
The Campbells
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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.A Magic Medicine
27-04-198630mThe 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 an...
- Ep 2
2.A Great Decision
04-05-198630mThe second half of the pilot episode. The laird's son dies after James' treatment is sabotaged. The family decide to buy land in Canada.
- Ep 3
3.First Day
11-05-198630mThe 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....
- Ep 4
4.The Haunting
25-05-198630mGetting 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...
- Ep 5
5.75 Miles from Nowhere
21-09-198630mNeil 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...
- Ep 6
6.The Visitors*
18-05-198630mJohn 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...
- Ep 7
7.A Real Lady*
08-06-198630mA 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 En...
- Ep 8
8.Treasures of Jean Lafitte
07-09-198630mJames 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 i...
- Ep 9
9.Gift Horse
01-06-198630mWill 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. E...
- Ep 10
10.Vendetta*
12-10-198630mCaptain 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...
- Ep 11
11.To Love and Protect*
17-08-198630mA 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 pl...

12.Heaven Sent
03-08-198630mEmma helps James deliver a baby.
- Ep 13
13.Rites of Passage
15-06-198630mNeil 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 box...
- Ep 14
14.Pig at large
10-08-198630mThe Campbell pig roams until Sims claims it as his own on a legal technicality.
- Ep 15
15.Autumn and Smoke, Part 1
06-07-198630mThis 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...
- Ep 16
16.Autumn and Smoke, Part 2
13-07-198630mJames prepares himself to be handed over to the Iroquois in exchange for his son.
- Ep 17
17.Burning Cures*
22-06-198630mThe Campbells deal with approach the coming winter with too many pumpkins and not enough cash.
- Ep 18
18.Harvest Gold
20-07-198630mThe Campbells must clear a track of their land before a deadline or risk losing it. John and Emma get skunked.
- Ep 19
19.Free and Clear
24-08-198630mThe 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...
- Ep 20
20.Declarations of Independence
TBA30mEmma finds a lone gypsy child and takes her home with her only to realize that she may be carrying cholera.
- Ep 21
21.Child of Fortune
14-09-198630mEmma 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 suspec...
- Ep 22
22.End of the River
19-10-198630mA woman flees backwoods justice in Ohio and settles temporarily at Logan's inn.
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