<P> The initial 1985 miniseries cast Patrick Swayze as Orry Main and James Read as George Hazard with Lesley - Anne Down as Orry 's love interest Madeline and Wendy Kilbourne as George 's future wife Constance . Kirstie Alley played George 's outspoken abolitionist sister Virgilia , with Genie Francis as Orry 's `` good '' sister Brett and Terri Garber as his selfish and wicked sister Ashton , as well as Philip Casnoff as Elkanah Bent , George and Orry 's nemesis . All of these actors returned for the 1986 sequel , joined by Parker Stevenson as Billy Hazard , George 's brother and Brett 's husband . </P>
<P> The initial 1985 miniseries cast Patrick Swayze as Orry Main and James Read as George Hazard with Lesley - Anne Down as Orry 's love interest Madeline and Wendy Kilbourne as George 's future wife Constance . Kirstie Alley played George 's outspoken abolitionist sister Virgilia , with Genie Francis as Orry 's `` good '' sister Brett and Terri Garber as his selfish and wicked sister Ashton , as well as Philip Casnoff as Elkanah Bent , George and Orry 's nemesis . All of these actors returned for the 1986 sequel , joined by Parker Stevenson as Billy Hazard , George 's brother and Brett 's husband . </P>
who played billy hazard in north and south
who played billy hazard in north and south
Parker Stevenson
Parker Stevenson