I'll Fly Away Episode Guide

Episode Guide

I'll Fly Away: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 16: State

  Nathan reluctantly attends a college interview arranged by Forrest, while Joe thinks about becoming a teacher for the community's new school. Last in series

• Season 2 Episode 14: What's in a Name

  Nathan feels the pressure at school over his relationship with Claudia. Forrest discovers he is being followed, while Lilly attempts to persuade an old woman to vote

• Season 2 Episode 13: Small Wishes

  Nathan is wrongly arrested for possessing narcotics, while the Landers trial comes to a close. John Morgan becomes jealous of Joe and Lilly's relationship

• Season 2 Episode 11: Comfort and Joy

  Lilly is badly assaulted by a freedom-bus protestor, and the Bedfords attend a Christmas party at Christina's house

• Season 2 Episode 10: The Third man

  Nathan pressures Coach Zollicofer to make a stand as Slocum's trial comes to an end. Lilly attempts to set up Marguerite with a train porter, and Forrest feels guilty

• Season 2 Episode 8: Fragile Truths

  Slocum turns to Forrest for legal advice when he is interrogated by the police, and Lilly throws a party for Lewis that turns into a political debate when she clashes with Oscar

• Season 2 Episode 7: Eighteen

  Slocum decides to marry Parkie, but not before Nathan accompanies him to a brothel. Forrest convinces a young man to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan

• Season 2 Episode 5: Desperate Measures

  Civil Rights leaders meet to discuss the trial of the two men accused of Col Landers' murder. Francie has trouble with her home economics class, while Slocum and Parkie face difficult decisions

• Season 2 Episode 4: Until Tomorrow

  Sound creates more problems regarding Parkie's pregnancy. Lewis takes Adlaine to a Shiners meeting, while the Bedford's attempt to cope with their loss

• Season 2 Episode 2: Ruler of My Heart

  Francie throws a party, while Lilly is questioned by the FBI as part of Forrest's bid to become US attorney, but her answers threaten to cost him the job

• Season 2 Episode 1: Hello and Goodbye

  Forrest decides to take the attorney job even though it means an FBI investigation into his life, while Nathan confronts Christina. Sam Waterston stars

I'll Fly Away: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 21: A Dangerous Comfort

  Christina faces her own demons while helping an alcoholic to sober up, and Nathan catches Forrest in a compromising position

• Season 1 Episode 20: Not Buried

  Forrest asks for Christina's help in defending a black man accused of murder, while John Morgan attempts to put an end to his guilt over a neighbour's death

• Season 1 Episode 18: Toy Soldiers

  Lilly and Forrest witness a police attack on black children, while Francie misbehaves when asked to walk John Morgan to school

• Season 1 Episode 17: Slow Coming Dark

  Racial tensions run high with the department store boycott, while Diane's father attempts to put an end to her feelings for Nathan

• Season 1 Episode 16: The Way Things Are

  Forrest is shocked by Lilly's actions following Rev Henry's latest protest, and the relationship between Nathan and Diane creates unrest

• Season 1 Episode 15: Cool Winter Blues

  Nathan is shocked by a revelation about his girlfriend, while a lunchtime protest turns into a serious demonstration

• Season 1 Episode 14: Hard Lessons

  Forrest faces a test of courage when the townsfolk turn against him. Nathan attempts to learn why the lawyer fell out with Lake, and Lily enrols at night school

• Season 1 Episode 13: Master Magician

  As Election Day grows nearer, Forrest's plans to become the next attorney general are thrown into disarray when he is blackmailed by a drunken Tyler

• Season 1 Episode 10: Desire

  Nathan comes to blows with a carnival worker, Lilly plans to divorce her estranged husband, and Tucker realises the truth behind Christina and Forrest's relationship

• Season 1 Episode 9: Some Desperate Glory

  Nathan and Slocum land themselves in trouble when a game of chicken turns deadly, and Francie seeks Lilly's help to allay her worries about singing in the church concert

• Season 1 Episode 7: Parallel Lives

  Zollicfer begins to apply pressure over the brick-throwing incident, forcing Slocum to battle with his conscience and with Evans. Lewis's attempts to relive his time as a baseball player causes problems in his home life with Lilly

I'll Fly Away:

• Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  Slocum is kicked out of the house by his father, while Forrest tracks down a witness as the trial approaches. John Morgan invents a tale about his absent mother

• All God's Children

  John Morgan is upset when he misses Lilly's birthday party, and Forrest realises running for office is going to be tough. The wrestlers are unhappy when a black man joins the team

• All in the Life

  Forrest has to break some bad news to his children, and Slocum discovers that Parkie may be pregnant. The suspects accused of murdering Col Landers are released

• Amazing Grace

  Forrest begins campaigning to become attorney general, Lilly thinks about attending some voting-rights meetings, and Francie attempts to overcome writer's block

• Coming Home

  Gwen's visit from the mental hospital causes a stir among the Bedford family over Thanksgiving, and Lily's brother travels home

• Commencement

  Lily is faced with a stream of interruptions as she attempts to study for her exams, and Forrest decides to confide in Christina when he discovers he may be being watched

• Dar Be Dragons

  Christina investigates Prentiss Carver's death as Hallowe'en approaches, and finds herself haunted by genuinely scary masked figures - the Ku Klux Klan

• Freedom Bus

  A freedom activist alters Lilly's thoughts on civil-rights, Forrest meets up with Christina during a visit to Washington DC, and Nathan takes his driving test

• The Hat

  John Morgan loses his cowboy hat and Forrest investigates the case of a black man accused of assaulting a white police officer

• The Kindness of Strangers

  A saxophone player visits town and befriends Lilly, while Forrest is left frustrated by the lack of competence shown by his opposing counsel during a trial

• On the Road

  Lilly faces difficulties when she attempts registering to vote, while Forrest tries to win Francie's affections during his campaign

• Pilot - Part One

  Part one of the two-part pilot episode of the drama series, starring Sam Waterston. Lawyer Forrest Bedford struggles to raise a family amid the civil-rights strife of the 1958 South. He is aided by black housekeeper Lilly, who in the first episode finds Forrest prosecuting a young white for a bus accident that killed three blacks. Meanwhile, John Morgan is missing his hospitalised mother

• Pilot - Part Two

  Second in the two-part pilot episode of the drama series, starring Sam Waterston. Lawyer Forrest Bedford struggles to raise a family amid the civil rights strife of the South in the 1950s. He is aided by black housekeeper Lilly, who in the first episode finds Forrest prosecuting a young white for a bus accident that killed three blacks. Meanwhile, John Morgan misses his hospitalised mother

• Realpolitik

  Forrest disagrees with dropping the Landers' case, while his weekend away with Christina causes problems in their relationship. Lilly unwillingly leads a boycott of a shop owned by a racist

• Rules of the Game

  Forrest takes part in a hunting trip, leaving Francie feeling alone, while John Morgan believes he may have wounded a neighbour with one of his arrows

• Since Walter

  Frankie makes a discovery concerning Col Landers death, while Slocum's trial begins. Lilly's ex-husband visits town with his new fiancee

• The Slightest Distance

  Forrest is given a challenging job offer, and Lilly attempts to improve her father's relationship with Clarence. Slocum manages to rescue his mother's birthday party, while Nathan witnesses something he shouldn't