60 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestMargaret returns to the cove and Christy is torn between her feelings for David and Neil.
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.
Acting
Tyne Daly's Emmy-winning turn as fierce mission housekeeper.
Production
Shot on location in Tennessee; mountains are a character.
Writing
Based on real memoir—Catherine Marshall lived this.
Creator
Catherine Marshall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Catherine Marshall's 1967 novel was based on her mother's real experience teaching in Appalachia; the TV revival made it briefly hip again.
Kellie Martin was simultaneously starring in Life Goes On—she played two completely different Christians on competing networks.
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