Hawkeye (The First Frontier)

Overview

Hawkeye is a television series, airing in syndication for one season during 1994-1995, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell. The series was filmed in North Vancouver and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Based on characters from the Leatherstocking Tales, a set of novels written by James Fenimore Cooper, the series takes place in 1755 Hudson Valley, New York during the French and Indian War. It follows the main character, Natty Bumppo, his Native American companion Chingachgook, trading post owner Elizabeth Shields and other people stationed at or living in the vicinity of Fort Bennington.

Episodes

Pilot (1)

S01E01 Pilot (1)

September 18, 1994 60 min
Hawkeye saves Virginia merchant William Shields and his wife when they're ambushed by hostile Indians on their way to open a trading post at Fort Bennington, but then Shields is captured by the French through...
Pilot (2)

S01E02 Pilot (2)

September 25, 1994 60 min
Elizabeth talks Hawkeye into guiding her to the French fort so she can negotiate for the release of her husband, but they step right into the middle of the war.
The Bear

S01E03 The Bear

October 2, 1994 60 min
After Elizabeth's encounter with a bear, she decides to take lessons from Hawkeye in wilderness-survival skills, in exchange for teaching Hawkeye how to read, but ammunition thieves bent on selling their stolen goods to the...
The Furlough

S01E04 The Furlough

October 9, 1994 60 min
Hawkeye saves a settler from the French trader who kidnapped her, but killing him prompts revenge from the trader's Huron allies.
The Siege

S01E05 The Siege

October 16, 1994 60 min
The French have laid siege to the British fort, and rumor has it that they are bringing up an enormous cannon.
The Child

S01E06 The Child

October 23, 1994 60 min
Hurons kidnap an infant from the fort, and any attempt to get the child back could spark a war.
The Vision

S01E07 The Vision

November 6, 1994 60 min
Chingachgook has a vision that hostile Indians will kill Hawkeye.
Out of the Past

S01E08 Out of the Past

November 13, 1994 60 min
Hawkeye's old mentor arrives at the fort -- not for a reunion but for revenge.
The Warrior

S01E09 The Warrior

November 20, 1994 60 min
Elizabeth's visiting nephew realizes his dream of becoming a soldier, but when his courage fails in battle, Hawkeye and Chingachgook step in to help.
The Quest

S01E10 The Quest

November 27, 1994 60 min
When a stranger offers, for a hefty fee, to lead Elizabeth to where her husband is being held, the suspicious Taylor and Hawkeye insist on going along.
The Escape

S01E11 The Escape

January 8, 1995 60 min
The brother of a man Taylor had executed seeks revenge by luring the captain and Elizabeth on a business expedition that will lead to their capture by the French.
Fly with Me

S01E12 Fly with Me

January 15, 1995 60 min
Hawkeye and Chingachgook conspire to help two runaway slaves being returned to their owner by a ""gentleman"" from Virginia.
The Ally

S01E13 The Ally

January 22, 1995 60 min
A provoked attack on Taylor prompts the captain to ban the entire Delaware tribe from the fort, including Chingachgook.
The Boxer

S01E14 The Boxer

January 29, 1995 60 min
An enigmatic French prisoner intrigues Hawkeye, who begins to believe that the soldier may not be what he seems.
The Traitor

S01E15 The Traitor

February 5, 1995 60 min
Taylor has Hawkeye tried for treason when the captain is shot soon after a heated argument between the two men, but Hawkeye's sense of honor hinders Elizabeth's efforts to prove his innocence.
Amnesty

S01E16 Amnesty

February 12, 1995 60 min
Hawkeye fumes when Taylor grants a pardon to a recalcitrant soldier in exchange for crucial information about the French.
The Visit

S01E17 The Visit

February 19, 1995 60 min
Elizabeth resists her father's efforts to bring her back to Virginia, even after Taylor produces new evidence that her missing husband is dead.
Vengeance Is Mine

S01E18 Vengeance Is Mine

February 26, 1995 60 min
The capture of a Huron chief's wife leads Hawkeye to his parents' killer, and even Elizabeth may not be able to stop him from taking revenge.
The Plague

S01E19 The Plague

March 5, 1995 60 min
An Indian chief blames Elizabeth for a smallpox epidemic that ravages his tribe shortly after her inadvertent violation of sacred ground.
Hester

S01E20 Hester

April 30, 1995 60 min
A Massachusetts woman reputed to have mysterious healing powers struggles to save the fort from the epidemic, only to be branded a witch.
The Bounty

S01E21 The Bounty

May 7, 1995 60 min
An old friend appeals to Hawkeye to help free her brother-in-law from his captors, but the French have put a bounty on Hawkeye's head and everyone is trying to kill him.
The Return

S01E22 The Return

May 14, 1995 60 min
Elizabeth's husband returns from captivity, but while she struggles to make a decision about her future, Chingachgook questions William's association with a shaman who practices ""black arts.""

Cast

Lee Horsley
Lee Horsley
Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo
Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter
Elizabeth Shields
Rodney A. Grant
Rodney A. Grant
Chingachgook
Garwin Sanford
Garwin Sanford
Captain Taylor Shield
Lochlyn Munro
Lochlyn Munro
McKinney
Jed Rees
Jed Rees
Peevey
Duncan Fraser
Duncan Fraser
Colonel Munro

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