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The Campbells

Drama

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.

Apr 4, 19864 seasons100 episodesEndedEN

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Cedric Smith

Thomas Sims

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John Wildman

Neil Campbell

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Eric Edwards

John Campbell

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Seasons

Season 1

22 episodes

Premiered Apr 27, 1986

Season 2

30 episodes

Premiered Jun 29, 1988

Season 3

26 episodes

Season 4

22 episodes

Episodes

1–6 of 22

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Ep 1

A Magic Medicine

Apr 27, 1986

30m

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 a leg. Also, the family harbors Uncle Andrew who opposes and land clearings and is wanted by the authorities.

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Ep 2

A Great Decision

May 4, 1986

30m

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.

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Ep 3

First Day

May 11, 1986

30m

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, meet the keeper Gabriel and are given a Newfoundland puppy as a gift. The next day they see their cabin and meet Sims who instead of welcoming them expresses that he'd look forward to them leaving so he can purchase their land. Sims encourages Hardy to help scare the family away.

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Ep 4

The Haunting

May 25, 1986

30m

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 to teach her a lesson.

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Ep 5

75 Miles from Nowhere

Sep 21, 1986

30m

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 their home.

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Ep 6

The Visitors*

May 18, 1986

30m

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 John runs for help. When he and James return to the streambed they find an Iroquois man who takes them to their camp where they are taking care of Emma. After seeing the alter distroyed the man no longer wants to help Emma but his wife prevails to help her and Emma recovers.

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