Episode guide
North and South: Book I
6 episodes · premiered Nov 3, 1985
Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
- Episode 1: Summer 1842 - Summer 1844 Nov 3, 1985 · 1h 33m 1842: Orry Main leaves the cotton plantation near Charleston that he's heir to on his way to West Point for two years of officer's training. On the way, he meets and falls in love with…
- Episode 2: Autumn 1844 - Spring 1848 Nov 5, 1985 · 1h 33m George distracts Orry, whose brooding about Madeline wrecks his West Point performance. Bent bluffs his way out of a court-martial but its president eventually bullies him out of West…
- Episode 3: Spring 1848 - Summer 1854 Nov 6, 1985 · 1h 33m George and Orry's friendship is severely tested when one of the Mains' slaves escapes. Orry still travels to Pennsylvania for George and Constance's wedding, but when he hears a speech…
- Episode 4: Summer 1854 - Autumn 1856 Nov 7, 1985 · 1h 34m When the Hazards visit Mont Royal, Billy loses interest in Ashton when he sees her with another man, turning his interests to Brett. Virgilia meets James Hontoon's coachman Grady and forms…
- Episode 5: Spring 1857 - November 1860 Nov 9, 1985 · 1h 33m With Madeline locked in her room and nearly starving to death, Justin convinces the doctor to prescribes a daily dose of laudanum despite its addictive qualities. Madeline is soon a very…
- Episode 6: November 6, 1860 - April 12, 1861 Nov 10, 1985 · 1h 34m Lincoln is elected President, and George pays a surprise visit to Orry to apologize for what his fanatical sister said on their last visit and they resolve their differences, with Orry…