- HD 1080
- Runtime: 90m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
- Director: Larry Peerce
- Stars: James Read, Lesley-Anne Down, Patrick Swayze, Philip Casnoff, Terri Garber
- keywords: slavery, male friendship, west point, american civil war, abolitionist
- Production_studio: David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television, ABC Television
- Slogan: …And now it begins
- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 15
- First air date: 1985-11-03
- Last air date: 1994-03-02
- The North and South is featured in the top rankings of 1985
- #6 in Top Drama Series of 1985
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
