The Bend in the River: Part 1 sees Tawnia Baker (courageously played by Marla Heasley) being phased out through marriage of all things, and in some ways this was reflecting of a time when if a teacher got married, they would have to resign believe it or not. Anyway, I remember watching The Bend in the River: Parts 1 and 2 when it debuted, and it was sad to see Tawnia Baker leave, especially knowing that it was George Peppard who objected to her character. Anyway, Barry Van Dyke, who later gained fame in his own series one decade later, Diagnosis Murder, plays Tawnia's fiancee so that's it init.
Review of The Bend in the River: Part 1
