Christy (TV series)
American period drama series
Christy is an American period drama series that aired on CBS from April 1994 to August 1995 for 20 episodes.
Christy was based on the 1967 novel Christy by Catherine Marshall, the widow of Senate chaplain Peter Marshall. Inspired by the experiences of the author's mother, the novel was a bestseller in 1968, and the week following the debut of the TV movie and program, the novel jumped from number 120 up to number 15 on the USA Today bestseller list. Series regular Tyne Daly won an Emmy Award for her work on the series.
Cast
Primary Cast
Kellie Martin as Christy Huddleston
Randall Batinkoff as Reverend David Grantland
Stewart Finlay-McLennan as Dr. Neil MacNeill
Tyne Daly as Alice Henderson
Emily Schulman as Ruby Mae Morrison
Tess Harper as Fairlight Spencer
LeVar Burton as Daniel Scott (Season 2)
Secondary Cast
Scott Michael Campbell as Lundy Taylor, the school bully
Judy Collins as Aunt Hattie McCabe, folk singer
Dale Dickey as Opal McHone
Mike Hickman as Bird's Eye Taylor, Lundy's abusive father
Richard Kiley as Dr. Jacob Ferrand, the mission director
Scott Latham as Festus Allen
Bruce McKinnon as Jeb Spencer, Fairlight's husband
Chelcie Ross as Ben Pentland, who delivers mail to the community
Sally Smithwick as Bessie Coburn
Andy Stahl as Tom McHone, Opal's husband
Sam Tyler Wayman as John Spencer, Fairlight's son
Collin Wilcox as Swannie O'Teale
Storyline and characters
The show starred Kellie Martin as Christy Huddleston, a new teacher arriving in the fictional Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee, in 1912. The villagers have old-fashioned ways. For example, they maintain rules and vengeance similar to the Highland clans of old Scotland. They also have a strong belief in folk medicine.
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