Season 1 – A Woman of Independent Means

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Feb 1995

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Sally Field, Brenda Fricker and Ron Silver star in a 1995 miniseries based on an Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey novel about a single-minded woman of wealth.

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Sally Field

Bess Alcott Steed Garner

Ron Silver

Arthur

Tony Goldwyn

Robert Steed

Jack Thompson

Sam Garner

Sheila McCarthy

Totsie

Andrea Roth

Eleanor, as an adult

Episode 1

Aired Feb 19, 1995

Based on author Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey's novel about a turn-of-the-century woman (Sally Field) who refuses to be ruled by society. After marrying her childhood sweetheart, Bess Alcott faces many personal triumphs and losses. With Brenda Fricker, Ron Silver and Charles Durning.

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Episode 2

Aired Feb 20, 1995

Following Rob's death, Bess (Sally Field) moves into a modest Dallas house and works to save his company from bankruptcy; the company is saved by a loan from Arthur Fineman (Ron Silver), who proposes to Bess.

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Episode 3

Aired Feb 22, 1995

Frustrated with her marriage, Bess (Sally Field) accompanies her children on a Queen Mary cruise, where she experiences romance with an older man; after her father's death, Bess and Sam (Jack Thompson) reconcile.

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Director: Robert Greenwald
Executive Producer: Sally Field
Screenwriter: Cindy Myers, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
Network: NBC
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Feb 19, 1995

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