The Campbells (1986)
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.
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Episode 1 - Becky
Release Date:Emma encounters a demented soldier.
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Episode 2 - See No Evil
Release Date:The Campbells set out for a brief holiday when Emma become witness to a robbery and remembers the killer.
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Episode 3 - The Shiners*
Release Date:A trio terrorizes the community. The drifters trespass on Campbells land and take lumber and refuse to leave. Sims hesitates to take action. James stands up to them as tensions escalate.
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Episode 4 - Many Happy Returns
Release Date:Neil returns from Baltimore in time for James' birthday. A fugitive follows him home.
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Episode 5 - The Sky's the Limit
Release Date:Sims purchases a hot air ballon only to find it's stolen.
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Episode 6 - A Medal for Valour
Release Date:Emma and Rebecca come to the rescue of an imperiled veteran.
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Episode 7 - The Elusive Mr. Smith
Release Date:Thomas is charmed by a criminal.
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Episode 8 - The Hunting Party
Release Date:Neil joins an Englishman on a hunt.
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Episode 9 - Souls of Like Mind
Release Date:A father and son disappear and turn up murdered. Neil investigates and between he and John, they bring the culprit to justice. James decides to stay in bed to get some time to himself.
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Episode 10 - A Man of Means
Release Date:John falls in love. Sims gives him advice on how to win the girl over. He ends up showing his worthiness to the whole community.
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Episode 11 - The Miller's Son
Release Date:Emma reaches out to a boy with Down's Syndrome.
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Episode 12 - Down to the Sea
Release Date:The Campbells help an abused and mentally disturbed woman.
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Episode 13 - Duty Bound
Release Date:A fugitive man and wife take Pat hostage. Neil pursues them.
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Episode 14 - Anniversary Waltz
Release Date:In preparation for their anniversary Sims gives Harriet a piano. However, he becomes distracted when James offers to help Rebecca by digging the school well and everyone comes to believe that the two are having a secret courtship.
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Episode 15 - Disguises
Release Date:Emma dresses like a man so she can freely roam the countryside but she gets into trouble anyway.
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Episode 16 - The Fine Art of Horsetrading
Release Date:James gives Neil very bad guidance when Neil sets out to buy horses.
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Episode 17 - Boy's Brigade
Release Date:Neil and John are robbed by orphans on the road.
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Episode 18 - Ancient Wounds*
Release Date:A resentful woman from Sims' past claims to be his jilted fiance. Harriet throws Sims out of the house at precisely the time Rebecca is due for evaluation as a teacher. With Sims out of the house, James agrees to pretend to be Sims for the night and has to endure anti-Scot bigotry. When Harriet is later injured and the stranger shows medical proficiency, James discovers that the woman is lying about her relationship with Sims.
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Episode 19 - From Chimborazo to Canton*
Release Date:An eccentric intellectual visits with an increasingly depressed James.
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Episode 20 - Flying the Coop
Release Date:The women of the community get irrational as Thanksgiving Day approaches...or maybe it has to do with the visit from Sims' sister Margaret.
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Episode 21 - Bringing Up Thomas
Release Date:Emma and John temporarily leave James to take care of Thomas at the inn when his mother leaves on a trip.
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Episode 22 - Tales of the Canadas
Release Date:Emma recalls the family's past adventures. The farewell episode.