''Arly Hanks'' is a 1993 American

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based on the first book of

Joan Hess Joan Hess (January 6, 1949 – November 23, 2017) was an American mystery fiction, mystery writer, a member of Sisters in Crime, and a former president of the American Crime Writers League. She wrote two popular mystery series: ''The Claire Malloy ...

's series ''Malice in Maggody''. Written by Sean Clark and directed by

Arlene Sanford Arlene Sanford is an American film and television director. Sanford has directed for several notable television series and several motion picture and television films which include '' A Very Brady Sequel'' (1996), '' I'll Be Home for Christmas ...

, it screened on

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

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, the plot centered on Arly Hanks (

Kate Jackson Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948), known professionally as Kate Jackson, 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 i ...

) 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 Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in th ...

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 (singer), Helen ...

as Ruby Bee *

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

as Estelle * Ray McKinnon as Hobert Middleton * Nancy Youngblut 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 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 Place'', ''Quantum Leap'' ...

as Larry-Joe *

Chambers Stevens Chambers Stevens (born June 10, 1964) is an American actor, playwright, author and acting coach. Stevens was the co-founder in 1988 of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. Actor Stevens played the title character in The Steve Spots as well as Th ...

as Kevin *

Patrika Darbo Patrika Darbo (born April 6, 1948) is an American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1988 romantic comedy film ''It Takes Two (1988 film), It Takes Two'' and later appeared in ''The 'Burbs'' (1989), ''Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got ...

as Dahlia O'Neill * Julie McCullough 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