S01E01 A Magic Medicine
The first half of the pilot episode which takes place during the land clearings in Scotland in 1833. In it, Dr. James Campbell treats his patrons son after he falls off a horse and breaks...
The Campbells
S01E21: Child of Fortune
Emma finds a lone gypsy child and takes her home with her only to realize that she may be carrying cholera...actually it's just a puppet. James and Neil find a dead man and suspect cholera. The man's child runs off and is found by Emma who takes her home. All the community comes to think Emma is infected when she comes down with chickpox and that the Campbells should be quarantined. When the hysteria is quelled the girl is sent home to family.
Overview
The Campbells was a Scottish-Canadian television drama series, which aired on Scottish Television and CTV from 1986 to 1990. A historical family drama, the series starred Malcolm Stoddard as James Campbell, a Scottish doctor living in 1830s Upper Canada with his three children, Neil, Emma and John.
Episodes
S01E02 A Great Decision
The second half of the pilot episode. The laird's son dies after James' treatment is sabotaged. The family decide to buy land in Canada.
S01E03 First Day
The first episode in Canada. The family awkwardly arrive to their new homestead to find the living conditions much less than they expected and a hostile neighbor, Captain Sims. They stop at the Logan's Inn,...
S01E04 The Haunting
Getting adjusted to their new home, a superstitious neighbor, Mary, comes to help Emma with the housework. Emma finds her company tedious and schemes to scare her off. James and Neil find out and decide...
S01E05 75 Miles from Nowhere
Neil befriends a woodsman and brings him home with him only to find that he's a dangerous fugitive. While being treated for a wound by James, he finds out that they have an outlaw in...
S01E06 The Visitors*
John and Emma encounter an Iroquois woman who helps save Emma after she is bitten by a snake. While playing along a stream bed John unwittingly destroys a native religious tribute. Emma is bitten and...
S01E07 A Real Lady*
A noblewoman takes refuge with the Campbells after she changes her mind about accepting the proposal of a suitor. Lady Caroline had been writing to a prospective suitor while in England. After arriving in Canada...
S01E08 Treasures of Jean Lafitte
James is given a model ship as payment for his services. The patient was a crew member with French pirate Jean Lafitte. When he gets it home John notices that there is a map and...
S01E09 Gift Horse
Will Forester gives James a found horse in payment for delivering his son. Emma becomes very attached to the horse only to have the original owner reappear and claim it stolen. Emma must deal with...
S01E10 Vendetta*
Captain Sims is challenged to a duel in response to events in his military career. James must mediate to prevent bloodshed. After recieving the challenge, Sims sends Harriet and Rebecca to stay with James where...
S01E11 To Love and Protect*
A body is found on the Campbell property and James play detective to find out who is responsible. The two suspects are the brother and the fiance of the victim who are now both planning...
S01E13 Rites of Passage
Neil participates in a boxing match against the wishes of James and must face fellow contestant, the brawny Ox. Neil and Ox conclude that a friendship is more important than a boxing match.
S01E14 Pig at large
The Campbell pig roams until Sims claims it as his own on a legal technicality.
S01E15 Autumn and Smoke, Part 1
This is a one hour episode split into two half hour parts. In it James gets caught up in an Iroquois blood fued. Murderers give James stolen Iroquois goods and leads the tribe to believe...
S01E16 Autumn and Smoke, Part 2
James prepares himself to be handed over to the Iroquois in exchange for his son.
S01E17 Burning Cures*
The Campbells deal with approach the coming winter with too many pumpkins and not enough cash.
S01E18 Harvest Gold
The Campbells must clear a track of their land before a deadline or risk losing it. John and Emma get skunked.
S01E19 Free and Clear
The Campbells must clear a track of their land before a deadline or risk losing it. Sims taunts them. John and Emma get sprained by a skunk and must stay in the barn. Rebecca, who...
S01E20 Declarations of Independence
Emma finds a lone gypsy child and takes her home with her only to realize that she may be carrying cholera.
S01E21 Child of Fortune
Emma finds a lone gypsy child and takes her home with her only to realize that she may be carrying cholera...actually it's just a puppet. James and Neil find a dead man and suspect cholera....
S01E22 End of the River
A woman flees backwoods justice in Ohio and settles temporarily at Logan's inn.
Cast
Cedric Smith
Thomas Sims
Malcolm Stoddard
Dr. James Campbell
John Wildman
Neil Campbell
Amber Lea Weston
Emma Campbell
Eric Edwards
John Campbell
