Christy
Christy is an American historical fiction drama series which aired on CBS from April 1994 to August 1995, for twenty episodes. Christy was based on the novel Christy by Catherine Marshall, the widow of Senate chaplain Peter Marshall. The novel had been a bestseller in 1968, and the week following the debut of the TV-movie and program saw the novel jump from #120 up to #15 on the USA Today bestseller list. Series regular Tyne Daly won an Emmy Award for her work on the series.
- Created By
Catherine Marshall
- First Aired on
Apr 03, 1994
- Popularity: 5.2451
- 8 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
The Rosenzweig Company (US)Family Productions (US)MTM Enterprises (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
2 seaons till Aug 02, 1995
Last episode: The Road Home
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 20 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Pilot60 min
Nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston arrives from Asheville to teach in the poverty-stricken community of Cutter Gap, where she must learn to live on her own and fit it with the locals. Christy makes friends with Miss Alice at the Mission, the local doctor and the Reverend. Meanwhile, Christy and Dr. MacNeill spend some "quality" time together and the discovery of a secret stash of moonshine beneath the school causes problems for David and Christy.
Episode 2Lost and Found60 min
Rob Allen enters a writing contest and Little Burl is injured when he falls through a crevice in the rocks.
Episode 3Both Your Houses60 min
When Opal's baby girl dies because of backwoods superstitions, Christy is appalled. Meanwhile, Tom McHone seeks refuge at the mission after being shot and accused of telling the authorities about the moonshining operation.
Episode 4A Closer Walk60 min
Christy is introduced to Aunt Polly and David rubs Ault Allen the wrong way.
Episode 5Judgment Day60 min
Dr. Ferrand, mission director, pays a visit to Cutter Gap. Christy receives a large number of donations from Ashville, including equipment to hook up a phone line to El Pano.
