A Year in the Life (1986– )

Mini series that follows a family, a year after the death of the matriarch. Her husband tries to cope by cycling. And one of the daughters is going through a rough patch in her second ... See full summary »

Stars:

Trey Ames, Adam Arkin, Jayne Atkinson

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Trey Ames	...	David Sisk (3 episodes, 1986)
Adam Arkin	...	Jim Eisenberg (3 episodes, 1986)
Jayne Atkinson	...	Lindley Gardner Eisenberg (3 episodes, 1986)
Richard Kiley	...	Joe Gardner (3 episodes, 1986)
David Oliver	...	Sam Gardner (3 episodes, 1986)
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Kay Erickson (3 episodes, 1986)
Amanda Peterson	...	Sunny Sisk (3 episodes, 1986)
Wendy Phillips	...	Anne Gardner Maxwell (3 episodes, 1986)
Eva Marie Saint	...	Ruth Gardner (3 episodes, 1986)
Morgan Stevens	...	Jack Gardner (3 episodes, 1986)

Storyline

Mini series that follows a family, a year after the death of the matriarch. Her husband tries to cope by cycling. And one of the daughters is going through a rough patch in her second marriage. And the other daughter is about to give birth. And one son is still trying to find himself. And the younger son is engaged but when he meets a girl who makes him feel things he doesn't feel for his fiancée.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Ein Schicksalsjahr

Filming Locations:

Edmonds, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by A Year in the Life (1987)

User Reviews

A Year in the Life

TWIMC,

I loved this show... Thought it was one of the better weekly shows on TV in 1986... I would love to find a copy of that one season.. What I remember most is Amanda's Peterson character was named "Sunshine" so they called her Sunny and Sara Jessica Parker was crazy about Sam, who was in love with her but marrying someone else... I thought the portrayals of a family dealing with the death of the their mother, the oldest daughter (Wendy Phillips) trying to hold onto her marriage... the children dealing with their grandmother's loss and their mother's failing relationship and trying to find their way, as well as the patriarch trying to live make a new life without his life mate... I thought it was all pretty amazing and believable... The show made me laugh and it made me cry.

Is anyone out there willing to sell copies of this series? I hope so.. Get in touch...Please.