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12 Episodes 1987 - 1987
Episode 1
Mon, Jan 19, 1987 60 mins
Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" (1947), about a family's efforts to cope with World War II's bitter legacy: the eldest son is presumed dead, and his father is suspected in an airplane-parts swindle. Joe: James Whitmore. Chris: Aidan Quinn. Kate: Michael Learned. Ann: Joan Allen.
Episode 2
Mon, Jan 26, 1987 60 mins
A boys prep school in 1905 is the setting of this tale of friendship, pride and school spirit. "The Prodigious Hickey" is returning BMOC William Hicks (Zach Galligan)---and also back is his chief adversary, housemaster Tapping (Robert Joy), who's determined to put a stop to Hickey's pranks. Doc Macnooder: Albert Schultz. Headmaster: Edward Herrmann. Hungry Smeed: Hans Engel.
Episode 3
Mon, Feb 2, 1987 60 mins
Mississippi in the '30s is the setting of Eudora Welty's "The Wide Net," about a man (Barry Tubb) who organizes a river dragging after he discovers that his wife (Kyra Sedgwick) has gone off to drown herself. Virgil: Tim Ransom. Doc: Josef Sommer. Grady: Greg Suares. Brucie: Nicholas Bates.
Episode 5
60 mins
Rural New England in the late 19th century is the setting for "A Mistaken Charity," about two elderly sisters whose health and house are deteriorating, but not their spirit and loyalty to one another. Harriet: Anne Pitoniak. Charlotte: Kate Wilkinson. Mrs. Simonds: Mary Louise Wilson. Reverend: Leroy Logan.
Episode 6
60 mins
"Eleanor: In Her Own Words" features Lee Remick in a performance that pays tribute to the humanitarian concerns of Eleanor Roosevelt. The story was adapted from the former First Lady's writings, radio shows and press conferences.
Episode 8
60 mins
"Story of a Marriage," Horton Foote's three-part miniseries based on his parents' courtship and early married years in Texas, circa World War I. Part 1 introduces affluent Henry Vaughn (Michael Higgins), who disapproves of the romance developing between his eldest daughter (Hallie Foote) and a salesman (William Converse-Roberts). Laura: Amanda Plummer. Mrs. Vaughn: Rochelle Oliver.
Episode 9
60 mins
In Part 2 of "Story of a Marriage," Horace and Elizabeth (William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote) face the prospect of a Christmas without her family, which froze them out when they eloped. George: Steven Hill. Bobby: Richard Jenkins.
Episode 10
60 mins
"Story of a Marriage" concludes as the 1918 influenza epidemic takes its toll among the townspeople of Harrison, Texas. Horace: William Converse-Roberts. Elizabeth: Hallie Foote. Vaughn: Michael Higgins. Brother: Matthew Broderick.
Episode 11
Mon, May 11, 1987 60 mins
Charles Grodin stars in "Charley's Aunt," Brandon Thomas's 1892 farce about two Yale men trying to entertain their ladies. Taped in 1982 for cable TV. Jack: Victor Garber. Charley: James Widdoes. Chesney: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Kitty: Ilene Graff. Amy: Marya Small.
Episode 13
Mon, May 25, 1987 60 mins
John Mahoney, Swoosie Kurtz and Christine Baranski star in John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves," about the misspent hopes of zoo keeper and songwriter Artie Shaughnessy (Mahoney), his wife Bananas (Kurtz) and his girlfriend Bunny Flingus (Baranski). Billy: Richard Portnow. Corrinna: Julie Hagerty.
Episode 14
Mon, Jun 1, 1987 60 mins
In Craig Lucas's "Blue Window," a nervous hostess (Randy Danson) and her guests are observed before, during and after a dinner party. Griever: Brad O'Hare. Alice: Margo Skinner. Boo: Jane Galloway. Norbert: Matt Craven.
Episode 15
Mon, Jun 8, 1987 60 mins
A story about a widow named "Dottie" (Elizabeth Franz) who has agoraphobia, the fear of being in open places, and the strain her condition puts on her familial relationships. Cydney: Margaret Gibson. Agnes: Betty Miller. Nancy: Betsy Aidem. Chris: Barry Heins. Young Agnes: Shannon Healy.