In a representative absurd scene, for example, Brett rescues her slave, Semiramis (Erica Gimpel), from a Union camp and they escape by disguising themselves as Union troops. The rest of “Book II” sometimes borders on the screwy. They’re staged with such sweep and scope by director Kevin Connor and photography director Jacques Marquette (and re-enacted by some 1,500 enthusiasts whose hobby is re-creating Civil War battles) that they may be the best ever mounted for American TV.Īlthough there are some moving emancipation scenes, you get a softened picture of slavery from “Book II” if only because the Main family is so untypically humane that their slaves don’t have it that bad. history, however, Books I and II of ABC’s “North and South” probably should not head your sources, even though the battle sequences are gorgeous. George’s confused younger sister, Virgilia (Kirstie Alley), is still mostly sort of good, but still also occasionally sort of bad.Īnd Elkanah Bent (Philip Casnoff), who has envied and despised both Orry and George since their West Point days together, is still bad. Orry’s conniving other sister, Ashton (Terri Garber), is still bad. Orry’s youngest sister, Brett (Genie Francis), is still good, as is her husband, George’s younger brother, Billy (Parker Stevenson). Madeline’s husband, the oppressive Justin La Motte (David Carradine), is still bad. Orry’s sweetheart, the oppressed Madeline La Motte (Lesley-Anne Down), is still good.
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