Shot entirely on location
in the Great Smoky Mountains, Christy, based on the international
bestseller by Catherine Marshall, is the story of a courageous young
woman who breaks through walls of fear and generations of darkness
to bring a sheltered people into the 20th Century, touching their
hearts& and changing their world.
Kellie Martin of Life Goes On is Christy Huddelston, the spirited
heroine who runs away from her comfortable city life to the forbidding
backwoods of Cutter Gap, Tennessee&with no idea of the challenges,
hardships and dangers that lie ahead.
Four-time Emmy Award-winner Tyne Daly (Cagney and Lacey) is Miss
Alice Henderson, the strong-willed Quaker missionary who becomes
Christys mentor and protector. Randall Batinkoff is the Reverend
David Grantland, a handsome and idealistic young minister who fights
to hide his feelings for Christy.
Stewart Finlay-McLennan is the aggressive but loyal Dr. Neil MacNeill,
Cutter Gaps only physician and the one man who truly understands
the strange ways of the mountain people. Oscar-nominee Tess Harper
is Fairlight Spencer, a modest woman who reaches out to Christy
and shows her the beauty of their simple life.
An acclaimed story, an award-winning production team, a stellar
cast and a stunning backdrop of spectacular beauty make Christy
an epic story of survival& an inspiring tale of courage& and a thrilling
adventure that will appeal to the entire family.