The Farmer's Daughter 

Katrin "Katy" Holstrum seeks help from Congressman Glen Morley while he is in a predicament of needing a governess for his boys, Steve and Danny. Katy is hired and her common sense ... See full summary »

Stars:

Inger Stevens, William Windom, Cathleen Nesbitt

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Inger Stevens	...	Katy Holstrum / ... 101 episodes, 1963-1966
William Windom	...	Congressman Glen Morley 101 episodes, 1963-1966
Cathleen Nesbitt	...	Agatha Morley 82 episodes, 1963-1966
Mickey Sholdar	...	Steven Morley / ... 73 episodes, 1963-1966
Rory O'Brien	...	Danny Morley 64 episodes, 1963-1966

Storyline

Katrin "Katy" Holstrum seeks help from Congressman Glen Morley while he is in a predicament of needing a governess for his boys, Steve and Danny. Katy is hired and her common sense solutions contrast to the refined Morley's complicated ways of doing things. Grandmother Agatha is there to provide her opinions.

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Plot Keywords:

apostrophe in title | three word title | sitcom | washington d.c. | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Katy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated Arts N.V., Screen Gems Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (101 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Inger Stevens' last television project.

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Connections

Version of The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

User Reviews

This was a sitcom about Katy Holstrum (Inger Stevens), a Swedish farm girl who was governess to the children of Congressman Glen Morley (William Windom).

"Ja, Ja!" Being a native Washingtonian, I truly appreciate the historical footage depicted in "The Farmer's Daughter". When this show aired on ABC in 1963 I was only 3 years old. However, by the time it ended in 1966 I was aware of it, mainly because of its star, Inger Stevens. "The Farmer's Daughter" was unlike any other TV show that aired before it. I'm not aware of any other show before it in which an employee and her boss were in love with one another. In almost every episode, Katy and Congressman Morley were jealous of the opposition. For example, in my favorite episode (#21), "The Playboy of Capitol Hill", Peter Graves played the playboy who falls in love with Katy. This, of course, makes Congressman Morley jealous. This is what made this show and other shows special during the early years of television. There was a level of innocence that has been forever lost. Katy and the Congressman finally married in November of 1965 but the final episode aired in April of 1966.. Inger Stevens was never more glamorous than she was in the role of Katy Holstrum. She was like a Swedish version of June Cleaver. However, she was single and somewhat of a feminist for that era. The writers and producers clearly had Inger Stevens in mind when they created the show. I suspect that they allowed her to be herself because the show seemed almost biographical in nature. Unfortunately, Stevens real life didn't have a happy ending. She committed suicide in April 1970. During the 1980's, the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) aired the series in it's entirety. Thankfully, because of CBN I have in my collection the entire series. In 2000, "The Farmer's Daughter Remembered" by William Patterson was published. A. Zachary Sanders