Storyline

Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.

First Aired

1976-09-30
Last Aired

1976-11-25
Creator
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

8
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

NBC

Keywords:

irish-american miniseries period drama 19th century

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Season 1

1. Chapter I

Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh and his two younger siblings Sean and Mary escape a ship on the harbor of...More

Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh and his two younger siblings Sean and Mary escape a ship on the harbor of New York. The situation ashore is problematic, jobs are scarce and food equally scarce. Aboard the ship their mother has died from disease, but they have a hope; their father is in Philadelphia awaiting them. The siblings run away, and discovers their father to be dead to, and young teenager Joseph places his siblings in an Orphanage while he himself goes to make money, become rich and get them out of poverty. The first episode follows Joseph for a few years through a series of struggles, and how he starts earning his first dollars and setting off into speculation in oil, together with his new-won friend, the Lebanese Haroun Al-Zieff (later: Harry Seff). The beginnings of a true rags-to-riches-story.Less

120mins 1976-09-30

2. Chapter II

A few years of successful gun running and Joseph Armagh becomes a partner in the oil company of Ed Hea...More

A few years of successful gun running and Joseph Armagh becomes a partner in the oil company of Ed Healey.Less

60mins 1976-10-07

3. Chapter III

Joseph Armagh rejects the love of Elizabeth Healey, learns of the dying Katherine Hennessey's unrequit...More

Joseph Armagh rejects the love of Elizabeth Healey, learns of the dying Katherine Hennessey's unrequited love, promising to wed her daughter Bernadette before Katherine's jealous husband goes too far in a salacious attack on Joseph.Less

60mins 1976-10-14

4. Chapter IV

Tensions escalate between the labor unions and the railroad, as Joseph Armagh fathers four children wi...More

Tensions escalate between the labor unions and the railroad, as Joseph Armagh fathers four children with Bernadette even as he seeks to avenge himself on her father for depriving him of the two great loves of his life.Less

60mins 1976-10-28

5. Chapter V

Joseph Armagh's attempted blackmail of an upstanding senator results in suicide and a lasting curse.

Joseph Armagh's attempted blackmail of an upstanding senator results in suicide and a lasting curse.Less

60mins 1976-11-04

6. Chapter VI

Rory Armagh romances Marjorie Chisholm while his sister Anne-Marie's relationship with Courtney Wicker...More

Rory Armagh romances Marjorie Chisholm while his sister Anne-Marie's relationship with Courtney Wickersham crashes and burns through no fault of their own.Less

60mins 1976-11-11

7. Chapter VII

While his son Rory searches for brother Kevin with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the jungles of Cu...More

While his son Rory searches for brother Kevin with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the jungles of Cuba, Joseph Armagh quietly orchestrates the annulment of Rory's marriage to Marjorie Chisholm.Less