The Campbells
The Campbells | |
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Written by | Allan Prior |
Directed by | George Bloomfield, Timothy Bond |
Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 100 |
Production | |
Producer | John Delmage |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Scottish Television CTV |
Original release | |
Network | ITV (UK) CTV (Canada) |
Release | April 4, 1986 |
The Campbells is a
In Canada, it aired on CTV on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.[1] and in the United States on CBN on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.[2] The series also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV starting on 27 April 1986.[3][4]
Premise
The series begins in 1832 in Scotland,[5] during the Highland Clearances, when many families were evicted from their homes. This led to a surge in immigration to Canada.[1] Dr. James Campbell, a widower with three children, treated the broken leg of the son of a wealthy landowner but, after a servant woman applied unsterile home remedies to the leg, the boy died of infection. Dr. Campbell was blamed for the death, and he lost his livelihood.[6]
The Campbells heard of Canada's need for settlers and decide to start a new life in a new land.[7] Dr. Campbell sets up a medical practice, and the entire family take up farming.[1]
The series has been described as the "Canadian Little House on the Prairie"[8] but producer John Delmage stated that, while The Campbells might be similar to Little House, "we don’t have as much sugar."[6]
Production
The series was greenlit in 1985 with production stating in June of that year.[9] Most of the episodes were shot on location at a 50-acre farm owned by the Ontario Heritage Foundation,[4] and all clothing, furnishings, and the doctor's medical treatments, were historically accurate.[1]
The premiere episode was partly filmed in Scotland,[1] as were two episodes broadcast in 1989, when Dr. Campbell and his daughter, Emma, briefly return to their native country.[10]
Cast
- Malcolm Stoddard as Dr. James Campbell
- John Wildman as Neil Campbell
- Amber-Lea Weston as Emma Campbell
- Eric Richards as John Campbell
- Cedric Smith as Captain Thomas Sims
- Brigit Wilson as Harriet Sims
- Wendy Lyon as Rebecca Sims
- Barbara Kyle as Charlotte Logan
Episodes
Season 1
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "A Magic Medicine" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
2 | 2 | "A Great Decision" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
3 | 3 | "First Day" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
4 | 4 | "The Haunting" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
5 | 5 | "75 Miles from Nowhere" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
6 | 6 | "The Visitors" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
7 | 7 | "A Real Lady" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
8 | 8 | "Treasures of Jean Lafitte" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
9 | 9 | "Gift Horse" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
10 | 10 | "Vendetta" | TBD | TBD | 1986 |
11 | 11 | "To Love and Protect" | TBD | TBD | |
12 | 12 | "Heaven Sent" | Timothy Bond | Suzette Couture | |
13 | 13 | "Rites of Passage" | George Bloomfield | Glenn Norman | |
14 | 14 | "Pig at Large" | TBD | TBD | |
15 | 15 | "Autumn and Smoke: Part 1" | TBD | TBD | |
16 | 16 | "Autumn and Smoke: Part 2" | TBD | TBD | |
17 | 17 | "Burning Cures" | TBD | TBD | |
18 | 18 | "Harvest Gold" | Joseph L. Scanlan | Suzette Couture | |
19 | 19 | "Free and Clear" | George Bloomfield | Peter Such | |
20 | 20 | "Declarations of Independence" | TBD | TBD | |
21 | 21 | "Child of Fortune" | George Bloomfield | Ken Gass | |
22 | 22 | "End of the River" | TBD | TBD |
Season 2
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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23 | 1 | "An Eye for an Eye" | Don Haldane | Michael Mercer | May 29, 1988 |
24 | 2 | "A Blessing in Disguise" | Unknown | Unknown | June 5, 1988 |
25 | 3 | "Of Fathers and Sons" | Unknown | Unknown | June 12, 1988 |
26 | 4 | "The Runaway" | Unknown | Unknown | June 19, 1988 |
27 | 5 | "Judgement from the Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | June 26, 1988 |
28 | 6 | "Unwelcomed Suitor" | TBD | TBD | |
29 | 7 | "Women's Work" | Unknown | Unknown | July 10, 1988 |
30 | 8 | "Bingham's Gold" | Unknown | Unknown | July 17, 1988 |
31 | 9 | "Star Light, Star Bright" | Peter Rowe | Glenn Norman | July 24, 1988 |
32 | 10 | "Last Time Around" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken & Peter Mitchell | July 31, 1988 |
33 | 11 | "The Rifle Company" | Unknown | Unknown | August 7, 1988 |
34 | 12 | "Sins of the Fathers" | TBD | TBD | |
35 | 13 | "The Last Performance" | Peter Rowe | M. Charles Cohen | |
36 | 14 | "Sweetest Song" | TBD | TBD | |
37 | 15 | "Blinded by Love" | TBD | TBD | |
38 | 16 | "Desperate Remedy" | TBD | TBD | |
39 | 17 | "Dr. Colt of Calcutta" | TBD | TBD | |
40 | 18 | "A Matter of Distinction" | Peter Rowe | Glenn Norman | |
41 | 19 | "Kith and Kin" | Steve DiMarco | Rob Forsyth | |
42 | 20 | "Living Legends" | TBD | TBD | |
43 | 21 | "Room at the Inn" | TBD | TBD | |
44 | 22 | "The Legacy" | TBD | TBD | |
45 | 23 | "Cabin Fever" | TBD | TBD | |
46 | 24 | "Miss Quincy" | F. Harvey Frost | Michael Mercer | |
47 | 25 | "Rough Justice" | TBD | TBD | |
48 | 26 | "The Siege" | TBD | TBD | |
49 | 27 | "Mr. Stevenson" | Ken Girotti | Peter Mitchell | |
50 | 28 | "Homeward Bound" | TBD | TBD | |
51 | 29 | "Lady Helen's Love" | TBD | TBD | |
52 | 30 | "The Sentence of the Court" | TBD | TBD |
Season 3
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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53 | 1 | "Partners" | Sturla Gunnarsson | Suzette Couture | |
54 | 2 | "Stand and Deliver" | Allan Kroeker | Michael Mercer | |
55 | 3 | "Gateway to the World" | Ken Girotti | Scott Barrie | |
56 | 4 | "And in the Spring" | TBD | TBD | |
57 | 5 | "Dreams Stay with You" | TBD | TBD | |
58 | 6 | "Peter Was a Saint" | Timothy Bond | Michael Mercer | |
59 | 7 | "Face of a Stranger" | F. Harvey Frost | Bill Gough | |
60 | 8 | "When the Bough Breaks" | TBD | TBD | |
61 | 9 | "The Eyes of Angels" | TBD | TBD | |
62 | 10 | "The Reluctant Candidate" | Don Shebib | Tony Aspler | |
63 | 11 | "Something's Rotten" | TBD | TBD | |
64 | 12 | "Fortunes of War" | Don Shebib | Paul Ledoux | |
65 | 13 | "Partners" | TBD | TBD | |
66 | 14 | "Welcome Strangers" | TBD | TBD | |
67 | 15 | "The Dragonslayers" | Larry Kent | Suzette Couture | |
68 | 16 | "Back to School" | Steve DiMarco | Paul Aitken & Peter Mitchell | |
69 | 17 | "A Proposal of Marriage" | Paul Shapiro | Paul Ledoux | |
70 | 18 | "The Raid" | TBD | TBD | |
71 | 19 | "Partners" | TBD | TBD | |
72 | 20 | "Mirrors of the Soul" | TBD | TBD | |
73 | 21 | "Partners" | TBD | TBD | |
74 | 22 | "A Time for Goodbyes" | Don McCutcheon | Scott Barrie | |
75 | 23 | "The Firebrand" | TBD | TBD | |
76 | 24 | "Comfort and Joy" | Paul Shapiro | Peter Mitchell & Paul Aitken | |
77 | 25 | "Old Ways and New" | TBD | TBD | |
78 | 26 | "Truth Will Out" | Jim McCann | Julia Jones |
Season 4
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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79 | 1 | "Becky" | Steve DiMarco | Suzette Couture | |
80 | 2 | "See No Evil" | Allan Kroeker | Michael Mercer | |
81 | 3 | "The Shiners" | Sturla Gunnarsson | Paul Ledoux | |
82 | 4 | "Many Happy Returns" | Carlo Liconti | Story by : Scott Barrie & Catherine Disher & Daphne Ballon Teleplay by : Scott Barrie | |
83 | 5 | "The Sky Is the Limit" | TBD | TBD | |
84 | 6 | "A Medal for Valour" | Don McCutcheon | Scott Barrie | |
85 | 7 | "The Elusive Mr. Smith" | TBD | TBD | |
86 | 8 | "The Hunting Party" | TBD | TBD | |
87 | 9 | "Souls of Like Mind" | René Bonnière | Jana Veverka & Tony Robertson | |
88 | 10 | "A Man of Means" | Carlo Liconti | Story by : Jeffrey Cohen & Steve Lucas Teleplay by : Steve Lucas | |
89 | 11 | "The Miller's Son" | Don Shebib | Story by : Christine Cornish and Peter Mitchell & Paul Aitken Teleplay by : Peter Mitchell & Paul Aitken | |
90 | 12 | "Down to the Sea" | Don McCutcheon | Rob Forsyth | |
91 | 13 | "Duty Bound" | TBD | TBD | |
92 | 14 | "Anniversary Waltz" | F. Harvey Frost | Scott Barrie | |
93 | 15 | "Disguises" | Otta Hanus | Michael Mercer | |
94 | 16 | "The Fine Art of Horsetrading" | TBD | TBD | |
95 | 17 | "Boys' Brigade" | Steve DiMarco | Peter Mitchell & Paul Aitken | |
96 | 18 | "Ancient Wounds" | Don Shebib | Michael Mercer | |
97 | 19 | "From Chimborazo to Canton" | Ken Girotti | Michael Mercer | |
98 | 20 | "Flying the Coop" | Steve DiMarco | Paul Ledoux | |
99 | 21 | "Bringing Up Thomas" | Malcolm Stoddard | Suzette Couture | |
100 | 22 | "Tales of the Canadas" | Steve DiMarco | Susan Snooks & Scott Barrie |
Media availability
In 1996
References
- ^ a b c d e f Janice Kennedy, You don’t have to be Scottish to enjoy The Campbells' family adventure series, The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), September 6, 1986, page 140
- ^ Saturday Evening Television, News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), May 25, 1986, Page 159
- ^ Weekender Viewing Guide (Scottish), The Glasgow Herald, April 26, 1986, page 20
- ^ a b Pioneer adventure has a bit of everything, The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), September 11, 1986, page 48
- ^ Rick Forchuk, Wildman praises scripts for The Campbells, The Leader-Post (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada), October 10, 1986, page 116
- ^ a b TV With Rick Forchuk, The Winnipeg Sun (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), February 6, 1986, page 26
- ^ Vincent Terrace, Broadcast in the U.S.: Foreign TV Series Brought to America, pages 27 - 28, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021
- ^ Bob Remington, Much Ado as Campbell weds, Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), October 20, 1988, page 42
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WrZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1981%2C5255781 The Glasgow Herald - 23 May 1985 P11
- ^ Entertainment Clips, Namaimo Daily News (Namaimo, British Columbia, Canada), February 12, 1988, page 32
- ^ Classified Advertisements (VHS Cassettes), The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barrre, PA), June 5, 2009, page 6C
- ^ All 4 Seasons of the 1986 Series Coming to DVD in 'The Complete Series' Archived 2015-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- BFI
- The Campbells at IMDb