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.
Seasons
1. Pilot
Air Date: 1994-04-03
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.
2. Lost and Found
Air Date: 1994-04-14
Rob Allen enters a writing contest and Little Burl is injured when he falls through a crevice in the rocks.
3. Both Your Houses
Air Date: 1994-04-14
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.
4. A Closer Walk
Air Date: 1994-04-21
Christy is introduced to Aunt Polly and David rubs Ault Allen the wrong way.
5. Judgment Day
Air Date: 1994-04-28
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.
6. Eye of the Storm (1)
Air Date: 1994-05-05
Dr. MacNeill tries an experimental procedure on Becky O'Teale in hopes of curing her trachoma. Meanwhile, Miss Alice disapproves of Christy's friendship with Neil.
7. Amazing Grace (2)
Air Date: 1994-05-05
Christy meets Hattie McHabe, the oldest Cutter Gap resident. Meanwhile, Theodore S. Harland arrives to record the folklore of the cove, or so he says, and Miss Alice's daughter, Margaret, returns from ""the dead.""
1. The Sweetest Gift (1)
Air Date: 1994-11-24
As the residents of Cutter Gap prepare for Thanksgiving, Christy's father visits. Meanwhile, David tries to find a way to bring the new church bell to town on his own.
2. The Sweetest Gift (2)
Air Date: 1994-11-24
Christy's father suffers a stroke, that leads to a visit from her mother, culminating in her being ordered to return home to Asheville to care for her ailing father. Meanwhile, the the Cutter Gap men have a surprise in store for the Reverend.
3. To Have and To Hold
Air Date: 1995-04-15
When David's sister Ida prepares to marry her penpal, Clarence Sweetwater, this propels David to propose Christy. Meanwhile, Christy attempts to help teenager Lundy Taylor reconnect with his father.
4. The Hunt
Air Date: 1995-04-22
Christy becomes jealous when David's childhood friend, songbird Sissel Jorgensen, arrives for a visit. Meanwhile, Sam Houston and his dog, Singer Lee, search for the great white buck
5. A Man's Reach
Air Date: 1995-04-26
Rob Allen is offered a college scholarship if he can pass a test. Zady Spencer feels left out when Christy begins spending so much time with Rob, tutoring him for his entrance exam.
6. Ghost Story
Air Date: 1995-06-14
Christy and her students set out to disprove a superstition and take a field trip into a cave but trouble ensues. Meanwhile, Ruby Mae discovers that she is related to a famous heroine.
7. Echoes
Air Date: 1995-06-21
Christy and Miss Alice journey back to Freedom, Kentucky, the site of her first mission. Meanwhile, back in Cutter Gap, Neil discovers that David proposed to Christy.
8. The Lie
Air Date: 1995-06-28
New resident, Daniel Scott tries to make friends with the Spencers. Meanwhile, John Spencer becomes enamoured of Christy and Bessie Colburn spreads a malicious rumor about her out of jealousy.
9. Green Apples
Air Date: 1995-07-05
Dr. MacNeill puts the mission under quarantine after an outbreak of scarlet fever.
10. The Hostage
Air Date: 1995-07-12
Christy is taken hostage by a man who blames Dr. MacNeill for the death of his wife.
11. Babe in the Woods
Air Date: 1995-07-19
Christy finds an abandoned baby in the woods and reconsiders David's marriage proposal in order to adopt it.
12. Second Sight
Air Date: 1995-07-26
A visiting benefactor for the mission seeks to acquire land for his lumber business, but it may not be what it seems.
13. The Road Home
Air Date: 1995-08-02
Margaret returns to the cove and Christy is torn between her feelings for David and Neil.
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Rating
8.1/10
Release Date
1994-04-03
Episodes
20 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
The Rosenzweig Company
Family Productions
MTM Enterprises