Synopsis:

The Cast:
Glenn Ford as Rev. Tom Holvak
Julie Harris as Elizabeth Holvak
Lance Kerwin as Ramey Holvak
Elizabeth Cheshire as Julie Mae Holvak
Bill McKinney as Deputy Jim Shanks
Cynthia Howard as Ida
Ted Gehring as Chester Purdle

Production Credits:
Executive producers: Dean Hargrove, Roland Kibbee

Producer: Richard Collins

Airdates:
The series aired on NBC during the 1975 season.

Episodes:
1-1 The Long Way Home (Part One)--09/07/1975

1-2 The Long Way Home (Part Two)--09/14/1975
A convict on a chain gang (played by David Carradine) tricks Ramey into helping him escape, then subtly blackmails the boy into helping him install himself as a member of the Holvak household. A two-hour episode originally shown in two parts, which has occasionally been rerun as a tv movie.

1-3 A Stranger in a Strange Land--09/21/1975

1-4 Remembrance of a Guest--09/28/1975
A relative of the Holvaks', a boy named Joel, comes to stay with the family, causing Ramey to become jealous of Rev. Holvak's attentions to him.

1-5 First Love (Part One)--10/05/1975

1-6 First Love (Part Two )--10/12/1975
Ramey falls in love with his teacher, whose fiance is running an illegal moonshine operation.

1-7 Willing Heart--10/20/1975
The "Knights," a KKK-like organization, begin operating in the Holvaks' community. When Ramey witnesses one of their crimes, they force him to swear on the Bible that he won't reveal what he's seen. He does anyway, after wrestling with his conscience, and he and Rev. Holvak go to the Sheriff (who turns out to be a "Knight"!), which causes the Knights to target Ramey and Rev. Holvak as their next victims.

1-8 The Devil's Chariot--10/27/1975

1-9 Crisis--12/21/1975

1-10 The Tribute--12/28/1975
When the Holvaks' daughter Julie Mae has a serious accident, Rev. Holvak considers giving up his ministry in order to earn money to pay for the medical expenses. Fortunately, his congregation eventually comes to the rescue a la "It's a Wonderful Life."