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Creator:
Naomi Foner
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Release Date:
27 October 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Drama set in late 19th-century America, following the lives of three families - one wealthy, one middle-class, and a family of poor Irish immigrants.
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more

Cast

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Guy Boyd ... Stephen Rafferty
William Carden ... Peter Rafferty
Alice Drummond ... Mabel Baldwin
George Ede ... Frederick Baldwin
Jill Eikenberry ... Sarah Lathrop
Peter Evans ... Wilbur Evans

Clarence Felder ... Dan Fitzpatrick
Robert P. Fields ... Young Peter Rafferty
Pauline Flanagan ... Aline Rafferty

Victor Garber ... Teddy Wheeler
Sean P. Griffin ... John Patrick Rafferty
George Hearn ... Rev. Dupee
John Houseman ... Host

William Hurt ... James Lathrop
Suzanne Lederer ... Maeve Rafferty

Kate McGregor-Stewart ... Evelyn Stokes
Julia McKenzie ... Maureen Rafferty
Milo O'Shea ... Patrick Rafferty

Lisa Pelikan ... Mary Margaret Rafferty
William Prince ... Robert Wheeler
Josef Sommer ... Jacob Riis
Matt Tilden ... Frederick Coffin

Donald Warnock ... National Guard Officer

Sigourney Weaver ... Laura Wheeler
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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Children's Television Workshop (CTW) more

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Victor Garber replaced Peter Burnell after the first episode. more

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