Hallmark Hall of Fame

Season 54

2004 · 3 episodes · 6h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Back When We Were Grownups

   22 Nov 2004 · 120 min

   Adaptation of the novel by Anne Tyler. Since her husband's death after only six years of marriage, Rebecca has single-handedly raised his ever-challenging and now adult daughters, Nono, Biddy, and Patch, as well as one of her own, Min Foo. Rebecca also inherited her husband's uncle, 99-year-old Poppy, a crotchety old man whose total focus is his upcoming 100th birthday. A party planner by trade, Rebecca is always cheerful and upbeat, but even after many, many years, she's still not really sure about her standing in this bizarre family. As she questions how her life might have been different if she hadn't jilted her former boyfriend Will for her husband, Rebecca decides to contact him. Seeing Will, now a divorced college professor living a structured life, only adds to Rebecca's dilemma. As her family life continues to swirl around her, Rebecca begins to understand how much they rely on her and, in their own unique way, truly appreciate her.

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   2. The Magic of Ordinary Days

   30 Jan 2005 · 120 min

   Livy Dunne, who becomes pregnant during World War II. Her stern father sends her away, into a marriage of convenience with a lonely farmer, Ray Singleton, in tiny Wilson, Colo. Initially, Livy and Ray are wary of each other. Worldly Livy is bored by Ray and the hardscrabble life he leads

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   3. Riding the Bus with My Sister

   1 May 2005 · 120 min

   The story of two sisters – Beth and Rachel – who live very different lives. Rachel is a successful, driven fashion photographer in New York City. Beth who is develop mentally challenged, spends her days riding public buses. After the death of their father, Rachel comes home to be with her sister and the two literally butt heads.