North and South (1985)

Directed by

Richard T. Heffron

Genre

miniseries, drama television series, romance television series, war television series, historical television series

Country

United States

Length

3 seasons, 15 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 180 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two men from different sides of the American Civil War become close friends while at West Point. Their families and loyalties are tested as the nation tears itself apart.

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What happens

North and South is a trilogy of American television miniseries broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company 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. The 1985 first installment, North and South, remains the seventh-highest rated miniseries in TV history. North and South: Book II (1986) was met with similar success, while 1994's Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III was poorly received by both critics and audiences. The saga tells the story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina (Patrick Swayze) and George Hazard of Pennsylvania (James Read), who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the war. The slave-owning Mains are rural planters from outside Charleston, South Carolina, while the Hazards, who reside in a small Pennsylvania mill town, profit from ownership of iron manufacturing and industry capital, their differences reflecting the divisions between North and South that eventually led to the Civil War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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