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I'll Fly Away: Then And Now

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I'll Fly Away

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I'll Fly Away: Then And Now

Season 3 · Episode 1 · Oct 11, 1993

PBS prefaces its rebroadcast of all 39 series episodes (originally aired on NBC) with this new episode in which a 60-year-old Lilly recalls to her 13-year-old grandson a horrifying incident that happened during her final days as the Bedfords' housekeeper. In 1962, a young African-American boy from Detroit who comes to stay with Lilly is kidnapped-then murderedâ€”after speaking rudely to a white woman in public. The only witness to his abduction is Lilly's father, Lewis, who wants to see justice servedâ€”but must also consider his family's safety. In an epilogue, Lilly returns to Bryland to discover the fate of her friends and employers. (2 hours)

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I'll Fly Away

TV Series

19911h7.5

Drama

Now playing

I'll Fly Away: Then And Now

Season 3 · Episode 1 · Oct 11, 1993

PBS prefaces its rebroadcast of all 39 series episodes (originally aired on NBC) with this new episode in which a 60-year-old Lilly recalls to her 13-year-old grandson a horrifying incident that happened during her final days as the Bedfords' housekeeper. In 1962, a young African-American boy from Detroit who comes to stay with Lilly is kidnapped-then murderedâ€”after speaking rudely to a white woman in public. The only witness to his abduction is Lilly's father, Lewis, who wants to see justice servedâ€”but must also consider his family's safety. In an epilogue, Lilly returns to Bryland to discover the fate of her friends and employers. (2 hours)