling novel., A sprawling miniseries about unrest on each side of the Mason-Dixon line from 1842 to ’61, adapted from John Jakes’ bestselling novel. Most of the screen time went to pre-‘Dirty Dancing’ hunk Patrick Swayze and James Read as best friends from different parts of the country in the years leading up to the Civil War. The subsequent ‘North and South: Book II’ in 1986 was equally successful, while the final installment of the series, 1994’s ‘Heaven and Hell,’ was a disappointment., Emmy and Golden Globe award winning saga of two friends on opposite sides of the Civil War. Stars Patrick Swayze and remains one of the highest rated miniseries in TV history., Adapted from John Jakes’s sprawling novel, North and South garnered attention when it first hit the small screen due to its supporting cast, including Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Johnny Cash and Elizabeth Taylor as a New Orleans madam. However, most of the screen time went to Patrick Swayze and James Read, who play best friends from different parts of the country in the years leading up to the Civil War., The expensively mounted miniseries North and South was originally telecast in six two-hour installments between November 3 and 10, 1985. Four screenwriters–Douglas Heyes, Paul F. Edwards, Kathleen A. Shelley, Patricia Green–were called upon to fashion a workable script from John Jakes’ sprawling best-seller. The story covers the two decades prior to the Civil War, beginning in 1842. Real-life historical events are filtered through the eyes of two rival clans: the Mains, a South Carolina plantation-owning family, and the Hazards, a family of Pennsylvania industrialists. While top billing goes to Kirstie Alley as “Northern Belle” Virgilia Hazard, most of the footage is devoted to the fluctuating friendship between Orry Main (Patrick Swayze) and George Hazard (James Read). The huge guest-star cast includes Gene Kelly (in his TV miniseries debut), Elizabeth Taylor, Leslie-Anne Down, David Carradine, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Hal Holbrook (as Abe Lincoln) and Johnny Cash (as abolitionist John Brown). The recipient of seven Emmy nominations, the 561-minute North and South was filmed back to back with its equally lengthy sequel, North and South, Book II.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “North and South ” ?
A: The main cast includes Patrick Swayze,James Read,Kirstie Alley,Lesley-Anne Down,Johnny Cash,Morgan Fairchild,David Carradine,Robert Guillaume,Hal Holbrook,Gene Kelly,Robert Mitchum,David Ogden Stiers,Elizabeth Taylor,Terri Garber,Genie Francis,Jonathan Frakes,Forest Whitaker,Philip Casnoff,Jean Simmons,Georg Stanford Brown,Inga Swenson,James Rebhorn,Stevan Larner,David L. Wolper.
Q: When Did the “North and South” Released?
A: The Tvseries “North and South” originally aired on and released in the year of 1985.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “North and South” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “North and South” ?
A: “North and South” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
