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North and South

1985 · 3 seasons · 1h 30m per episode · Drama, War & Politics

…And now it begins

The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.

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Seasons

• Book I — 6 episodes (November 3, 1985)
• Book II — 6 episodes (May 4, 1986)
• Book III — 3 episodes (February 27, 1994)

Cast

• James Read as George Hazard
• Lesley-Anne Down as Madeline Fabray LaMotte
• Patrick Swayze as Orry Main
• Kirstie Alley as Virgilia Hazard
• Philip Casnoff as Elkanah Bent
• Terri Garber as Ashton Main Fenway
• Jonathan Frakes as Stanley Hazard
• Kyle Chandler as Charles Main
• Lewis Smith as Charles Main
• Cathy Lee Crosby as Judith Main
• Genie Francis as Brett Main
• Mariette Hartley as Prudence

Details

Created by

Richard T. Heffron

First aired

November 3, 1985

Episodes

15

Genres

Drama, War & Politics

Network

ABC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.5 / 10 from 187 votes