Introduction
North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994.
Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes.
Outline
Autumn 1844 to spring 1848.
Bent continues his cruelty towards George, Orry, and their friends. The men, with some help from other cadets, arrange for Bent to be caught with a prostitute and he is forced to leave the Academy. When Bent learns that Orry and George were involved, he vows revenge. George and Orry graduate from West Point two years later. They leave to fight in the Mexican War. During the Battle of Churubusco, Bent, who has blackmailed his father (Bent is an illegitimate son of a US senator) in order to obtain a superior rank, orders George and Orry to lead a suicidal charge against the Mexican forces. Both men survive, but Orry is shot in his left leg and permanently crippled. Meanwhile, George meets Constance Flynn, the Irish Catholic daughter of an Army surgeon, and falls in love. They plan to marry. Orry drowns his sorrows in alcoholism. With the Mexican War over, George quits the army, finds Bent, and beats him, threatening to kill him if he ever tries to harm him or Orry again. Traumatised by his injuries, Orry temporarily becomes a recluse. When Madeline helps Priam, one of Orry’s slaves, escape, one of the other slaves gets whipped for helping Priam.
North and South Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 1985.
- Rating: PG.
- Running Time: 90 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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