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16 Episodes 1986 - 1986
Episode 1
Mon, Jan 20, 1986 60 mins
"The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket," Peter Parnell's fantasy-drama, stars Tom Hulce as an adolescent who's determined---and indeed able---to fly without the use of wings. Richard: Timothy Daly. Alice: Valerie Mahaffey. Steven: James Eckhouse. Mrs. Rice: Elizabeth Franz. Jeffrey: Tom Robbins. Roger: Scott Waara. Judy: Jane Jones.
Episode 2
Mon, Jan 27, 1986 60 mins
"The Roommate," John Updike's story of college life in the '50s, tells how the world of Orson Ziegler (Lance Guest) is turned upside down by his eccentric roommate (Barry Miller). Emily: Melissa Ford. Lester: Elmer Two Crow. Barbara: Elaine Wilkes. Silverstein: David Bachman.
Episode 3
Mon, Feb 3, 1986 60 mins
"Valentine's Revenge" spins an O. Henry yarn about a safecracker (Victor Ertmanis) who's cured by a dose of small-town values. O. Henry: Marc Strange. Annabel: Wendy Lyon. Ben: Gary Reineke. Adams: Chris Wiggins. Grey: Cec Linder.
Episode 4
Mon, Feb 10, 1986 60 mins
A four-part adaptation of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" begins in 1844 St. Petersburg, Mo., where Huck (Patrick Day) is abducted by his alcoholic father (Frederic Forrest). Widow Douglas: Sada Thompson. Miss Watson: Anne Shropshire. Jim: Samm-Art Williams. Tom Sawyer: Eugene Oakes.
Episode 5
60 mins
In Part 2 of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Huck (Patrick Day) and Jim decide to "run nights and hide days" on their raft journey down the Mississippi. Jim: Samm-Art Williams. Mrs. Loftus: Lillian Gish.
Episode 6
60 mins
In Part 3 of the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Huck (Patrick Day) is taken in by the Grangerford family---and later meets con men known as the King (Barnard Hughes) and the Duke (Jim Dale). Colonel Grangerford: Richard Kiley. Buck: Jack Reidelberger. Rachel: Shirley Toncray.
Episode 7
60 mins
The Duke (Jim Dale) and the King (Barnard Hughes) rook townspeople with their "sublime theater" and Jim is captured in the conclusion of the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck: Patrick Day. Jim: Samm-Art Williams. Sally Phelps: Geraldine Page.
Episode 10
Mon, Apr 14, 1986 60 mins
The pressures of assimilation---and how they exacerbate a conflict between a father and son---are at the heart of Jose Rivera's "The House of Ramon Iglesia." Ramon: Jaime Sanchez. Javier: Nick Corri. Julio: Robert Badillo. Dolores: Marina Durell. Caroline: Annie Golden.
Episode 12
Mon, Apr 28, 1986 60 mins
"Damien," Aldyth Morris's one-man play about Joseph Damien de Veuster (Terence Knapp), the 19th-century priest who lived among lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai for 16 years. Father Damien died of leprosy in 1889. First telecast in 1978.
Episode 13
Mon, May 5, 1986 60 mins
In "Rocket to the Moon," John Malkovich plays Dr. Ben Stark who, nearing 40, appears resigned to a stagnant marriage and dental practice---until sparks of life and companionship are offered by his young assistant Cleo (Judy Davis). Belle Stark: Connie Booth. Mr. Prince: Eli Wallach. Phil Cooper: William Hootkins.
Episode 14
Mon, May 12, 1986 60 mins
"A Case of Libel." A 1983 adaptation of Henry Denker's 1963 drama about a former war correspondent accused of being a Communist sympathizer. Bendix: Daniel J. Travanti. Sloane: Edward Asner. Corcoran: Gordon Pinsent. Cleary: Robin Gammell. Coles: Lawrence Dane. Anita: Charlotte Blunt.
Episode 15
Mon, May 19, 1986 60 mins
"Painting Churches," a drama about an artist's bittersweet visit with her parents. The father (Donald Moffat) is a poet who's going senile, while the mother (Sada Thompson) spends her days complaining about her lot in life and chiding her spouse. Roxanne Hart portrays the daughter.
Episode 16
60 mins
Early interactions between the British and American Indians are the subject of "Roanoak," a three-part drama which begins with the British landing in the "New World." John White: Victor Garber. Wanchese: Joseph Runningfox. Manteo: Tino Juarez. Wingina: Will Sampson.
Episode 17
60 mins
The British establish "a part of England on New World soil" in Part 2 of "Roanoak," but the winter heightens tensions between the Indians and the English. John White: Victor Garber. Wanchese: Joseph Runningfox. Manteo: Tino Juarez.
Episode 18
60 mins
Conclusion. Sir Walter Raleigh (J. Kenneth Campbell) gives White permission to return to "Roanoak," this time with families instead of soldiers. Manteo: Tino Juarez. Wanchese: Joseph Runningfox. Harriot: Andrew Davis. Eleanor: Taryn Grimes.
Episode 19
Mon, Jun 16, 1986 60 mins
Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters star in a version of Broadway's "Sunday in the Park with George," the 1984 Sondheim-Lapine musical, reprising their stage roles as French painter Georges Seurat and his mistress. Jules/Greenberg: Charles Kimbrough. Yvonne/Naomi: Dana Ivey. Celeste No. 2/Elaine: Mary D'Arcy. Old Lady/Blair Daniels: Barbara Bryne.