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
July 1861 to summer 1862.
Hearing about her mother’s injury, Brett and one of the Main household servants, Semiramis, make the dangerous trip from Washington, D.C. to the Main plantation in South Carolina. Along the way, Semiramis is captured by Union soldiers, but rescued by Brett. Orry leaves Richmond and returns to South Carolina as well; he finds Madeline at Justin’s plantation and kills Justin in a fight. Orry and Madeline finally get married. Orry discovers Bent’s illegal smuggling enterprise and stops it by capturing Bent’s blockade runners, arresting his men, and destroying most of his merchandise. Bent and Ashton vow revenge. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, George’s older brother Stanley takes over the family’s steel factories. His greedy wife Isabel talks him into profiteering from the war by using cheap, low-grade iron to make cannons for the US Army; the cannons often explode and kill Northern soldiers. They forge George’s name on the documents, in case the cannons are traced back to Hazard Iron.
North and South Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 1986.
- Rating: 15.
- Running Time: 90 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
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