''Arly Hanks'' is a 1993 American

television pilot A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie), in United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distr ...

based on the first book of Joan Hess's series ''Malice in Maggody''. Written by Sean Clark and directed by Arlene Sanford, it screened on

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...

on August 20, 1994. Due to low ratings, the show was removed from the CBS season. Filmed in

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

, the plot centered on Arly Hanks (

Kate Jackson Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948) is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the series ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King ...

) who, after divorcing her husband, leaves her life in New York City and returns to her small hometown of Maggody, Arkansas. She becomes Sheriff of Maggody and deals with mischievous residents while solving mysteries.

Cast

as Arly Hanks * Ron Perlman as Jim-Bob Buchanan *

Polly Bergen Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in '' The Helen ...

as Ruby Bee *

Olivia Cole Olivia Carlena Cole (November 26, 1942 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role in the 1977 miniseries ''Roots''. Early life and education Cole was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Ar ...

as Estelle * Ray McKinnon as Hobert Middleton *

Nancy Youngblut Nancy Youngblut (born February 14, 1953) is an American actress. She has appeared on stage and television. On Broadway in Burn This and on episodic television including '' Bones'', ''Cold Case'', ''The Unit'', '' E.R.'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Invest ...

as Miz Middleton *

Raynor Scheine Raynor Scheine (born Raynor Johnston; January 19, 1942) is an American actor who has appeared in films for three decades dating back to 1979, including ''My Cousin Vinny'' and ''Fried Green Tomatoes.'' His name is a play on the phrase "rain or ...

as Raz Buchanan *

Harrison Page Harrison Page (born August 27, 1941) is an American television and film actor who has appeared in many popular series, including ''Sledge Hammer!'', ''Cold Case'', '' JAG'', '' ER'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero'', '' Melrose ...

as Larry-Joe * Chambers Stevens as Kevin *

Patrika Darbo Patrika Darbo (born April 6, 1948) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Nancy Wesley and Shirley Spectra in the television soap operas '' Days of Our Lives'' and '' The Bold and the Beautiful'', respectively. In 2016, Darbo won ...

as Dahlia O'Neill *

Julie McCullough Julie Michelle McCullough (born January 30, 1965) is an American model, actress and stand-up comedian. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for February 1986, and played the role of Julie Costello on ''Growing Pains'' in 1989–90. ...

as Jay Lee

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*{{IMDb title, 0239241 Television pilots not picked up as a series 1993 television specials 1990s American television specials