''Skylark'' (also titled ''Skylark: The Sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall'') is a 1993

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and is a

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to '' Sarah, Plain and Tall'' (1991).

Plot

The Witting farm is in trouble from a severe

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. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder what will happen to the family if they have to leave the farm. Sarah decides to take Anna and Caleb to her hometown in

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while Jacob stays at the farm to make sure it is safe and sound. When the family arrives in Maine, Anna and Caleb meet Sarah's family who completely fall in love with them. It is also there that Sarah reveals that she is pregnant.

Cast

* Glenn Close as Sarah Witting *

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as Jacob Witting *

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as Anna * Christopher Bell as Caleb * Jon de Vries as Matthew * Margaret Sophie Stein ( Malgorzata Zajaczkowska) as Maggie * T. Max Graham as Photographer *

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as Mattie Wheaton *

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as William Wheaton * Lee Richardson as Chubbers Horatio *

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as Lou Wheaton * Woody Watson as Jess Stearns * Elizabeth Wilson as Harriet Wheaton

Sequel

It was followed by another sequel, '' Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End''.

Release

It aired in 1993 on

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as a

film, and now is regularly shown on

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Reception

Awards

Glenn Close was nominated for the 1993 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries.

External links

* 1993 television films 1993 drama films 1993 films American drama television films 1990s English-language films Films based on children's books Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes Films directed by Joseph Sargent Films scored by David Shire Films based on American novels American sequel films 1990s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub